We're about at the halfway point of this offseason. I figure that most of the outgoing or incoming transfers and freshman commitments have occurred by now (to go along with the early entrants for the NBA Draft). With that in mind, I thought it would be fun to take a look at the Big Ten and give a basic outline of what each team has lost, is returning, or is gaining for this upcoming season (with notable stats listed for departures and returnees).
I'll go in alphabetical order and start off with Illinois.
Illinois:
2014-2015 Record: 19-14
B1G Record: 9-9 (T-7th)
Postseason: NIT 1st Round
Head Coach: John Groce (4th season)
Starters Lost: (3)
-PG/SG Ahmad Starks (7.7 PPG, 2.2 APG, 24.1 MPG)
-SG/SF Rayvonte Rice (16.5 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 1.8 SPG, 81% FT's, 44% 3PT's, 30 MPG, 24 GP)
-C Nnanna Egwu (6.5 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.8 BPG, 29.8 MPG)
Other Notable Losses: (2)
-SG Aaron Cosby (7.8 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 80% FT's, 25.3 MPG, 19 GP) (dismissed from program/transferring)
-PF Austin Colbert (2.2 RPG, 7.6 MPG) (transferring)
Starters Returning: (2)
-SG Kendrick Nunn 6'3 (Jr.) (11.1 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.2 SPG, 82% FT's, 30.2 MPG)
-SF/SG Malcolm Hill 6'6 (Jr.) (14.4 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 30.6 MPG)
Other Regulars Returning: (3)
-PG Jaylon Tate 6'2 (Jr.) (3.6 PPG, 2.9 APG, 84% FT's, 20.4 MPG)
-PF Leron Black 6'7 (So.) (5 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 14.8 MPG)
-C Maverick Morgan 6'10 (Jr.) (2.5 PPG, 8.9 MPG)
Newcomers: (7)
-PG/SG Khalid Lewis 6'3 (Sr.) (graduate transfer from La Salle)
-C Mike Thorne 6'10 (Sr.) (graduate transfer from UNC-Charlotte)
-SG Alex Austin 6'3 (Jr.) (transfer from Eastern Illinois) (son of Woody Austin)
-C/PF Michael Finke 6'9 (Fr.) (RS last season)
-SG/PG Jalen Coleman-Lands 6'3 (Fr.)
-SG Aaron Jordan 6'4 (Fr.)
-SF D.J. Williams 6'6 (Fr.)
I'll go in alphabetical order and start off with Illinois.
Illinois:
2014-2015 Record: 19-14
B1G Record: 9-9 (T-7th)
Postseason: NIT 1st Round
Head Coach: John Groce (4th season)
Starters Lost: (3)
-PG/SG Ahmad Starks (7.7 PPG, 2.2 APG, 24.1 MPG)
-SG/SF Rayvonte Rice (16.5 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 1.8 SPG, 81% FT's, 44% 3PT's, 30 MPG, 24 GP)
-C Nnanna Egwu (6.5 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 1.8 BPG, 29.8 MPG)
Other Notable Losses: (2)
-SG Aaron Cosby (7.8 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 80% FT's, 25.3 MPG, 19 GP) (dismissed from program/transferring)
-PF Austin Colbert (2.2 RPG, 7.6 MPG) (transferring)
Starters Returning: (2)
-SG Kendrick Nunn 6'3 (Jr.) (11.1 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.2 SPG, 82% FT's, 30.2 MPG)
-SF/SG Malcolm Hill 6'6 (Jr.) (14.4 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 30.6 MPG)
Other Regulars Returning: (3)
-PG Jaylon Tate 6'2 (Jr.) (3.6 PPG, 2.9 APG, 84% FT's, 20.4 MPG)
-PF Leron Black 6'7 (So.) (5 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 14.8 MPG)
-C Maverick Morgan 6'10 (Jr.) (2.5 PPG, 8.9 MPG)
Newcomers: (7)
-PG/SG Khalid Lewis 6'3 (Sr.) (graduate transfer from La Salle)
-C Mike Thorne 6'10 (Sr.) (graduate transfer from UNC-Charlotte)
-SG Alex Austin 6'3 (Jr.) (transfer from Eastern Illinois) (son of Woody Austin)
-C/PF Michael Finke 6'9 (Fr.) (RS last season)
-SG/PG Jalen Coleman-Lands 6'3 (Fr.)
-SG Aaron Jordan 6'4 (Fr.)
-SF D.J. Williams 6'6 (Fr.)
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