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A vicious middle class has been a staple of the Big Ten for years, and while the league is a-changin’, the depth of good – but maybe not special – teams remain intact. The Big Ten’s dominant showing in the college basketball transfer portal should help keep the basketball-obsessed league more than relevant. Eight different Big Ten teams landed at least one top-50 transfer, including Indiana which has three ballyhooed transfers headlining its No. 2-ranked transfer portal haul in the country.
Established coaches at spots like Maryland, Illinois, Indiana and UCLA dove headfirst into the transfer portal to hold serve in the arms race.
New coaches like Washington’s Danny Sprinkle, Michigan’s Dusty May and USC’s Eric Musselman were forced to almost exclusively use the portal to build a roster. That lifestyle wasn’t adopted by everyone. Legendary Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo dipped his toe into the shark-infested portal pool for just one major addition after loudly and proudly sitting out the portal for two cycles in a row. Purdue’s Matt Painter, a future Hall of Famer, stayed out of the transfer portal entirely. The reigning Big Ten champions and National Championship runner-ups are the lone Big Ten program without an addition from the portal in the 2024 window.
Which plan will work best? We’re about to find out in a league that’s as flat as anyone can remember. There’s not a gigantic gap between No. 1 and No. 18 in the Big Ten. You can’t say that about many high-major leagues. The hits (and misses) from the transfer portal will have its fingertips all over this league race.
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Let’s dive into the realistic expectations for each of the 85 transfers set to suit up in the Big Ten next season. 
Kylan Boswell, from Arizona
Expected role: Starting combo guard
Boswell is walking into the biggest opportunity of his young career. Illinois’ new-look backcourt needs a star, and Boswell could earn that spotlight. To get that coveted role, Boswell has to buff up some of the rough edges of his game. The Arizona transfer is an elite shot-maker from 3-point range, and he is outstanding at letting his big man establish position before scuttling around a screen to create space. Playing drop coverage is not the way against Boswell. He will make you pay with real range. But he did not get to the rim often last year and that resulted in a meager 12% free throw rate. That won’t play for Brad Underwood. Boswell has to get more comfortable getting downhill and putting more pressure on the defense to truly elevate his game.
Defensively, Boswell is a strong point-of-attack defender who has good instincts and should be even better against lead guards with a trimmed-up frame. Boswell’s ability to play off the ball should pair well alongside talented freshman guard Kasparas Jakucionis whose playmaking is coveted. It could end up becoming one of the best backcourts in the Big Ten (and the country).
Ben Humrichous, from Evansville
Expected role: Potential starting forward
Humrichous was one of the most impactful players in the country last year. Evansville was competent with Humrichous on the floor (+3.6 net rating) and a complete dumpster fire without him (-16.8 net rating). Illinois is expected to play him early and often. Humrichous is a lights-out shooter with deep range well past the NBA stripe. Humrichous shot 42% on 142 catch-and-shoot 3-pointers. At 6-foot-9, Humrichous just makes defenders invisible. He’s a dangerous floor-spacer in the halfcourt who can be a pick-and-pop threat. Illinois will likely ask him to do more work off handoffs or pindowns than he did at Evansville to differentiate how he gets his triples off.
Humrichous isn’t a one-trick pony, either. There’s real wiggle off the bounce and his decision-making offensively was not a problem. If the right matchup presents itself, Illinois will be comfortable giving Humrichous the green light to go to work one-on-one. NBA teams have been sniffing around Humrichous for a minute, and that’s not going to change anytime soon.
Tre White, from Louisville
Expected role: Potential starting wing
White is a bit of a reclamation project after putting up empty-calorie numbers for a dreadful Louisville program last season. White’s ecosystem in Illinois should be much better. Illinois has committed to filling its frontcourt with shooting to clear the paint for White to get downhill. The 6-foot-7 wing should have no issues bully-balling his way to the rim with turbo drives and mid-post isos. White does not need to be a high-volume sniper if he pushes up his rim rate, increases his free throw rate and becomes a mismatch menace. But the former prized recruit can make some money if he gets back to playing the best defense of his life. He’ll need to do just that to stay on the floor for an Illinois roster loaded with talent.
White, 21, is also the second-oldest player on the roster behind Humrichous which could give him a leg up in the fight for minutes.
Carey Booth, from Notre Dame
Expected role: Frontcourt rotation
Booth is oozing with potential. He’s 6-foot-10 with fluid athleticism and tons of length. He’s not always in the right position defensively, but he has the ball skills and anticipation to make up for it. No high-major big man attempted more 3-pointers per 100 possessions than Booth (11.2) last season, per Bart Torvik. He shot just 31% on those 111 catch-and-shoot 3-pointers, but the form is smooth and his ability to deck it and attack long closeouts is intriguing. Booth is a stretch 4 but Notre Dame also played him as a small-ball 5 at times. Illinois can do that to get some five-shooter lineups onto the floor. Booth has an uphill climb to a huge role next year, but he’d be a major Year 2 transfer jump candidate if he sticks around.
Jake Davis, from Mercer
Expected role: Wing depth
With Luke Goode exiting, Illinois needed another wing who could shoot the cover off the ball. Davis fits the bill. Freshmen struggle to shoot it all the time, but Davis was a 40% marksman on high volume as a freshman at Mercer. He’s strictly an off-ball, catch-and-shoot, floor-spacer right now. The 6-foot-6, 220-pound wing will provide depth for a deep, but unproven, Illini roster. 
Luke Goode, from Illinois
Expected role: Wing rotation
Goode knows where his bread is buttered. The 6-foot-7 wing is a pure off-ball, sniper. Goode shot over 38% on 132 catch-and-shoot 3-pointers last season. If he can get his feet set, it’s over. Goode is a bullseye machine in transition, and he can read a defender and get to his sidestep trey with ease. Goode’s gravity is his best way onto the floor, especially with the double-teams that Oumar Ballo will demand.
Goode will willingly hit the glass, and you better box him out or he’ll rack up offensive boards galore. He’ll be in the right spots at the right time defensively, but he’s a bit matchup-dependent on that end. Opposing defenses started hunting him routinely last season with big wings or speedy guards. There are some limitations athletically, and he hasn’t showcased much of a knack for shot creation. That’s not his job and shouldn’t be his gig at IU.
