John Beilein again has now won at every Big Ten venue
Xfinity Center after Maryland joined the Big Ten was the last to fall to us under his watch. Our senior class will finish with wins at every permanent Big Ten venue except three: Mackey Arena (Purdue, last win in 2014), Value City (OSU, last win in 2014), and Welsh-Ryan Arena (Northwestern, 2013). In fact, if Moe Wagner decides to stay for his senior year, all he needs to win at every Big Ten venue is a win at those three as we have won at every other place within the last three years. Should he come back and accomplish that, he'd be the first senior to do it I believe since Ray Jackson and Jimmy King from 1992-95
February 24th, 2018 at 3:54 PM ^
Given how unbalanced Big Ten schedules are now, that'd be incredible. You don't get four chances in four years to play in these venues anymore.
Speaking of road games, I hope the committee notes just how many of our Quadrant 1 and 2 games were on the road this season. The Big Ten scheduling roulette wheel gave us lots of road games against tough teams and home games against easy ones.
February 24th, 2018 at 3:58 PM ^
February 24th, 2018 at 4:36 PM ^
Above 500 on the road is hard as hell. I know the conference is a bit down but still, that's a heck of a job by the team
February 24th, 2018 at 8:40 PM ^
Keep this in mind when the sparty starts bragging. The BIG schedules were so unbalanced this year that, even though MSU has finished on top, it does not mean much. Against the best teams in the conference, sparty is 0-1 vs UM (at home!), 0-1 vs OSU, they beat Purdue but only played them at home, they beat Nebraska but only played them at home, they beat Penn State but only played them at home. In fact, their conference road results look this: W @ 3-14 Rutgers, L @ 15-3 OSU, W @ 3-14 Illinois, W @ 8-10 Maryland, W @ 9-9 Indiana, W @ 3-14 Iowa, W @ 4-13 Minnesota, W @ 6-11 Northwestern (and needed NW to shoot 3 of 23 in the 2nd half to win).
Sparty did not win a single BIG road game against a team with a winning record. Their conference strength of schedule is 13th out of 14 teams. I don't see how that performance can be considered that of a "champion".
Bring on the BIG Tournament!
February 24th, 2018 at 4:03 PM ^
February 24th, 2018 at 4:43 PM ^
From my quick research, Horford and Morgan won at ten of the eleven arenas pre-Rutgers and Maryland. The only one they couldn't win at was Indiana, which Morgan had five chances and Horford had four.
February 24th, 2018 at 4:50 PM ^
Too soon.
February 24th, 2018 at 5:01 PM ^
To and through the NCAA tourney. I think Coach B's guys this year is what Bo meant when he said THE TEAM, THE TEAM, THE TEAM. Hat's off to Coach.
GO BLUE!!
February 24th, 2018 at 6:38 PM ^
February 24th, 2018 at 8:22 PM ^
Very proud of our team and coach.
I hate to say it but Go PSU tomorrow!
Let's set up as best as we can for back 2 back B1G tourney championships!
February 24th, 2018 at 8:53 PM ^
February 25th, 2018 at 2:28 AM ^
When does Beilein get his statue at UM?