Welcome to The Sports Bank’s second annual college basketball season preview series. Last year we looked at 99 teams in 99 days. This year, we are being slightly more aggressive and expanding to 111 teams in 111 days. We will rank the 74 power conference teams and top 37 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order. We’ll break down rosters, non-conference schedules, and pick … [Read more...] about #43 Purdue Boilermakers: College Basketball 111 in 111
robbie hummel injury
99 in 99: #19 Purdue Boilermakers
With news of Robbie Hummel’s second torn ACL in an eight-month period, the Purdue Boilermakers dropped from second in my rankings to 19th. Is that too drastic on my part? When you consider the strength at the top of the Big Ten with teams like Michigan State, Ohio State, Illinois, and Wisconsin; I do not think so. The Sports Bank’s “99 in 99” ranks the 72 power conference … [Read more...] about 99 in 99: #19 Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue’s Robbie Hummel OUT FOR SEASON
It appears that the curse bedeviling Purdue's football team has now carried over to basketball. This is just ridiculous for the Boilermakers. They lost their starting QB, tailback and the best WR in the Big Ten for the season. Now they lost their best and most important player in basketball, coincidentally a year after they lost him down the stretch of what could have been a … [Read more...] about Purdue’s Robbie Hummel OUT FOR SEASON
NBA Draft Stock Report 3-1-10
By: David Kay Here is a look at which college basketball players have helped or hurt their draft stock in the past couple weeks. Click here for David's 2010 mock draft. Click here for prospect scouting reports. … [Read more...] about NBA Draft Stock Report 3-1-10
So who grabs Purdue’s #1 Seed Now?
By Paul M. Banks When #14 Michigan State meets #3 Purdue on Sunday, it'll have huge influence on who wins the Big Ten regular season title. But beyond that...who will eventually take Purdue's #1 seed in the NCAA tourney now? … [Read more...] about So who grabs Purdue’s #1 Seed Now?
Big Ten Power Rankings 2-25
By Paul M. Banks … [Read more...] about Big Ten Power Rankings 2-25