Iowa picked 11th in Media Poll (picked to finish as high as 7th & as low as 16th on individual ballots)
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The media panel, organized by The Columbus Dispatch and The Indianapolis Star, is comprised of 33 participants.
Projected B1G standings (first-place votes in parenthesis):
Reigning Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year Owen Freeman received two votes but didn't make preseason first or second-team All-Big Ten.
First-team
Braden Smith, Purdue (27)
Also receiving votes: Oumar Ballo, Indiana, Ace Bailey, Rutgers (2); Kobe Johnson, UCLA, Payton Sandfort, Iowa (1).
Dylan Harper, Rutgers (19.5)
Also receiving votes: Ace Bailey, Rutgers (12.5); Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois (1).
Also receiving votes: Great Osobor, Washington, Myles Rice, Indiana (4); Vlad Goldin, Michigan (3); Kylan Boswell, Illinois, (2); Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA, Ja'Kobe Gillespie, Maryland, Saint Thomas, USC (1).
Projected B1G standings (first-place votes in parenthesis):
- Purdue, 572 (20)
- Indiana, 549 (7)
- UCLA, 510 (2)
- Illinois, 458 (2)
- Michigan State, 448 (1)
- Oregon, 412
- Rutgers, 391
- Ohio State, 369 (1)
- Michigan, 342
- Maryland, 263
- Iowa, 249
- Wisconsin, 212
- Nebraska, 212
- USC, 196
- Washington, 158
- Northwestern, 153
- Penn State, 87
- Minnesota, 62
Preseason All-Big Ten teams
Iowa's Payton Sandfort was the second-highest vote-getter, behind only Braden Smith of Purdue.Reigning Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year Owen Freeman received two votes but didn't make preseason first or second-team All-Big Ten.
First-team
- Braden Smith, Purdue (64)
- Payton Sandfort, Iowa (48)
- Oumar Ballo, Indiana (47)
- Bruce Thornton, Ohio State (34)
- Dylan Harper, Rutgers (32)
- Jackson Shelstad, Oregon (30)
- Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State (26)
- Great Osobor, Washington (26)
- Ace Bailey, Rutgers (25)
- Dawson Garcia, Minnesota (23)
Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year
Purdue's Braden Smith was the overwhelming favorite to win preseason Big Ten Player of the Year. Payton Sandfort received one vote.Braden Smith, Purdue (27)
Also receiving votes: Oumar Ballo, Indiana, Ace Bailey, Rutgers (2); Kobe Johnson, UCLA, Payton Sandfort, Iowa (1).
Big Ten Freshman of the Year
A pair of highly touted Rutgers' freshmen led the way in this category — with Dylan Harper leading the way.Dylan Harper, Rutgers (19.5)
Also receiving votes: Ace Bailey, Rutgers (12.5); Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois (1).
Big Ten Transfer of the Year
Oumar Ballo, Indiana (17)Also receiving votes: Great Osobor, Washington, Myles Rice, Indiana (4); Vlad Goldin, Michigan (3); Kylan Boswell, Illinois, (2); Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA, Ja'Kobe Gillespie, Maryland, Saint Thomas, USC (1).
Iowa men's basketball: Hawkeyes picked 11th in preseason Big Ten media poll
Iowa Hawkeyes basketball rising senior Payton Sandfort was also named preseason First-team All-Big Ten.
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Question Michigan and Maryland. Other than those 2, seems about right having not seen any of the teams in action.
If pure on paper talent wins out in every instance (which almost never happens):
1. Indiana
2. Purdue
3. Ohio State
4. Illinois
5. Michigan State
6. Rutgers
7. Oregon
8. UCLA
9. Iowa
10. Maryland
11. Michigan
12. Washington
13. USC
14. Wisconsin
15. Nebraska
16. Northwestern
17. Minnesota
18. Penn State
Could be top 5. Could be a bubble season.
