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Big Ten Basketball: 10 facts of 2019-20 for conference through November

By Ryan Kay

EAST LANSING, MI - NOVEMBER 10: Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans hugs Cassius Winston #5 during the second half against the Binghamton Bearcats at Breslin Center on November 10, 2019 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MI - NOVEMBER 10: Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans hugs Cassius Winston #5 during the second half against the Binghamton Bearcats at Breslin Center on November 10, 2019 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /
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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – NOVEMBER 13: Matt Haarms #32 of the Purdue Boilermakers reacts as Theo John #4 of the Marquette Golden Eagles looks on in the first half at the Fiserv Forum on November 13, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – NOVEMBER 13: Matt Haarms #32 of the Purdue Boilermakers reacts as Theo John #4 of the Marquette Golden Eagles looks on in the first half at the Fiserv Forum on November 13, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

8. Maryland currently has two players in the top 5 leading all Big Ten players in steals

The Terrapins have two players in the top 5 for steals per game for the Big Ten.  Aaron Wiggins is averaging 3 steals per game for Maryland and Darryl Morsell is averaging 2 steals per game for the Terrapins. Maryland being a top 10 ranked team is clearly emphasizing defense this season and they look to use their defense as a catapult to challenge Michigan State and Ohio State for the Big Ten title.

9. The Big Ten has two new coaches and 12 returning coaches this season

Tom Izzo has been the head coach at Michigan State since 1995. The second most tenured head coach in the Big Ten is Purdue’s Matt Painter who has been the Boilermakers coach since 2005. However, Michigan’s Juwan Howard and Nebraska’s Fred Hoiberg are at their respected universities as 1st-year head coaches at their Big Ten schools. The Big Ten collectively have the 2nd best-proven group of coaches next to the ACC.

10. Michigan State prior to their game at Seton Hall did something special to honor Cassius Winston’s late brother who tragically passed away on November 9th

Winston wrote a touch warning Instagram message for his brother who passed away.

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The program wanted to honor the late memory of Zachary Winston and decided that on their jersey’s they put a patch that says Smoothie which was Zachary’s nickname. The Spartans played inspired against Seton Hall and defeated them on their home floor.

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