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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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 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
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
St. Joseph’s BFFs McCamey & Turner Share Big 10 POW Award
This week's Big 10 player of the week award is a co-honor. And the two men sharing it were teammates in high school, at St. Josephs (same place where Isaiah Thomas prepped) in Chicago. Ilinois’ Demetri McCamey earned a share of the weekly award along with Ohio State’s Evan Turner. The award marks the eighth of Turner’s career, surpassing Glenn Robinson (Purdue) and Jim … [Read more...] about St. Joseph’s BFFs McCamey & Turner Share Big 10 POW Award
Evan Turner Should Win the Silver Basketball
By Paul M. Banks Forget Kalin Lucas, Ohio State’s Evan Turner is the point guard who should be hoisting the Silver Basketball award when the season is over. Read on and get to know the future league MVP. … [Read more...] about Evan Turner Should Win the Silver Basketball
Evan Turner and Demetri McCamey: BFFs and Team MVPs
By Paul M. Banks Evan Turner attended St. Joseph high school in Chicago, along with another Big Ten point guard who’s been his team’s MVP- Illinois’ Demetri McCamey. … [Read more...] about Evan Turner and Demetri McCamey: BFFs and Team MVPs
Talor Battle and Evan Turner: BFFs
By Paul M. Banks The Big Ten’s talent is concentrated at the point guard position, junior class. And two of the most talented guys who fit in at both categories (Ohio State’s Evan Turner and Penn State’s Talor Battle) also happen to be very good friends. … [Read more...] about Talor Battle and Evan Turner: BFFs