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2010-11 Record: 12-20 overall, 3-15 Big Ten (11th)

Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1

Leerwinners Returning/Lost: 13/2

Returning Leading Scorers1. Chrisan Waord (16.0 ppg)

2. Verdell Jones III (12.5 ppg)

3. Jordan Hulls (11.0 ppg)

Returning Leading Rebounders

1. Chrisan Waord (5.4 rpg)

2. Tom Pritchard (3.8 rpg)

3. Derek Elston/Victor Oladipo (3.7 rpg)

Returning Leading Assists

1. Verdell Jones III (3.2 apg)

2. Jordan Hulls (2.9 apg)

3. Chrisan Waord (1.1 apg)

Notes: Indiana welcomes back four starters and 13

leerwinners this season ... Tom Crean enters hisfourth season as the head coach of the Hoosiers ...

Indiana brings back 93 percent of its scoring from

a season ago, including three double-digit scorers

... Junior Chrisan Waord finished 10th in the Big

Ten in scoring last season, averaging 16.0 points per

game ... Aer having only one senior on the roster

a season ago, Indiana now boasts an experienced

lineup with nine upperclassmen.

2010-11 Record: 20-14 overall, 9-9 Big Ten (T-4th)



Returning Leading Scorers1. Brandon Paul (9.0 ppg)

2. D.J. Richardson (8.4 ppg)

3. Meyers Leonard (2.1 ppg)


1. Brandon Paul (3.1 rpg)

2. D.J. Richardson (1.8 rpg)

3. Tyler Griffey/Meyers Leonard (1.2 rpg)


1. Brandon Paul (2.1 apg)

2. D.J. Richardson (1.9 apg)

3. Crandall Head (0.7 apg)

Notes: The Illini are coming offof their third consec-

uve 20-win season and seventh under head coachBruce Weber ... Illinois advanced to the third round

of the NCAA Tournament in 2011 ... Guards Brandon

Paul and D.J. Richardson return to lead the Illini aer

averaging 9.0 and 8.4 points per game last season,

respecvely ... Paul and Richardson each appeared in

all of Illinois 34 games.




Returning Leading Scorers1. Ma Gatens (12.6 ppg)

2. Melsahn Basabe (11.0 ppg)

3. Bryce Cartwright (10.9 ppg)


1. Melsahn Basabe (6.8 rpg)

2. Zach McCabe (3.6 rpg)

3. Devon Archie/Bryce Cartwright/Eric May (2.9 rpg)


1. Bryce Cartwright (5.9 apg)

2. Ma Gatens (1.7 apg)

3. Roy Devyn Marble (1.3 apg)

Notes: Second-year head coach Fran McCaffery

welcomes back four starters to Iowas lineup ...The Hawkeyes return 87 percent of their offensive

producon from a season ago, including three

double-digit scorers in sophomore Melsahn Basabe,

senior Bryce Cartwright and senior Ma Gatens ...

Cartwrights 5.9 assists per game were good for third

in the Big Ten ... Basabe started all 31 games in his

first season at Iowa, earning him a spot on the Big

Ten All-Freshman Team.




Returning Leading Scorers

1. Draymond Green (12.6 ppg)

2. Keith Appling (6.4 ppg)

3. Delvon Roe (6.1 ppg)


1. Draymond Green (8.6 rpg)

2. Delvon Roe (5.0 rpg)

3. Keith Appling (2.8 rpg)


1. Draymond Green (4.1 apg)

2. Delvon Roe (1.4 apg)

3. Keith Appling (1.3 apg)

Notes: Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo enters

his 17th season aer guiding the Spartans to their

14th consecuve NCAA Tournament appearance last

season ... All-Big Ten pick Draymond Green led Michi-

gan State in rebounds, steals and assists and was the

only Big Ten player to appear in the conferences top

10 in all three categories in 2010-11 ... The Spartans

welcome back an experienced frontcourt with Green

and Big Ten All-Defensive Team honoree Delvon Roe

entering their senior seasons.





