College Basketball News

Purdue's Johnson emerges as star (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

JaJuan Johnson has emerged as Purdue's unexpected conference player of the year candidate. Johnson has carried much of the offensive load while Robbie Hummel, the Big Ten's preseason player of the year, has fought through a hairline fracture in his lower back. In Big Ten play, the 6-foot-10 Johnson ranks fifth in scoring (14.8 per game), fourth in rebounds (7.2), third in field-goal percentage...