The Kansas Jayhawks are primed to make their attempt at a Big 12 title this season. They finished 33-3 overall last year, including 15-1 in conference play. It will be tough to replace 49 percent of their point production, two top draft choices and the player with the most wins in school history. Head coach… Read More »
The Wisconsin Badgers exceeded expectations last year, going 24-9 overall and finishing just one game out of a share for the Big Ten regular-season title at 13-5. Wisconsin however sputtered to get the job done in postseason play. After being knocked out in the opening round of the conference tournament, the fourth-seeded Badgers were eliminated… Read More »
Last season the Michigan State Spartans were just one win away from competing in their second straight NCAA Championship game, but lost 52-50 to Butler in the National Semis. The Spartans ended the year with a 28-9 record and were 14-4 in Big Ten action, earning them at least a share of the Big Ten… Read More »
The Ohio State Buckeyes ended the 2009-10 campaign 29-8, wining both the Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles, and advanced to the Sweet 16 before losing to Tennessee 76-73. The Buckeyes were led by the consensus player of the year Evan Turner, who put up 20 points, nine boards, and six dimes a contest, but… Read More »
The Purdue Boilermakers 2009-10 year ended with a loss to Duke in the third round of the NCAA Tournament, but with three highly gifted seniors returning and a great nucleus of young talent, the Boilermakers were being mentioned for a National Championship this year. Those prospects took a stunning turn for the worse, as senior… Read More »
Tennessee is heading into this year with a lot of unknowns as they look to replace a few key parts from last season’s squad. Nevertheless, the team has high hopes for themselves heading into the year after they reached the Elite Eight for the first time in school history last season. If you are going… Read More »
The Virginia Cavaliers started off hot last year, sitting atop the ACC standings with the Blue Devils in the middle of last season. Head coach Tony Bennett was well on his way to earning ACC Coach of the Year honors, but then they collapsed. Virginia lost nine straight conference games to finish out the year,… Read More »
The Iowa Hawkeyes are hoping that another coaching change can rebuild a program that has gone in the wrong direction the last few years. Iowa suffered through their third straight losing season last year, the first time that has happened since the 1930?s. With that disappointment came the firing of head coach Todd Lickliter, who… Read More »
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons went 20-11 overall and 9-7 in the ACC last year, earning a berth to the Big Dance where they managed a close 81-80 win over Texas in the opening round, before being routed by Kentucky in the second round. The Demon Deacons however struggled the second half of the season… Read More »
This Villanova team begins 2010 without Scottie Reynolds. As a four-year starter, Reynolds has graduated, but Jay Wright is not concerned with how his Wildcats will replace the lost production of his All-American guard. Villanova is deep and returns experience that should help them compete at the top of the conference this season. Coach Jay… Read More »