NCAA Basketball: Top 25 team frontcourts for 2022-23 season

13. Texas Tech Red Raiders

One of the biggest transfers this offseason was Fardaws Aimaq, a 6’11 center from Utah Valley who not only won WAC Player of the Year in 2021, but was also a two-time Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He produced massive numbers in the past two years with the Wolverines, averaging a team-leading 18.9 ppg and 13.6 rpg (15.0 rpg the year prior) this past season.

That includes performances such as 34 points and 14 rebounds at Pepperdine, 24 points and 22 rebounds against BYU and 27 and 18 versus Cal Baptist. Aimaq had 27 double-doubles and also shot 44% from three-point range. If his production cuts in half at Texas Tech, he’ll still be an impact player but if Aimaq’s numbers are anywhere similar, he’ll be an All-Big 12 player.

Aimaq will be paired in the frontcourt with forward Kevin Obanor. The former Oral Robberts star averaged 10.0 ppg and 5.5 rpg and certainly had adjustments to make, with stretches of both good and bad scoring outings. Obanor did play very well in the last set of games, ending the season with seven straight in double figures and four of them with 10+ rebounds. If he keeps that momentum, he’ll be an All-Big 12 contending foward.

Also in the frontcourt is backup big man Daniel Batcho, three-star freshman forward Robert Jennings, as well as former top-50 small forward transfer Jaylon Tyson. If he becomes a breakout player and starter, Texas Tech’s frontcourt could end up as the best in the conference.