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Meet the Big Ten: Iowa

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 3:14 p.m.

Iowa began last season as a favorite to win the Big Ten, and was ranked in the top five nationally. But the Hawkeyes fell flat on their face during the conference season, finishing 10th with an underachieving 5-11 record. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament, and were beaten in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament by Louisiana State.

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Meet the Big Ten: Wisconsin

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 3:12 p.m.

At the beginning of last season Wisconsin was working under a first-year head coach in Bo Ryan and had only nine scholarship players on its roster. The Badgers were considered a program with a long rebuilding process ahead of them.

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Meet the Big Ten: Michigan State

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 10:44 a.m.

Last season was a bit out of the ordinary for Michigan State. The Spartans did not win the Big Ten Championship for the first time in five years and then, in the NCAA Tournament, they suffered a first-round loss to North Carolina State. The early exit marked the first time they failed to reach the Final Four since the 1997-98 season.

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Meet the Big Ten: Purdue

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 10:43 a.m.

Coach Gene Keady had to change some aspects of the Purdue team if he wanted the 2002-2003 season to go differently than last year's disastrous showing. The Boilermakers finished the season 13-18, and were tied for 8th place in the Big Ten. For Keady and his team, the losing record was unacceptable.

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Meet the Big Ten: Ohio State

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 10:42 a.m.

The OSU men's team lost two key players, and all of sudden has dropped off everyone's radar. After winning a share of the Big Ten title and the Big Ten Tournament title, the Buckeyes aren't even expected to finish in the top three of the Big Ten this year.

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Meet the Big Ten: Minnesota

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 10:42 a.m.

Last year, Minnesota played the upset kings and busted onto the Big Ten basketball scene. After consecutive wins against Ohio State, Penn State, Indiana and Iowa, the Golden Gophers had the attention of the media and their Big Ten opponents.

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Meet the Big Ten: Michigan

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 10:41 a.m.

The Michigan men's basketball team starts its season in style. By traveling to the Virgin Islands in a non-conference tournament, the Wolverines are kicking off their season the same way they hope to end. In style, with a winning record.

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Big men on campus

By Matt Pera · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 10:38 a.m.

In the national semifinal against Oklahoma last season, senior forward Jeff Newton stepped onto the court amid cheers from the many hometown faithful who had shown up to support the Atlanta native.

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Davis sees depth in backcourt

By Matt Pera · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 10:37 a.m.

When asked who his go-to guys will be this season, coach Mike Davis doesn't name one or two players, he mentions several.

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Injury report

By Zach Eldridge · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 10:34 a.m.

Devastating is an adjective that often describes sports injuries. But, last season a major injury was oddly beneficial for the IU women's basketball team.

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One roller coaster ride of a season

By Zach Eldridge · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 10:33 a.m.

Where to begin? A Big Ten Championship, a berth in the NCAA Tournament, a frightening accident, and a array of emotions ranging from happy tears to sad discussions. All of the following described the 2001-2002 IU women's basketball season.

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More than a momentum swing

By Natalie A. Trout · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 10:32 a.m.

Coach Kristy Curry of the Purdue Boilermakers said IU finished last season on a momentum swing after winning the Big Ten Tournament.

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Hoosiers undergo identity change with loss of prominent players

By Zach Eldridge · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 10:30 a.m.

Like two important pieces to a jigsaw puzzle, center Jill Chapman and guard Heather Cassady completed the team picture for IU. Their prominent roles on the team were fundamental to its success last year and for years to come. They combined to score 43 percent of IU's points last season.

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From the bench to the spotlight

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 10:03 a.m.

Four years ago, senior guard Tom Coverdale arrived at IU to play basketball, and promptly found himself on the bench. For the 1998 Mr. Basketball of Indiana and a player who averaged 25 points per game in high school, warming the bench was not good enough.

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