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10 Early Big Ten Questions for 2012-13 « Big Ten Network
Came across this. Here are the two where they talk about Iowa:
7. Is Iowa ready to become a* Big Ten contender?
Very few experts had the Hawkeyes penciled in to be playing after the Big Ten tourney. Well, in Year 2 under Fran McCaffery, Iowa is in the NIT. It isn’t the NCAA tourney, sure, but the Hawkeyes are ahead of schedule — so much so that the real tourney should be the expectation next season. As big of a loss as Matt Gatens is, Iowa has plenty of young talent, headlined by the underrated Aaron White, and is about to welcome a highly regarded recruiting class. The key will be Melshan Basabe, who needs to start playing the way he did as a freshman, and Josh Oglesby, who will be expected to stretch the floor the way Gatens did four years.
8. Which current freshman will make the biggest strides?
The 2011-12 freshman class was nothing short of terrific. Indiana’s Cody Zeller and Michigan’s Trey Burke received most of the fan fare, although Iowa’s Aaron White, Michigan State’s Branden Dawson, Minnesota’s Andre Hollins and Northwestern’s Dave Sobolewski also compiled strong first campaigns. While Burke and Zeller deserved the All-Big Ten second-team honors they received earlier this month, they’re already the stars of their team. The other four players, however, will receive more responsibility and a bigger role next season. Don’t be surprised if White becomes one of the Big Ten’s better players, right up there with Burke and Zeller.
Came across this. Here are the two where they talk about Iowa:
7. Is Iowa ready to become a* Big Ten contender?
Very few experts had the Hawkeyes penciled in to be playing after the Big Ten tourney. Well, in Year 2 under Fran McCaffery, Iowa is in the NIT. It isn’t the NCAA tourney, sure, but the Hawkeyes are ahead of schedule — so much so that the real tourney should be the expectation next season. As big of a loss as Matt Gatens is, Iowa has plenty of young talent, headlined by the underrated Aaron White, and is about to welcome a highly regarded recruiting class. The key will be Melshan Basabe, who needs to start playing the way he did as a freshman, and Josh Oglesby, who will be expected to stretch the floor the way Gatens did four years.
8. Which current freshman will make the biggest strides?
The 2011-12 freshman class was nothing short of terrific. Indiana’s Cody Zeller and Michigan’s Trey Burke received most of the fan fare, although Iowa’s Aaron White, Michigan State’s Branden Dawson, Minnesota’s Andre Hollins and Northwestern’s Dave Sobolewski also compiled strong first campaigns. While Burke and Zeller deserved the All-Big Ten second-team honors they received earlier this month, they’re already the stars of their team. The other four players, however, will receive more responsibility and a bigger role next season. Don’t be surprised if White becomes one of the Big Ten’s better players, right up there with Burke and Zeller.
