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Deshaun Thomas to Return for his Junior Season

Eric — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:33:25 +0000

In an announcement provided by the University, Sophomore Power Forward Deshaun Thomas declared his intentions to remain with the Buckeyes for his junior season. The 6-7 forward made his decision after careful consideration of his potential NBA draft prospects.

From the press release,

“Deshaun, his family and our coaching staff have spent the last week evaluating his future,” Matta said. “Deshaun determined he wants to remain a Buckeye. We are looking forward to building on the success our team enjoyed in 2011-12 with Deshaun playing a significant role next year.”

A statement from Thomas was also released,

“We have a great team returning next season and I want to be a part of another championship run,” Thomas said. “My family, my coaches and I looked at my future as a professional but I love being a Buckeye and want to continue my education and development as a player and as

Buckeye Basketball Breakdown: What Will it Take to Win a National Title?

Eric — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:00:05 +0000

Since the loss to Michigan State almost two weeks ago, Buckeye fans have been in a sort of holding pattern regarding this year’s team. How good are they really? How far can this team go? Will they live up to the hype, or fall flat on their faces in the Sweet 16 again?

Most people have some pretty pessimistic answers to those questions – partly because most Buckeye fans are Football fans first, and reasonably react strongly to losses. It’s hard to think rationally about a loss when you’re used to a sport in which going less than undefeated is usually a recipe for not making the Championship Game.

Cheap shots at the BCS in a basketball article? check

I’ll grant you that the worst loss we’ve suffered all year was the 10 point home defeat to the Spartans. That loss was bad, but not necessarily bad bad. The … [Read More]

Big Ten Midseason Report Card

Eric — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:00:36 +0000

Time really seems to be flying by these days. Here we are in the middle of the Big Ten conference basketball schedule and it feels like just yesterday that we were getting excited to get this season underway. Amazing.

As a whole, the Big Ten season has been packed with incredibly exciting games. There have also been more than a few surprises that have made the conference seem impossible to predict. Several teams (I’m looking at you Purdue) have pulled some very strange Jekyll and Hyde routines that defy understanding. All in all, it’s made for one excellent year of Big Ten basketball.

You may recall that JoeD and I (along with Robby Donoho and JoeL) previewed each team Big Ten team during the preseason. I wanted to take a moment* to look at how each team has done compared with our expectations; and with the information we now … [Read More]