Matthew Nicholson took a gigantic leap forward this season, proving he could hang with other dominant Big Ten centers. He wasn’t the most productive scorer in the league, but he held his own on the defensive end of the floor against the best of the best. Today, we’ll take a look at his season and dissect what went right, and what the seven-foot-tall rising senior can improve on.

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In his first year as a starter, Nicholson posted respectable stat totals for a player who was not a top offensive option.