We are three months away from Indiana’s season opener against SIU-Edwardsville at Assembly Hall.
Big Ten rosters are mostly set and the fall semester will begin by the end of the month. The new 18-team conference should announce the league schedule in early September.
Here’s our initial forecast of the Big Ten standings for the 2024-25 season:
18. Minnesota (19-15 last season)
Eligibility remaining: Mike Mitchell Jr., Dawson Garcia, Parker Fox, Kadyn Betts
NBA Draft/professional route/out of eligibility: Jack Wilson, Cam Christie
Transfer portal: Pharrel Payne (to Texas A&M), Elijah Hawkins (to Texas Tech), Joshua Ola-Joseph (to California), Braeden Carrington (to Tulsa), Isaiah Ihnen (to Liberty), Kristupas Keinys (to Pacific)
Arriving: Brennan Rigsby (from Oregon), Frank Mitchell (from Canisius), Caleb Williams (from Macalester), Femi Odukale (from New Mexico State), Trey Edmonds (from UTSA), Lu’Cye Patterson (from Charlotte), Tyler Cochran (from Toledo), Isaac Asuma, Grayson Grove
The case for Minnesota: Ben Johnson exceeded expectations last season, finishing 19-15 after being picked last in the conference in the preseason.