Author: Seth Tow

We’re going team-by-team across Big Ten men’s basketball to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out in 2026-27. Buzz Williams’ first year at Maryland was, to put it mildly, a disaster. The Terrapins endured their worst season in more than 30 years, finishing just 12-12 to place 17th in the Big Ten standings. Expectations were mixed for the Terps entering the year, but things got ugly quickly. Williams overhauled a lot of his roster for this season, and will look for a turnaround. WHO’S GONE: David Coit (13.5 PPG) (exhausted his eligibility) Darius Adams (10.8 PPG) (transfer…

We’re going team-by-team across Big Ten men’s basketball to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out in 2026-27. Wisconsin had an up-and-down 2025-26 season. The Badgers handed eventual national champions Michigan its only home loss of the season — they’re one of just three teams who beat UM, at all. UW looked to be peaking at the right time going into March, but suffered another NCAA Tournament upset defeat, this time against High Point. Greg Gard continues to search for that next step for his program — he’s led Wisconsin to seven of the last 10 NCAA…

We’re going team-by-team across Big Ten men’s basketball to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out in 2026-27. USC enters its third year with Eric Musselman at the helm searching for its first NCAA Tournament appearance in four years. The Trojans haven’t won a March Madness game since 2021. The team has recorded two very similar seasons since moving to the Big Ten in 2024: 17-18 in 2024-25, and 18-14 in 2025-26, both with 7-13 conference records that tied for 12th place. USC turns over a lot of its roster yet again, though the new-look squad could…

We’re going team-by-team across Big Ten men’s basketball to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out in 2026-27. It’s a new era in West Lafayette, Ind. Purdue men’s basketball is coming off a second Elite Eight trip in the last three years, but defeat to Arizona brought three storied careers to an end: Braden Smith, Trey Kaufman-Renn, and Fletcher Loyer are gone. Matt Painter has lost talent in the past and reloaded, but this will be a big challenge. The Boilermakers have good pieces in place, but will have to adapt without their star trio. WHO’S GONE:…

Indiana women’s basketball has made two late additions to its 2026-27 roster. 5-foot-11 guard Camille Pangonis and 6-foot-3 forward Ashlyn Anderson have both signed with Indiana, the program announced Tuesday. Pangonis will be a freshman, and Anderson will be a junior. Both players are from Ontario, Canada. They become the fourth and fifth Canadians in IU women’s basketball history, and the first since Kiandra Browne from 2020-23. Pangonis played high school ball at Fort Erie International Academy, averaging 9.6 points, six rebounds, 3.5 assists, and two steals per game through her career. Anderson’s time at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario,…

We’re going team-by-team across Big Ten men’s basketball to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out in 2026-27. Penn State enters year four with Mike Rhoades trending in the wrong direction. After winning their first NCAA Tournament game in 22 years in 2023 under Micah Shrewsberry, the Nittany Lions have stumbled to three straight losing seasons. PSU won 16 games in each of Rhoades’ first two seasons, before falling to 12-20 last year and finishing last place in the Big Ten. His job security could be riding on improvement this year. WHO’S GONE: Freddie Dilione V (14…

We’re going team-by-team across Big Ten men’s basketball to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out in 2026-27. Next up is Ohio State, which showed some real progress last season in Jake Diebler’s second full year at the helm. The Buckeyes closed the year well, winning five of their last eight in the regular season including victories over No. 24 Wisconsin and No. 8 Purdue. They defeated eventual Elite Eight team Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament and pushed eventual national champion Michigan hard, but ultimately fell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. OSU underwent…

We’re going team-by-team across Big Ten men’s basketball to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out in 2026-27. Nebraska basketball enjoyed a historic campaign in 2025-26, finally winning its first-ever NCAA Tournament game. The Cornhuskers followed that with another victory to reach the Sweet 16, only to see the run end thanks to an upset loss to rival Iowa. Fred Hoiberg is losing some key pieces from that squad, but Nebraska has plenty of reason for continued optimism into 2026-27. WHO’S GONE: Rienk Mast (13.3 PPG) (exhausted his eligibility) Jamarques Lawrence (9.8 PPG) (exhausted his eligibility) Sam…

Class of 2027 cornerback Chris Bradley has committed to Indiana football, he announced Sunday afternoon. Bradley took an official visit to IU this weekend. The West Chester, Ohio native is rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports Composite. Bradley is ranked the No. 42 overall prospect in the class out of Ohio, and the No. 106 cornerback in the class. Bradley checks in at 5-foot-10 and 150 pounds. He chose the Hoosiers over Wisconsin, James Madison, and Temple, per Rivals and On3. His other offers included Wake Forest, Miami (OH), Ohio, Kent State, and Toledo. Bradley is the 12th commit of…

We’re going team-by-team across Big Ten men’s basketball to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out in 2026-27. Niko Medved’s first season at Minnesota had some nice moments, including home upsets over No. 22 Indiana in early December, No. 19 Iowa in early January and No. 10 Michigan State in early February. The Golden Gophers showed plenty of fight in a number of defeats as well, and their 8-12 Big Ten record — an 11th-place finish — was better than many predicted going into the year. They suffered multiple injuries that set them back for most of conference…