Welcome to The Sports Bank’s third annual college basketball season preview series. Two years we looked at 99 teams in 99 days. Last year, we were slightly more aggressive and expanded to 111 teams in 111 days and will do so again as we look ahead to the 2012-2013 season.
We will rank the 75 power conference teams and top 36 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order. We’ll break down rosters, transfers, incoming freshmen, non-conference schedules, and pick a player to watch for each team.
After several years of underachieving, Bruce Weber was shown the door as Illinois Fighting Illini head coach and replaced by Ohio’s John Groce. There is still decent enough talent left on the Illini roster but can Groce right the ship in his first year in Champaign?
ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI
Last Season: T-10th, 6-12 in Big Ten, 17-15 overall
Predicted Big Ten Finish: 9th
Projected Depth Chart
F/C: Nnanna Egwu (So)/Ibby Djimde (So)
PF: Tyler Griffey (Sr)/Sam McLaurin (Sr)/Mike Shaw (So)
G/F: ...
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PLAYERS:
Nnanna Egwu,
Ibby Djimde,
Tyler Griffey,
Sam McLaurin,
Mike Shaw,
Brandon Paul,
Myke Henry,
Devin Langford,
D.J. Richardson,
Joseph Bertrand,
Tracy Abrams,
Meyers Leonard,
Sam Maniscalco,
Crandall Head,
Rayvonte Rice
TEAMS: Illinois Fighting Illini, Ohio State Buckeyes, Drake Bulldogs, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Arkansas Razorbacks, Wichita State Shockers, Virginia Cavaliers, Villanova Wildcats, Maryland Terrapins, Marshall Thundering Herd, Iona Gaels, Northwestern Wildcats, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, USC Trojans, Harvard Crimson, Xavier Musketeers, Mississippi Rebels, Clemson Tigers, Oregon State Beavers, Providence Friars, Oklahoma Sooners, Lehigh Mountain Hawks, Washington State Cougars, Belmont Bruins, Vanderbilt Commodores, Dayton Flyers, Houston Cougars, Oregon Ducks, LSU Tigers, Seton Hall Pirates, Georgia Bulldogs, DePaul Blue Demons, Boston College Eagles, Penn State Nittany Lions, Arizona State Sun Devils, Virginia Tech Hokies, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Auburn Tigers, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, TCU Horned Frogs, Utah Running Utes, Nebraska Cornhuskers, George Mason Patriots, Long Beach State 49ers, Old Dominion Monarchs, South Carolina Gamecocks
TEAMS: Illinois Fighting Illini, Ohio State Buckeyes, Drake Bulldogs, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Arkansas Razorbacks, Wichita State Shockers, Virginia Cavaliers, Villanova Wildcats, Maryland Terrapins, Marshall Thundering Herd, Iona Gaels, Northwestern Wildcats, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, USC Trojans, Harvard Crimson, Xavier Musketeers, Mississippi Rebels, Clemson Tigers, Oregon State Beavers, Providence Friars, Oklahoma Sooners, Lehigh Mountain Hawks, Washington State Cougars, Belmont Bruins, Vanderbilt Commodores, Dayton Flyers, Houston Cougars, Oregon Ducks, LSU Tigers, Seton Hall Pirates, Georgia Bulldogs, DePaul Blue Demons, Boston College Eagles, Penn State Nittany Lions, Arizona State Sun Devils, Virginia Tech Hokies, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Auburn Tigers, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, TCU Horned Frogs, Utah Running Utes, Nebraska Cornhuskers, George Mason Patriots, Long Beach State 49ers, Old Dominion Monarchs, South Carolina Gamecocks
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