The Ohio State Buckeyes signed of Marc Loving and Kameron “Kam” Williams to Letters of Intent. Loving, a 6-foot-8-inch, 215-pound forward, is considered one of the Top 100 players nationally by several recruiting services. He was the 2012 Associated Press Division I Co-Player of the year in Ohio as well as earning all-district and Three Rivers Athletic Conference Player of … [Read more...] about Ohio State signs two top 100 prospects
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Preseason All-America Hoops Team Released; Buckeyes Sullinger Only Unanimous Choice
The Big Ten conference as a whole may take a step backward this college basketball season, but their star power will remain high this hoops season. The AP All-American preseason first team was released a few short hours ago, and the league made a very tremendous impact on that very short list. Ohio State's Jared Sullinger was the only unanimous choice of the 65-member … [Read more...] about Preseason All-America Hoops Team Released; Buckeyes Sullinger Only Unanimous Choice
Big 10 Hoops Media Day: Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Purdue
Thursday was Big Ten basketball media day, and with it came a set of special quotes and soundbites. Sure, this day is all about college basketball message control. The Universities and SIDs trying to manipulate the information they want you to have, but it doesn't mean there aren't some interesting and articulate statements out there. When you get all the coaches and some of … [Read more...] about Big 10 Hoops Media Day: Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Purdue
Big Ten Basketball Season to Take a Small Step Down This Year
Since 2009, we all saw this coming. Back then Big Ten basketball was dominated by a large group of sophomores that would only raise the conference profile higher to it's peak in 2011. And we knew that once that group was gone (Kalin Lucas, Talor Battle, JaJuan Johnson, E'Twaun Moore, Durrell Summers, Demetri McCamey etc.) the next year would see the conference take a small step … [Read more...] about Big Ten Basketball Season to Take a Small Step Down This Year
Identifying Ohio State’s 1st Potential Loss
Ohio State is still #1 and the last remaining unbeaten in college basketball. However, following their narrowest of escapes against a much less talented Northwestern team on Saturday night; it's pretty obvious they're not going to run the table this year. Last week we explored the chances of it actually happening; now we'll look at where they might pick up that first L. By … [Read more...] about Identifying Ohio State’s 1st Potential Loss
#1 Ohio State BARELY Survives Northwestern
Well, it's going to happen sometime. Just not tonight. I'm speaking of course about the #1 team in all of college basketball, the Ohio State Buckeyes finally losing a game at some point this season. Heading to Northwestern seemed like a cakewalk for the Bucks as the Wildcats have suffered two awful losses already to the Illini and Wisconsin. And they would be sans their best … [Read more...] about #1 Ohio State BARELY Survives Northwestern
#1 Ohio State Stays Unbeaten; Skate by Illini in Champaign
To paraphrase Dean Martin's timeless lyrics and apply them to college basketball: "Everybody loses a ballgame sometime, everybody gets defeated somehow." And on paper, it appeared Ohio State's trip to Assembly Hall meant "that sometime was now." We know that OSU is the #1 team in the Big Ten (after all, they're #1 in nation), but many experts (including ESPN's Dan Dakich) … [Read more...] about #1 Ohio State Stays Unbeaten; Skate by Illini in Champaign
Ohio State will soon be #1 in College Basketball Polls
The great American poet Cornell Haynes once posed this existential query: "What does it take to be #1, two is not a winner, and three nobody remembers." In slightly more recent history, another local wordsmith named Kanye West stated "number one can't put nothing above that. You deserve a verse from me, we're going to party like it's our anniversary." Today, the Ohio … [Read more...] about Ohio State will soon be #1 in College Basketball Polls
Profiling #4 Ohio State’s Phenomenal Freshmen Class: More than Jared Sullinger
After his dominating performance at #11 Florida yesterday, there’s been a lot of buzz about Buckeyes big man frosh Jared Sullinger, not to be confused with his older brother J.J. Sullinger who also played for tOSU. And neither is to be confused with J.D. Salinger, author of “Catcher in the Rye,” although I have made that mistake on occasion. As big as this year’s Ohio … [Read more...] about Profiling #4 Ohio State’s Phenomenal Freshmen Class: More than Jared Sullinger
#4 Buckeyes Add #2 Rated Center to Top 10 Recruiting Class
After his dominating performance at #11 Florida yesterday, there's been a lot of buzz about Buckeyes big man frosh Jared Sullinger, not to be confused with his older brother J.J. Sullinger who also played for tOSU. And neither is to be confused with J.D. Salinger, author of "Catcher in the Rye," although I have made that mistake on occasion. But as big as this year's Ohio … [Read more...] about #4 Buckeyes Add #2 Rated Center to Top 10 Recruiting Class