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Why Paige Bueckers Isn’t as Big as Caitlin Clark?

Mike Goodpaster

04/02/2025

Over the past few years, women’s college basketball has seen the rise of multiple stars, but few have shone as brightly as Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers. Both players have dazzled fans with their skills, leadership, and on-court dominance; yet, Caitlin Clark has managed to reach a level of national prominence that Paige Bueckers has not quite matched. While both are elite talents, several key factors have contributed to Clark’s ...

Top Ten College Basketball Teams of All Time

Mike Goodpaster

04/01/2025

Top 10 Greatest Final Four Performances in Men’s NCAA Basketball History

Mike Goodpaster

03/31/2025

David Thompson: The Rise and Fall of a Basketball Legend

Mike Goodpaster

03/31/2025

Top 10 Houston Cougars Basketball Players of All Time

Mike Goodpaster

03/30/2025

7 March Madness Takeaways: One of the Worst Tournaments, so far!

Mike Goodpaster

03/24/2025

The Michigan Wolverines’ Fab Five: Don’t Believe the Hype, they were overrated

Mike Goodpaster

03/23/2025

Mike Goodpaster

03/21/2025

The 1984 Dayton Flyers: Don Donoher and Roosevelt Chapman lead the Flyers on a Cinderella run

The 1983-84 Dayton Flyers Basketball Team: A Season to Remember The 1983-84 Dayton Flyers men’s basketball ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/17/2025

Top Six Most Likely First Round NCAA Tournament Upsets

The Drake Bulldogs have faced their fair share of challenges. With a record of 30-3, ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/10/2025

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings Heading into the Big Ten Tournament

This was easy; the Huskies were bad ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/03/2025

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings: Spartans on Top, and here come the Hoosiers (03-02-25)

Washington's performance last week was unimpressive, losing ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/18/2025

Chris Street: The Iowa Hawkeyes’ Forever Young Legend

Chris Street was a rising star in ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/17/2025

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings: A new Number One (02-17-25)

In early January, the Nittany Lions upset ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/10/2025

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings 02-10-25

The Huskies upset Northwestern at home over ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/09/2025

Top 10 Realistic Hires for Indiana Basketball

On this list, we are going to ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/04/2025

1980 Iowa Hawkeyes: A Legendary Team that had a Tragic ending.

The Iowa Hawkeyes have a rabid fan base that has filled Carver-Hawkeye Areba with a passion ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/03/2025

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings 02-03-25

The Huskies will unlikely be favored again ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/30/2025

Top 10 Louisville Cardinals Basketball Players of All Time

The Louisville Cardinals have one of the ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/21/2025

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings (01-21-25)

Things have taken a downturn for the ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/12/2025

The State of Indiana’s Top 20 Basketball players of all time

This list will comprise anybody born in ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/01/2025

Top 10 Indiana Hoosiers of the 1980s

This was the Hoosiers' greatest decade, as ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/24/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings 12/24/24

Minnesota won their sole game last week ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/16/2024

Top 11 Big Ten Basketball Teams, since 1960

The Big Ten Conference has been one ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/11/2024

Top 8 Greatest Rivalries in College Basketball History

College Basketball is famous for its rivalries, ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/10/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings 12/10/24

Minnesota is back at the bottom of ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/03/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings 12/03/24!

This week's 71-36 loss to Saint Mary's ...

Mike Goodpaster

11/27/2024

Louisville humiliates Indiana 89-61: Coach Woodson strikes again

This was the year, and that's what ...

Mike Goodpaster

11/26/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings 11/26/24

No bad records exist in the Big ...

Mike Goodpaster

11/23/2024

Top 10 Indiana Hoosiers to ever play in the NBA

The Indiana Hoosiers have won five National ...

Mike Goodpaster

11/07/2024

Top 10 College Basketball Players of all time

This list only considers college achievements and ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/31/2024

Top 14 Greatest Pure Shooters in Indiana High School Basketball History

When you think of high school basketball, ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/06/2024

Top 10 Players in ABA History

The ABA may not have lasted a ...

Mike Goodpaster

10/03/2024

Top 10 College Basketball Teams that didn’t win a National Championship

Today we will look at the greatest ...

