By Paul M. Banks For part one of this interview go here MILWAUKEE- Club Trillion blogger, and Ohio State walk-on Mark Titus has been referring to national player of the year Evan Turner almost exclusively as "The Villain" in his blog lately. And for good reason, Turner's play is making him a polarizing figure to college basketball fans everywhere. Last night, I … [Read more...] about Club Trillion Opines on Evan Turner “the Villain”
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Get Initiated into Ohio St.’s Club Trillion
Paul M. Banks has an exclusive with Ohio State's Mark Titus, founder and author of the enormously popular "Club Trillion: Life views from the end of the bench" blog. For part two of this interview go here … [Read more...] about Get Initiated into Ohio St.’s Club Trillion
Live Blogging his Royal Smoothness Ohio St.’s Evan Turner
Midwest Swing: Championship & Selection Sunday Edition
By Paul M. Banks CHICAGO- I’m back in my hometown and I’ve now had a whole day to take in all that transpired on Championship/Selection Sunday. “The Chi” is also home to Kansas’ Sherron Collins and Ohio State’s Evan Turner, two of the five members of the United States Basketball Writers Association All-America Team. Just announced today. I voted for both in my USBWA … [Read more...] about Midwest Swing: Championship & Selection Sunday Edition
Evan Turner Makes Anything Possible
By Hans Hetrick I believe Evan Turner can take an inbounds pass from under the opposition’s basket at the key, bring the ball 40 feet up the floor in two dribbles, jump stop into the air, and drain a 37-foot jump shot to beat Michigan at the buzzer—all in under 2.2 seconds. I believe he can rim in a baseline 3-pointer, pick Mike Tisdale’s pocket, and glide down the court for … [Read more...] about Evan Turner Makes Anything Possible
Big Ten Quarters/Big East Semis Live Chat!
By The Sports Bank Staff The title says it all, we're here talking conference tourneys all day long at The Bank! The most important early day plot lines are whether or not Michigan can keep this up (THIS being a 16-10 lead halfway through the first half) and whether or not the Illini can punch their ticket to the Big Dance with a victory against Wisconsin. Join us, as we … [Read more...] about Big Ten Quarters/Big East Semis Live Chat!
Evan Turner Headlines my USBWA Ballot
By Paul M. Banks My first ever United States Basketball Writers Association ballot! Which includes voting for an all-district team (the Upper Midwest of course!), All-American team, national freshman of the year, coach of the year, and player of the year. In addition, the ballot includes player and coach of the year, for the district. Remember college basketball is bigger … [Read more...] about Evan Turner Headlines my USBWA Ballot
Evan Turner Closes In on the Naismith
By: Hans Hetrick It’s the end of February. Time to start polishing off the shiny trophies and big awards. And everyone’s favorite Buckeye these days, "His Royal Smoothness" Evan Turner, is up for college basketball’s player of the year award. Barring any surprises, it’s a two-man race between Turner and Kentucky’s John Wall. … [Read more...] about Evan Turner Closes In on the Naismith
Ohio State/Michigan State Preview: Big Ten Battle
By Jeff Ghiringhelli Two of the Big Ten's best teams and players will clash tomorrow afternoon when Michigan State hosts Ohio State. The matchup everyone will have their eye on is between Player of the Year candidates Kalin Lucas and Evan Turner. Lucas appears to be almost fully recovered from the sprained ankle he suffered at Wisconsin, as he has averaged 18.5 points and … [Read more...] about Ohio State/Michigan State Preview: Big Ten Battle
Chicago Well Represented on Oscar Robertson Award Finalists List
By Paul M. Banks ST. LOUIS (USBWA) - The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has announced finalists for the 2010 Oscar Robertson Trophy, to be presented to the association's national player of the year. Three of the 16 finalists hail from the Chicago area: Ohio State's Evan "His Royal Smoothness" Turner, Kansas' Sherron Collins, and Duke's Jon Scheyer. There's a second … [Read more...] about Chicago Well Represented on Oscar Robertson Award Finalists List