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Big Ten Basketball: Preseason power rankings for 2020-21 season

By Adam Childs

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 12: Big Ten logo on the floor before the Big Ten Men's Basketball Final against the Wisconsin Badgers and Michigan Wolverines at the Verizon Center on March 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. The Wolverines won 71-56. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 12: Big Ten logo on the floor before the Big Ten Men's Basketball Final against the Wisconsin Badgers and Michigan Wolverines at the Verizon Center on March 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. The Wolverines won 71-56. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /
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Nebraska Basketball
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MARCH 11: Head coach Fred Hoiberg of the Nebraska Cornhuskers (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

. Cornhuskers . 13. team. 488. .

Year one in the Fred Hoiberg era saw him completely flip the roster with transfers and freshmen. The strategy did not work for him last year as Nebraska was the worst team in the Big Ten. They even lost twice to Northwestern, who again was not very good.

Their best player in Cam Mack decided to get in trouble multiple times and ended the season away from the team and is no longer with the Cornhuskers.

This year looks like another rebuilding year for the Cornhuskers but they do have some intriguing players on the roster. Teddy Allen is coming in from Western Nebraska Community College where he led the nation in scoring at 31.4 points per game. It will be interesting to see if he can translate that to the Big Ten, but he can definitely fill up the basket.

Hoiberg is also bringing in Pittsburgh transfer Trey McGowens. He played a lot for the Panthers averaging over 11 points per game. He is another guy that can score but will need to prove it for his new team.

The Cornhuskers have some talent on their roster, but again how quickly can they gel if at all. Last season the team could never get on the same page even though they showed flashes of good basketball.

Hoiberg is probably the right guy for the job in Lincoln but he needs to have his team show more than they did last year. If it doesn’t get any better his seat might get warm after just two years at the helm.

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