Still working on adding thoughts to this.....
- Arizona State
- Lost:
- Kamari Lands (Forward) - ?
- Zane Meeks (Forward) - ?
- Bryant Selebangue (Foward) -?
- Frankie Collins (Guard) - TCU
- Akil Watson (Forward) - UMASS
- Braelon Green (Guard) - ?
- Added:
- BJ Freeman - Guard - Milwaukee - 6'6
- Brandon Gardner - Forward - USC - 6'8
- Alston Mason - Guard - Miss. State - 6'1
- Basheer Jihad - Forward - Ball State - 6'9
- Austin Nunez - Guard - Ole Miss - 6'2
- Thoughts: They added much needed talent and scoring in Alston Mason and Freeman but those guys are making big jumps and are high usage players. I think ASU is going to be below average next year.
- Lost:
- Arizona
- Lost:
- Kylan Boswell (Guard) - Illinois
- Dylan Anderson (Forward) - Boise State
- Oumar Ballo ( Big) - Indiana
- Filip Borovicanin (Forward) - UNM
- Added:
- Tobe Awaka - Big - Tennessee - 6'8
- Trey Townsend - Forward - Oakland - 6'6
- Anthony Dell'orso - Guard - Campbell -6'6
- Thoughts - Awaka is someone I am high on as a twitchy front court guy and Townsend can play even though he is undersized. Dell'Orso can score but might lack the physicality for the B12. A solid transfer class that really fits Zona well. They'll be good.
- Lost:
- Baylor
- Lost:
- Miro Little - Guard - Utah
- Caleb Lohner - Forward - Utah
- Dantwan Grimes - Guard - Southern
- Added:
- Jeremy Roach - Guard - Duke - 6'2
- Norchad Omier - Big - Miami - 6'7
- Jalen Celestine - Guard - Cal - 6'6
- Thoughts - Omier and Roach are very talented and two of the better portal recruits this offseason. Roach will step right into that Rayj Jennings role and Omier will be productive offensively. But I still think Baylor will struggle a bit defensively next year. Top 10 team imo.
- Lost:
- BYU
- Lost:
- Noah Waterman - Forward - Louisville
- Jaxson Robinson - Guard - Kentucky
- Atiki Ally Atiki - Big - UNM
- Aly Khalifa - Big - Louisville
- Marcus Adams Jr. - Guard - CS-Northridge
- Added
- Keba Keita - Big - Utah - 6'8
- Mawot Mag - Forward - SD State - 6'7
- Withdrew
- Richie Saunders - Guard
- Dallin Hall - Guard
- Thoughts: So many questions with Kevin Young but they returned some good pieces even after losing Robinson. Maybe a tournament team? I don't see them in the top half of the conference tho.
- Lost:
- Cinci
- Lost:
- Sage Tolentino - Big - UNC Asheville
- Jamile Reynolds - Big - USF
- Viktor Lakhin - Big - Clemson
- Added:
- Arrinten Page - Big - USC - 6'11
- Connor Hickman - Guard - Bradley - 6'2
- Dillon Mitchell - Forward - Texas - 6'8
- Thoughts - Cinci returns alot and didn't have a ton of spots. Page is a former big time recruit who hasn't done much and Hickman can really shoot the ball. Dillon Mitchell is one of the best athletes in the country. Cinci should be a tournament team next year.
- Lost:
- Colorado
- Lost:
- Joe Hurlburt - Big - Davidson
- Luke O'brien - Forward - Ga Tech
- J'Vonne Hadley - Guard - Louisville
- Eddie Lampkin - Big - Syracuse
- Added:
- Elijah Malone - Big - Grace College - 6'10
- Andrej Jakimovski - Forward - Wazzu - 6'7
- Trevor Baskin - Forward - CO. Mesa - 6'9
- Thoughts: Colorado might be in danger.
- Lost:
- Houston
- Lost:
- Damian Dunn - Guard - Pitt
- Added:
- Milos Uzan - Guard - OU - 6'4
- Thoughts: Houston only had one spot and filled it with a Jamal Shead replacement. No one can replace him but Uzan is a good player. They return everyone else and should be a top 5 team.
- Milos Uzan - Guard - OU - 6'4
- Lost:
- Iowa State
- Lost:
- Omaha Billiew - Big - Wake Forest
- Jelani Hamilton - Guard - Ga State
- Jackson Paveletzke - Guard - Ohio
- Added:
- Joshua Jefferson - Big - St. Marys - 6'7
- Brandton Chatfield - Big - Seattle - 6'10
- Nate Heise - Guard - NIU - 6'5
- Dishon Jackson - Big - Charlotte - 6'11
- Thoughts - ISU returned almost their entire team except their front court. And they filled up with guys that fit the system well. Josh Jefferson is a tremendous defender and Heise looks like was made in a lab for ISU. Another top 5 team imo.
- Lost:
- Kansas
- Lost:
- Arterio Morris - Guard - Jail
- Added:
- Rylan Griffen - Guard - Bama - 6'6
- AJ Storr - Guard - Wisconsin - 6'7
- Zeke Mayo - Guard - South Dakota State - 6'4
- Noah Shelby - Guard - Rice - 6'3
- Thoughts - Self clearly knew what last year's team was lacking so he went out and got perimeter size, scoring and athleticism. Storr was one of the best scorers in the B10, Griffen is a uber aggressive marksmen with size and Mayo was one of the best MM guards in the country. Probably a top ten team but some iffy fits imo.
- Lost:
- Kansas State
- Lost:
- Dai Dai Ames - Guard - Virginia
- RJ Jones - Guard - TCU
- Jerrell Colbert - Big - SMU
- Dorian Finister - Guard - SHSU
- Cam Carter - Guard - LSU
- Arthur Kaluma - Forward - ?
