Three Ohio State Basketball Players Leaving?
April 20, 2009 by feed · Leave a Comment
Three Ohio State Basketball Players Leaving?
After an early first round NCAA loss to Siena on Friday night, questions turn to who will stay and who will be leaving the basketball program for the NBA this summer. The three players that are within reach of an NBA contract are freshman center BJ Mullens, freshman guard William Buford and sophomore small forward Evan Turner. And with a revolving door of great talent coming through Ohio State will Coach Matta be able to return to the highest pinnacle of college coaching?
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Ohio State upsets Top Seeded Michigan State in Big Ten Tournament
April 20, 2009 by feed · Leave a Comment
Ohio State upsets Top Seeded Michigan State in Big Ten Tournament
Ohio State moved on to the Big Ten Tournament final today against Purdue by beating the #1 seeded Michigan State in Indianapolis 82-70. The Buckeyes got help from every person on the team with great performances by Evan Turner, Jon Diebler, William Buford, and BJ Mullens. After the game Evan Turner discussed how they made adjustments after losing two regular season games to the Spartans and how he came back from not scoring in the first half to scoring 18 points in the second.
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Ohio State’s Turner will return to Buckeyes
April 6, 2009 by feed · Leave a Comment
All-Big Ten forward Evan Turner will return to Ohio State for his junior season with the Buckeyes
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Evan Turner to Return for Junior Year, Will it Matter if BJ Mullens Does?
April 2, 2009 by feed · Leave a Comment
After Evan Turners terrific season at Ohio State this season, the young star has decided to let head coach Thad Matta with what little hair he has left. He said he loves college ball and will be returning for his junior season.
Turner led the Buckeyes in all major categories this season; such as scoring, rebounding, assists, and steals. He was favored to be the Big Ten’s MVP until…
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Turner gets All-American mention
March 31, 2009 by feed · Leave a Comment
Ohio State sophomore Evan Turner received honorable mention on the Associated Press All-American team. The 6-foot-7 guard/forward was a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten pick and one of nine players in NCAA Division I to lead his team in points, rebounds,…
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MBK: Buckeye Evan Turner Named Honorable Mention All-America
March 31, 2009 by feed · Leave a Comment
Sophomore guard becomes first Ohio State honoree since Greg Oden in 2007
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Turner ‘adamant’ that he’s returning
March 26, 2009 by feed · Leave a Comment
Evan Turner has spent this week at home in Chicago “just getting a breather from a long season . . . relaxing with family and friends,” his mother, Iris James, said today. “When we touch on the subject, he’s said…
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A season in review
March 25, 2009 by feed · Leave a Comment
Ohio State’s Evan Turner wheels the ball up the court past Siena’s Ryan Rossiter. (AP Photo/Skip Peterson)
Limping into the postseason after struggling to win against a few of the Big Ten’s cellar-dwellers while keeping Ohio State’s NCAA tournament hopes alive, the Buckeyes had an impressive run in the conference’s tournament, notching wins over Wisconsin [...]
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Who?s hot? Turner
March 24, 2009 by feed · Leave a Comment
NBA insider Chad Ford of ESPN.com published a list this week of who was hot and who was not during the first week of the NCAA Tournament. Evan Turner made his list of 11 who helped their stock. What Ford wrote:
Turner’s team may have been ousted in the first round, but it wasn’t his fault. He had a spectacular game for the Buckeyes, scoring 28 points, grabbing 9 boards and dishing out 8 assists. The performance confirmed the opinion of a number of trusted scouts who feel Turner is the most underrated player in the draft.
“He’s so solid in so many areas of the game,” one veteran scout said. “He needs to improve his perimeter shot, but the rest of the package is there.”
Turner is currently projected to go somewhere between the late lottery and the middle of the first round. However, after the Buckeyes lost, he said he’s returning to Ohio State for his junior season. But we’ll see if that holds true. In the past, players often say similar things when their team is ousted from the tournament, only to reverse course after exploring their draft options more fully.
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Who’s hot? Turner
March 24, 2009 by feed · Leave a Comment
NBA insider Chad Ford of ESPN.com published a list this week of who was hot and who was not during the first week of the NCAA Tournament. Evan Turner made his list of 11 who helped their stock. What Ford…
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