Myles Rice, from Washington State
Expected role: Starting point guard
Indiana’s pitiful pick-and-roll offense needed a life raft, and Rice is half of the solution. The vibrant point guard waltzes into a new-look backcourt with a real chance to be The Man. Rice is a jitterbug with the ball in his hands. An explosive first step helps Rice navigate into the paint left and right. Washington State played two non-shooting bigs so often last year, so IU’s crowded paint won’t be anything new to Rice. He’s a capable shooter but he wasn’t efficient last year because he was often Washington State’s late-clock, bail-out guy. He makes up for it with a barrage of finishes and proficient reads in the ball-screen game.
Rice is also an awesome point-of-attack defender who more than held his own for a Washington State defense that finished second in the Pac-12 in league play. Rice, simply, refuses to get screened. That’s a skill. Rice can be a first-team, All-Big Ten player next season. He’s that good. Oh, and he beat cancer and last year was his first season hooping in a hot minute. He will get better. That’s the fun part.
Oumar Ballo, from Arizona
Expected role: Starting center
Indiana’s rebounding was not a strength last year, but Ballo can single-handedly raise that floor significantly. The 7-foot, 260-pound center is impossible to move, and he’s become one of the best rebounders in the sport, period. Ballo is an outstanding play-finisher in pick-and-rolls and should set bone-crushing screens for Rice. That pick-and-roll duo should be really successful.
Ballo will seal his man and finish in the paint efficiently with post-ups. He also offers a strong rim presence on defense. Arizona’s top-10 defense was fantastic with Ballo on the floor, but he’s pretty much limited to just drop coverage and teams will try to exploit that. Ballo is far from perfect. He’s not a good free throw shooter, and he offers little-to-no floor-stretching abilities or playmaking abilities. But he’s excellent at what he does. Big men like Ballo are a cheat code for regular-season success, at minimum. 
Kanaan Carlyle, from Stanford
Expected role: Guard rotation, potential starter
Mike Woodson will play his bench. That’s pretty clear. With Indiana’s current roster construction, Carlyle may be a good bet to be that second-unit lead guard who is wired to get buckets. Carlyle was a former prized prospect but his freshman year at Stanford was filled with extreme highs (31 points against Washington State) and gut-wrenching lows (4-for-17 shooting against Colorado). He gives IU a second dynamic lead guard who can go get buckets in pick-and-rolls. He took more off-the-dribble 2-point jumpers (55) than catch-and-shoot 3-pointers (53). Get to the middle of the floor, and make something happen. That’s his game. Refining his decision-making is paramount because the turnovers and shot selection were rough last year.
Carlyle has a chance to be an excellent player down the road if the jumper sticks and he improves his meager 19% rim rate. He’s too fast to let defenses off the hook by settling for pull-ups that often. A sixth-man role makes sense next winter, but Carlyle can earn a spot in the closing lineup if he guards his tail off.
Langdon Hatton, from Bellarmine
Expected role: Frontcourt depth
Hatton likely won’t be Ballo’s backup center –– Indiana could downshift Malik Reneau to the 5 and get another playmaker onto the floor –– but the Bellarmine transfer big man should offer a rock-solid depth option. He’s comfortable handling the ball at the top of the key and initiating some of the actions, and Hatton has shown a little ability to stretch the floor. He’ll need to expand that area of his game while getting stronger in order to work his way into the rotation. 
Drew Thelwell, from Morehead State
Expected role: Starting point guard
Don’t be surprised if Thelwell cracks this starting lineup for good. Iowa wants high-processing guys who can pass, dribble and shoot at all times. The Morehead State, veteran transfer embodies all of that. Thelwell has shot over 38% on his catch-and-shoot 3-pointers in each of the past two seasons and it’s on high volume. Isolation basketball is not Thelwell’s strength, but that’s fine because it’s not a huge piece of Iowa’s offensive arsenal.
The Hawkeyes had one of the lowest isolation rates in college basketball last season. Thelwell gives Iowa’s backcourt an unselfish veteran who will make shots, move the ball and play with pace. He’s only additive offensively, and he won’t hamper the development of sophomore point guard Brock Harding. But Thelwell will have to prove himself defensively at the high-major ranks. 
Seydou Traore, from Manhattan
Expected role: Potential starting forward
Traore was an eye-popping athlete in the MAAC, and he’ll stand out in the Big Ten, too. His activity level defensively is so obvious. The 6-foot-7, 215-pound forward just flies around causing havoc. He has all the physical tools and the mindset to be one of the Big Ten’s best defenders one day. Offensively, Traore is more of a play-finisher who needs to continue working on his jumper in a major way. But he’ll run hard in transition and if you do that, you get fed in Iowa City. 
Ja’Kobi Gillespie, from Belmont
Expected role: Starting point guard
All of Gillespie’s advanced offensive stats last year at Belmont are terrific. Phenomenal efficiency from 3-point range, and he shot nearly 70% at the rim in halfcourt settings. That’s nuts for a 6-foot-1 point guard. The question is whether all of that efficiency will translate against high-major opponents. Maryland is banking on it. Gillespie does not have to be Jahmir Young 2.0, but he’ll get the first crack at replacing the Terps’ All-Big Ten guard.
Rodney Rice, from Virginia Tech
Expected role: Guard rotation, potential starter
Injuries have limited Rice to just eight games in his first two seasons. But he had the rep of a big-time shooter as a recruit, and Maryland is desperate for any form of floor-spacing around its two-big frontcourt of Julian Reese and Derik Queen. Rice has to knock off the rust, but Maryland might not ask him to do too much in the early going. Expecting him to be a 3-and-D combo guard is a bit of a reach after this much time off, but if he can be more 3 than D, Maryland has the frontline to cover up some of his mistakes on that end.
Selton Miguel, from South Florida
Expected role: Starting combo guard
Miguel became the best version of himself with the patented Year 2 transfer jump at South Florida. Miguel struggled to shoot it from downtown throughout his first three years of college before stripping the nets at a 39% clip last season. If he can replicate that, his value will skyrocket. But he’s got plenty of juice on the ball. Last year, Maryland had no trustworthy options on the ball besides Young. That will change with Gillespie and Miguel both extremely cozy operating in pick-and-rolls. Miguel doesn’t make insane reads but he’s a willing ball-mover. Miguel and Gillespie should be able to play off each other and handle some of the on-ball responsibilities.
