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  • In an era where traditional big men are becoming increasingly rare, the two-big lineup made a comeback this season. Houston, Auburn, Florida, and Duke (if you count Cooper Flagg) all reached the Final Four while using lineups featuring two bigs. According to Evan Miya, all four of those teams ranked in the top 20 nationally…

  • Dusty May wasted no time this offseason replacing his two All-Big Ten Second Team frontcourt players. Vlad Goldin and Danny Wolf are out of eligibility, but their success together last season may have positioned Michigan as a top destination for big men. The Wolverines made a massive splash in this year’s transfer portal by landing…

  • Illinois has done a great job retaining players this offseason as Kylan Boswell, Tomislav Ivisic, Jake Davis and potentially Ben Humrichous are all back. #TheRetention has been on full display (besides Morez Johnson Jr.), but the Illini still need to land a big fish to make it a successful offseason. Josh Dix considered Illinois as…

  • Cooper Flagg lived up to the hype. That might be an understatement for the best Freshman to play college hoops since another Duke legend, Zion Williamson. Flagg is just the fourth Freshman ever to win the Wooden award and joins a list of NBA All-Stars that have done it. Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, and Zion…

  • I am choosing to believe the rumors on Adam Miller coming back to Champaign to play his final season in Orange and Blue. Highly connected Trilly Donovan on Twitter and Derek Piper both reported that there is serious buzz about Miller entering the transfer portal and returning to Illinois. Surely enough, he entered the transfer…

  • 🚨 BIG NEWS! 🚨 I’m thrilled to officially launch my very first college basketball blog! I’m a contributor to Pickswise covering College Basketball, and I compete in the Bracket Project with my very own Bracketology. This blog is all about building community and sharing the game we love. My goal is to grow this platform…