Big Ten Basketball: Ranking of top 25 players entering 2023-24 season

14. Keisei Tominaga – Nebraska

After two years at Ranger College in Texas, Tominaga arrived in Lincoln in 2021 and certainly was under the radar. He was a decent player in his first season with the Cornhuskers but really developed into a star late last season. His senior year saw him average 13.1 points per game while making 40% of his long-range attempts, really blossoming from beyond the arc last in the year.

Now, he’s Nebraska’s best hope for competing in the Big Ten. He’s a very solid shooting guard who can obviously score in bunches from deep. The question isn’t Tominaga’s shooting ability, it’s whether he can develop into one of the best total guards in the Big Ten. His continued development in his final year of collegiate eligibility would go a long way towards the Cornhuskers making noise in this league.

13. Dawson Garcia – Minnesota

It’s already been a wild ride of a career for Garcia, who averaged 13 points a game as a freshman at Marquette before missing half of his sophomore year at North Carolina due to family issues. Last year was his first with the Golden Gophers, averaging 15.3 points and 6.7 rebounds and making a certain impact right off the bat for Minnesota.

Garcia shot 35% from outside the arc and nearly 50% from inside and contributes all over the court. He’s not just Minnesota’s most talented player, but he’s a necessary leader for this program. The Golden Gophers are coming off a pair of abysmal and forgettable seasons and Garcia alone can’t right this ship. All he can do is put up incredible numbers again while stabilizing this frontcourt.