For North Texas, 2019-20 basketball will forever be a lost season
Joshua Skinner Medill Reports They were arguably the best basketball team in North Texas history. After starting the season 2-5, the Mean Green stormed to a 14-4 conference record and the No. 1 overall seed in the Conference USA tournament. At the very least, they were guaranteed a spot in the NIT. At best, they’d […]
Athletes with disabilities in it to win it
By Neel Madhavan Medill Reports Rohan Murphy lost his legs at birth and grew up thinking that he wouldn’t ever be able to play sports. However, in eighth grade his physical education teacher introduced him to wrestling and he started to become fully involved with the team in ninth grade. He later went on to […]
Close-knit Ohio State alumni squad overcomes obstacles to win first TBT championship
By Neel Madhavan Medill Reports A week prior to the start of The Basketball Tournament, Carmen’s Crew, the Ohio State alumni team, wasn’t even sure whether or not they would play in the tournament this year. The team only had six players confirmed to participate. “We were really looking at it saying: ‘I don’t know […]
TBT poised for continued growth with player-caliber higher than ever
By Neel Madhavan Medill Reports The roots of the The Basketball Tournament can be traced back to a group text message thread from a Sunday afternoon in 2010 between some like-minded friends. On their day off from work, TBT CEO and co-founder Jon Mugar and his friends went back-and-forth about the feasibility of having an […]
Big Ten Tournament Notebook – Michigan State defeats Michigan 65-60 to capture Big Ten tournament title
By Neel Madhavan Medill Reports The five-day Big Ten Tournament kicked off with thousands of people pouring into the United Center Wednesday evening, March 13 as the games culminated with the championship on March 17. Step back through the highlights for your favorite Big Ten teams. March 17 With about 2 minutes left in the […]
Pallas gets it done (again) for Northwestern in dominant win
By Ben Friedl Medill Reports Senior center Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah once again dominated with an all-encompassing performance Sunday, as her 21 points, 15 rebounds, and three blocks led Northwestern Women’s Basketball to a 72-46 victory over conference rivals Wisconsin. However, Wisconsin was able to limit Pallas’s scoring in the first half thanks to 6-foot senior Marsha […]
