Evan Turner News

The 16th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes open the 2009-10 season against the Alcorn State Braves as part of the Coaches vs.

This year, it's OK to drink the Big Ten Kool-Aid. Even the national skeptics are on board, putting six Big Ten teams in the Associated Press' preseason Top 25, including two in the top 10: No.

Michigan State's Kalin Lucas goes for a lay up at the Illinois home game at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Sunday, March 1, 2009.

The top 10 players in the country: First team: Cole Aldrich, Kansas: A big-man with an actual low-post game.

This article has been read 50 times. Having its third head coach in as many seasons doesn't change the expectations for the California University women's basketball program.

Illinois coach Bruce Weber didn't dismiss Michigan State's or Purdue's chances to win the Big Ten title or compete for a Final Four.

Evan Turner discovered last spring what's involved in the voting for Big Ten player of the year.

Posted on Oct 29, 2009 by Scott Dochterman . Michigan State's men's basketball team was selected as the preseason favorite to repeat as Big Ten champions by a 24-member media panel.

It's no secret that the Ohio State men's basketball team wants to run its offense through Evan Turner.

Coach: Thad Matta . Last season's record: 22-11 overall, 10-8 in Big Ten . Postseason: Lost in first round of NCAA tournament to Siena.

I decided to leave Terrico White off the "point guards and combo guards" list and include him on the "shooting guards and wings" list.

There has been an extraordinary amount of turnover in college basketball during the offseason.

3 in rebounding and No. 8 in assists , figures to reap a lot of hardware after spurning a chance to be a first-round draft pick.

Here's a message to all you CEOs out there: If you need a consultant to come in and think "outside the box," then Ohio State coach Thad Matta could be your guy.

COLUMBUS a ' Evan Turner thought long and hard about jumping early to the NBA after last season.

Ohio State starting center Dallas Lauderdale broke a bone is his right hand during a workout Monday, four days before the beginning of training camp.A Lauderdale, who shared time at center with BJ Mullens last season, will have surgery Wednesday and will be out four to six weeks.

Location: Columbus, Ohio Key Returners: Evan Turner , William Buford , Jon Diebler David Lighty Top Newcomer: Zsisis Sarikopoulos Strengths: With seven of the top eight players in the rotation returning, Ohio State will be one of the deepest teams in the Big Ten this season.

Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy ranks the best players at each position heading into the 2009-2010 season.

Kansas is the unanimous preseason No. 1 team in the nation, according to the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook.

Thad Matta, now in his sixth season as head coach of the Ohio State mena s basketball team, announced the finalized 2009-10 schedule today.