Big Ten basketball: Preseason power rankings heading into 2021-2022 season

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14. Minnesota Golden Gophers​

The unquestioned bottom feeder in this year’s Big Ten is Minnesota, which is in the midst of a big transition after firing Richard Pitino. New head coach Ben Johnson has his work cut out for him since Pitino’s departure led to a significant exodus of talent, leaving the Golden Gophers with the shallowest roster in the conference.

That is a bad recipe to have in a conference that usually produces close to 10 NCAA Tournament teams. Expect a lot of losses as Johnson looks to build a new identity for the Golden Gophers over the course of this season.

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Big Ten basketball: Preseason power rankings heading into 2021-2022 season

Preseason Big Ten basketball power rankings entering the 2021-2022 season. Is Michigan the best team in the conference or is there a bigger threat?
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Jerran chimes in:

14. Minnesota

Things collapsed in a hurry for Minnesota basketball to conclude the 2020-21 season as they dropped eight of their last nine games, fired Richard Pitino, and saw a mass exodus of players to the transfer portal.

Head coach Ben Johnson will have his work cut out for him as he looks to turn things around for a program that made just two appearances in the NCAA Tournament in eight seasons under Pitino.

Payton Willis (College of Charleston) should take on the lead guard duties for the Golden Gophers. He averaged 13.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg and 3.1 apg in the Cougars’ backcourt and will look to bring a similar pedigree to the Minnesota basketball rotation in desperate need of a leader.

Jamison Battle (George Washington) is another name to keep an eye on in the frontcourt. He posted 17.3 ppg and 5.2 rpg in the Atlantic 10 basketball ranks while shooting 35.4 percent from 3-point range. He’ll be a versatile sharpshooter due to make an impact.

Their biggest question marks will be around the rim, which should make for an interesting first-year for Coach Johnson. Eric Curry and freshman big man Treyton Thompson are good starting pieces, but they’ll certainly need more to contend.

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Big Ten Basketball: Preseason power rankings for 2021-22 season

Big Ten basketball has some heavy hitters looking to make their presence felt. Take a look at the preseason power rankings for 2021-22.
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Roar Lions Roar chimes in:

14. MINNESOTA - HC: Ben Johnson (1st Season)
Key Returnees: F Eric Curry

Top Newcomer: F Jamison Battle, transfer from George Washington

Season Opener: vs. Kansas City (Nov. 9)

Now to the bottom of the barrel. Of the three new head coaches in the Big Ten, Ben Johnson probably has the biggest rebuild on his hands. The roster is almost completely different than the one ex-coach Richard Pitino fielded in the team’s season-ending loss to Ohio State. Marcus Carr (19.4 ppg) is the biggest of those losses, as he’s moved on to Texas. Johnson is young and energetic with a bright future ahead of him as a coach. This season is going to be really rough, though.

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Big Ten Basketball: Preseason Power Rankings

Purdue and Michigan enter the 2021-22 season as the conference title favorites.
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CBS chimes in:

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Minnesota lost eight of its last nine games to end the season by an average margin of 12 points. Now in the post-Richard Pitino era, the hope is that Ben Johnson, once an assistant with the Golden Gophers who was hired away from Xavier, can help right the ship. The team lost its top seven scorers and is adding seven transfers, though, so this is a full-blown rebuild.

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Roar Lions Roar chimes in:

14. MINNESOTA - HC: Ben Johnson (1st Season)
Key Returnees: F Eric Curry

Top Newcomer: F Jamison Battle, transfer from George Washington

Season Opener: vs. Kansas City (Nov. 9)

Now to the bottom of the barrel. Of the three new head coaches in the Big Ten, Ben Johnson probably has the biggest rebuild on his hands. The roster is almost completely different than the one ex-coach Richard Pitino fielded in the team’s season-ending loss to Ohio State. Marcus Carr (19.4 ppg) is the biggest of those losses, as he’s moved on to Texas. Johnson is young and energetic with a bright future ahead of him as a coach. This season is going to be really rough, though.

www.roarlionsroar.com

Big Ten Basketball: Preseason Power Rankings

Purdue and Michigan enter the 2021-22 season as the conference title favorites.
www.roarlionsroar.com www.roarlionsroar.com

Go Gophers!!
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Energetic?? What press conferences and practice video snippets has this person been watching. Even his former bosses said something about him always being calm.
Id be curious to see BJ get mad, wonder what that will look like
 


Yeah, but we're going to lead the league in high fives!!
 



I'm gonna go
1) Michigan
2) Purdue
3) Illinois
4) Ohio State
5) Michigan State
6) Maryland
7) Rutgers
8) Indiana
9) Nebraska
10) Northwestern
11) Wisconsin
12) Iowa
13) Penn State
14) Minnesota
 



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