2024-2025 B1G Basketball Thread

[FearlessF]

Defensive clinic.  Illinois didnt score in the final 8:38

amazes me that players at this level can't get the ball to go in the hoop
I know UNL doesn't recruit great scorers, but Illinois should have a couple guys on the squad that can score

[ELA]

amazes me that players at this level can't get the ball to go in the hoop
I know UNL doesn't recruit great scorers, but Illinois should have a couple guys on the squad that can score

I think the only thing worse than being a low volume bad three point shooting team like MSU, is being a high volume bad three point shooting team like Illinois

[medinabuckeye1]

At this point Michigan playing defense is accomplishing nothing other than getting fouls. Defending against Ohio State right now is pointless because they are missing open shots too, not just well defended shots.

Ohio State is just unbelievably cold right now, they have missed something like 10 straight FG's and  it literally hasn't mattered whether the shots have been heavily contested or completely wide open.

[Benthere2]

Here's some bullshit for ya.


https://twitter.com/BadSportsRefs/status/1890835074796441645

that Wisconsin player from Minnesota a while back sure got his knuckles on a few balls in his day Brad Davison?

[FearlessF]

tied at 80
2 minute warning

[FearlessF]

impressive 2nd half by the Huskers
needed that W

[ELA]

impressive 2nd half by the Huskers
needed that W

Quite the turnaround.

Looks like Iowa is going to end the road undefeated streak for the weekend at 6-0 though

[ELA]

NCAA
SOUTH

• #1 Auburn vs. #16 Merrimack/Little Rock
• #8 ILLINOIS vs. #9 Connecticut
• #5 Ole Miss vs. #12 McNeese
• #4 Marquette vs. #13 High Point
• #3 Texas Tech vs. #14 Lipscomb
• #6 Mississippi State vs. #11 Wake Forest/West Virginia
• #7 Creighton vs. #10 BYU
• #2 Tennessee vs. #15 Norfolk State

MIDWEST

• #1 Alabama vs. #16 Southern/Bucknell
• #8 New Mexico vs. #9 Gonzaga
• #5 Kentucky vs. #12 Liberty
• #4 MICHIGAN vs. #13 Akron
• #3 Texas A&M vs. #14 UNC Wilmington
• #6 Kansas vs. #11 VCU
• #7 Baylor vs. #10 San Diego State
• #2 WISCONSIN vs. #15 South Dakota State

EAST

• #1 Florida vs. #16 Bryant
• #8 Memphis vs. #9 NEBRASKA
• #5 Louisville vs. #12 Drake
• #4 MICHIGAN STATE vs. #13 Yale
• #3 St. John’s vs. #14 Samford
• #6 Clemson vs. #11 Texas
• #7 UCLA vs. #10 Utah State
• #2 Iowa State vs. #15 Central Connecticut State

WEST

• #1 Duke vs. #16 Milwaukee
• #8 OREGON vs. #9 Vanderbilt
• #5 MARYLAND vs. #12 UC San Diego
• #4 Missouri vs. #13 Grand Canyon
• #3 PURDUE vs. #14 Arkansas State
• #6 Arizona vs. #11 Oklahoma/SMU
• #7 Saint Mary’s vs. #10 OHIO STATE
• #2 Houston vs. #15 Northern Colorado

NIT
ATHENS

• #1 Georgia vs. #8 American
• #4 IOWA vs. #5 TCU
• #3 UC Irvine vs. #6 Montana
• #2 Pittsburgh vs. #7 North Alabama

FAYETTEVILLE

• #1 Arkansas vs. #8 SE Missouri State
• #4 Villanova vs. #5 USC
• #3 San Francisco vs. #6 Jacksonville State
• #2 Cincinnati vs. #7 UNC Greensboro

CHAPEL HILL

• #1 North Carolina vs. #8 Quinnipiac
• #4 Central Florida vs. #5 Dayton
• #3 Boise State vs. #6 Utah Valley
• #2 INDIANA vs. #7 Towson

CINCINNATI

• #1 Xavier vs. #8 Cleveland State
• #4 North Texas vs. #5 Arizona State
• #3 Kansas State vs. #6 St. Thomas
• #2 George Mason vs. #7 South Alabama

All Big Ten Teams

• Wisconsin - moved up from #3 seed to #4 seed
• Purdue - dropped from #2 seed to #3 seed
• Michigan State - #4 seed
• Michigan - moved up from #5 seed to #4 seed
• Maryland - moved up from #7 seed to #5 seed
• UCLA - dropped from #6 seed to #7 seed
• Illinois - #8 seed
• Oregon - moved up from #9 seed to #8 seed
• Nebraska - moved up from #10 seed to #9 seed
• Ohio State - #10 seed
• Indiana - moved up from NIT #3 seed to NIT #2 seed
• Iowa - moved up from NIT #6 seed to NIT #4 seed
• USC - dropped from NIT #4 seed to NIT #5 seed
• Northwestern - dropped from NIT #5 seed to #4 team out of NIT
• Rutgers - dropped from NIT #6 seed to #9 team out of NIT
• Washington - dropped to #10 team out of NIT
• Minnesota - dropped to #12 team out of NIT
• Penn State - dropped to #16 team out of NIT

[ELA]

Now Morez Johnson Jr. out with a broken wrist

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/43891363/illinois-loses-forward-morez-johnson-jr-broken-wrist

