With the official start of practice in September, UMHoops and Inside the Hall have partnered to bring you our annual preseason breakdown of the top players in the Big Ten for the 13th straight season.
The series is broken into seven parts and we begin with our first installment of players 40-31 for the 2025-26 season:
40. Nick Boyd, Wisconsin (6-foot-3, guard, graduate senior)
Why he could outperform this ranking: Wisconsin’s shift to a continuity ball screen offense has been a revelation. The Badgers finished in the top-20 nationally in adjusted offensive efficiency for two years running and they’ve put a first-year transfer on the All-Big Ten first or second Team in both seasons.