Check out the Bradley buzzer beater in the College Insider Tournament.  Chris Roberts hits a 75 footer to beat Oakland.  Amazing!

Sophomore guard Sam Maniscalco (Chicago, Ill./St. Patrick) has been named the Bradley Country Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week announced Wednesday, after helping the Bradley men’s basketball team to a 1-1 record last week. Maniscalco averaged 13.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game in a pair of games, while hitting 6-of-15 three-pointers. [...]

What is the Best Conference in College Basketball? ACC is the best. Period. The acc has won 83% of its games against other conferences, incluidng 271-8 against othe BCS conferences. The ACC has 9 wins and 6 losses over the Big East this year. They currently have the rated 1-2 in the country, three in [...]

The Big Ten this year has lost to these schools : Tennessee St. Miami (OH) Xavier Bradley Utah State Louisiana-Monroe Drake Butler (twice) Western Kentucky Harvard Central Michigan Brown Rider Central Florida St. Joseph’s WoffordMy last Illini rant said INEXCUSABLE. This time it is PATHETIC. Another loss to a lowly. Bruce Weber has lost his [...]

That’s about all the Illini have to look forward between now and March. This is a game they can surely win. After this is the Big T-eleven conference games and I am pessimistic about their future. 27th Annual Busch Braggin’ Rights • St. Louis, Mo. • Scottrade Center (22,153) Game #11: Illinois (6-4) vs. Missouri [...]

Does anyone know where Virginia Commonwealth University calls home? If you are a true basketball nut you would know that. Answer at the bottom of page. The Rams are lead by Eric Maynor(6-2 G) in minutes played and averages 17 pts per game. He also leads the team in assists and steals. He shoots 46% [...]

Inexcusable. Good grief. How bad will the Illini be? Think about next year if you dare. They could be worse. No one is afraid to play at the Assembly Hall. It is a tomb there. Illinois scored the final seven points in regulation to force overtime, but couldn’t muster enough offense down the stretch, making [...]

The Illini have two more games before the conference season begins. Miami of Ohio has five losses by a total of nine points, including two one-point losses on late game-winning baskets. Their strength of schedule is an amazing #2 in the nation. The leading scorer for the Redhawks, Michael Bramos, is questionable with an ankle [...]

Bradley suffered it’s worse defeat of the season Wednesday night at Butler, losing 83-64. The shooting was just horrendous. Bradley is typically a great three point shooting team but on Wednesday they managed to just hit 3-19 from beyond the arc. Butler was led by A.J. Graves who scored 21 and Mike Green who chipped [...]

Ok, I have talked to my family about a dozen times. I am fed up with my cable and want to get DirectTv to watch the Big Ten Network. But it will cost me more and I get less. They are supportive and give me leeway to do as I want. NEW HOPE has arisen. [...]