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Big 10 basketball 2022, Part II

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Holloway Suffers Season-Ending Knee Injury - University of Minnesota Athletics

University of Minnesota head women's basketball coach Lindsay Whalen has announced today that freshman forward Niamya Holloway (Eden Prairie, Minn.) has suff...
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This is unfortunate. She's part of Minnesota's best recruiting class since Coach Whelan took over the program.
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Definitely sad news. Wishing Holloway all the best. Great kid here in Minnesota. Just an all-around high character person and major talent.
 
sweetspot said:
So what's the Big Ten pecking order next year?

-Iowa brings back everyone and adds a couple of solid recruits but remains a big ? on defense.
-Ohio State brings back Sheldon, Mikulasikova and maybe Mikesell but loses Miller and Beacham. Madison Green should be back from her knee injury. Top 25 recruit coming in, too.
-Maryland loses Benzan and Bibby but has Miller, Reese and Owusu back, plus new transfer Lavender Briggs and two solid recruits.
-Indiana brings back Berger and Holmes, but loses Patberg and Cardano-Hillary and apparently Gulbe.
-Michigan loses Hillmon, Kiser, Rauch and Dilk (they were all honored at senior day). Brown will be back, and Phelia was good in Year 1. Two solid recruits, too.
-Nebraska brings back Shelley, Markowski, Bourne and maybe Haiby. Don't know what Scoggin's status is.

Those are just the NCAA tournament teams.
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I got my money on Indiana being number one. Sorry, Minnesota and Michigan (Two Big Ten teams that I follow). I just like what Coach Moren has done at Indiana. Plus, they have gained a few nice additions (on paper) to their roster. Indiana could lead the pack in the Big Ten. Iowa is dangerous as well. They could finish in that second spot or lead the pack as well. Same with Maryland. Michigan is the mystery team for me. Like you said, Michigan lost quite a lot, especially with the loss of Hillmon. Hillmon was like 90% of the offense last year for Michigan. So many questions with the current roster and coaching mindset. Will coach have the offense flow through Brown or some other idea. Michigan is that mystery team for me. Same with Nebraska & Ohio State. Those two could be really good or being in that running for 4th or 5th place in the Big Ten. I just can't wait until the season!!
 
SECbbfan24 said:
Some games stand out to me. These should be some very exciting matchups.

NC St vs Iowa
Ohio St vs Louisville
North Carolina vs Indiana
Maryland vs ND
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Definitely. Some very exciting matchups.
 
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TerpWomenFan said:
The Big 10 will end their relationship with ESPN in 2023. They are expected to sign a billion dollar deal with FOX, CBS and NBC.

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Sources: Big Ten nears media rights agreement with Fox, CBS, NBC

The Big Ten is close to finalizing a new media rights deal with Fox, CBS and NBC, according to sources, with longtime partner ESPN no longer in the mix.
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A billion-dollar deal!?
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That is wild! Team payouts per year are going to be crazy.
 
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Just saw this posted by Raoul. Nebraska is down one of their starters from last season.
 
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Big Ten Media Day. First off, I heard some coaches were upset because the media day was in Minneapolis. My take, I like the fact that the Big Ten Basketball Media Day was in Minnesota. I think that each year or every other year, each program should host the media day. Share the wealth. Indiana and Illinois are great states but there are other places to check out. I can't wait for Iowa or Nebraska to host the Big Ten Basketball Media one day. I am looking forward to Minneapolis hosting the Women's Big Ten Tournament. Anyway a few quick highlights of the media day one. I will add Day Two later.

Day One:
Maryland- Looking forward to seeing how the pieces that has been added blend together. Plus, we always hear folks talk about teams playing "positionless" basketball. Maryland is actually going to be that team this year.

Indiana- Coach Moren returning some quality players and picking up some really solid players.

Purdue- They had a new coach but towards the end of the season, they were playing together and looking forward to continuing to show improvement from last season.

Iowa- Like Indiana, Iowa is the considered the favorite to win the Big Ten. Everyone back and looking forward to claiming the Big Ten. Caitlin Clark is a game changer and one exciting player to watch.

Rutgers- Coach Washington is going to push the pace and have the Rutgers move away from the low scoring tradition of Rutgers WBB to a high scoring team. We will see how this plays out.

Illinois- Coach Shauna Green hopes to revive the Illinois WBB program. Focus will be on defense and pushing the pace. Coach Green had great success at Dayton, looking forward to seeing her turnaround Illinois program. One of the hot recruiting spots in the nation.

Northwestern- Still a little bitter about being left out of post season tournaments last year but looking to play with a chip on their shoulder this season. They have the pieces, but I can see them being in the middle of the pack of the Big Ten.
 
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Big Ten Media Day Two

Wisconsin: Coach Moseley, year two, talked about recruiting and the returning players, team playing in the Virgin Islands during Thanksgiving Break, and about how the program looks to improve in year two under her leadership.

Nebraska: Coach Williams looks to continue the growth of Nebraska WBB program and have that program among the best of the Big Ten. The loss of Sam Haiby hurts but with other players coming back like Jaz Shelley and Alexis Markowski, Nebraska looks to make noise in the Big Ten.

Ohio State: Coach McGuff looks to keep the Ohio State WBB program among the top teams in the Big Ten. They have a pretty decent and underrated backcourt of Taylor Miksell and Jacy Sheldon. Their defense creates offense, and they are looking to keep pushing the tempo.

Minnesota: Coach Whalen is looking forward to the incoming squad. They seem excited about practicing and looking forward to hitting the gym. Coach Whalen mentioned the chemistry of the team and so far, everyone is on the same page.

Michigan: Coach Barnes Arico is looking forward to the season and excited about the current roster. Naturally having Leigha Brown and Emily Kiser back are going to be huge because of leadership. The key is going to be how the rest of the team develops. Maddie Nolan had a great offseason. Laila Phelia had a very impressive offseason and is looking to expand her role on the team. Michigan got some pieces.

Michigan State: Coach Merchant and MSU dealt with a lot of injuries last year. They had players playing out of position and shorthanded. Now with most of the players coming back and having that experience plus some solid transfer players, the Spartans look to make some noise in the Big Ten.

Penn State: Coach Kieger looks to have Penn State being competitive and have players like MaKenna Marisa and Leilani Kapinus get that big stage attention.
 
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