Iowa’s Garza Named to Trio of All-America Teams Iowa Hawkeyes by Staff - March 16, 2020March 18, 20200 University of Iowa men’s basketball junior Luka Garza was named a first-team All-American by CBS Sports, NBC Sports, and USA Today on Monday. Joining Garza on all three of the five-player lists are Dayton’s Obi Toppin, Udoka Azbuike of Kansas, Marquette’s Markus Howard, and Oregon’s Payton Pritchard. Last week, Sporting News tabbed Garza its National Player of the Year
Big Ten cancels all events for rest of 2019-2020 Season Big Ten News by Staff - March 12, 2020March 18, 20200 In light of this afternoon’s Big Ten Conference statement concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, all IU-affiliated conference and non-conference athletic competitions for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year, including spring sports that compete beyond the academic year, are canceled. This includes both regularly scheduled events as well as all postseason competitions, and
Men’s B1G Basketball Tournament Session 1 Big Ten Indiana Hoosiers by Brian Cranfill - March 12, 2020March 18, 20200 Photos by: Tony Vasquez, Joshua Herd, Reggie Edwards for Indy Sports Daily Banker's Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis,IN The Men's B1G Tournament kicked off today amid lots of late-breaking news and speculation about event schedules and if they would even take place with the current Covid-19 pandemic. Even as our team was heading to Banker's
Men’s Basketball on BTN Delivers Most-Watched Regular Season in Network History Big Ten News by Staff - March 11, 2020March 18, 20200 The 2019-20 men’s basketball regular season on BTN was the most-watched in network history, resulting in +12% overall growth across all games – averaging 223,749 viewers – and a +14% increase during conference play – averaging 281,641 viewers. Three of BTN’s top 10 regular season games of all time took place
BTN Announces Coverage and Broadcasters for 2020 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Big Ten News by Staff - March 10, 2020March 18, 20200 BTN’s week-long coverage of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament presented by SoFi continues tonight and features the tournament’s first 10 game broadcasts, 26 studio shows and an array of experienced broadcasters and analysts on-site for the conclusion of the Big Ten season. Game broadcasts: BTN is the exclusive home of the first 10 games
IU’s Patberg Named Big Ten Player of the Week Indiana Hoosiers by Staff - March 3, 20200 Redshirt junior guard Ali Patberg has been named this final Big Ten Player of the Week, announced by the league on Monday. Patberg is coming off a week where she averaged 23.5 points, 5.5 assists, 4.0 rebounds, 2.5 steals, 1.5 blocks and shot 63.3 percent from the floor in a pair of wins over
Four Hoosiers Earn All-Big Ten Honors Indiana Hoosiers by Staff - March 3, 2020March 3, 20200 Redshirt junior guard Ali Patberg, sophomore guard Grace Berger, junior guard Jaelynn Penn and freshman forward Mackenzie Holmes all earned All-Big Ten honors from the coaches and media for the 2019-20 season, announced by the league on Monday. Patberg is an All-Big Ten First Team selection from the coaches and the
Big Ten announces 2020 Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament Coverage on BTN Big Ten News by Staff - March 3, 2020March 18, 20200 With the bracket set for the 2020 Big Ten Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament, BTN today announced its coverage plans for the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship game taking place over the next three weeks. This weekend, Ohio State, Michigan and Minnesota will have home ice for three best-of-three quarterfinal series. The Golden Gophers will host Notre
Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Men’s Basketball Sets BTN Ratings Record Minnesota Golden Gophers Wisconsin Badgers by Staff - March 3, 2020March 18, 20200 Sunday’s men’s basketball game between No. 24 Wisconsin and Minnesota averaged 693,272 viewers on BTN, making it the most-watched regular season game in network history as well as cable TV’s highest-rated college basketball game of the day. BTN’s coverage of men’s conference basketball games is now up +11% year-over-year, averaging 273,985 viewers per telecast. The
Illinois’ Alan Griffin suspended following Technical Foul vs. Purdue Tuesday Big Ten Illinois Fighting Illini Uncategorized by Staff - January 23, 2020March 14, 20200 The Big Ten Conference office announced today that Illinois men’s basketball player Alan Griffin has been suspended two games and issued a public reprimand for violating the Big Ten Sportsmanship Policy after he struck an opposing player near the 12:18 mark of the first half against Purdue on Jan. 21,