They are done with MSU, but they still have PU, UW and UM, plus Duke in NYC.  Down a starter for a very short rotation, things might get worse for Illinois

[ELA]

Kansas State playing like what they paid for.  Lots of talent, no basketball IQ, and theyve barely played together.  I dont think Illinois or Michigan put out much of a fight to retain the guys that Kansas State paid a ton of money for. I'm pretty sure Michigan's guy was academically ineligible for road games last year, as the starting point guard?  And Kansas State decided that was their dude

[OrangeAfroMan]

EAST

• #1 Florida vs. #16 Bryant
• #8 Memphis vs. #9 NEBRASKA
• #5 Louisville vs. #12 Drake
• #4 MICHIGAN STATE vs. #13 Yale
• #3 St. John’s vs. #14 Samford
• #6 Clemson vs. #11 Texas
• #7 UCLA vs. #10 Utah State
• #2 Iowa State vs. #15 Central Connecticut State

Go Gators!
When is spring practice?

[ELA]

NCAA
SOUTH

• #1 Auburn vs. #16 Merrimack/Little Rock
• #8 ILLINOIS vs. #9 Connecticut
• #5 Ole Miss vs. #12 McNeese
• #4 Marquette vs. #13 High Point
• #3 Texas Tech vs. #14 Lipscomb
• #6 Mississippi State vs. #11 Wake Forest/West Virginia
• #7 Creighton vs. #10 BYU
• #2 Tennessee vs. #15 Norfolk State

MIDWEST

• #1 Alabama vs. #16 Southern/Bucknell
• #8 New Mexico vs. #9 Gonzaga
• #5 Kentucky vs. #12 Liberty
• #4 MICHIGAN vs. #13 Akron
• #3 Texas A&M vs. #14 UNC Wilmington
• #6 Kansas vs. #11 VCU
• #7 Baylor vs. #10 San Diego State
• #2 WISCONSIN vs. #15 South Dakota State

EAST

• #1 Florida vs. #16 Bryant
• #8 Memphis vs. #9 NEBRASKA
• #5 Louisville vs. #12 Drake
• #4 MICHIGAN STATE vs. #13 Yale
• #3 St. John’s vs. #14 Samford
• #6 Clemson vs. #11 Texas
• #7 UCLA vs. #10 Utah State
• #2 Iowa State vs. #15 Central Connecticut State

WEST

• #1 Duke vs. #16 Milwaukee
• #8 OREGON vs. #9 Vanderbilt
• #5 MARYLAND vs. #12 UC San Diego
• #4 Missouri vs. #13 Grand Canyon
• #3 PURDUE vs. #14 Arkansas State
• #6 Arizona vs. #11 Oklahoma/SMU
• #7 Saint Mary’s vs. #10 OHIO STATE
• #2 Houston vs. #15 Northern Colorado

NIT
ATHENS

• #1 Georgia vs. #8 American
• #4 IOWA vs. #5 TCU
• #3 UC Irvine vs. #6 Montana
• #2 Pittsburgh vs. #7 North Alabama

FAYETTEVILLE

• #1 Arkansas vs. #8 SE Missouri State
• #4 Villanova vs. #5 USC
• #3 San Francisco vs. #6 Jacksonville State
• #2 Cincinnati vs. #7 UNC Greensboro

CHAPEL HILL

• #1 North Carolina vs. #8 Quinnipiac
• #4 Central Florida vs. #5 Dayton
• #3 Boise State vs. #6 Utah Valley
• #2 INDIANA vs. #7 Towson

CINCINNATI

• #1 Xavier vs. #8 Cleveland State
• #4 North Texas vs. #5 Arizona State
• #3 Kansas State vs. #6 St. Thomas
• #2 George Mason vs. #7 South Alabama

All Big Ten Teams

• Wisconsin - moved up from #3 seed to #4 seed
• Purdue - dropped from #2 seed to #3 seed
• Michigan State - #4 seed
• Michigan - moved up from #5 seed to #4 seed
• Maryland - moved up from #7 seed to #5 seed
• UCLA - dropped from #6 seed to #7 seed
• Illinois - #8 seed
• Oregon - moved up from #9 seed to #8 seed
• Nebraska - moved up from #10 seed to #9 seed
• Ohio State - #10 seed
• Indiana - moved up from NIT #3 seed to NIT #2 seed
• Iowa - moved up from NIT #6 seed to NIT #4 seed
• USC - dropped from NIT #4 seed to NIT #5 seed
• Northwestern - dropped from NIT #5 seed to #4 team out of NIT
• Rutgers - dropped from NIT #6 seed to #9 team out of NIT
• Washington - dropped to #10 team out of NIT
• Minnesota - dropped to #12 team out of NIT
• Penn State - dropped to #16 team out of NIT

In putting together the NIT portion of this bracket I totally forgot that they got rid of automatic bids for regular season champions.  And now a handful of teams can go to the FOX tournament in Vegas.  It seems weird that this has created a fight for the just out major conference teams.  first, is there an audience for this?  second, with the portal, the major conference teams that just miss out, are likely going to be the teams with rosters with a foot out the door.  The days of using the NIT as a stepping stone for a young roster are over

[ELA]

Go Gators!
When is spring practice?

We get it, you dont care about basketball.  You should probably stop clicking on the thread, let alone posting on it

[FearlessF]

Slick Rick with the #3 seed, playing at home