1. Indiana
2. Purdue
3. Ohio State
4. Illinois
5. Michigan State
6. Rutgers
7. Oregon
8. UCLA
9. Iowa
10. Maryland
11. Michigan
12. Washington
13. USC
14. Wisconsin
15. Nebraska
16. Northwestern
17. Minnesota
18. Penn State
Could be top 5. Could be a bubble season.
Michigan's new coach brought in a bunch of talent from FL Atl. along with others. Impossible to project some teams with massive turnover.
Box of chocolates mystery teams everywhere.
I am not a fan of this free agency landscape but it does inject some curiosity early on just trying to assess new rosters.
Box of chocolates mystery teams everywhere.
I am not a fan of this free agency landscape but it does inject some curiosity early on just trying to assess new rosters.
IF the B1G does get 10 teams into the NCAA Tournament, this 11th place prediction simply says Iowa is considered an NCAA Tournament bubble team
I am not up-to-date with the other teams, but I am very confident that this Iowa team has the players and balance to be a clearly better team than last year. How that translates into wins and losses is hard to say. Barring injuries, I think I would bet that Iowa finishes at least .500 in the B1G, and hopefully better.
With that optimism, I don't think Payton is the second best player in the league, while Freeman and Dix should be almost as highly regarded as Payton.
With that optimism, I don't think Payton is the second best player in the league, while Freeman and Dix should be almost as highly regarded as Payton.
Dix is a hell of a scorer and a better defender than Payton, he's just streaky. Dix has a very high ceiling, and fans should be legit excited about what he can become. I think Freeman may not stand out as much this year. Because of transfers, the league is chock full of very talented bigs now.
May brought in only one player from Florida Atlantic: Vlad Goldin.
I mostly agree, but with Tony gone, Josh is going to get more attention from opposing defenses. The wild cards for Iowa are the play of the PGs and the PFs. I am very confident that replacing Krikke and Patrick with Traore and Demble (and the freshmen) will be an overall huge plus, especially on the interior defense and the boards. PG is harder to assess. Thelwell and Harding are probably better ballhandlers and distributors than Perkins was, but when Tony came to play, his aggressiveness on the boards and driving to the basket made things happen. We shouldn't need a lot more than great ballhandling/distributing the ball and solid defense from the PGs, with the ability to make teams guard them, to be successful. Let's stay healthy and see whether Fran becomes a little different coach now that he is the only Mac on the team.
I'm going to say 7th, and a 9 seed in the dance. Fran has a way of over performing in the standings based on the preseason predictions. Of course they probably lose in the first round of the tournament.
In Dr. Tom's final season we made the Sweet Sixteen. Let's get an Elite Right or Final Four this time.
Nice to see Payton and Owen presenting such a positive image of the program.
full text of 2nd tweet:
Payton on playing with his younger brother, Pryce again this season:
"It's a dream come true. ... Seeing the way he's progressed from last year to this year -- he's going to play a big role on this team."
"The last few days and hours before I made my decision, I was thinking to myself 'When am I going to play with the kid I played with in the driveway again?'"
Payton on playing with his younger brother, Pryce again this season:
"It's a dream come true. ... Seeing the way he's progressed from last year to this year -- he's going to play a big role on this team."
"The last few days and hours before I made my decision, I was thinking to myself 'When am I going to play with the kid I played with in the driveway again?'"
Full text of tweet:
Fran McCaffery on the point guard spot between Brock Harding and Drew Thelwell:
"They're going to play a lot and they can play together -- that's what I like about them. Drew is the winningest player in Morehead history, and a veteran. Brock is hungry and really worked hard this summer. ... He's shooting the rock well. He'll be an even better shooter [this year]."
Fran McCaffery on the point guard spot between Brock Harding and Drew Thelwell:
"They're going to play a lot and they can play together -- that's what I like about them. Drew is the winningest player in Morehead history, and a veteran. Brock is hungry and really worked hard this summer. ... He's shooting the rock well. He'll be an even better shooter [this year]."
It is encouraging to hear Fran say this assessment of Josh. He recognizes his all-round play, on both ends.
