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Big Ten Basketball: 3 biggest breakout candidates for 2020-21 season

By Carter Landis

COLLEGE PARK, MD - MARCH 08: Aaron Wiggins #2 of the Maryland Terrapins dribbles the ball during a college basketball game against the Michigan Wolverines at the Xfinity Center on March 8, 2020 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
COLLEGE PARK, MD - MARCH 08: Aaron Wiggins #2 of the Maryland Terrapins dribbles the ball during a college basketball game against the Michigan Wolverines at the Xfinity Center on March 8, 2020 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 12: Big Ten logo on the floor before the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Final (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /

Big Ten Basketball is one of the, if not the deepest conference in college basketball. Who are some of the best players that make their teams better?

Big Ten Basketball has provided some of the best basketball in the nation for quite some time now. Last season, six Big Ten teams finished in the AP Top 25, and nine teams were projected to make the NCAA tournament that unfortunately was unable to be played, according to ESPN’s Joe Lunardi.

The conference is full of star players and great role players, including four who could be selected in the first round of the 2020 NBA Draft. There are six Big Ten teams in the newest AP Top 25 list, as well. Is it possible that this year, assuming there is an NCAA tournament, we see the Big Ten finally capture their first National Championship in over 20 years? It was certainly possible that Michigan State could have done it, as they were arguably the hottest team in the nation before the sudden cancellation of the tournament.

The Big Ten is expected to be one of college basketball’s best conferences once again, assuming NCAA basketball is able to be played this season. In this article, we’ll focus on the guys in the Big Ten who may not be stars for their teams but are incredibly important players who could push their teams from the ‘good’ conversation into the ‘great’ one.

Some players are being excluded from this list, like players who are expected to become leading men, like Rocket Watts for Michigan State. The criteria here are players who had smaller roles last season who are expected to make a jump in production.

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