The Big Ten basketball landscape will be very different entering 2019. Many of the conferences top players- such as Carsen Edwards, Nick Ward, Ethan Happ, Bruno Fernando, and others- have departed, as has one of the best coaches in the game in John Beilein, who left Michigan to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers.
After receiving eight bids to the NCAA Tournament last season, the Big Ten went an incredible 7-1 in the first round, with the only loss coming by Wisconsin in a blemish against Oregon.
"It’s the best league I’ve ever been a part of, this year in the Big Ten," Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said at the time.