1. Tim Hardaway Jr. (13.9 ppg)

2. Jordan Morgan (9.2 ppg)

3. Zack Novak (8.9 ppg)


1. Zack Novak (5.8 rpg)

2. Jordan Morgan (5.4 rpg)

3. Tim Hardaway Jr. (3.8 rpg)


1. Stu Douglass (1.7 apg)

Tim Hardaway Jr. (1.7 apg)

3. Zack Novak (1.6 apg)

Notes: Michigan returns all but one leerwinner

from a team that earned a spot in the NCAA Tourna-

ment last season ... The Wolverines trip to the Big

Dance was their second in the last three seasons

under head coach John Beilein ... Michigan also

won 20 games for the second me in the last three

seasons ... Tim Hardaway Jr.finished second in scor-

ing among Big Ten newcomers last season and was

named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and earned

honorable menon All-Conference recognion.





1. Trevor Mbakwe (13.9 ppg)

2. Ralph Sampson III (10.2 ppg)

3. Rodney Williams (6.8 ppg)


1. Trevor Mbakwe (10.5 rpg)

2. Ralph Sampson III (5.4 rpg)

3. Rodney Williams (3.5 rpg)


1. Rodney Williams (1.9 apg)

2. Ralph Sampson III (1.6 apg)

3. Trevor Mbakwe (1.3 apg)

Notes: Head coach Tubby Smith enters his fih

season with the Golden Gophers ... Smith has never

finished a season below .500, earning his 20th

consecuve winning season in 2010-11 ... Minnesota

returns three starters, including second-team All-Big

Ten honoree Trevor Mbakwe ... Mbakwe led the Big

Ten with 10.5 rebounds per game and recorded a

conference-high 18 double-doubles a season ago ...

Ralph Sampson III and Rodney Williams also return

to the starng lineup for the Gophers.

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2010-11 Record: 34-3 overall, 16-2 Big Ten (1st)



Returning Leading Scorers1. Jared Sullinger (17.2 ppg)

2. William Buford (14.4 ppg)

3. Deshaun Thomas (7.5 ppg)


1. Jared Sullinger (10.2 rpg)

2. William Buford (3.9 rpg)

3. Deshaun Thomas (3.5 rpg)


1. Aaron Cra (4.8 apg)

2. William Buford (2.9 apg)

3. Deshaun Thomas (0.5 apg)

Notes: Head coach Thad Maa enters his eighth sea-

son at Ohio State aer guiding the Buckeyes to theBig Ten tle and a Sweet 16 appearance last year ...

The Buckeyes earned their 13th outright conference

crown, the most of any Big Ten team ... Ohio State

became the first Big Ten team since 2005 to earn the

No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament ... Sopho

more All-American and Big Ten Freshman of the Year

Jared Sullinger and All-Big Ten pick William Buford

return to the starng lineup for the Buckeyes.




Returning Leading Scorers1. John Shurna (16.6 ppg)

2. Drew Crawford (12.1 ppg)

3. JerShon Cobb/Luka Mirkovic (7.4 ppg)


1. Luka Mirkovic (5.2 rpg)

2. John Shurna (4.9 rpg)

3. Drew Crawford (4.7 rpg)


1. John Shurna (2.6 apg)

2. Luka Mirkovic (2.3 apg)

3. Alex Marcotullio (2.1 apg)

Notes: Northwestern brings back four starters from

a team that earned a school-record third straightpostseason appearance last season ... The Wildcats

compiled a school-record 20 wins for the second

consecuve season ... Head coach Bill Carmody

enters his 12th season at Northwestern ... All-Big Ten

selecon John Shurna finished eighth in the confer-

ence in scoring a year ago ... The Wildcats return

73.8 percent of their scoring from last season, 57 of

which came from the four returning starters.





