Merchant led the Spartans for 16 seasons, won two Big Ten titles.
Eric Rynston-Lobel
Eric Rynston-Lobel has been a contributor to The IX Basketball since August 2022. He covered Northwestern women's basketball extensively in his four years as a student there for WNUR, previously worked as a sports reporter for the Concord Monitor in New Hampshire and now works as a freelancer based in Chicago.
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Ceilings for the seven Big Ten teams in March Madness
Indiana, Iowa and Maryland headline the Big Ten’s participants in the 2023 tournament
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Lindsay Whalen steps down as Minnesota head coach
The Minnesota coach leaves the program after compiling a 71-76 record over five seasons
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How Katie Gearlds got Purdue back on track
‘I’m just excited to watch it unfold for our group’
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Big Ten Tournament: Five things to watch
From Indiana to Northwestern, everyone has something to play for
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How Teri Moren built the Indiana powerhouse: an oral history
‘Even things that may seem small, they matter to her’
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How no dribbling, elite footwork and an infectious personality produced Iowa post Monika Czinano
‘If everybody was a little bit like Monika, I think this world would be a lot better place’
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Cancun Challenge reveals 2023 women’s field
2023 field includes four Power Five programs
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Lisa Byington Q&A: Broadcasting the first Big Ten women’s college basketball game on FOX
‘If you don’t know something exists, how are you going to try to find it?’
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Karl Smesko: College basketball’s ultimate mad scientist, philosopher and professor
A look inside one of the most innovative programs in college basketball
