It’s mid-June and a little less than five months separate us from the beginning of the 2018-2019 season.
A major offseason milestone was passed two weeks ago as the deadline to withdraw from the 2018 NBA draft occurred on Wednesday, May 30. With that deadline behind us, we now have a much clearer picture on who will be on each Big Ten roster.
Here’s our first attempt at forecasting next season’s conference standings:
14. Rutgers
· Returning: Geo Baker, Shaquille Doorson, Eugene Omoruyi, Myles Johnson, Mamadou Doucoure, Issa Thiam, Souf Mensah
· Arriving: Montez Mathis, Shaq Carter, Ronald Harper, Caleb McConnell, Jacob Young (transfer from Texas, must sit out)
· Departing: Candido Sa, Mike Williams, Deshawn Freeman, Matt Bullock (transfer), Corey Sanders (NBA draft)
Outlook: Steve Pikiell is slowly upgrading the talent level in Piscataway, but it’s no easy task getting out of the Big Ten cellar.