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per BTN:
Several former Big Ten basketball players are set to take place in the second annual “The Basketball Tournament,” which kicks off today with the South and West Regional rounds.
A total of 97 teams will play in the tournament, with the winning team taking home a $1,000,000 grand prize.
This tournament got me thinking… What if every Big Ten school could put together an ideal five-man team at the tournament. What would it look like?
In other to do this, I chose a group of five players from every Big Ten school who I think would make the best 5-on-5 team today. The conditions are that they can not currently be in college, and they must have played at a Big Ten school.
MINNESOTA
G: Andre Hollins
G: Austin Hollins
F: Rodney Williams
F: Trevor Mbakwe
C: Kris Humphries
Why these five: This is a solid team from top to bottom, featuring four guys who played at Minnesota over the past four years, and an NBA forward in Humphries. Both Andre and Austin Hollins can shoot it from deep, while Williams was one of the top athletes in the Big Ten over the past decade. Mbakwe and Humphries are both outstanding rebounders who can score down low as well.
http://btn.com/2015/07/10/if-every-big-ten-school-had-a-team-at-the-basketball-tournament/
Go Gophers!!
Several former Big Ten basketball players are set to take place in the second annual “The Basketball Tournament,” which kicks off today with the South and West Regional rounds.
A total of 97 teams will play in the tournament, with the winning team taking home a $1,000,000 grand prize.
This tournament got me thinking… What if every Big Ten school could put together an ideal five-man team at the tournament. What would it look like?
In other to do this, I chose a group of five players from every Big Ten school who I think would make the best 5-on-5 team today. The conditions are that they can not currently be in college, and they must have played at a Big Ten school.
MINNESOTA
G: Andre Hollins
G: Austin Hollins
F: Rodney Williams
F: Trevor Mbakwe
C: Kris Humphries
Why these five: This is a solid team from top to bottom, featuring four guys who played at Minnesota over the past four years, and an NBA forward in Humphries. Both Andre and Austin Hollins can shoot it from deep, while Williams was one of the top athletes in the Big Ten over the past decade. Mbakwe and Humphries are both outstanding rebounders who can score down low as well.
http://btn.com/2015/07/10/if-every-big-ten-school-had-a-team-at-the-basketball-tournament/
Go Gophers!!