Cody Zeller is now on the board. Yesterday Indiana junior guard Victor Oladipo made the widely expected announcement that he would skip his senior season in Bloomington and enter June's NBA draft. Oladipo, a First Team All-American in 2012-13 whose draft stock skyrocketed into perhaps the top five, didn't elicit many objections to his decision. Today at 4 p.m., Hoosier fans … [Read more...] about Indiana’s Cody Zeller enters NBA draft, is that the right move?
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Indiana’s Victor Oladipo has Top 5 NBA Draft pick potential
Entering this college basketball season, Victor Oladipo was not the Indiana Hoosiers baller that everyone was talking about as a future NBA lottery pick. Instead it was Cody Zeller. The stock of Cody Zeller is still high, but Oladipo draft stock is a must buy. Dipo, as the Indiana faithful refer to him is a tremendous leaper, and lockdown defender. His defense has always been … [Read more...] about Indiana’s Victor Oladipo has Top 5 NBA Draft pick potential
Michigan makes it 5 consecutive NCAA Title game losses for Big Ten
The Big Ten in the NCAA Title game of college basketball is starting to get like the Big Ten in bowl games versus the SEC in college football. Since Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans won the NCAA Title in 2000, the Big Ten has finished runner-up in the NCAA Title game five times: Hoosiers in 2002, Illini in 2005, Buckeyes in 2007, Spartans in 2009, and now the … [Read more...] about Michigan makes it 5 consecutive NCAA Title game losses for Big Ten
Michigan haters: rooting for the Big Ten in the national title game?
Ah, the national title game of college basketball. The graduation ceremony of college hoops commences Monday night as the Michigan Wolverines take on the Louisville Cardinals. National title game tips on CBS around 8:30 CDT. So as you watch the national title game, do you show allegiance to your conference brethren? As your team is no longer playing, do you root for your … [Read more...] about Michigan haters: rooting for the Big Ten in the national title game?
Michigan vs. Louisville: 2013 National Championship drinking game
Welcome to the fifth annual NCAA Tournament National Championship Drinking Game, one of our favorite articles every year here at The Sports Bank. If you missed our first four editions, you can check out the 2009 Michigan State vs. North Carolina version, the 2010 Butler vs. Duke edition, 2011's UConn vs. Butler, and last year's Kentucky vs. Kansas drinking game. Even if you … [Read more...] about Michigan vs. Louisville: 2013 National Championship drinking game
Michigan Wolverines hosting Crisler Center watch party
The Michigan Wolverines are hosting a watch party at Crisler Center on Monday, April 8, for the National Championship game between the Michigan Wolverines and the Louisville Cardinals. Crisler Center doors open to the public at 7:30 p.m. EDT for the national title game which tips at 9:23 p.m. Admission is free for all students, faculty and staff. … [Read more...] about Michigan Wolverines hosting Crisler Center watch party
Phil Jackson live tweeting the NCAA title game, this should be interesting
Phil Jackson joined Twitter last week and his first tweet was quite a story. He got off to kind of a "rough start." However, the second tweet from Phil Jackson is in fact a much better story. He showed that he has quite a sense of humor about himself, and came back strong with his second less than 140 character micro-blog offering. If you’re a hard-core techie and you … [Read more...] about Phil Jackson live tweeting the NCAA title game, this should be interesting
Five non-NCAA Tournament teams likely to dance next year
Typical NCAA Tournament teams like Kentucky, Purdue, and Texas should have bounce back seasons next year and vie for a spot in the Big Dance. Here are five teams that missed out on the NCAA Tournament but should make a splash next season. Here are five NCAA Tournament teams likely to regress next season. … [Read more...] about Five non-NCAA Tournament teams likely to dance next year
Five college basketball teams likely to regress next season
College basketball teams are experiencing more year-by-year turnover than ever before due to: graduation, players leaving early for the NBA Draft, and transfers galore; Here are five teams who made the 2013 NCAA Tournament this season but will likely take a step back next year and have their work cut out for them if they want to return to the Big Dance. … [Read more...] about Five college basketball teams likely to regress next season
Deshaun Thomas leaves Ohio St, enters Draft, where does he fit?
Deshaun Thomas was the NCAA Tournament's scoring leader last March. Before the Buckeyes were eliminated in the Final Four, Deshaun Thomas really showed what he can do offensively, and improved his NBA draft stock. This year his NBA Draft stock plateaued, after jumping greatly his sophomore season. Deshaun Thomas will now enter the draft and see where his fortunes lie. Thomas … [Read more...] about Deshaun Thomas leaves Ohio St, enters Draft, where does he fit?