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LeVert a late addition for Wolverines

Published by Source on May 11th, 2012

A former Ohio University commit has made the decision to cross state lines and become a Wolverine.

2012 forward Caris LeVert (Pickering Central, OH) has committed to the University of Michigan after visiting the campus last weekend. Apparently the decision was made right after that visit, but no official announcement was made until this Friday.

LeVert, a friend of current Wolverine point guard Trey Burke, chose UM over Xavier, Dayton and Purdue. He was originally let out of his letter of intent at Ohio U after head coach John Groce left the school to take over at Illinois.

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B1G Announces Year-End Award winners

Published by Source on March 5th, 2012

The B1G Conference has released their year-end award winners and all-conference teams. There are two sets of winners, one chosen by the twelve B1G coaches and one chosen by a select group of media members. Congrats to all of the honorees!! You will find the full lists below:

COACHES:

All-B1G First Team: Jordan Taylor (Wisconsin), Robbie Hummel (Purdue), John Shurna (Northwestern), Draymond Green (Michigan State), Jared Sullinger (Ohio State)

All-B1G Second Team: Trey Burke (Michigan), Tim Frazier (Penn State), William Buford (Ohio State), DeShaun Thomas (Ohio State), Cody Zeller (Indiana)

All-B1G Third Team: Keith Appling (Michigan State), Brandon Paul (Illinois), Matt Gatens (Iowa), Tim Hardaway Jr. (Michigan), Drew Crawford (Northwestern)

All-B1G Freshman Team: Trey Burke (Michigan), Dave Sobolewski (Northwestern), Branden Dawson (Michigan State), Aaron White (Iowa), Cody Zeller (Indiana)

Honorable Mention: Meyers Leonard (Illinois), Christian Watford (Indiana), Aaron Craft (Ohio State), Jared Berggren & Ryan Evans (Wisconsin)

Player of the Year: Draymond Green (Michigan State)

Coach of the Year: Tom Izzo (Michigan State)

Freshman of the Year: Cody Zeller (Indiana)

Defensive Player of the Year: Aaron Craft (Ohio State)

Sixth Man of the Year: DJ Byrd (Purdue)

*media selections after the jump*

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Conference Opener Results (Tues, Wed, Thurs Games)

Published by Source on December 30th, 2011

Conference play got underway for most of the college basketball world this week. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday featured some high quality match-ups in the B1G, Big East, MAC, Horizon and Missouri Valley. Below are the results for the 3 days worth of games, plus some highlighted individual performances.

Note: Bottom team is home, bold italic indicates winner, all ranks are from the AP, any overtimes are indicated above the score.

TUESDAY:

**2OT**

72    Minnesota (12-2, 0-1 B1G) – R Sampson III: 22 pts, 9 reb, 2 blk / J Welch: 15 pts, 3 ast

81    Illinois (12-2, 3-0 B1G) - M Leonard: 20 pts, 11 reb, 5 blk / B Paul: 21 pts, 7 reb, 6 ast

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64    #11 Wisconsin (12-2, 1-0 B1G) - R Evans: 22 pts, 6 reb, 9-11 FG / J Taylor: 15 pts, 5 ast, 3 stl

40    Nebraska (8-4, 0-1 B1G) - T McCray: 16 pts, 9 reb, 2 stl / B Ubel: 8 pts, 9 reb

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59    #22 Pittsburgh (11-3, o-1 Big East) - T Zanna: 13 pts, 12 reb, 5-10 FG / A Gibbs: 12 pts, 5 ast

72    Notre Dame (9-5, 1-0 Big East) - A Dragicevich: 22 pts, 2 reb, 4-7 3pFG / J Cooley: 8 pts, 14 reb, 2 blk

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Rivals’ top 50 college players

Published by Source on November 10th, 2011

Rivals.com released their list of the top 50 players for the upcoming college basketball season. The list features several players from the B1G and/or with Chicago ties. Here’s a quick overview of the list:

 

#46 – Cleveland Melvin, DePaul

#45 – William Buford, Ohio State

#43 – Doug McDermott, Creighton

#38 – Tim Abromaitis, Notre Dame

#35 – Christian Watford, Indiana

#28 – Tim Hardaway Jr., Michigan

#27 – Darius Johnson-Odom, Marquette

#24 – Draymond Green, Michigan State

#22 – Robbie Hummel, Purdue

#19 – John Shurna, Northwestern

#15 – Trevor Mbakwe, Minnesota

#10 – Tu Holloway, Xavier

#5 – Anthony Davis, Kentucky (Chicago-native)

#4 – Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin

#1 – Jared Sullinger, Ohio State

 

