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Can Iowa State Win a National Title?
The Iowa State Cyclones are 20-5 and ranked ninth in the country according to Kenpom. Their team identity comes on the defensive end of...
Sam Bourne
Feb 19, 20243 min read
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Can Auburn Win a National Title?
Chaos. That is how I would describe the Auburn Tigers under Bruce Pearl. Currently projected to be a three seed in the NCAA tournament...
Sam Bourne
Feb 16, 20243 min read
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Can North Carolina Win a National Title?
Not only is North Carolina one of the college basketball blue bloods, they are also a fascinating team as they attempt to bounce back...
Sam Bourne
Feb 14, 20243 min read
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Minnesota Scouting Report
In Ben Johnson's third year as the head coach for Minnesota, he has put together a fun, competitive team. Currently sitting at 15-8 and...
Sam Bourne
Feb 14, 20243 min read
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Can UConn Win a National Title?
This starts my inaugural expedition through college basketball to cipher out the contenders from the pretenders. The easiest place to...
Sam Bourne
Feb 9, 20243 min read
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Wisconsin Scouting Report
Since Purdue beat Wisconsin in Madison, the Badgers have a 3-5 record with road loses to Michigan, Rutgers, Indiana, and Iowa. In their...
Sam Bourne
Feb 3, 20244 min read
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Does Taylor Landfair Make Nebraska Volleyball Unfair?
The 2023 National Championship game was played between two storied programs, defending champs Texas and youthful Nebraska team. The game...
Sam Bourne
Feb 1, 20243 min read
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Rutgers Scouting Report
Purdue welcomes a familiar foe in Rutgers to Mackey Arena. Purdue defeated Rutgers at the RAC earlier this season by the score of 68-60...
Sam Bourne
Jan 25, 20244 min read
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Michigan Scouting Report
The Michigan Wolverines are reeling after a hot start of the season, losing six of their last seven games. Off the court, Michigan...
Sam Bourne
Jan 22, 20243 min read
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Indiana Scouting Report
The Indiana Hoosiers travel to in-state rival, the Purdue Boilermakers, Saturday night in front of a rowdy Purdue crowd. Mike Woodson...
Sam Bourne
Jan 16, 20244 min read
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Penn State Scouting Report
The Nittany Lions are currently 8-8 and 2-3 in conference after losing at home to Northwestern. After making the second round in the NCAA...
Sam Bourne
Jan 12, 20244 min read
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Nebraska Scouting Report
The Cornhuskers play an almost jarring style of basketball compared to other Big Ten teams. And fittingly, this spunky Nebraska team, who...
Sam Bourne
Jan 9, 20245 min read
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Illinois Scouting Report
The Fighting Illini are the only team standing between Purdue and their second straight outright Big Ten championship. The Illini are...
Sam Bourne
Jan 5, 20244 min read
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Purdue Scouting Report
The number one team in the country has dominated a difficult non-conference schedule, winning games against Arizona and Marquette to name...
Sam Bourne
Jan 2, 20245 min read
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Maryland Scouting Report
This Maryland team entered the year with high expectations within the Big Ten, but have struggled to start the season. Maryland touts a...
Sam Bourne
Dec 27, 20236 min read
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Offensive Player Profile: Camden Hiede
The redshirt freshman joins a preseason top five team that has national title aspirations as one of three newcomers seeking to play...
Sam Bourne
Dec 22, 20232 min read
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Offensive Player Profile: Zach Edey
The Canadian product came to Purdue out of IMG academy as a low profile recruit alongside future lottery pick Jaden Ivey. In his first...
Sam Bourne
Dec 22, 20233 min read
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Offensive Player Profile: Myles Colvin
The only true freshman on this Purdue roster, Colvin is headed to campus with high expectations as one of the best athletes on this...
Sam Bourne
Dec 22, 20232 min read
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Arizona Scouting Report
The Arizona Wildcats is the number one ranked team in the nation after big wins against Duke at Cameron Indoor, Wisconsin at home, and...
Sam Bourne
Dec 15, 20236 min read
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Alabama Scouting Report
The Crimson Tide brings a 6-2 record into their bout with Purdue in Toronto. The previous number one overall seed in last years NCAA...
Sam Bourne
Dec 9, 20233 min read
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