You want a laugh, find a copy of Bill Cosby’s “Himself” DVD. You want a chuckle, look at this season’s preseason prognostications, one month later.
Before Kentucky’s Billy Gillispie came out for Kentucky’s Midnight Madness and tried to secure a dozen letters of intent from 8th graders in the crowd and before Tom Izzo turned back [...]

Regardless of what happens in Indianapolis at this week’s Big Ten Tournament, Wisconsin, Purdue, Indiana and Wisconsin all are dancing. One team – Ohio State – still has realistic dreams of a landing on the right side of the Selection Sunday bubble.
That makes this year’s Big Ten Tournament a little mundane, but there are still [...]

When analyzing matchups, experts tend to look at the obvious: rankings, star players, and big-name coaches. All of these play a factor, but sometimes a win just comes down to knowing your opponent.
How does the opposition score? From the foul line? Mid-range jumpers? Three-pointers? And, almost as important, where are your team’s defensive weaknesses? Can [...]

2006-2007 Record: 22-13 (8-8 Big 10, T-7th)
Postseason Games:

3/8/2007
Minnesota
Big Ten Tournament
W
49-40

3/9/2007
Ohio State
Big Ten Tournament
L
72-62

3/13/2007
Utah State
NIT
W
68-58

3/15/2007
Florida State
NIT
L
87-66

Returning Statistical Leaders:
5.7 ppg – Ron Coleman, Jerret Smith
4.0 rpg – Ekpe Udoh
3.4 apg – Jerret Smith

Starting Lineup:
Key Stat:

C
Zack Gibson
6’10
So.
68 FG% through six games

PF
DeShawn Sims
6’8
So.
In 6 games, 2.0 steals+blocks per game

SF
Ron Coleman
6’6
Sr.
Played less than 20 mins in last 7 games in [...]

Boston College (4-0), unlike many of the Big 10 and ACC schools, did not participate in an early-season tournament. In fact the Golden Eagles haven’t even left the friendly confines of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, but they’ll have to in order to get to Ann Arbor, home of the Michigan Wolverines. The Eagles are undefeated through [...]