Miguel’s frame (6-foot-4, 210 pounds) should let itself to being an asset on the defensive end. But he struggled to finish at the rim for a USF team that had no big men in the paint. The paint will be crowded at Maryland. Will Miguel be more jumper-reliant than ever? 
Tafara Gapare, from Georgia Tech
Expected role: Backup big man
If Reese and Queen sop up 55 of the 80 frontcourt minutes, that still leaves 25 minutes up for grabs. Gapare could be part of that solution. The 6-foot-9 forward has fantastic anticipation defensively. He can douse fires as a secondary rim protector, and Gapare moves well and possesses real length. He’s a defense-first role player. He has yet to be an asset on the offensive end. Gapare has shot just 21% from downtown throughout his career, and ACC defenses did not close out on him with any sense of urgency. Gapare has to improve that area of his game if he wants to beat out Jordan Geronimo for the third-big role.
Jayhlon Young, from Memphis
Expected role: Guard rotation depth
Young is a pesty, 6-foot-2 on-ball defender who will muck it up from the jump. Young will pick up opposing guards for all 94 feet and try to press the envelope and generate turnovers. Young is probably best-suited as a change-of-pace, defensive specialist off the bench due to the concerns about his finishing around the rim and the nagging turnovers that usually pop up when he gets any sort of real run.
Vladislav Goldin, from Florida Atlantic

Expected role: Starting center
Head coach Dusty May did not get his entire FAU band to follow him to Michigan, but he did get maybe the most important one. Goldin can be one of the Big Ten’s best big men next season. He’s a complete load in the paint, but his improved mobility and touch around the basket has helped him become a much better target in the ball-screen game. Goldin isn’t super fluid but he’s so powerful. When he stays under control, he’s a monster. Goldin is not some Nikola Jokic-like distributor, but he’ll make the simple reads if he’s doubled or on the short-roll. He has real high-major size, so Michigan can play him one-on-one against just about anybody defensively. It’s hard to envision Goldin not being highly productive at Michigan. 
Danny Wolf, from Yale
Expected role: Starting forward
Michigan ponied up for Wolf and Goldin, so might as well try to make it work. Wolf is fun. The rapidly-improving 7-footer is super skilled and will stick his face in the fan against anybody. Wolf, a soon-to-be-junior, isn’t the dominant play-finisher like Goldin, but he’s a much better hub. Wolf can drop dimes from the middle of the floor, and he shot 35% on 83 3-pointers last year, so you have to respect the jumper.
A Goldin-Wolf frontline can work offensively because both are so smart. Wolf isn’t quite as intimidating a rim protector as Goldin, but he can hold down the fort, and his hands in drop coverage are sticky. He forced numerous deflections at Yale. Wolf is going to be a useful good piece next year. He could be a terror in 2025-26 when Goldin exhausts his eligibility. 
Tre Donaldson, from Auburn
Expected role: Starting point guard
Donaldson’s stats won’t wow you, but that’s life for an Auburn club that goes 10-deep religiously. Donaldson was one of the most improved players in the SEC last season, and he’s a good bet to start at point guard for Michigan. Albeit on smaller volume, Donaldson did so many things well last year. He shot over 62% at the rim in the best shot-blocking league in the country. He shot over 40% on his catch-and-shoot 3-pointers. He can get to his pull-up against drop coverage. Can Donaldson keep that efficiency with a scaled-up role?
Roddy Gayle Jr., from Ohio State
Expected role: Starting combo guard
Gayle has a real shot at being the jewel of Michigan’s transfer haul. Gayle has all the qualities of a pass-dribble-shoot guard who also happens to be hellacious defensively. Being able to attack space off the bounce is essential in May’s drive-and-kick offense. Gayle does all of that. He shot over 60% at the rim on enormous volume. Nearly 43% of Gayle’s shot attempts were at the rim last season. He is a walking paint touch, and Gayle should continue to be a staple at the free throw line.
Gayle’s 3-point jumper is streaky and the mechanics are a bit iffy at times. But it’s not unsolvable. He’s still shown real month-long stretches of being a good shooter. Michigan is hoping he can put it all together. There’s All-Big Ten upside here one day with room for even more.
Rubin Jones, from North Texas
Expected role: Starting guard
Jones has been a high-level role player for years and there’s no reason to think that’s changing anytime soon. The 6-foot-5 guard is a career 36% 3-point shooter, but he shot 41% from downtown last year on 4.0 attempts per game. That’ll play. But it’s the playmaking and vision at his size that elevates Jones’ stock. He’s another pass-dribble-shoot guard who can draw two to the ball and spray it. Sensing a theme here? Jones and Gayle will play such huge roles defensively, too. Both can guard big wings, point guards or shooters. If Jones becomes Michigan’s best perimeter defender, he ain’t coming off the floor.
Sam Walters, from Alabama
Expected role: Frontcourt rotation
Walters is a Shooter with a capital S. Walters will be a stretch 4 who gives Michigan a different look than the Wolf-Goldin pairing. Walters is always hunting his 3-pointer. The 6-foot-10 forward doesn’t need much room to fire, and he was regarded as one of the top shooters in his recruiting class. Walters does almost all his work as a catch-and-shoot spacer who will run the floor hard in transition. But Walters has to grow his off-the-bounce game. The shooting gravity gets him on the floor. If he can smartly attack closeouts, he’ll stay. Michigan should have no problem finding at least 20 minutes for Walters, and he can be a huge piece of this May-led, Michigan retool if he sticks around a few years.
Frankie Fidler, from Omaha
Expected role: Starting forward
Michigan State needed a bucket-getting wing, and Fidler should get the first crack at earning that job. Fidler doesn’t beat you with loads of athleticism, but he does a ton of his work before he gets the rock and the jumper is pure. Fidler was much more effective playing off the ball, and Michigan State will continue that trend. Improving as an on-the-move shooter would be huge. If Michigan State can use him in its patented floppy actions, that’d be helpful. But he has some on-ball creation in his bag, too. Fidler can use his size to rise over smaller defenders, and he uses shot fakes to clear space well.
Fidler should be an efficient play-finisher for Michigan State, but he’s more of a below-the-rim finisher. He had just seven dunks last year and relied heavily on getting to the charity stripe in the Summit League. Will that work in the Big Ten? And can he stick defensively against wings? 
