2022-2023 B1G Basketball Thread

[Brutus Buckeye]

I don't know if you can preseason pick them number one, once you factor in their train wreck of a HC. 

[bayareabadger]

Badgers losing another transfer. Ben Carlson was a former top recruit. Suffered a back injury as a freshman and just never got his stuff together this year.

Insiders saying this wasn't a surprise and he wasn't happy. He played like a man who wasn't happy. Not sure where he goes, but UW has more roster flexibility now for transfers. 

[NickSmith4Three]

Omar Payne is moving on.  Illini center has entered the transfer portal.

[NickSmith4Three]

Former PG Kentucky commit, Skyy Clark has committed to Illinois.  With the departure of Curbelo, this will help.

[medinabuckeye1]

Meechie Johnson departing the Buckeyes.  

[ELA]

Hauser returning.

Sounds like Christie is staying gone.  Brown and Bingham graduating, Marble transferring

[847badgerfan]

I guess I should have posted the Cockburn news here. Hiring an agent and declaring for the draft.

[NickSmith4Three]

He will surely be missed

[ELA]

https://twitter.com/kylebaustin/status/1516807585906794502?t=7BgaU8_x5Vdj9AGrspTi9g&s=19

[GopherRock]

Aside from the fact that the Target Center is an affront to organized basketball in this state, I like it a lot.

[ELA]

Wow, Jay Wright retiring

[847badgerfan]

He's only 60?

I wonder why he would make this move now.

[ELA]

He's only 60?

I wonder why he would make this move now.

Because if you have enough money not to work, I don't know why any sane person (relatively, the job always attracted a certain type) would want to be a major college coach anymore.  You already had to kiss boosters and high schoolers asses year round.  Now you have to re-recruit your own roster every year, and build relationships just to have some Kentucky booster swoop in with an NIL offer.  Not that I'm necessarily against it, but I can certainly see not wanting to do it anymore

[847badgerfan]

Good points.