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CBSSports Season Preview – Player/Team Ranks

Published by Source on October 25th, 2011

The guys over at CBSSports.com are currently in the process of putting together a massive preview. The team consists of some of the most highly-regarded scouts and basketball writers in the business: Jeff Goodman, Gary Parrish, Jeff Borzello and Matt Norlander. Here’s a preview of some of the stuff they have put together, as well as links to their full lists:

Top 100 Players:

1. Jared Sullinger – F Ohio State (soph)

3. Jordan Taylor – G Wisconsin (sr)

7. Anthony Davis – F Kentucky (frosh) – Chicago-native out of Perspectives Charter School

17. Trevor Mbakwe – F Minnesota (sr)

18. William Buford – G Ohio State (sr)

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Preseason Wooden Award Watch List

Published by Source on October 5th, 2011

A number of Chicago-area and B1G players were named on Monday to the Preseason Watch List for the Wooden Award. The award is given to the nation’s top player at the end of each season. While a freshman or transfer is eligible for the actual award, they are not eligible for the preseason list. That’s a disclaimer for you if you are wondering how the Anthony Davis’ and Cody Zeller’s did not make the cut.

This is the 36th annual Wooden Award season, and the winner will be announced the weekend of the Final Four (April 6-8, 2011). The B1G Conference the second most nominees with 9 (behind 10 from the Big East).

Breakdown after jump!

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The B1G’s Top 12* Players – Part 2

Published by Source on August 29th, 2011

The Windy City Source is profiling the top 12* players in the Big Ten Conference for the upcoming season. The reason we say “12*” is because rather than choosing the best players regardless of school, we will be taking 1 player from each team. Some players will be obvious, others not so much. And in case you forgot, Nebraska is in the conference now! Anyways – here’s the second part of four (link to Part 1), featuring players from the “M” schools:

* Tim Hardaway Jr. – Michigan sophomore from Miami, FL

With the early departure of guard Darius Morris to the NBA, the Wolverines have become Tim Hardaway Jr’s team. The sophomore guard, son of former NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway, will be relied upon for a heavy leadership role (and more dunks like this one) on an up-and-coming Michigan team. John Beilein’s crew is looking to continue building upwards after a surprising season that ended with a Sweet Sixteen loss to top-seeded Duke. One of the youngest teams in the conference, Michigan finished the season strong due in part to Morris and 13.9 ppg from Hardaway. The Miami product finished his freshman campaign as a 42% shooter, having scored 20+ six times. He earned All-Big Ten honorable mention and was a unanimous choice for the All-Freshman squad. Not bad for a player ranked a 3-star prospect by both Rivals and Scout.

This past summer, Hardaway travelled to Latvia with Team USA to compete in the FIBA U19 World Championship where he emerged as the team’s sixth man. The experience allowed the sophomore to grow as a basketball player. USA coach Paul Hewitt noted: “…going to the basket and finishing with contact is something he probably will be better at next year.” Hardaway is already a seasoned veteran, starting all 35 games for the Wolverines last season. Michigan fans will certainly be counting on Hardaway, along with seniors Stu Douglass and Zack Novak, to keep the momentum building in Ann Arbor. The leadership and experience on the Wolverine roster is quite an improvement over last year’s squad and should be enough to push Beilein’s crew back to the top of the conference and into the NCAA Tournament.

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Scouting the Three B’s

Published by Source on August 15th, 2011

Michigan’s 2011 Recruiting class of Trey Burke, Carlton Brundidge, and Max Bielfeldt

by: Joe Hawley, Michigan Contributor

Trey Burke #3

Burke is the headliner of the 2011 class for the Wolverines, not because of his high ranking, but rather due to the fact that he will be asked to play a monumental role this season.  After losing superstar PG Darius Morris to the NBA, a guy who was top five in the country in assists and Michigan’s leading scorer, Burke clearly has some big shoes to fill.  The 6’1” floor general that was awarded the honor of Mr. Basketball in Ohio is known for his quick offense, but also for his excellent vision and ball-handling.

Michigan opens the 2011 campaign in what is annually the toughest early season tournament: The Maui Invitational.  Joining the Wolverines will be Duke, Georgetown, Kansas, Memphis, Tennessee, UCLA and host Chaminade, making this tournament one of the strongest fields in recent history.  This tall test will be key in judging how well Burke will be able to acclimate himself to the NCAA game.  Look for senior Stu Douglass to get the bulk of the minutes at PG in Hawaii, with Burke entering in a backup role to start the year.  The key to how high the Wolverines can fly this year just may be contingent on how quickly Burke can make himself the #1 option at point. (more…)

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