Mike Goodpaster

09/29/2024

Top 10 College Basketball Point Guards of All Time

You win in College Basketball with guard ...

Mike Goodpaster

09/12/2024

Top 10 College Basketball Programs of all time: Who is Number One?

Choosing the greatest college basketball program is ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/27/2024

Top 10 Buzzer Beating Shots in NCAA Tournament History

Buzzer-beaters in March Madness never get old, ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/19/2024

Top 10 Big Ten Basketball Coaches of All Time: Who is the GOAT of Big Ten Basketball Coaches

The Big Ten has always been considered ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/16/2024

Bob Gibson almost Played Basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers

Everybody knows the name, Bob Gibson. He ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/13/2024

Bob Knight and Michael Jordan, the Summer of 84

Michael Jordan wasn't dressed in an expensive ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/01/2024

1952 Cuba Cubs the smallest school to win the Kentucky High School Basketball Championship

Sixty years ago, the Cuba Cubs, a ...

Mike Goodpaster

07/01/2024

Top 10 Guards in Big Ten Basketball history: Who is the GOAT?

The Big Ten has seen some incredible ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/13/2024

Larry Bird is the Greatest of All-Time

With all the "Greatest of All-Time" debates ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/08/2024

Top 20 Big Ten Basketball players of all time

There are many legends of Big Ten ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/06/2024

Top 10 NBA Draft Busts of All Time

The great thing about discussing a bust ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/25/2024

Top-20 Players in Duke Blue Devils History

The Blue Devils under Coach K was ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/21/2024

Top 10 Most Scandalous College Basketball Programs of All Time

This list of the dirtiest basketball programs ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/08/2024

Top 10 NCAA Basketball Championship Games of All-Time

The most incredible month-long sports event is ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/07/2024

1988 USA Olympic Basketball: How John Thompson lost the Gold medal

The 1988 US Olympic delegation arrived at ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/07/2024

Bob Knight’s 1973-76 Indiana Hoosiers: What Might Have Been?

What if's are a huge talking point ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/06/2024

Top 10 Centers in College Basketball History: Alcindor, Russell, or Walton at Number one?

If you are under thirty, you might ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/05/2024

Top 10 Purdue Boilermaker Basketball Players of All Time

Current players are not eligible for this ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/03/2024

Top 10 Indiana Hoosiers of All-Time: Who is the Greatest?

Today, we look at the greatest Indiana ...

Samuel Teets

04/03/2024

Top 12 big 3’s in NBA history, LeBron and Warriors claim spots

I’m defining a big three as three ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/02/2024

Top 10 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Fours of all time

You've probably seen lists of the best ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/01/2024

Elite Eight Takeaways: After 44 Years Purdue gets it done, UCONN rolls, NC State is Cinderella, and Bama is a Basketb...

This is a strange Final Four. You ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/31/2024

We got the Return of Celtic Pride Part I: How the 1983-84 Celtics returned to their heritage

In the fall of 1982, Billie Charles ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/25/2024

March Madness Second Round Takeaways: Purdue and UCONN roll, Indiana State should have been in and Much More!

March Madness was not as crazy as ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/25/2024

Top 10 Sweet 16 Upsets of all time: Michael Jordan is on the list!

Sweet 16 is where Cinderella mostly goes ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/24/2024

Dusty May Named Michigan Coach: While Indiana stands pat with Mike Woodson

Dusty May is what the Indiana Hoosiers ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/23/2024

March Madness Round One Takeaways: Refs save Kansas, SEC and Big Ten Overrated, Plus Much More!

The first round of the 2024 NCAA ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/22/2024

Top 10 Biggest What if’s in NCAA Tournament History: Kenyon Martin, Scott May, Rick Pitino and more

What-ifs are everywhere in life, and the ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/22/2024

Seven Reasons Why the NCAA Tournament has Become the Greatest Sporting Event in America

Up until the 1970's, the NCAA Tournament ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/21/2024

1976 Indiana Hoosiers: The greatest team in college basketball history

The topic of the GOAT comes up ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/20/2024

Top 10 Basketball Coaches of all time in Indiana(High School, College, and Pro)

Today, we will look at the greatest ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/18/2024

Top 10 Greatest First Round Upsets in NCAA Tournament History

It's time for another year of March ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/12/2024

2024 Big Ten Tournament: Predicting every game!

This tournament appears destined for an Illinois ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/11/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings: End of the Regular Season

The Big Ten Tournament is upon us ...