Szymon Zapala, from Longwood
Expected role: Frontcourt rotation
Zapala looks like the Mady Sissoko replacement. He’ll fight with Carson Cooper and Jaxon Kohler for minutes. He was one of the better back-to-the-basket big men last year in the Big South, and Zapala had a real impact defensively for Longwood as a drop-coverage big man. Opponents shot 56% at the rim when Zapala was on the floor for Longwood. It dipped to 64% when he sat. 
Lu’Cye Patterson, from Charlotte
Expected role: Starting guard
Patterson was one heckuva late addition for Minnesota. He originally announced he would return to Charlotte but opted to hit the portal at the last second and Minnesota pounced on the Twin Cities native. He can be Minnesota’s best guard next year. Patterson is in that scorer-creator mold. He’s super right-handed. If you let him get to his right, it’s over. His left hand has to get better in a league that’s as well-scouted as the Big Ten. But Minnesota should be able to run some pindowns to get Patterson to his right hand. You can post him up. You can play him off the ball, too. He’s just a good, all-around piece who showcased a real feel for navigating space. It’s a bit of a concern that he shot just 50% at the rim, but the American was a great league. The Big Ten is definitely better but it’s not some massive jump. Patterson will be productive at Minnesota.
Caleb Williams, from Division III, Macalester
Expected role: Backcourt rotation
Williams is a bucket. The Division III transfer will have to rely on his jumper to fight into this rotation, but there’s room at the inn for a high-volume sniper. He’s a bit on the small side, so the defensive concerns are obvious. You probably cannot play Williams and Mike Mitchell at the same time. But Williams is a hooper. He faces an uphill climb for minutes, but the jumper is butter.
Frank Mitchell, from Canisius
Expected role: Potential starting center
Offensive rebounding is important to Ben Johnson, and Minnesota needed an elite glass-cleaner to replace Pharrel Payne who transferred to Texas A&M. Mitchell is one of the top rebounders in the portal. He had two games last year with 20+ rebounds. Defending and owning the glass is his path to playing time, but he’s a little undersized at 6-foot-8 and 240 pounds. He relies more on power than skill, so he’s likely fitting in as a play-finisher offensively who keeps possessions alive. It could be hard to keep him on the floor during winning time. Mitchell shot just 41% from the charity stripe.
Femi Odukale, from New Mexico State
Expected role: Potential starting wing
Odukale has been a defense-first wing for all four years of his career. Why would anything change in Year 5? He has yet to be an above-average offensive player at any point, largely due to a jumper that hasn’t progressed. Odukale is a career 32% 3-point shooter on just under 2.0 attempts per game. But Minnesota has a small-ish backcourt, so Odukale should become the go-to wing defender against talented guys like Indiana’s Mackenzie Mgbako, Iowa’s Payton Sandfort or Rutgers’ Ace Bailey. Elite defense and relentless rim pressure is Odukale’s best way to playing time.
Trey Edmonds, from UTSA
Expected role: Potential starting center
Edmonds and Mitchell will likely split most of the minutes at the 5. If you play center for Minnesota, you better offensive rebound. Edmonds was a very good offensive rebounder at UTSA, and his energy on the glass will be required. He moves really well for 255 pounds, but he’s another poor free-throw shooter (45% for his career). There’s no floor-spacing upside here and he’s not much of a perimeter playmaking hub either.
Brennan Rigsby, from Oregon
Expected role: Guard/wing rotation
Rigbsy is a good athlete who shot over 37% from 3-point range and played rock-solid defense for Oregon last year. He likely slots in as one of the top guards off the bench for Minnesota who will provide floor-spacing and can attack long closeouts. He’s advantageous in transition and Oregon also used him at the top of its full-court press to try and generate deflections. 
Tyler Cochran, from Toledo
Expected role: Potential starting guard
Cochran is thick. He’s 6-foot-2 and all of 225 pounds. He’s not an explosive vertical athlete (zero dunks last year) but he’s a scorer. His pull-up jumper is wet. He’s improved year after year as a shooter. Cochran can shoot in the mid-30s from 3-point range on like 3.0 attempts per game. He also shot 57% at the rim last year, but that number will dip in the Big Ten. Some of his finishes in halfcourt settings are just so tough and the length and speed of the Big Ten will be a hindrance.
Cochran gives Minnesota another veteran who knows how to play and rebounds very well for his position. Cochran may be best utilized as an off-the-bench scorer, but he’s a good bet to find his way into this closing lineup.
Connor Essegian, from Wisconsin
Expected role: Starting shooting guard
Essegian is a big bounceback candidate at Nebraska. His knack for on-the-move shooting should be featured early and often for a Huskers’ offense that has to replace both CJ Wilcher and Keisei Tominaga. Essegian can be one of the best pure shooters in the Big Ten next season in this scheme. Nebraska can insulate him defensively with its positional size at the other four spots, too. 
Andrew Morgan, from North Dakota State
Expected role: Potential starting big man 
Nebraska needed depth in its frontcourt in the worst way after Rienk Mast will miss the season with a knee injury. Morgan was one of the top post-up scorers in the Summit League, but he was a complete non-factor defensively for a North Dakota State team that finished 311th in defensive efficiency. The 6-foot-10, 245-pound center has to grow as a passer and perimeter option to earn a starting role.
Rollie Worster, from Utah
Expected role: Starting point guard
Worster is on the floor to get others involved and put pressure on the rim while providing sturdy perimeter defense. The fifth-year senior could give some Sam Griesel vibes. He’s not much of a shooter, but he’s constantly trying to get two feet in the paint and spray it to the open man. Like Griesel, Worster is an awesome rebounder for an initiator point guard. He sticks his nose in the fan and is tough.
Ahron Ulis, from Iowa
Expected role: Backcourt depth
Ulis is back after missing all of last year due to a gambling investigation. The former Iowa guard gives Nebraska’s backcourt a different look. He’s a low-volume 3-point shooter, but he can ramp up the tempo and get easy looks in transition. He has to knock off the rust, but Ulis can be a serviceable backup point guard behind Worster, at minimum. 
Gavin Griffiths, from Rutgers
Expected role: Wing rotation
Going from a defense-first coach at Rutgers to an offense-tilting coach at Nebraska should help Griffiths a ton. The former prized recruit could not find his footing at Rutgers, but he can be a high-volume shooter for this Nebraska club that desperately needs it. Brice Williams‘ lineup versatility should help create minutes for Griffiths to play early and often, even if he doesn’t start. Griffiths has to improve his body, but no one would be surprised if he makes a big jump in this type of scheme. 6-foot-8 shooters do not grow on trees and Fred Hoiberg will put Griffiths in the right spots. From there, it’s up to him to make shots and be an impactful piece. 
