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Big Ten Summer Check In: Penn State Nittany Lions

jnowak — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:05:40 +0000

It certainly hasn’t been easy, but amid the messy scandal going on with the football program at Penn State, Patrick Chambers‘ team is moving forward on the hardwood this summer. After a disappointing Big Ten season — matched in unfulfillment only by newcomer Nebraska — Chambers is looking forward to the opportunity for the basketball program to carry the athletic department … “for once.” With the young roster Chambers is trying to mold this summer, he’s certainly got plenty to work with.

Tim Frazier, a Big Ten Player of the Year candidate? (CDC Photos/Christopher Weddle)

Evaluating Last Year: It would only [...]

Making the Leap: Tim Frazier

Ryan Terpstra — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:57:03 +0000

It is 1,244 miles from Houston, Texas, to Penn State University. That is where Tim Frazier grew up. He’s the only player from the city of Houston to be playing in the Big Ten conference, and only two other players (Nebraska senior Toney McCray and Northwestern freshman Trey Demps) are even from the state of Texas. Tim Frazier has come a long way to be where he’s at, and his game has come even further.

It hasn’t been easy to notice the Nittany Lions this season, as their relation to first place in the Big Ten standings seems about as far [...]

Big Ten Morning Five: 02.13.12 Edition

Ryan Terpstra — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:00:42 +0000

Michigan State currently has control of the Big Ten after the Spartans’ hard-fought 58-48 win at Ohio State on Saturday. Michigan State used a combination of great defense, hustle plays, and just-effictive-enough offense to down the Buckeyes and end their 39-game home winning streak. So, has the question of how to beat Ohio State been answered? Give the Spartans tons of credit for their game plan, but William Buford and company didn’t do themselves any favors. Having Buford and Deshaun Thomas both go 2-12 from the field obviously hurt the Buckeyes. One key player Spartan head coach Tom Izzo knew he would [...]

Checking In On… The Big Ten Conference

Brian Goodman — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:40:47 +0000

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OT Madness in Madison: It was just one of the most unusual endings to a basketball game in recent memory. Ryan Evans banked home a turn-around desperation heave from the right wing as time expired, and many thought the Michigan State–Wisconsin game in Madison was heading to a second overtime tied at 63. It was waved off, however, after officials discovered the there was a [...]