STATE OF BIG TEN
Big Ten Media Day hits the nation’s capital today, with John Groce, Tracy Abrams and Malcolm Hill representing Illinois in Washington, D.C. Beat writer SCOTT RICHEY offers five storylines of interest across the conference:
Spartans might go small
Tom Izzo always was going to have to reconfigure his frontcourt for the 2016-17 season after the graduation of Matt Costello, Deyonta Davis heading to the NBA after a one-and-done stop in East Lansing and the transfers of Marvin Clark Jr. (St. John’s) and Javon Bess (Saint Louis). Knee surgery for UNLV graduate transfer Ben Carter hampers an already-thin position group.