2022-23 Big Ten Preview
A look ahead at the best prospects, teams, and biggest X-Factors lying ahead in the Big Ten
In order to do prospect scouting the right way, we firmly believe that understanding the schemes and team circumstances that surround each prospect is necessary. Get to know the coaches and what they look to do on both ends. Learn about the teammates so we can contextualize how a prospect’s usage comes to be. Understand opponents to make sure the game-to-game product is better contextualized. Without doing that, our scouting feels rather incomplete and leaving too many variables unaccounted for. In order to nail college scouting, we need to get to know as much about the college landscape as possible.
With that in mind, we’re putting our observations and predictions to the page on every major conference team in college basketball. We’ll discuss their style of play, their holes on the roster, pro prospects, where they might land next to their conference rivals, swing factors to their success this season, and more. Some will see this as a college season preview — and that’s quite alright. What this is intended to be just as clearly, though, is a guide to refer back to for team understanding all season.
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14. Nebraska Cornhuskers
Head Coach: Fred Hoiberg
Record Last Year: 10-22, t-13th in Big Ten
Prospects to Watch: CJ Wilcher
It’s been a rough few years for The Mayor since relocating his political office to Lincoln. He’s produced a few really good one-and-done prospects in Dalano Banton and Bryce McGowens, but failed to surround them with anything resembling the talent needed to win games in the Big Ten. Hoiberg is a solid offensive coach, running 5-out motion and always having great spacing on the floor. What brought him notoriety at Iowa State as the head coach was in pioneering the transfer market and nailing a few big prospects. Now that the transfer portal is widely accepted in college, his competitive advantage has dissipated.
6’5” sophomore guard CJ Wilcher and 6’9” senior forward Derrick Walker are the only guys returning to average six a game last year; five of their top seven in minutes per game have since left the program. It’s hard to build a program when continuity is always fleeting; the transfer market is a great way to win games, but transfers are best-served coming in to help with what the roster already has.
There are only five upperclassmen on this roster: Walker will be joined by SMU transfer Emmanuel Bandoumel and North Dakota State grad transfer shooter Sam Griesel. The frontline lacks experience and is more about perimeter skill and shooting than rim protection or size. We like Wilhelm Breidenbach and Blaise Keita on their face, though this team is simply far too young to make the type of inspired push to make them a dark horse. Hopefully, the youth movement helps in the long run and they perform at a high enough level to avoid winning fewer than four games in the league for the third straight year.
13. Minnesota Golden Gophers
Head Coach: Ben Johnson
Record Last Year: 13-17, t-13th in Big Ten
Prospects to Watch: Jamison Battle, Dawson Garcia, Ta’Lon Cooper
If there’s one position to have depth and be talented at, it should be the wings/ forward spots. That’s our philosophy anyway, and it seems like Ben Johnson agrees. Jamison Battle is a potential All-Conference performer and the Golden Gophers best player; he was really solid for them a year ago. Dawson Garcia, if he gets cleared, is a stretch shooting big that gives the team a clear identity at the 4-spot.
Here’s the bad news: four senior starters are gone from last year’s team around Battle, necessitating the pivot towards Garcia, Dartmouth transfer point guard Taurus Samuels, and Morehead State guard Ta’Lon Cooper. Outside of Battle, nobody on this roster averaged more than two points per game! Talk about a tough way to build a program…
Battle alone could help the Gophers win a game or two in the league. They have enough shooting to get hot on the right night, and Johnson showed some flashes of being a really good coach in his opening season. This is just a pretty bare-bones roster in a league where there won’t be many down nights. Tough roads ahead unless Garcia and Battle can both be true superstars.
12. Penn State Nittany Lions
Head Coach: Micah Shrewsberry
Record Last Year: 14-17, t-10th in Big Ten
Prospects to Watch: Jalen Pickett, Andrew Funk, Camren Wynter
Penn State is another tough job in the Big Ten. A football school in rural Pennsylvania far away from the state’s urban centers, recruiting to State College is tough. There’s no natural rival, a league filled with big dogs and no success in the lifetimes of any recruits. Shrewsberry was a shrewd hire in many regards. He is a smart tactician known for maximizing the talent he’s given, brings an NBA coaching pedigree that holds weight with recruits and spent time at Purdue under Matt Painter, the type of bull-headed ‘zig when everyone else zags’ type of program built on toughness and multi-year loyalty. The Nittany Lions should aim to build such a program.