1. Tim Frazier (6.3 ppg)

2. Jermaine Marshall (2.5 ppg)

3. Billy Oliver (2.3 ppg)


1. Tim Frazier (3.9 rpg)

2. Billy Oliver (1.4 rpg)

Cammeron Woodyard (1.4 rpg)


1. Tim Frazier (5.1 apg)

2. Jermaine Marshall (0.4 apg)

Billy Oliver (0.4 apg)

Notes: Patrick Chambers enters his first season as

Penn States head coach ... Chambers led Boston to a

42-28 record in two years and helped the team to its

first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2002 last

season ... The Niany Lions made their first NCAA

Tournament appearance since 2001 last season ...

The Niany Lions also advanced to their first Big

Ten Tournament championship game in 2011 ... The

youthful Penn State roster consists of seven fresh-

men, five sophomores, two juniors and one senior.

2010-11 Record: 25-9 overall, 13-5 Big Ten (3rd)




1. Jordan Taylor (18.1 ppg)

2. Josh Gasser (5.9 ppg)

3. Mike Bruesewitz (4.6 ppg)


1. Jordan Taylor (4.1 rpg)

2. Josh Gasser (3.9 rpg)

3. Mike Bruesewitz (3.1 rpg)


1. Jordan Taylor (4.7 apg)

2. Josh Gasser (2.2 apg)

3. Mike Bruesewitz (1.0 apg)

Notes: Wisconsin made its 13th straight trip to the

NCAA Tournament last season, advancing to the

Sweet 16 ... All-American Jordan Taylor returns to

lead the Badgers aer finishing in the conferences

top 10 in points and assists a season ago ... The

Badgers have put together 11 consecuve winning

seasons in conference play, giving them the third-

longest acve streak in the country ... Wisconsin led

the naon with a 1.7 assist-to-turnover rao ... Head

coach Bo Ryan enters his 11th season with Wisconsin

and 28th overall.

2010-11 Record: 26-8 overall, 14-4 Big Ten (2nd)

Starters Returning: 3/2

Leerwinners Returning: 10/4


1. Robbie Hummel (15.7 ppg)*

2. Lewis Jackson (8.0 ppg)

3. Ryne Smith (6.2 ppg)


1. Robbie Hummel (6.9 rpg)*

2. Lewis Jackson (3.2 rpg)

3. D.J. Byrd (3.0 rpg)


1. Lewis Jackson (4.0 apg)

2. Robbie Hummel (2.1 apg)*

3. D.J. Byrd (2.0 apg)

Notes: Seventh-year head coach Ma Painter leads

Purdue into the 2011-12 season aer guiding his

team to its fih straight NCAA Tournament berth

... Purdue is one of eight schools to win 25 or more

games in each of the last four seasons ... All-Ameri-

can Robbie Hummel returns aer sing out last sea-

son due to injury ... Hummel also earned first-team

All-Big Ten status in 2009-10 ... All-Big Ten honorable

menon choice Lewis Jackson finished 10th in the

conference with 4.0 assists per game last season.

2010-11 Record: 19-13 overall, 7-9 Big 12 (T-7th)



Returning Leading Scorers1. Jorge Brian Diaz (10.5 ppg)

2. Toney McCray (8.5 ppg)

3. Brandon Richardson (6.4 ppg)


1. Caleb Walker (4.5 rpg)

2. Jorge Brian Diaz (4.4 rpg)

3. Toney McCray (4.3 rpg)


1. Brandon Richardson (1.8 apg)

2. Toney McCray (1.3 apg)

3. Jorge Brian Diaz (1.0 apg)

Notes: Nebraska enters its first season as a member

of the Big Ten ... The Huskers, led by sixth-year headcoach Doc Sadler, return four starters and six of

their top seven scorers from last season ... Nebraska

brings back two-thirds of its offensive producon

from a season ago ... The Huskers made their third

postseason appearance in the last four seasons

in 2011, earning a berth to the NIT ... The Big Ten

newcomers boast an experienced roster highlighted

by 11 upperclassmen.

* Hummel sat out 2010-11 season. Stats shown arefrom 2009-10 season.

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