Braxton Meah, from Washington
Expected role: Potential starting center
Mast’s playmaking unlocked Nebraska’s offense but the Huskers’ defense got gouged at the rim at times. If Meah earns the starting job, it’ll look way different. He’s not comfortable as a perimeter hub, but he’s huge (7-foot-1, 25o pounds) and a legit rim protector. Washington’s defense was oodles better when Meah was on the floor last year. Meah will give Worster a huge target for lobs in the pick-and-roll game. The turnovers and missed free throws can’t stay in his arsenal or his ceiling is limited. He’s probably better suited as a piece, not the piece in this frontcourt.
Berke Buyuktuncel, from UCLA
Expected role: Potential starting big man
The former prized UCLA recruit left an iffy situation and landed at a pretty darn good one. The best version of Buyuktuncel is centered around his playmaking on the perimeter and his ability to stretch the floor. He didn’t do any of those things at UCLA last season, but he’s a big bounceback candidate. Buyuktuncel is the best bet to be the closest thing to a Mast replacement in Nebraska’s frontcourt. His skill is a separator compared to Morgan and Meah, but Buyuktuncel’s body has to develop in order to be the best version of himself defensively. It was not pretty at UCLA, but smart coaching staffs have not given up on Buyuktuncel for good reason.
Jalen Leach, from Fairfield
Expected role: Potential starting guard
Leach was a bad shooter for his first three years at Fairfield and then became a knockdown sniper in Year 4. Mirage or a sign of things to come? Northwestern has an opening in its starting lineup, and Leach is the best bet to fill it. He was a bit of a riverboat gambler for steals, but that’s OK in Northwestern’s scheme. If the shooting and playmaking from last year can translate, Leach will be a useful, every-game starter for a thin Northwestern club.
Keenan Fitzmorris, from Stony Brook
Expected role: Backup center
Fitzmorris got buckets on post-ups last year, ranking inside the top-50 nationally, per Synergy. The 7-foot, 250-pound center will likely be the top option off the bench behind Matt Nicholson. He fits the vibe as a huge, drop-coverage big man who will be asked to loom around the basket and douse fires. We’ll see if he can earn an actual platoon role.
Meechie Johnson, from South Carolina
Expected role: Starting guard
Johnson was a top-of-the-scouting report killer for South Carolina last year. He had a ton of responsibilities on his plate offensively. That experience should reap benefits in Round II at Ohio State. Johnson should slide right next to Bruce Thornton and form one of the top bucket-getting guard duos in the league next season. Johnson was the best version of himself at South Carolina with a pick-and-pop big man like BJ Mack. That’s still a question for Ohio State’s frontcourt. But there’s no doubt Johnson’s drives are impactful. That first step is nasty. He’ll be productive in his return to Ohio State.
Micah Parrish, from San Diego State
Expected role: Potential starting wing
Parrish is an off-ball wing who has been part of two good teams at San Diego State. He’s played in NCAA Tournament games. He’s been in big moments. Parrish knows the drill defensively and he’ll chip in on the glass, but he’s a bit limited offensively. When his jumper is not going in, he can sort of disappear on that end of the floor. If he can bounce back and shoot closer to the 35% range from 3-point range, that’ll be a big help for Ohio State’s spacing. He won’t be asked to create much, but Parrish won’t take many bad, selfish shots.
Aaron Bradshaw, from Kentucky
Expected role: Starting center
Bradshaw is the biggest X-Factor on the team. If his production matches his potential, Ohio State could be one of the best teams in the league. Bradshaw’s ability to stretch the floor would open up the paint for Johnson and Thornton to get to the rack. The former five-star, 7-foot-1 center was also regarded as a big-time rim protector during his high school days. Ohio State is banking on a Kel’el Ware-ish bounceback season in a new place with a full bill of health. 
Sean Stewart, from Duke
Expected role: Starting forward
Stewart is another five-star recruit who landed at Ohio State looking for a bigger role. He should be able to find it. Ohio State desperately needed more thump in its frontcourt, and Stewart is an outstanding rebounder with incredible athleticism and a motor that never flips off. He will hunt rebounds and provide secondary rim protection. Stewart was only a play-finisher last year at Duke, and Thornton and Johnson should spoon-feed him good looks in the paint.
There’s still a question of whether Stewart or Devin Royal starts at the 4, but Stewart should pair nicely next to Bradshaw and Royal might be more polished for an off-the-bench, scorer role. Both will play often.
TJ Bamba, from Villanova
Expected role: Starting guard
Oregon crushed it in the portal and it starts with Bamba. The Villanova transfer is good at a little bit of everything. He shot over 43% on his catch-and-shoot 3-pointers last year, and he has plenty of juice off the bounce. Bamba is capable of handling some on-ball responsibilities as well, and he’ll be an impactful defender for Oregon. Bamba is a plug-and-play, two-way starter who should be a double-digit performer, at minimum. It’s tough to see him failing in this situation. It’s all there for Bamba to be one of the better players on the team. 
Ra’Heim Moss, from Toledo
Expected role: Potential starting guard, backcourt rotation
Moss is so smooth and so solid. He does so much of his work 10 feet and in. He’s constantly trying to get to the rim but he can settle for his patented floater at any time. Moss is always trying to get to the free throw line and his 3-point jumper is solid but nothing spectacular. Oregon could utilize Moss as its second-unit scorer but he could find his way onto the floor for closing lineups too. 
Brandon Angel, from Stanford
Expected role: Starting forward
Angel shot over 43% on catch-and-shoot 3-pointers and over 70% at the rim. That will play all day, every day. The 6-foot-8, 240-pound, fifth-year senior just plays winning basketball. You can post him up against smaller defenders and he’ll drag slower-footed bigs onto the perimeter. He’s not overly dynamic but Angel can knife to the rim and he’s a heady cutter. Angel is only additive to everything else Oregon has cooking. Oregon found a gem. 
Supreme Cook, from Georgetown
Expected role: Potential starting big, frontcourt rotation 
Cook is more insurance if Nate Bittle‘s injuries continue to hold him back. He’s a serviceable big man who is an excellent rebounder and play-finisher, but doesn’t offer much from a floor-spacing or playmaking perspective. For a potentially great team like Oregon, Cook should be a 10-15 minutes per game guy, but he may be called upon for more in a pinch. He’s certainly another body Dana Altman has at his disposal for certain matchups. 
