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Michigan State Basketball: Xavier Tillman ranked Big Ten’s No. 1 center

Before the 2018-19 season, everyone was expecting big things from Xavier Tillman, especially after his body transformation hit social media.

Tillman had averaged just 2.8 points and 2.6 rebounds in 8.7 minutes as a true freshman the season before but anyone with a pulse who watched Michigan State knew that he was on the verge of something great. He was sitting behind guys like Jaren Jackson Jr., Gavin Schilling, Nick Ward and Ben Carter in the post on a loaded team, but his opportunity would soon come.

As a sophomore, he saw his minutes increase immediately.