That’s easier said than done, as Shrews is finding out. Jalen Pickett was a really good pickup from Siena and is a well-rounded guard. Seth Lundy is a battle-tested wing with legitimate shooting range. Super senior Myles Dread will join Pickett in the backcourt, as will strong transfer Camren Wynter from Drexel (15.8 PPG, 4.6 APG). Wynter, Dread and Pickett are a legitimately good three-man core in the backcourt. Sprinkle in Lundy and Bucknell transfer Andrew Funk and there’s a lot of good pieces.
Penn State won seven league games and went 10-5 at home. They couldn’t win a game away from State College, though, and lost two senior starters from last year’s team. Wynter and Funk help, but the lack of proven size might catch up to this group in a league known for its interior play. Stretch big transfer Michael Henn is the only experienced body they have over 6’7”, and he’s never blocked more than four shots in a season. It’s hard to bet on a team taking a step forward with two unproven freshmen big men (Kebba Njie and Demetrius Lilley) as the x-factors. If Njie is legitimate from day one, they could push closer to .500 in the Big Ten.
11. Northwestern Wildcats
Head Coach: Chris Collins
Record Last Year: 15-16, t-10th in Big Ten
Prospects to Watch: Boo Buie, Chase Audige, Robbie Beran
We’re a sucker for a good Chris Collins redemption arc. The Wildcats jumped from nine wins to 15 last year, and won the most league games since their NCAA Tournament season back in 2016-17. The best player on last year’s team, Pete Nance, transferred to North Carolina, without a doubt a big blow to their hopes of making another leap forward in 2023. The rest of the starting lineup is back, though, including the weathered backcourt tandem of Boo Buie and Chase Audige. 6’9” stretch-4 Robbie Beran is as crafty as it gets, too — he’s an underrated player in the conference.
How Collins replaces the holes left behind by Nance and 6’10” Ryan Young up front will be the big test. UTEP grad transfer Tydus Verhoeven is 6’9” and can plug a few of those minutes, but he’s neither the shooter Nance was nor the interior defender of Young’s stature. That’s the biggest reason not to push the Wildcats farther up in our predictions: lack of certainty of what will happen at the 5.
Sophomore guard Julian Roper had some intriguing flashes his freshman year, but the highway to more minutes is blocked off by the experienced Wildcats returning. Until there is more clarity as to what the frontcourt looks like, it may be another season stuck in neutral in Evanston.
10. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Head Coach: Steve Pikiel
Record Last Year: 18-14, t-4th in Big Ten
Prospects to Watch: Cliff Omoruyi, Cam Spencer, Caleb McConnell, Paul Mulachy
Before we go into this section on the Scarlet Knights, we have to get this out first: Steve Pikiel has done an otherworldly job at Rutgers. What he’s built in just a few years, making consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time since 1976, is remarkable and deserves so much recognition. He built a group, developed them, kept them together, and found success. Ron Harper Jr. and Geo Baker, two of the biggest pieces and offensive burden carriers from those runs, are gone, while interior presence Cliff Omoruyi, defensive linchpin Caleb McConnell, and glue wing Paul Mulachy return. We’ve heard Mulachy may be ready to take a giant step forward.
This year’s team should take on more of a defensive identity as a result. Former LSU transfer Aundre Hyatt is back for another year as a powerhouse 4 and could move into the starting lineup. Loyola (MD) transfer Cam Spencer is a deadeye shooter and a competitive combo guard, and there’s enough defensive infrastructure there to help him in the Big Ten.
Depth has never been the strong suit of these Pikiel Rutgers teams. In the past, at least we knew the starting five would work well together and win games. Losing all that offensive firepower hurts a fair deal; Spencer can pick up some slack, but there will need to be a lot of growth from within to make a trip back to the tourney. Hey, at least they’ll be able to enjoy a massive homecourt advantage in the RAC and (hopefully) steal a game or two from a Big Ten giant!
9. Wisconsin Badgers
Head Coach: Greg Gard
Record Last Year: 25-8, t-1st in Big Ten
Prospects to Watch: Chucky Hepburn, Marcus Ilver, Kamari McGee, Tyler Wahl
If you watched the Badgers play during the final month of the season or in the NCAA Tournament, you knew that Johnny Davis was doing A LOT and the rest of the team was getting carried to success by him. Much of that comes from disappointing individual performances from guys we once held in high esteem, namely Markus Ilver and Ben Carlson. Those two could combine for a unique inside-outside tandem at the forward spots, the perfect blend for the Swing offense that Greg Gard has carried over from the Bo Ryan days.
