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Indiana is the top pick in the Big Ten men's basketball preseason media poll, but it might be easier to predict the Twins' starting rotation next season than it is to figure out the pecking order of a conference in transition.
For one year, the Big Ten men's basketball conference should be renamed The Big Unknown.
Transfer portal madness again hit many programs during the offseason and several teams will need the opening weeks of the season to figure out who they are.
"This year is going to be a new age of Big Ten basketball," Northwestern coach Chris Collins said.
To be clear, that doesn't mean the Wildcats are about to ascend to a title contender. Collins is one of the few coaches who has an experienced roster at his disposal. Northwestern, however, is 13th in the preseason poll, one spot behind the Gophers.
What Collins is alluding to is that many recognizable faces have moved on, either by going pro, graduating or taking the transfer route. Several stars are gone: Jaden Ivey, E.J. Liddell, Kofi Cockburn, Trevion Williams, Trent Frazier, Keegan Murray, Jordan Bohannon, Trent Frazier, Johnny Davis and Gophers nemesis Brad Davison.
Who will you recognize this season? There are a few returning players — Hunter Dickenson at Michigan, Zach Edey at Purdue, Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis — who will be the faces of the conference, but they are far outnumbered in the Big Ten by incoming transfers and freshmen.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
Indiana is the top pick in the Big Ten men's basketball preseason media poll, but it might be easier to predict the Twins' starting rotation next season than it is to figure out the pecking order of a conference in transition.
For one year, the Big Ten men's basketball conference should be renamed The Big Unknown.
Transfer portal madness again hit many programs during the offseason and several teams will need the opening weeks of the season to figure out who they are.
"This year is going to be a new age of Big Ten basketball," Northwestern coach Chris Collins said.
To be clear, that doesn't mean the Wildcats are about to ascend to a title contender. Collins is one of the few coaches who has an experienced roster at his disposal. Northwestern, however, is 13th in the preseason poll, one spot behind the Gophers.
What Collins is alluding to is that many recognizable faces have moved on, either by going pro, graduating or taking the transfer route. Several stars are gone: Jaden Ivey, E.J. Liddell, Kofi Cockburn, Trevion Williams, Trent Frazier, Keegan Murray, Jordan Bohannon, Trent Frazier, Johnny Davis and Gophers nemesis Brad Davison.
Who will you recognize this season? There are a few returning players — Hunter Dickenson at Michigan, Zach Edey at Purdue, Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis — who will be the faces of the conference, but they are far outnumbered in the Big Ten by incoming transfers and freshmen.
Transfer portal has reshaped Big Ten men's basketball, as Gophers know well
Let's call it The Big Unknown conference this season in men's hoops. Ben Johnson's Gophers will be one of several teams trying to put new pieces together.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
