Having a potential Big Ten champion again will make it even better. Illinois: The Illini have consistently had a tremendous home court.The Tigers will be in the thick of the race, too.ĪWESOME ARENAS: The top places to watch men's college basketball Auburn: Bruce Pearl has the Tigers a happening every home game.Kentucky: The Wildcats always have a packed house and a passionate fan base on-site and online.North Carolina: The Tar Heels are a national runner-up, making the Smith Center a tremendous atmosphere.Indiana: The Hoosiers are the pick to win the Big Ten making Assembly Hall the place to be this season.Kansas: The Jayhawks never disappoint - ever.I think they compete for a double bye in the conference, but without really ever contending for the title.The undoubted 6th man on the floor for men's college basketball teams is their passionate fan base who take to the stands to show support. These fans will be sure to have arenas rocking around the nation this season. Overall I think this Iowa team is still pretty good and doesn’t take h off a step back. And word is that Tony Perkins has been thriving in his role. Look for Payton Sandfort to make a pretty big step forward in contributions. I think Kris Murray can replace about 90% of what his brother did. He was an incredible 3 point shooter but mostly a liability on defense. Losing 28th year senior Jordan Bohannon is probably the main culprit on both of those fronts. The defense isn’t going to be great, but I do think it can be a little bit better. Granted it’ll probably take a step back from the last couple of years, but still wouldn’t be surprised that they’re one of the best in the conference. Stewmonkey13: Iowa’s going to have a good offense, that seems like a given under Fran. I realize what happened with the rounding. Plenty of team sources are bullish on freshman big Jaxon Kohler, so we’ll see if he’s able to give MSU a functional tandem down low. MSU needs a quantum leap from Mady Sissoko if they want to contain guys like Edey, Jackson-Davis, and Dickinson. Center is going to be an adventure though, even if the league isn’t as prolific there as it usually is. They’ll be at least very good and potentially great at the guard spots, and for all I’ve ragged on him in the past, Joey Hauser’s redemption arc sounds like it’s on track. I still expect this to be something like a 5th place conference finish season, which is ok with me as long as the main pieces with more than a year left like AJ Hoggard and Jaden Akins develop into a core that can contend for everything in ‘23 with an injection of fantastic incoming talent. Green Akers: Confidence seems to be building in the MSU fandom and media about this team’s potential, but I suspect that is bleed over from a surprisingly excellent recruiting off-season. Michigan State Spartans - 20-11 (13-7 B1G)
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