The Big Ten is coming off an incredible season as a conference. Eight teams made the NCAA Tournament, and the conference had 10 players selected in the 2025 NBA Draft (eight in the first round). With the league losing a great deal of talent to the pros and graduation, the question early in the offseason was, "Will the Big Ten be able to reload?".
Reload it did, with a slew of top-end transfers, along 17 of ESPN's Top-100 Prospects in the 2025 freshman class. The Big Ten enters the season with Purdue ranked #1 in ESPN's final preseason top-25 teams, four other programs making the list (#8 Michigan, #14 UCLA, #16 Illinois, and #21 Wisconsin), and Ohio State, Oregon, and Michigan State among the first teams out. This conference has depth and top-end talent to compete with the likes of the SEC and BIG 12 in March, as it looks to field a group of competitors with hopes of taking home the conference's first NCAA Championship in over 25 years (Michigan State – 2000).
Another story worth following will be the four new head coaches taking over in the conference this season. Indiana (19-13) brought in Darian DeVries from West Virginia, who coached a scrappy Mountaineers' team that operated most of the season without their top player, Tucker DeVries (Darian's son, who will follow his dad to IU), to the March Madness bubble last season.
Iowa (17-16) poached Ben McCollum from Drake, who coached the Bulldogs to a 31-4 record
The Big Ten is coming off an incredible season as a conference. Eight teams made the NCAA Tournament, and the conference had 10 players selected in the 2025 NBA Draft (eight in the first round). With the league losing a great deal of talent to the pros and graduation, the question early in the offseason was, "Will the Big Ten be able to reload?".
Reload it did, with a slew of top-end transfers, along 17 of ESPN's Top-100 Prospects in the 2025 freshman class. The Big Ten enters the season with Purdue ranked #1 in ESPN's final preseason top-25 teams, four other programs making the list (#8 Michigan, #14 UCLA, #16 Illinois, and #21 Wisconsin), and Ohio State, Oregon, and Michigan State among the first teams out. This conference has depth and top-end talent to compete with the likes of the SEC and BIG 12 in March, as it looks to field a group of competitors with hopes of taking home the conference's first NCAA Championship in over 25 years (Michigan State – 2000).
Another story worth following will be the four new head coaches taking over in the conference this season. Indiana (19-13) brought in Darian DeVries from West Virginia, who coached a scrappy Mountaineers' team that operated most of the season without their top player, Tucker DeVries (Darian's son, who will follow his dad to IU), to the March Madness bubble last season.
Iowa (17-16) poached Ben McCollum from Drake, who coached the Bulldogs to a 31-4 record last season. McCollum will bring plenty of "his guys" to Iowa City, including MVC Player of the Year, Bennett Stirtz.
Maryland (27-9) will replace Kevin Willard, who took the head coaching job at Villanova, with Buzz Williams, who has previous head coaching experience at Texas A&M (2019-2025), Virginia Tech (2015-2019), and Marquette (2008-2014).
Lastly, Minnesota (15-17) will replace Ben Johnson (2021-2025) with Niko Medved, who coached Colorado State to two-straight NCAA Tournament berths. Time will tell if any of these four newcomers will become the next mainstays in the Big Ten.
Speaking of newcomers, the Big Ten brought in a flurry of talent from the transfer portal, including Donovan Dent (New Mexico to UCLA), Yaxel Lendeborg (UAB to Michigan), and Bennett Stirtz (Drake to Iowa), all three of whom won Conference Player of the Year awards in non-power five conferences last season. It will be interesting to see which players can adapt their game to fiercer competition and who struggles to keep up.
Unlike last season, which saw two-time Wooden Award winner Zach Edey depart for the NBA, the top player(s) in the Big Ten are nearly undisputed. Trey Kaufman-Renn and Braden Smith, who helped Purdue overcome their Round of 32 curse this past season before falling short in the Sweet 16, will look to dominate the conference once more during the 2025-26 season, providing endless fantasy value along the way.
Big Ten College Basketball Preview for 2025-26
Now that we have a feel for overall landscape, head coaching changes, top transfers and returning firepower, let's dig into the other players who will look to make a big impact in the Big Ten this season.
Top Big Ten Players
Overall: Trey Kaufman-Renn, F, Purdue 
This spot could just as easily have been occupied by Kaufman-Renn's teammate, Braden Smith, but I have chosen to highlight his talents elsewhere in this article. Kaufman-Renn was one of the biggest stories of the Big Ten last season. Coming off a year that saw the 6-foot-9 forward average just 6.4 points and four rebounds per game in the shadow of Zach Edey, Kaufman-Renn earned his spot on the All-Big Ten Team. The junior forward was a workhorse for the Boilermakers, averaging 20.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists across 36 starts, while shooting an otherworldly 59.5 percent from the field. Despite being a little undersized, Kaufman-Renn is a nightmare to defend in post-isolation situations, consistently using his technique, footwork and speed to get to his right hand at the rim. Kaufman-Renn's ability to work off of the pick-and-roll, and regularly find space in a system with numerous perimeter threats, awards the athletic forward with high-value shots and space to work 1-on-1 against out-of-position defenders. After taking his game to the next level last season, Kaufman-Renn will look to be a stable co-star alongside Braden Smith in a veteran-led offense.