Freddie Dilione V, from Tennessee
Expected role: Potential starting guard, backcourt rotation
What an addition for Mike Rhoades in Happy Valley. Dilione was expected to have a bigger role at Tennessee last year, but Dalton Knecht stole all the headlines. Dilione now lands at Penn State and could be a phenomenal buy-low spot to get his career back on track. Dilione provides a huge jumbo playmaker who can stuff the stat sheet. On paper, the fit next to Ace Baldwin could be very fun if Dilione’s jumper is legit. Baldwin is already a terrific on-ball defender and Dilione can grow into one too.
This one has a chance to be a Hunter Sallis-like explosion spot for Penn State.
Kachi Nzeh, from Xavier
Expected role: Frontcourt rotation
Nzeh is pretty raw but he worked his way into Xavier’s starting lineup as the season progressed which is a positive sign. He showcased a real knack for offensive rebounding last season, and Penn State has a wide-open frontcourt mix. Nzeh is on the inside track to capitalize on the opportunity.
Eli Rice, from Nebraska
Expected role: Wing depth
Rice had some moments last year at Nebraska as a 6-foot-8 shooter who could put it on the deck. Nick Kern, Puff Johnson and Zach Hicks are all ahead of Rice in the pecking order for now, but Penn State’s wing defense was not a strength last year. Can Rice help solve that? That’s his best path to playing time. But there’s real upside here. Like Dilione, Rice has a chance to be a really big piece for Penn State both now and well into the future.
Yanic Konan Niederhauser, from Northern Illinois
Expected role: Potential starter, frontcourt rotation
The 6-foot-11, 255-pound center had a 10.8% block percentage last year. That ranked 13th nationally. That, alone, demands attention. He could hold the fort down defensively while Penn State’s young bigs continue to progress, but Niederhauser has a lot of work to do to be an impactful, high-major offensive weapon outside of his post-ups.
Zach Martini, from Princeton
Expected role: Potential starting forward
Martini’s value is tied to his jumper. The 6-foot-7, 235-pound forward shot over 37% from downtown last year but that’s his entire game. He only had 31 shots at the rim last year. That won’t change at Rutgers. He’s on the floor to open up driving lanes for Dylan Harper and keep a second defender from flooding toward Ace Bailey. Martini has to improve his mobility to hang on the perimeter defensively in the Big Ten. 
Tyson Acuff, from Eastern Michigan
Expected role: Potential starting guard, backcourt rotation
Acuff could slide into the starting lineup, if needed, but he might be best utilized as a bucket-getter off the bench in a key sixth-man role. Acuff had a huge offensive responsibility at Eastern Michigan. That will change at Rutgers. Can he embrace a lower-volume role? He definitely provides another comfortable handler who can play with or without Harper. Rutgers will need more from him defensively if he wants to stay on the floor during closing time.
Jordan Derkack, from Merrimack
Expected role: Potential starting wing
Merrimack played zone defense 94% of the time last year. Rutgers has barely played a lick of zone defense under Steve Pikiell. There’s an adjustment period coming for Derkack. But he showed real ball skills defensively and has a knack for deflections. With Pikiell at the helm, that should translate. The 6-foot-5, 205-pound guard is also a willing distributor. He played with the ball in his hands a lot at Merrimack. That will not be the case at Rutgers. Can he find his niche without a jumper?
PJ Hayes, from San Diego
Expected role: Wing rotation
Hayes and Martini have some similar skillsets as floor-spacing shooters. But Hayes is able to make more jumpers on the move. San Diego freed the 6-foot-6 wing up for treys using hand-offs and using screens and he was efficient in every area. Hayes could certainly supplant Martini as a starting 4 if his mobility is better on the defensive end. But Hayes is on the floor to create space for Bailey and Harper. He shot over 42% from downtown on catch-and-shoot 3-pointers, so you have to guard him. 
Kobe Johnson, from USC
Expected role: Starting guard
Johnson is expected to be a massive piece of this UCLA team. He’s one of the best all-around defenders in the portal, and under Mick Cronin, he could transform into a Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year contender. Playing with a point guard like Isaiah Collier was supposed to help Johnson’s offensive game, but he regressed big-time as a shooter. There’s still plenty of reason for cautious optimism of a bounceback in that regard. Johnson’s slashing and defense give him such a high floor. He doesn’t have to be a star for the Bruins, but fresh scenery could unlock his full bag. Johnson-to-UCLA is pound-for-pound as good a fit as anyone in the portal. 
Skyy Clark, from Louisville
Expected role: Guard rotation
The former five-star prospect hasn’t sniffed his potential yet after a serious knee injury, but he’s close to three years removed from that surgery. Can he regain his form? Dylan Andrews is the starting point guard, but Clark should have the inside track for that backup point guard role. There’s room for both Andrews and Clark to play together if Clark embraces an off-ball role. He shot over 40% on catch-and-shoot 3-pointers last season. At minimum, he provides guard depth which UCLA just did not have last year. But he may have to change his game to more of a secondary option to get on the floor.
Tyler Bilodeau, from Oregon State
Expected role: Potential starting forward
Bilodeau is a huge get for a UCLA offense that needed fixin’ in the worst way. UCLA was one of the worst layup-shooting teams in the country last year. Bilodeau was automatic around the rim. He finished with the sixth-highest offensive efficiency rating in Pac-12 play, per KenPom. He shot over 71% at the rim, and he’s a legitimate floor-spacer. Bilodeau should give Andrews his first real pick-and-pop threat. He’s such a big offensive upgrade over what UCLA trotted out last year in its frontcourt, but Cronin will demand more out of him defensively.
Eric Dailey Jr., from Oklahoma State
Expected role: Potential starting forward
Dailey is something. The bullyball drives are very fun, and he’s an explosive athlete who can explode for posters if you get in his way. Dailey has all the physical tools to be a free-throw merchant. The jumper can set it all up. Dailey shot 33% on just under two attempts per game last year. If that area of his game continues to grow, the driving lanes will be there. He was well-schooled defensively at Oklahoma State, and he could be a defensive beast at UCLA if he’s forced to defend like his life is on the line to avoid the pine. 
