As thoughts inevitably turn to next year, the question becomes what players are departing and who is coming back. Purdue's roster has a few questions but MP and staff should have a pretty clear view of who will be back. Looking across the conference, I'm not sure that there will be a lot of surprises there either.
If you look at the first three teams all conference plus honorable mention and all freshmen, there could always be surprises with NBA declarations and transfers, but there aren't that many players that look to be up in the air at first glance. Kofi at at IL and TJD at IU are the only two first or second teamers that are not graduating, declared for the NBA or likely to stay (I think Zach likely stays, seems like Dickinson is likely to as well). Bryce McGowens from Nebraska is the only player on the third team, honorable mention or all freshman team that seems likely to go early.
My thoughts below are just based on what I've heard, do they make sense?
FIRST TEAM
KOFI COCKBURN, ILLINOIS - ???
KEEGAN MURRAY, IOWA - gone
E.J. Liddell, Ohio State - gone
Jaden Ivey, Purdue - gone
JOHNNY DAVIS, Wisconsin - gone
SECOND TEAM*
Trent Frazier, Illinois - graduated
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana - ???
Hunter Dickinson, Michigan - likely returning
Zach Edey, Purdue - likely returning
Ron Harper Jr., Rutgers - gone
Brad Davison, Wisconsin - graduated
THIRD TEAM*
Alfonso Plummer, Illinois - graduated
Gabe Brown, Michigan State - graduated (possible COVID year?)
Bryce McGowens, Nebraska - gone
Malaki Branham, Ohio State - likely returning
Trevion Williams, Purdue - graduated
Geo Baker, Rutgers - graduated
HONORABLE MENTION
Jordan Bohannon, Iowa - graduated
Fatts Russell, Maryland - graduated
Malik Hall, Michigan State - likely returning
Jamison Battle, Minnesota - likely returning
Payton Willis, Minnesota - graduated
John Harrar, Penn State - graduated
Sasha Stefanovic, Purdue - graduated
Tyler Wahl, Wisconsin - likely returning
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Moussa Diabate, Michigan - likely returning
Max Christie, Michigan State - likely returning
Malaki Branham, Ohio State - likely returning
Bryce McGowens, Nebraska - gone (see above)
Chucky Hepburn, Wisconsin - likely returning
If you look at the first three teams all conference plus honorable mention and all freshmen, there could always be surprises with NBA declarations and transfers, but there aren't that many players that look to be up in the air at first glance. Kofi at at IL and TJD at IU are the only two first or second teamers that are not graduating, declared for the NBA or likely to stay (I think Zach likely stays, seems like Dickinson is likely to as well). Bryce McGowens from Nebraska is the only player on the third team, honorable mention or all freshman team that seems likely to go early.
My thoughts below are just based on what I've heard, do they make sense?
FIRST TEAM
KOFI COCKBURN, ILLINOIS - ???
KEEGAN MURRAY, IOWA - gone
E.J. Liddell, Ohio State - gone
Jaden Ivey, Purdue - gone
JOHNNY DAVIS, Wisconsin - gone
SECOND TEAM*
Trent Frazier, Illinois - graduated
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana - ???
Hunter Dickinson, Michigan - likely returning
Zach Edey, Purdue - likely returning
Ron Harper Jr., Rutgers - gone
Brad Davison, Wisconsin - graduated
THIRD TEAM*
Alfonso Plummer, Illinois - graduated
Gabe Brown, Michigan State - graduated (possible COVID year?)
Bryce McGowens, Nebraska - gone
Malaki Branham, Ohio State - likely returning
Trevion Williams, Purdue - graduated
Geo Baker, Rutgers - graduated
HONORABLE MENTION
Jordan Bohannon, Iowa - graduated
Fatts Russell, Maryland - graduated
Malik Hall, Michigan State - likely returning
Jamison Battle, Minnesota - likely returning
Payton Willis, Minnesota - graduated
John Harrar, Penn State - graduated
Sasha Stefanovic, Purdue - graduated
Tyler Wahl, Wisconsin - likely returning
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Moussa Diabate, Michigan - likely returning
Max Christie, Michigan State - likely returning
Malaki Branham, Ohio State - likely returning
Bryce McGowens, Nebraska - gone (see above)
Chucky Hepburn, Wisconsin - likely returning
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