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Ten for Ten is Inside NU’s new weekly Big Ten basketball column. Every week, Adam and Donovan will sound off on 10 of the biggest questions buzzing around the conference and keep tabs on its best players, coaches and teams.
THREE. MORE. SLEEPS. And the wait will be over. The ribbon will be cut.
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After a long offseason of transfer portal turmoil and captivating eligibility campaigns, the 2026-27 college basketball season is finally on the horizon. But a lot has changed since the Michigan Wolverines cut down the nets in Indianapolis.
The conference welcomed over 125 newcomers over the past few months, while returning just two of last year’s 10 All-Big Ten players.
Dusty May? He’s now the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks.
Dana Altman? He’s retired.
But no matter how the winds of change roar, Big Ten basketball marches on. After a summer of sun, Donovan and Adam have ridden back from their coastal summer homes and shorn up on Lake Michigan with their predictions for the biggest storylines of the season locked and loaded.
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This is Ten for Ten, preseason edition.
1. Who will win the Big Ten?
Adam: Illinois
I love the program that Brad Underwood has built in Champaign, and that’s not me outing myself as some Illinois double-agent that has been writing… I don’t like Illinois at all — I mean, I am a Northwestern fan. BUT, the basketball purist in me can’t help but get giddy to watch Illinois play basketball this year.
Last year, almost every rotational player on Brad Underwood’s squad was tall, AND everybody could make plays on offense. The Illini finished with five of EvanMiya.com’s top-30 rated Big Ten players (Keaton Wagler, David Mirkovic, Kylan Boswell, Zvonimir Ivisic and Tomislav Ivisic), three of which stood over 6-foot-6. This year, despite seeing first-year standout Wagler go fifth overall to the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA Draft, EvanMiya.com projects that Illinois will have six of the Big Ten’s top 30 offensive players — David Mirkovic (No. 3),…
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