Randall Jamal

03/11/2024

The Double Dipper: The bond between Wilt and Kareem Part I In NBA history

There have been many game-changing superstars. Some ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/10/2024

Indiana University Basketball is a hot mess!

About 15 years ago, a hot younger ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/08/2024

Top 10 New York Knicks of All Time: Ewing, King, Clyde and More!

No current players are eligible for this ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/04/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings (03/04/24): Here Come the Hawkeyes and Buckeyes!

The Big Ten season is headed into ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/02/2024

How Corey Maggette maximized his one season at Duke

During the 1998-1989 season, Corey Maggette played ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/28/2024

NBA’s Best Perimeter Defenders of All Time: Top 10 Perimeter Defensive Specialist Ranked

Today, we will look at the most ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/26/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings (02/26/24)

The hard-charging Ohio State Buckeyes have turned ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/25/2024

Top 10 Greatest Single Game Performances in NBA Finals History

The biggest stage is a time for ...

Mark Lewis

02/24/2024

Indiana Basketball Eating their own?

So now we eat our own? The ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/23/2024

Top 10 NBA Players of the 1980s: Bird, Magic, or Jordan at Number one?

To me, the 1980s was the greatest ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/21/2024

Top 10 Back Courts in NBA History: Which Backcourt was the greatest?

Active players are not eligible on this ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/19/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings (02/19/2024)

Ohio State upset Purdue after firing Chris ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/12/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings (2/12/24)

Purdue cemented their hold on the number ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/07/2024

Top 10 Kentucky Wildcats of all time: Where does Jamal Mashburn Rank?

Today, we will look at the greatest ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/05/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings (02/05/24)

The Big Ten race looks clear right ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/05/2024

Mike Woodson: Doomed to Failure at Indiana

At first glance, it might seem unwise ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/30/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings (01/30/24)

This upcoming week will give us hopefully ...

Randall Jamal

01/28/2024

When Super Teams were cool in the NBA: The Mid-80s

Nowadays, the term "Superteam" carries extremely negative ...

Randall Jamal

01/27/2024

A Dailey reminder of the price of success: The case of Quintin Dailey

In the 1980s, as the National Basketball ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/26/2024

Top 10 Most Iconic Moments in Sports History: Which was the Greatest?

Sports bring people together, whether it's fathers ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/25/2024

The Story of the 1963 Loyola Ramblers who made History and Paved the Glory Road

Everybody should know the story by now ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/24/2024

Should the Hoosiers make a change? This is why you need to give Mike Woodson a chance

Indiana basketball fans must consider it inevitable ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/24/2024

Who was the Greatest: Michael Jordan or Larry Bird?

Which basketball star is the greatest of ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/23/2024

The Complexities of Bob Knight: The Greatest Coach of All-Time?

Bob Knight, born in 1940 and ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/22/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings (01/22/24)

The Big Ten was more of the ...

M Sasala

01/21/2024

Stories You Should Know: Bill Russell in Game 7’s

Bill Russell: Winner The greatest winner in ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/17/2024

Top 10 Ball Handlers in the NBA: Who Has the Best Handles?

Who were the greatest ball handlers of ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/15/2024

Big Ten Power Rankings 01/15/24

The Big Ten is a mess right ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/14/2024

Legends of Hoosier Hysteria: The night a slow white kid became an Indiana legend

It might seem a little harsh to ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/10/2024

Indiana gets embarrassed at Rutgers: What should be done about Xavier Johnson?

Indiana lost 66-57 to the Rutgers Scarlet ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/07/2024

Legends of Hoosier Hysteria: 1954 Montezuma High School The David to Milan’s Goliath

We all know the story of ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/04/2024

Why the Movie Hoosiers was Nowhere Near as Good as the True Story of Milan 1954

Hollywood always tries to sensationalize. In 1986, ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/02/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings 01/02/24

We are at the point of the ...