Sophomore guards Chucky Hepburn and Kamari McGee (Green Bay transfer) will likely slide into the primary creation spots, and Jahcobi Neath and Jordan Davis could get some run. Everyone seems pretty high on Hepburn this preseason. Upperclassmen bigs Tyler Wahl and Steven Crowl are back to keep their role as starters intact. Ilver, if he lives up to the hype, would give the Badgers their signature strength: size and depth up front that make them a grinder of a team to defend.
Gard’s teams are always greater than the sum of their parts, which is a credit to their teaching, defense and identification of talent for their system. Before losing three of their last four in conjunction with the Johnny Davis injury, the Badgers won five straight and scored over 65 in each game. There’s a good team in here somewhere, it’s just more challenging for us to see it from a pure talent standpoint.
8. Purdue Boilermakers
Head Coach: Matt Painter
Record Last Year: 29-8, 3rd in Big Ten
Prospects to Watch: Zach Edey, Fletcher Loyer, Ethan Morton, Brandon Newman, Mason Gillis, Trey Kaufman
The Boilermakers lost a fair amount from last year’s 29-win team. Top-five pick Jaden Ivey, frontcourt playmaking whiz Trevion Williams, shooting specialist Sasha Stefanovic (whose impact cannot be overstated), steady combo guard Eric Hunter, and about 46 of their 79 points per game.
The Ivey loss isn’t as large as it may seem. Matt Painter prefers to play inside-out, and with 7’4” monster Zach Edey still in West Lafayette, they’ll be able to establish the paint against pretty much any opponent. 6’6” forward Mason Gillis should slide into the starting lineup, while big men Trey Kaufman and Caleb Furst eek it out for the ever-important backup role to Edey.
Along with Gillis at the 4, we expect to see 6’5” Brandon Newman and 6’6” Ethan Morton slide into the wing spots. Morton is more of a natural passer and playmaker, while Newman has a decently well-rounded game. We’ve liked Morton a lot ever since seeing him play in high school, and think he’s only a jumper away from being really impactful.
The absence of backup guard Isaiah Thompson, combined with the departures of Ivey and Stefanovic, leaves this team a little bit thin in the backcourt. Their play style won’t suffer a ton, although good guard play is necessary in late-game moments and deep into March. Freshman shooter Fletcher Loyer can come in and take some of Stefanovic’s role, and the combination of Newman, David Jenkins and Morton can handle enough to get by. This won’t be a bad season for Purdue by any means; it just likely won’t live up to the success they enjoyed getting up to #1 in the nation last season.
7. Maryland Terrapins
Head Coach: Kevin Willard
Record Last Year: 15-17, t-10th in Big Ten
Prospects to Watch: Jahmir Young, Donta Scott, Donald Carey, Julian Reese, Hakim Hart, Ian Martinez
If there’s one bubble team we like to take a step forward this year, it’s the Terps. A new head coach to revitalize the program will certainly help after a rough few years under Mark Turgeon. Willard isn’t a recruiting wizard or a tactical genius, but he tends to prefer gritty teams and a disciplined style. We’ll see if this team fits that mold early on, but there’s certainly enough talent here to improve. Two important backcourt transfers in Jahmir Young (Charlotte) and Donald Carey (Georgetown) join a decent batch of returners.
Donta Scott and Hakim Hart are a really good duo at the 3 and 4, Carey can shoot, Young can really score it and has deep range. We like the spacing this group has top to bottom. Scott, in particular, is experienced and should be a punisher on the block with this many shooters around him.
The question for the Terps is at the 5, as Qudus Wahab has left via the transfer portal. If 6’9” Julian Reese can live up to the talent he brings to the table, the Terps will be dangerous. We have them knocking on the dorr of the NCAA Tournament, one of the more optimistic outcomes on the internet, partially due to our strong belief in Jahmir Young as a player. If he holds up on the Big Ten stage, and key guys like Hart and Reese keep getting better, this has all the makings of a surprise 20-win group.
