Tag: College basketball

Michigan State’s Adreian Payne staying for senior season

| April 28, 2013 | 7:58 pm | 0 Comments
Michigan State’s Adreian Payne staying for senior season

That sound you heard early Sunday afternoon was Tom Izzo letting out a huge exhale.  According to Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski, who is the best NBA writer around for my money, Michigan State junior big man Adreian Payne [...]

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UDM’s Ray McCallum, Jr. to forego senior year, enter NBA Draft

| April 28, 2013 | 12:58 pm | 1 Comment
UDM’s Ray McCallum, Jr. to forego senior year, enter NBA Draft

The 2012 Horizon League Player of the Year will not be around to go back-to-back.  Detroit Mercy guard Ray McCallum, Jr. has announced that he will forego his senior year of eligibility and enter the NBA Draft.  In a move [...]

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Michigan’s Nik Stauskas makes 70 of 76 three-pointers in five minutes (VIDEO)

| April 25, 2013 | 8:05 am | 0 Comments
Michigan’s Nik Stauskas makes 70 of 76 three-pointers in five minutes (VIDEO)

Nik Stauskas was recently hanging out at his parents’ home in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada doing what he does – hit threes.  With Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway, Jr. jetting to the NBA, the Michigan offense will be [...]

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1989 Michigan basketball national championship ring on ebay for $90,000

| April 22, 2013 | 2:26 pm | 0 Comments
1989 Michigan basketball national championship ring on ebay for $90,000

It doesn’t get Rarer than what I have up for sale this week. For sale this week is a Genuine 200% Authentic 1989 Michigan Wolverines National Championship 10K Players Ring. This ring represents the ONLY time that [...]

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Trey Burke ALMOST decided to return to Michigan (VIDEO)

| April 14, 2013 | 9:20 pm | 0 Comments
Trey Burke ALMOST decided to return to Michigan (VIDEO)

And with one declaration, the University of Michigan men’s hoops team saw their chances of reaching the national championship for a second time in two years decrease exponentially.  Sophomore guard and National Player [...]

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Detroit’s Doug Anderson wins College Slam Dunk Contest (VIDEOS)

| April 4, 2013 | 8:06 pm | 13 Comments
Detroit’s Doug Anderson wins College Slam Dunk Contest (VIDEOS)

University of Detroit Mercy high-riser Doug Anderson wrecked the competition with four dunks on his way to winning the College Slam Dunk contest.  He received perfect 40′s straight through the competition and  - most [...]

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Tom Izzo is rooting for the Big Ten, not Michigan

| April 2, 2013 | 8:43 pm | 0 Comments
Tom Izzo is rooting for the Big Ten, not Michigan

At one point last week, the Big Ten had a legit shot of having four teams make it to the Final Four.  After Ohio State lost to Wichita State, Indiana lost to Syracuse and Michigan State lost to Duke, it left one – [...]

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Michigan does Harlem Shake on plane home after beating Florida (VIDEO)

| April 1, 2013 | 3:14 pm | 0 Comments
Michigan does Harlem Shake on plane home after beating Florida (VIDEO)

The Harlem Shake needs to go away.  The University of Michigan men’s basketball team would not let it as they got down on the plane from Dallas back to Detroit after routing Florida Sunday.  It started with some [...]

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Michigan players do the “Humpty Dance” after beating Florida (VIDEO)

| April 1, 2013 | 9:00 am | 2 Comments
Michigan players do the “Humpty Dance” after beating Florida (VIDEO)

The Michigan men’s hoops team reached their first Final Four since the Fab Five era in the early 90′s (which technically does not exist anymore) on Sunday by destroying Florida 79-59 in Dallas. In the aisle of [...]

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Chris Webber hums “The Victors” during NBA telecast (VIDEO)

| March 27, 2013 | 7:20 am | 0 Comments
Chris Webber hums “The Victors” during NBA telecast (VIDEO)

Former Fab Five member and University of Michigan star Chris Webber is still technically “disassociated” with his alma mater for accepting money and gifts in the Ed Martin recruiting scandal.  And really, Webber [...]

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New national championship odds released; Michigan State and Michigan odds

| March 25, 2013 | 10:06 pm | 0 Comments
New national championship odds released; Michigan State and Michigan odds

And then there were 16.  With the Sweet 16 determined, Bovada has released updates odds for all 16 teams to win the national championship on April 8 in Atlanta. 15-seed Cinderella, Florida Gulf Coast is (not surprisingly) [...]

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Miami Hurricanes’ Julian Gamble videobombs Shane Larkin (GIF)

| March 24, 2013 | 10:33 pm | 2 Comments
Miami Hurricanes’ Julian Gamble videobombs Shane Larkin (GIF)

This, my friends, will be the best videobomb of this year’s NCAA Tournament.  It took place after Miami (FL) held off Illinois 63-59 to advance to the Sweet 16.  Miami senior big man Julian Gamble got teammate Shane [...]

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Allie LaForce is winning the NCAA Tournament (PICS)

| March 23, 2013 | 11:02 pm | 0 Comments
Allie LaForce is winning the NCAA Tournament (PICS)

Bless Allie LaForce’s dear heart.  Her day job is co-hosting “Lead Off”, CBS Sports Network live late night show featuring commentary on major sports topics, WITH DOUG GOTTLIEB.  For the next couple weeks, [...]

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Derrick Nix and Keith Appling had towel fight during timeout (VIDEO)

| March 23, 2013 | 10:36 pm | 0 Comments
Derrick Nix and Keith Appling had towel fight during timeout (VIDEO)

Sometimes brothers fight.  And sometimes brothers throw towels at each other.  That was the explanation Michigan State senior center Derrick Nix and junior guard Keith Appling gave for their little fracas during a timeout [...]

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