Dominick Harris, from Loyola Marymount
Expected role: Guard rotation, potential starter
Harris has been plagued by injuries throughout his career, but if healthy, he can be one of the top floor spacers on the roster. Harris shot over 44% from 3-point range last season on high volume. That’s his path to playing time for a deep, competitive UCLA backcourt. 
William Kyle III, from South Dakota State
Expected role: Frontcourt rotation, potential starter
Kyle is only 6-foot-9 and 230 pounds, but he plays way bigger than that. Kyle threw down 101 dunks last year. He’s a big-time athlete with long arms who should be a good rim protector for the Bruins. Kyle is basically a play-finisher offensively. He can operate out of post-ups a bit, but that’s probably not a big part of his forte at the high-major ranks. But his energy and motor should endear him to the staff. Kyle should pair well next to Bilodeau. 
Desmond Claude, from Xavier
Expected role: Starting guard
Claude is the best addition for new USC coach Eric Musselman. The 6-foot-6, 207-pound guard will be the No. 1 option for this Trojans’ club. Claude will be an impact defender from the jump, but USC will rely on him to be a late-game closer, too. Claude has outstanding positional size, and Xavier put him in a ton of ball screens. Expect more of the same at USC. Claude should take another step as a shooter which could help him become a true three-level scorer. If that happens, he can be one of the best players in the Big Ten. Don’t be stunned if he flirts with some triple-doubles eventually. Jumbo-sized initiators have thrived under Musselman in the past. Claude is up next.
Saint Thomas, from Northern Colorado
Expected role: Starting wing
Saint Thomas stepped right into the Dalton Knecht role at Northern Colorado and balled out. He’s a big, physical wing who shot over 67% at the rim last year. That efficiency might come down in the Big Ten, but that aggressiveness has to be maintained. Thomas should settle right into a No. 1B option behind Claude. He’ll have a high usage rate, and USC can use him as a post-up weapon or in ball screens. His growth as a catch-and-shoot piece will determine just how good Thomas can be in 2024-25. His usage rate at USC will go down a bit from the responsibilities he had at Northern Colorado. Will that lead to an improved defensive effort?
Chibuzo Agbo, from Boise State
Expected role: Starting wing
Agbo is a phenomenal role player who will play early and often. Agbo shot 40% from 3-point range and was part of a Boise State defense that finished the season 29th on KenPom. He’s huge. He’ll rebound. He’ll guard multiple positions. Agbo won’t demand a sky-high usage rate, and USC can also utilize him in dribble hand-offs or off pindowns to generate treys. Agbo is not just a standstill shooter.
Bryce Pope, from UC San Diego
Expected role: Backcourt rotation
Pope as a secondary, floor-spacing shot-maker is way easier to buy into. He shot 39% on his catch-and-shoot 3-pointers last year. Pope hovered around just 20% on off-the-dribble treys. Pope can stick in this rotation off the bench for USC if he’s draining those catch-and-shoot 3-pointers at a high clip. Pope does have some experience in pick-and-rolls, but he’s never been much of a distributor or some elite perimeter defender. His value is tied to those 3-pointers going in. 
Clark Slajchert, from Penn
Expected role: Backcourt depth
Slajchert is a veteran 39% sniper but he’s so undersized which could create real problems defensively. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound guard was part of one of the worst defenses in the country last season. He’s more of a distributor than Pope, so maybe he can handle some of the initiator point guard duties when Claude needs a blow, but he’s slated to be a role player at the back end of this rotation. Anything more than that would be a big surprise. 
Josh Cohen, from UMass
Expected role: Starting big man
Cohen had an awesome year at UMass and parlayed it into a high-major opportunity. The 6-foot-10, 220-pound center does basically all his work below the rim (zero dunks last season) but he can beat you with a quick floater or a slo-mo, feel-you-out post-touch. Cohen’s athletic limitations show up more on the defensive end. He’s not a rim protector and he won’t be some switchable big man on the perimeter. But Cohen will play with great energy on the glass. He’ll draw fouls. He’s a willing passer when doubled. He’s good at what he does, even if he looks a bit different than some of the hyper-athletic big men in the portal.
Terrance Williams II, from Michigan
Expected role: Likely starting wing
Williams turned a big corner as a shooter at Michigan. He clearly put the work in during the offseason. Williams became 40% catch-and-shoot assassin. When his feet are set, the jumper goes in. That’s his game. He’ll knock down some 3-pointers, attack long closeouts to try and get to the free throw line and chase offensive rebounds. He’s a safe role player who is best-utilized in a low-usage, off-ball role. 
Kevin Patton Jr., from San Diego
Expected role: Wing rotation
Patton is an upside swing who may be better suited to be a breakout candidate in 2025-26. Agbo, Williams, Thomas and Claude provide quite a logjam for Patton to get minutes in Year 1, but he’s one of just five players on this roster with eligibility beyond this season. His table would be set in the years to come. But you can see the vision with 6-foot-8, 200-pound wing who has so much athleticism and had moments where he could just rise up over any defender for deep 3-pointers. There’s loads of potential defensively as well. Keep an eye on this one.
Matt Knowling, from Yale
Expected role: Frontcourt rotation, potential starting 4
Knowling is not a shooter and doesn’t pretend to be one. But he can operate as a dribble hand-off guy who gets into the middle of the floor and finds cutters or shooters. He’s a bit unconventional but he’s effective in the paint with a barrage of runners, floaters, hook shots and smart angles. The 6-foot-6, 205-pound forward should be a heady connector for this USC group but he doesn’t have some All-League upside.
Rashaun Agee, from Bowling Green
Expected role: Likely backup big man
Agee was a double-double machine in the MAC. He’ll provide some interior thump behind Cohen in USC’s frontcourt. He’s not a 3-point shooter, but he does make his free throws at a 67% clip. Agee was well-coached by Todd Simon and started to become much more of a willing playmaker as the season progressed. He doesn’t make insanely high-level reads, but he’s not a ball hog. Rim protection is not his forte and he’s a bit undersized at 6-foot-8. 
EDITOR’S NOTE: USC also added Washington transfer Wesley Yates III, but he will redshirt the 2024-25 season and is not included in this exercise.