6. Iowa Hawkeyes
Head Coach: Fran McCaffrey
Record Last Year: 26-10, t-4th in Big Ten
Prospects to Watch: Kris Murray, Peyton Sandfort, Tony Perkins
Without a doubt, the Hawkeyes have lost a lot over the last two years. Two monstrous individual performers in Luka Garza and Keegan Murray, a bunch of really good shooting role players, and the ability to make the Sweet Sixteen. Fran McCaffrey has yet to take the Hawkeyes to that illustrious second weekend in March, and it seems like defense is the typical culprit. While McCaffrey can really coach and put together an offense, the lack of a reliable defense has often derailed their successful campaigns.
The returning Kris Murray is a competent wing defender and may be primed to step into the large offensive role his twin brother left behind. The Hawkeyes were much better after they inserted Tony Perkins into the starting lineup as well; 12-3 as a group while Perkins averaged 10.8 PPG over that time. That pairing figures to be the top option for the Hawkeyes this season, and could be good enough as a duo to vault the Hawkeyes to the NCAA Tournament.
6’9” fifth-year Filip Rebraca is back for another campaign, 6’9” junior Patrick McCaffery is a returning starter with the ability to light it up from deep, and 6’7” sophomore Payton Sandfort is looking to build upon a sturdy first season. All indications from the summer and from camp point to Sandfort taking a major step forward this season and even bursting his way onto some NBA radars.
Besides Perkins, guard play will be a question heading into the season. Jordan Bohannon and Joe Toussaint are gone, leaving Ahron Ulis as the only experienced guard next to the incumbent starter. The Hawkeyes are big on the wings but don’t have proven guard depth or rim protection on the interior. That’s not a recipe for deep postseason success in our book. They’ll be an above-average team, but not a slam dunk to make a return trip to the big dance. Perhaps the whole will be greater than the sum of their parts.
5. Michigan Wolverines
Head Coach: Juwan Howard
Record Last Year: 19-15, t-7th in Big Ten
Prospects to Watch: Jett Howard, Kobe Bufkin, Hunter Dickinson, Jaelin Llewellyn, Youssef Khayat
As we march to the top five of the conference, we are continually perplexed by the direction and results from the Juwan Howard teams. He got off to a roaring start at Michigan, getting the Wolverines to a #1 seed in his second year on the job and a game away from the Final Four. The momentum on the recruiting trail, combined with the return of Hunter Dickinson, brought what could have been a positive year last year. But a mid-season suspension and some disappointing moments hurt the Wolverines. To us, their biggest flaw was trying to jam Moussa Diabate and Hunter Dickinson together as a frontcourt pairing.
Diabate is gone, and now Howard can get back to spacing around Dickinson in a way conducive to his success. In the backcourt, Jaelin Llewellyn (Princeton transfer) and Kobe Bufkin are both talented enough to go and win games in the Big Ten. Freshman Jett Howard (yes, the coach’s son) should be able to slide into starter minutes at the 3 as well — he’s a sneaky one-and-done prospect. The fit is there in theory, and it will be on Jett’s readiness and Bufkin taking a step forward to make that come to fruition. Duke grad transfer Joey Baker can add some shot-making depth.
The real wild card is freshman Youssef Khayat, a Lebanese incomer with size and shooting upside. Terrance Williams is likely to start the season at the 4, but if Khayat can push him for important minutes, the Wolverines may be better off.
Despite losing seven of their ten leaders in minutes, Howard has put the team in a solid spot for contention. Khayat and Howard are talented freshmen and Llewellyn is a really good transfer addition, too. The biggest improvement may be from simply freeing up Dickinson in the lane and allowing him to be the piece that carries this offense.
4. Indiana Hoosiers
Head Coach: Mike Woodson
Record Last Year: 21-14, 9th in Big Ten
Prospects to Watch: Jalen Hood-Schifino, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Malik Reneau, Tamar Bates, Xavier Johnson, Trey Galloway, Jordan Geronimo, Miller Kopp
We aren’t the only ones going out on a limb for the Indiana Hoosiers this year, a trendy pick to shoot up the standings thanks to the return of big man Trayce Jackson-Davis. TJD has been a proven double-double at the college level and averaged 18.3 points and 8.1 boards last year. He isn’t our favorite pro prospect due to the lack of a jumper and left-hand-dominant nature of his scoring, but he knows his spots well and has the combination of size and athleticism that allows him to dominate on a college court. Partnering with him for the third-straight year in the frontcourt is Race Thompson, an athletic defender that doesn’t get the attention he deserves. Those two make the Hoosiers one of the nation’s best defensive units, as it’s really difficult to score on them on the interior.
