ST. LOUIS (USBWA) - The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has selected Illinois guard Brandon Paul as its Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week for games ending the week of Sunday, Dec. 9. The USBWA's weekly honor is presented by Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook and will be handed out each Tuesday through Feb. 19 this season. As the Big Ten Conference Player … [Read more...] about Maggie Lucas and Brandon Paul earn weekly USBWA honors
Brandon Paul
Butler falls in Maui Invitational championship game
Courtesy of ButlerSports.com. LAHAINA, HAWAII -- Brandon Paul led four Illinois players in double-figures with 20 points and helped lift the Fighting Illini to a 78-61 victory over Butler in the championship game of the 2012 Maui Invitational on Wednesday, Nov. 21. The loss stopped Butler's dramatic run through the tournament. Paul scored 10 points in the … [Read more...] about Butler falls in Maui Invitational championship game
Bonnies Suffer 48-43 Setback to No. 24/22 Illinois
Courtesy of GoBonnies.com. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - No. 24/22 Illinois (9-0) overcame a nine-point deficit with 5:22 left to claim a 48-43 victory over St. Bonaventure (3-4) in front of 14,711 fans at Assembly Hall on Wednesday. The Bonnies held Illinois to just 31.9 percent from the floor and without a field goal for over six minutes of the second half to help turn a 31-29 … [Read more...] about Bonnies Suffer 48-43 Setback to No. 24/22 Illinois