Big Ten Basketball: 5 biggest takeaways from 2019 recruiting classes
Big Ten Basketball has another good class of recruits coming in for the 2019-20 season. What are the overall takeaways from this group of players?
After losing a ton of seniors the previous year, Big Ten Basketball was very busy when it came to the 2018 recruiting class. All but two of the 14 programs brought in at least three newcomers, while both Maryland and Illinois led the way with seven players a piece. Top-35 prospects Ayo Dosunmu and Jalen Smith were the crown jewels for their respective teams and went on to have quality freshmen campaigns.
But the top player overall from the class came from Indiana in guard Romeo Langford. He had a ton of expectations staying with the hometown team that weren’t delivered but he still ended up a lottery pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.
Fast forward to now, the Big Ten is all but wrapped up with their classes. It’s not as big collectively as a year ago since there weren’t as many graduating seniors, with Wisconsin and Rutgers only brining in one each. Maryland once again leads the way with five, tying Nebraska program who has undergone a complete rebuild of the roster. Ohio State is at the top (more on them later) while Minnesota did well for themselves overall.
There aren’t that many players involved but expect a lot from this class of recruits. There are some good and bad aspects to takeaway that may determine the fate of some of these programs for years to come. Who won out from the class of 2019?