The frontcourt fit of those two has always been a tad clunky on offense, as neither are great shooters or playmakers, but they’re athletic, crush the boards and defend. Miller Kopp is back as a big wing shooter (best served at the 4) and Jordan Geronimo is somehow a junior now, demonstrating elite flashes athletically in his underclassman years. Those two will need to hold off freshman Malik Reneau for minutes, though a year learning from all those seniors could bear major results long-term for the Montverde product.
Guard play was always suspect for the Hoosiers, especially after a few younger guards haven’t panned out offensively. Xavier Johnson (12.2 PPG, 5.1 APG) is back as their experienced head at the point, though he can be a tad overconfident at times. Trey Galloway will continue to defend and do all the dirty work that makes him a fan favorite, too. Galloway’s minutes will likely be determined by the ability of Indiana’s two most talented guards, freshman Jalen Hood-Schifino and sophomore Tamar Bates, to handle starting and high-caliber roles right away. At 6’6” and 6’5”, they have enough size to play the 2 and the 3 in the starting unit if they earn it, pushing Galloway and Kopp to the bench and helping space/ modernize the Hoosiers offense.
We’re big believers in Hood-Schifino and think he could emerge by the end of the season as Indiana’s best #2 option behind TJD. The story for the Hoosiers is going to be outside shooting, though. They shot only 31.9% from deep in Big Ten action, and besides Miller Kopp and Xavier Johnson, no returner shot above that mark individually. The frontcourt requires spacing, Hood-Schifino has been somewhat questionable with his range in the past, Galloway’s wrist issues have curtailed his jumper, Bates was under 30%, and former Indiana Mr. Basketball Anthony Leal isn’t rotation-worthy. We absolutely love the talent, although the Achilles heel is already revealing itself in Bloomington.
3. Michigan State Spartans
Head Coach: Tom Izzo
Record Last Year: 23-13, t-7th in Big Ten
Prospects to Watch: AJ Hoggard, Jaden Akins, Jaxon Kohler, Tyson Walker, Pierre Brooks, Tre Holloman, Joey Hauser
There’s a competitive advantage to having a world-class head coach that cannot be overlooked. Tom Izzo zaps every ounce of potential out of his group in a way that helps them win games, and very rarely do his one-and-done prospects turn into duds. After a somewhat disappointing year with Max Christie in that role, Izzo is giving himself a year off before the major freshman class of Jeremy Fears and Xavier Booker come to East Lansing.
The group to tide Spartan fans over until then isn’t any slouch and is filled with experience. The backcourt features two seasoned guards in Tyson Walker and AJ Hoggard; Hoggard is the romanticized pure point guard that facilitates and defends but doesn’t shoot, while Walker is wired as more of a scorer. Seniors Malik Hall and Joey Hauser are a good frontcourt ying and yang, while raw big man Mady Sissoko will be expected to provide at least rotational minutes at the 5.
If the Spartans make an assault on the top spot in the league, it will be because they get a great deal of help from their young guys. Freshman big Jaxon Kohler will have hopes of starting from his first moment on campus, and at 6’9” and 250 pounds, it will be about his skill and defense, not his physical readiness. Izzo added backcourt depth with Tre Holloman, who may end up being the most talented guard on the roster and force his way into the starting unit as a much-needed scorer.
All eyes are on sophomore Jaden Akins, though. He earned his fair share of fans last season in a support role and may need to be the number-one option moving forward. He’s a 6’4” lefty, shoots it well, is a smooth athlete and gives maximum effort on the defensive end. Akins and Hoggard will be tough to get separation on in the backcourt, easing the burden on a somewhat uncertain frontcourt defensively. The depth in East Lansing is impressive, and with an injection of some young players as they earn it, the Spartans should be in the top 25 for most of the year.
