The Big Ten had an enjoyable, entertaining, very nice 2015-16 basketball season, but enthusiasts of the conference can easily be forgiven if they were left with just a little bit of a dull taste at the end.
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The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 7, 2016
It’s not a surprise that Oklahoma had an off day shooting on Saturday, or even that it came against one of the bottom teams in the Big 12 in Kansas State. The surprise is that it has taken so long for the Sooners to have a loss due to cold shooting outside.
Boxscore breakdown: Michigan 79, Penn State 72
Michigan beat Penn State at Madison Square Garden on Saturday in the first half of a basketball-ice hockey doubleheader. Here’s a look inside the box score of that game.
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 18, 2016
We already knew that Fred VanVleet is pretty good. What this season has driven home is just how valuable he is to Wichita State, something we had a good idea of, but perhaps not to the degree that we do now. VanVleet’s injury issues early on have been well-documented. He […]
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 17, 2016
It’s not just the big games a team wins; it’s how they play in the games immediately after, as well as in games throughout the season that they aren’t expected to lose. In that regard, Saturday was not a good day for a few teams who have had some big moments this year.
2014-15 Big Ten Post-Mortem
Seldom does a team enter a season with high expectations and then fulfill predictions of greatness in almost every way possible the way Wisconsin did this year.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Monday night was a chance for any number of national sports networks to provide some interesting college basketball programming. The networks failed the test.
The Morning Dish – Monday, December 15, 2014
Penn State’s basketball team is having some success now, with a big win on Sunday. Plus, a career day for a Husky, a scare in Washington and an ACC upset in Raleigh lead the way.
The Morning Dish – Friday, November 21, 2014
Holiday tournament basketball tipped off on Thursday, one of the many things we can give thanks for over the upcoming holiday. Though perhaps not too much thanks. The proliferation of large, eight-team in-season tourneys has been a boon for teams looking to get in an extra three games over their NCAA schedule limit each season, but it also has played a part in watering down the importance of such tournaments as a whole.
Best players no one knows about – 2014-15 edition
There are plenty of hidden gems in college basketball, whether they play on bad teams or good teams that don’t get much of the national spotlight. We take a look at a baker’s dozen of the best
