2020-2021 B1G Basketball Thread

[medinabuckeye1]

Well this is a bit earlier than I expected to start this thread but the 2020-2021 season suddenly and unexpectedly ended today so on to next year.

[Brutus Buckeye]

There seems to be some chatter about maybe granting seniors an extra year under the circumstances.

[847badgerfan]

Link to last season.

https://www.cfb51.com/big-ten/2019-2020-b1g-basketball-thread/

[847badgerfan]

There seems to be some chatter about maybe granting seniors an extra year under the circumstances.

That would really mess up recruiting, no?


I know UW has no open spots for their one senior, who would probably stay if given the chance.

[ELA]

That would really mess up recruiting, no?


I know UW has no open spots for their one senior, who would probably stay if given the chance.

Maybe scholarship exemption IF you return to your same school?

[medinabuckeye1]

Link to last season.

https://www.cfb51.com/big-ten/2019-2020-b1g-basketball-thread/

Why is the 2019-2020 thread locked?  We can still discuss that, no?  

[Abba]

Why is the 2019-2020 thread locked?  We can still discuss that, no? 

Nah, that season is dead to me.

[847badgerfan]

Living in the past.

[bayareabadger]

That would really mess up recruiting, no?


I know UW has no open spots for their one senior, who would probably stay if given the chance.

Roster limits are by nature arbitrary. One could expand if needed. 

The weirder part would be the money side for smaller schools, like if you bumped the scholarship load for a year. Obviously the price point isn't actually a year of tuition, but it's not nothing either.

[FearlessF]

There seems to be some chatter about maybe granting seniors an extra year under the circumstances.

I could see this if the season were shutdown a month or so ago, but the regular season is over

go get a job

[847badgerfan]

Get off my lawn.

[MichiFan87]

I don't think it makes sense to grant basketball (or hockey) players an extra year of eligibility just because the tournament was cancelled.  For spring sports (softball, baseball, lacrosse, etc.) I would support that, because over half their seasons are cancelled, though.

Michigan loses Teske and Simpson, which is significant to be sure, but I think the team will be better and a BigTen contender next year with more depth. Austin Davis is getting his 5th year here. I hope Castleton will stay but wouldn't blame him if he transfers. I think Nunez will transfer and don't know about Bajema. Everyone else should be back.

The incoming players are Zeb Jackson, a highly rated combo guard, Hunter Dickinson, a highly rated center, Isaiah Todd is one of the top forwards in the country, Terrance Williams is another top 100 forward, and Jace Howard is Juwan's son, who got some other decent offers (Dayton, Saint Louis, San Diego State), but will presumably walk on. They're also the favorite for one of the top shooting guards, Josh Christopher.

My early expectation for the lineup is DeJulius, Christopher / Brooks, Wagner, Livers, and center is a tossup with Dickinson, Davis, and Castleton. I would expect Todd, Johns, and maybe Jackson to be other main rotation players. Regardless, I think the starters will play less than usual because there is so much depth, but we'll see....


The big non-con games so far are the return game to Oregon, and they're in the NYC tournament with Baylor, NC State, and Villanova.

[ELA]

As a fan of a team who was GREAT this year, but figures to be quite mediocre next year, it just sucks that it's this year.

UNC fans probably feeling the exact opposite.

[grillrat]

I'll admit, considering that Purdue was likely going to not make the tourney this year, this cancellation doesn't bother me as much as it probably should have.

This year's tourney would have been an absolute crap shoot though as to who was going to win it all.  The parity level was extreme this year.