- Added:
- Baye Fell - Big - Arky - 6'11
- Brendan Hausen - Guard - Villanova - 6'4
- CJ Jones - Guard - UIC - 6'4
- Dug McDaniel - Guard - Michigan - 5'11
- Achor Achor - Big - Samford - 6'10
- Ugonna Onyenso - Big - Kentucky - 7'0
- Max Jones - Guard - CS Fullerton - 6'2
- Thoughts - McDaniels is very good and fits what Tang does well. Achor Achor and Onyenso should be a solid front court. Probable tourney team and lower middle of the B12.
- Lost:
- Okie State
- Lost:
- Justin McBride - Forward - ?
- Javon Small - Guard - WVU
- Quion Williams - Guard - ACU
- Eric Dailey - Forward - UCLA
- Brandon Garrison - Big - Kentucky
- Added:
- Robert Jennings - Big - Texas Tech - 6'7
- Arturo Dean - FIU - Guard -5'11
- Devo Davis - Guard - Arky - 6'4
- Brandon Newman - Guard - WKU - 6'5
- Marchelus Avery - Forward - UCF - 6'5
- Abou Ousmane - Big - Xavier - 6'10
- Khalil Brantley - Guard - Lasalle - 6'0
- Thoughts - So many jokes I could make. They will likely be towards the bottom of the conference.
- Lost:
- TCU
- Lost:
- Essam Mostafa - Big - ?
- Micah Peavy - Forward - Georgetown
- Jakobe Coles - Big - Grand Canyon
- Added:
- Brendan Wenzel - Wing - Wyoming - 6'6
- Noah Reynolds - Guard - Green Bay - 6'3
- Frankie Collins - Guard - Arizona State - 6'1
- RJ Jones - Guard - K State - 6'3
- Trazarien White - Forward - UNC Wilmington - 6'7 (maybe not
- Vasean Allette - Guard - Old Dominion - 6'3
- Thoughts - Frankie Collins fits the up-tempo style Dixon likes but can't shoot, Reynolds is very skilled but I wonder how he handles the jump in competition, Wenzel is a good shooter and Jones is an upside play. They have now added some needed talent in Traz White and a talented but mercurial guard in Allete. TCU is a weird team but should be about the same as last year.
- Lost:
- Texas Tech
- Lost:
- Pop Isaacs - Guard - Creighton
- Robert Jennings - Big - Okie State
- Kye Lindsay - Big - Morehead State
- Drew Steffe - Guard - Southern Illinois
- Added:
- Federiko Federiko - Big - Pitt - 6'11
- Elijah Hawkins - Guard - Minnesota - 5'11
- Kevin Overton - Guard - Drake - 6'5
- JT Toppin - Big - UNM - 6'9
- Thoughts - Tech had a strong finish. Toppin will be a star and I absolutely love Hawkins. Overton has a ton of upside and the rim protection of Fede is useful although he is a limited player. They got their difference maker in the front court but perimeter creation/rim pressure is still an unknown. Top 25 team.
- Lost:
- UCF
- Lost:
- Marchelus Avery - Forward - OSU
- Comeh Emuobor - Forward - ?
- CJ Walker - Forward - ECU
- Demarr Langford - Guard - Albany
- Michael Kalina - Guard - ?
- Added:
- JJ Taylor - Wing - Memphis - 6'7
- Keyshawn Hall - Wing - George Mason - 6'7
- Benny Williams - Wing - Syracuse - 6'8
- Mikey Williams - Guard - Memphis - 6'3
- Jordan Ivy-Curry - Guard - UTSA - 6'3
- Thoughts: It's like UCF is trying to emulate the Portland JailBlazers from the early 2000's. Good luck with that locker room. Will still probably be annoying to play. Not a tournament team tho.
- Lost:
- Utah
- Lost:
- Deivon Smith - Guard - St. John's
- Rollie Worster - Guard - Nebraska
- Keba Keita - Big - BYU
- Wilguens Exacte Jr. - Guard - ?
- Added:
- Miro Little - Guard - Baylor - 6'4
- Zach Keller - Big - Wake Forest - 6'10
- Mason Madsen - Guard - Boston College - 6'3
- Keanu Dawes - Big - Rice - 6'9
- Mike Sharavjamts - Guard - San Francisco - 6'8
- Caleb Lohner - Forward - Utah - 6'6
- Ezra Ausar - Big - ECU - 6'8
- Thoughts - Miro Little has intriguing upside but yikes other than that. Another B12 cellar dwellar.
- Lost:
- WVU
- Lost:
- Seth Wilson - Guard - Akron
- Kerr Kriisa - Guard - Kentucky
- Josiah Harris - Foward - Akron
- Pat Suemnick - Big - Depaul
- Jeremiah Bembry - Guard - ?
- Kobe Johnson - Guard - SLU
- Ali Ragab - Big - ?
- Noah Farrakhan - Guard - ?
- Added:
- Javon Small - Guard - Okie State - 6'3
- Eduardo Andre - Big - Fresno State - 6'10
- Toby Okani - Wing - UIC - 6'7
- Amani Hansberry - Big - Illinois - 6'8
- Sencire Harris - Guard - Illinois - 6'3
- Tucker Devries - Wing - Drake - 6'7
- Joseph Yesefu - Guard - Washington State - 6'0
- Thoughts - The cupboard was really bare for Devries but he has done a solid job. His son and Javon Small is a very good duo and Okani can really defend. They will likely be a middle of the pack B12 team and fringe tournament team imo.
- Lost:
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