Great Osobor, from Utah State
Expected role: Starting big man
Danny Sprinkle is bringing Osobor with him again to a new job. This time, with way more fanfare and a whole lot more NIL money. Osobor is one of the best small-ball centers in the portal who may have to downshift to the 4 if Franck Kepnang can ever get healthy. You would feel that duo. Osobor can play with anybody thanks to his rim pressure and playmaking. He flirted with some triple-doubles last year at Utah State, and Washington will need him to make great decisions if it wants to compete in a gauntlet of a Big Ten. There’s optimism that Osobor can expand his jumper out to the perimeter but that hasn’t happened yet. He’s a career 64% free throw shooter. Sprinkle would be overjoyed if he can crack the 70% range because he could lead the Big Ten in free throw attempts next season. Your defensive ceiling is a bit capped if Osobor is the back-line anchor, but again, Kepnang can fill that void at a high level if healthy. Can Osobor hang with some 4s?
D.J. Davis, from Butler
Expected role: Likely starting guard
Davis is a catch-and-shoot assassin. He shot 38% on 153 catch-and-shoot 3-pointers last year at Butler. If you got him to put it on the deck, you had a better shot. Davis was just 22% on 45 off-the-dribble 3-pointers. Floor-spacing is essential to clear the paint for Osobor, and Davis is a big part of that solution. He’s got a little playmaking in his game too, but Davis is certainly not an initiator point guard. Davis’ defense is a real question. He’s just a bit limited on that end, but he can be one of the Big Ten’s best marksmen and he’ll make tough ones too. That hand-off game between Osobor and Davis could be tough to handle.
Tyler Harris, from Portland
Expected role: Likely starting wing
Harris has a chance to be a very good player one day. He has all the measurables and fluidity. He’s a legit 6-foot-8 with a handle. Washington should be able to keep it simple for Harris in the early going. If he can attack long closeouts, run the floor in transition and move without the basketball, there are easy buckets to be had. Sprinkle will manufacture some good looks and Osobor is a willing distributor. Harris can be on the receiving end of those dimes. Harris can shoot it, too. He shot 35% on his catch-and-shoot 3-pointers and as his body progresses, he can start tapping that upside even more. Harris has work to do but he has one of the highest ceilings on this roster.
Luis Kortright, from Rhode Island
Expected role: Potential starting point guard
Kortright will be in the mix to start at point guard. He’s a good playmaker who can probe the defense and find angles. But he’s not much of a shooter and never has been throughout his career. The fifth-year senior should be dependable and reliable but he’s not a huge needle-mover. Washington isn’t asking him to be a savior, though.
Mekhi Mason, from Rice
Expected role: Potential starting wing
In the past, Rice has been a nice oasis for transfer-ups. Washington could have found a gem in Mason. The 6-foot-5 guard should be one of UW’s best perimeter defenders right away. Rice’s defense wasn’t good last year, but that was not Mason’s fault. He can guard multiple positions and he’s very stout at the point of attack. Mason does a little bit of everything offensively as a pass-dribble-shoot option. Playing off two feet in the paint would really help him improve as a rim finisher, but he can get to his midrange jumper and knock down open 3s at a high clip. Mason is a no-doubt rotation piece, at minimum. 
Chris Conway, from Oakland
Expected role: Frontcourt rotation
Conway ranked inside the top-50 nationally in points per game off post-ups last season. When Oakland threw him the ball on the block, good things happened. He shot over 67% at the rim and has a soft touch with his hook shots. Conway is also a very good free throw shooter. He’s a rock-solid depth piece in this new-look frontcourt, but his defensive impact is a bit limited and he doesn’t have plus size at 6-foot-9, 220 pounds.
KC Ibekwe, from Oregon State
Expected role: Backup center
The 6-foot-10, 287-pound center is huge. He will offer real rim protection and rebounding thump. But he’s still pretty raw. Ibekwe needs time to develop and looks like Kepnang insurance. He’s a big body to throw at guys like Indiana’s Oumar Ballo or Michigan’s Vlad Goldin. 
Tyree Ihenacho, from North Dakota
Expected role: Potential starting point guard
Ihenacho and Kortwright feel a bit redundant as pass-first playmakers who struggle to shoot it from deep. This may dissolve into a straight-up platoon. North Dakota’s offensive rating spiked 10 points per 100 possessions with Ihenacho on the floor but shooting under 50% at the rim in the Summit League is a real concern. 
 
Xavier Amos, from Northern Illinois
Expected role: Likely starting forward
Amos is so toolsy. The 6-foot-8, 215-pound forward is shot over 40% on 99 catch-and-shoot 3-pointers last season and he uses his athleticism and length to be a real secondary rim protector. He is a legitimate pick-and-pop weapon already, and there’s some untapped potential as a post-up weapon. Wisconsin should help him unlock that part of his game even more. But the decision-making has to improve in a big way. His tape is littered with avoidable turnovers.
Amos was also part of one of the worst defenses in the country last year, and he has so much to clean up on that end. Amos is just so jarringly different than the player (Tyler Wahl) he’s replacing. He’s a shooter. Wahl was not. Wahl was great defensively and did all the little things well. Amos has to fine-tune those parts of his game. But the ceiling is real, and he’s got multiple years of eligibility. It’s easy to see the vision with Amos if he buys into Wisconsin’s sterling player-development program.
Camren Hunter, from Central Arkansas
Expected role: Likely starting guard.
A sturdy guard who likes to post up? Smells like a Badger. Hunter missed all of last season with an injury, so patience will be required. There will be some rust to knock off with all that time off, and the jump to the Big Ten from one of the worst teams in the Atlantic Sun could be a bit jarring. But Wisconsin should be able to invert the floor for Hunter to get into some bootyball actions. He’s the most natural initiator on this UW roster which could make him hard to take off the floor. 
John Tonje, from Missouri
Expected role: Wing rotation, potential starter
Toss out Tonje’s injury-riddled season at Missouri. The veteran wing might end up being a value in the portal if he can regain his previous form at Colorado State. The sturdily-built, 6-foot-6, 215-pound, sixth-year senior worked himself into being a real catch-and-shoot weapon. He shot over 38% on 131 catch-and-shoot 3-pointers in 2022-23. Wisconsin would take that in a heartbeat next year. Tonje is thick enough and good enough on the glass to slide down to the 4 in some matchups if Amos isn’t cutting it.
A four-guard lineup of Hunter, Tonje, John Blackwell and Max Klesmit could be a real asset in Greg Gard‘s holster for certain matchups. Tonje’s ability to hang with rugged 4s would be the trump card for that lineup. Whether he starts or whether he sits, Tonje is slated to play plenty of minutes.
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