When the season began, no one knew what to expect from the freshman class. There were five guys with plenty of talent but who were all relatively raw — outside of Aaron Henry who was dubbed the most college-ready both physically and mentally.
That left a pint-sized point guard Foster Loyer, slender big man Marcus Bingham Jr., Thomas Kithier who sat out his entire high school senior year and skinny wing Gabe Brown.
The latter was considered an extremely raw wing, standing 6-foot-7 and weighing in at just 180 pounds. He had both guard skills and the ability to score around the rim and drive to the hoop, but he didn’t have the size to do that in the Big Ten.