2. Ohio State Buckeyes
Head Coach: Chris Holtmann
Record Last Year: 20-12, t-4th in Big Ten
Prospects to Watch: Justice Sueing, Isaac Likekele, Brice Sensabaugh, Felix Okpara, Bruce Thornton, Roddy Gayle, Zed Key
The following statement is one we do not take lightly: Chris Holtmann ran the best practice I’ve ever seen in my life. He’s organized, a great teacher, trusts his staff, and really does a great job at keeping everything relevant to their functional offense and defense. The Buckeyes lose two major pieces in EJ Liddell and Malaki Branham, the main cogs in a wheel that only spun out 20 wins last season. So why are we betting on the Buckeyes yet again?
Partially responsible is our faith in Holtmann, who has made the NCAA Tournament every year he’s been a head coach at the major college level. Another reason we’re in: the experienced players on the team. Isaac Likekele (Oklahoma State transfer) is a gritty, big slashing guard with great defensive intensity. Justice Sueing missed all but two games last year due to injury; his return should spark the Buckeyes frontline next to experienced center Zed Key. Tanner Holden (Wright State) averaged 20 PPG last year, making him one of the most prized transfers on the market. Sean McNeil (West Virginia) is a good shooter and brings plenty of experience as well. The Buckeyes did see two NBA players and several other seniors move on, but the experienced guys on the current roster are plenty capable.
We also think this is a really good freshman class for Holtmann, and not just in the sense that it delivers one really good prospect. Bruce Thornton is capable of starting from day one in the backcourt, moving Likekele and Holden to the wings in their more natural spots. Brice Sensabaugh is a natural scorer at the wing; if he pushes Holden for minutes, the Buckeyes win long-term. With a year of working behind Key, MoKan elite big man Felix Okpara can become the next PNR force with rim protection on the other end. Roddy Gayle is a top-50 recruit as well and is a long-armed shooter with defensive upside. Don’t be shocked if he fights his way into major minutes right away.
There’s just so much depth on this team. Without including the raw but large Okpara, the Buckeyes can roll nine deep: Thornton, Likekele, Holden, Sueing, Key, McNeil, Sensabaugh, Towns, Gayle. This is the best group of youngsters the Holtmann has brought in and a really good group of transfers, too. We’re feeling the vibes in Columbus.
1. Illinois Fighting Illini
Head Coach: Brad Underwood
Record Last Year: 23-10, t-1st in Big Ten
Prospects to Watch: Coleman Hawkins, Matthew Mayer, Skyy Clark, Terrence Shannon Jr., Jayden Epps, Luke Goode, Ty Rodgers
What a sensational job of pivoting from internal development and culture to touting the opportunity available via transfer market. Brad Underwood brought in a killer class of transfers to pair with up-and-comers Coleman Hawkins and Skyy Clark in a way that should keep Illinois as a top-15 team in the country. Clark is the prized 6’3” freshman guard we believe will take over reps at the point from day one, and man is he talented. Hawkins may be ready to be the next mismatch piece that everybody talks about; he’s 6’10”, shoots it, is athletic and can score on the interior.
Around him are two impactful transfers with a proven track record of success in Terrence Shannon Jr. (Texas Tech) and Matthew Mayer (Baylor). Mayer’s game is often understated, and the grad transfer knows how to impact winning as a defender, low-volume offensive piece and decision-maker. This core-four is versatile enough to help construct a big or a small lineup, where Hawkins can play the 4 if Baylor transfer Dain Dainja is healthy and earns his way into the rotation. Dainja can really score one-on-one on the blocks and has really intriguing handling ability if harnessed the right way. We’re banking on his health and conditioning to project the Illini as the cream of the crop in the league; he and Hawkins are a dynamic duo in the frontcourt.
Freshmen Ty Rodgers and Jayden Epps are supremely intriguing, sophomore guard RJ Melendez has his fans as a potential breakout candidate, and shooter Luke Goode may be able to provide depth on the wings. This is a completely different team, as five of their top six from last season are no longer in Champaign. But the combination of impactful transfers and talented freshmen are enough to get us incredibly excited about this year’s Illini squad.
All-Big Ten Awards
Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Michigan
Freshman of the Year: Jalen Hood-Schifino, Indiana
Coach of the Year: Chris Holtmann, Ohio State
First Team:
AJ Hoggard, Michigan State
Jamison Battle, Minnesota
Kris Murray, Iowa
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
Hunter Dickinson, Michigan
Second Team:
Jahmir Young, Maryland
Jaelin Llewellyn, Michigan
Matthew Mayer, Illinois
Coleman Hawkins, Illinois
Zach Edey, Purdue