Other Considerations: Braden Smith (Purdue), Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan), Nate Bittle (Oregon), John Blackwell (Wisconsin), Nick Martinelli (Northwestern)
Scoring: Bruce Thornton, G, Ohio State 
Thornton finished top-10 in the Big Ten in scoring last year, and he is my pick to take home the crown this coming season. The 6-foot-2 senior is a true three-level scoring threat that wants the ball in his hands at all times. Let's start with the three-ball; Thornton is one of the most powerful guards in the Big Ten, utilizing his 215-pound frame and signature step back move to create his own shot opportunities at the perimeter with ease. Additionally, the senior guard is able to find open space on the arc when the defensive attention is drawn elsewhere, and these open looks led to a career-high 42.4 percent clip from deep last season (4.3 attempts per game). When teams start to sit on him at the three-point line, Thornton often gets defenders to bite on shot fakes, using his speed to get to the painted area for easy blow-by layups. Just when his defensive matchups think they have a read on him, the veteran guard deploys a series of crafty stop-and-go dribble moves, setting up gentle floaters over defenders that bite on his fakes to the rim. Thornton is coming off back-to-back seasons averaging 15+ points per game, and his three-level scoring game will put him in position to lead the Big Ten in the category during the 2025-26 season.
Other Considerations: Nick Martinelli (Northwestern), Trey Kaufman-Renn (Purdue), John Blackwell (Wisconsin), Donovan Dent (UCLA), Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan), Desmond Claude (Washington)
Rebounding: Jaxon Kohler, F, Michigan State 
Kohler emerged as an enforcer for the Spartans last season, averaging 7.5 rebounds per game despite only playing 20.7 minutes per contest. The 6-foot-9 senior is a bully in the low post, using his bulky 245-pound frame to clear out against lanker defenders who have him outmatched in the height department. With his innate ability to track down boards, and the general shift of the NCAA to prefer floor-spacing bigs over low-post threats, Kohler could be just the guy to take home the rebounding title if he sees an uptick in utilization for the Spartans.
Other Considerations: Tomislav Ivisic (Illinois), Nate Bittle (Oregon), Oscar Cluff (Purdue), Rienk Mast (Nebraska). Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan), Carson Cooper (Michigan State), Rienk Mast (Nebraska)
Assists: Braden Smith (Purdue
Smith has led the Big Ten in assists for each of the last two seasons, and the 6-foot senior looks poised for a three-peat in Matt Painter's system. Arguably the best facilitator in the NCAA, Smith will enter the 2025-26 season coming off the best year of his collegiate career that saw him average career highs in points (15.8), assists (8.7), and steals (2.2). While Smith leveled up his scoring volume following the loss of Zach Edey, his discipline and court vision only took a step forward with another year in the Boilermakers' system. Despite the presence of other notable offensive weapons in West Lafayette, notably Trey Kaufman-Renn (20.1 ppg) and Fletcher Loyer (13.8 ppg), Matt Painter will look to run every offensive set through his veteran guard for the third-straight season.
Other Considerations: Jeremy Fears (MSU), Elliot Cadeau (UNC), Donovan Dent (UCLA), Bennett Stirtz (Iowa), Bruce Thornton (OSU)
Center: Tomislav Ivisic (Illinois 
Ivisic was also among those heavily considered to be my pick to lead the Big Ten in rebounding, but I settled on the top-overall center mainly due to his all-around skillset. Ivisc made his debut with the Fighting Illini last fall after making the move to the NCAA from Croatia, and the 7-foot-1 center immediately announced his presence to the rest of the Big Ten. The junior big man appeared in 32 games with Illinois last season (31 starts), averaging 13 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.2 blocks on 26.8 minutes per game. Ivisic is a monster in the high pick-and-roll game, the Croatian native's stature can catch inattentive guards off balance, and his ability to spin off the screen consistently yields open looks from range. A 35.7 percent 3-point shooter last season (4.8 attempts per game), Ivisic makes lazy defenders who fail to switch pay with his confidence from beyond the arc. On the defensive end, his speed and large wingspan lead to off-ball blocks on driving defenders, and his 255-lbs frame allows him to play straight up against opposing bigs. The biggest threat to Ivisic's dominance may be the news that his twin brother, Zvonimir (7-foot-2) has made the move to Urbana-Champaign this fall after appearing in 35 games (19 starts) with Arkansas last fall. Despite this, I am willing to bank on a second-year breakout from Ivisic.
Other Considerations: Nate Bittle (Oregon), Rienk Mast (Nebraska), Oscar Cluff (Purdue), Pharrel Payne (Maryland), Ezra Ausar (USC), Nolan Winter (Wisconsin), Reed Bailey (Indiana)
Freshman: Kayden Mingo, G, Penn State 
Mingo was ranked No. 39 in ESPN's top 100 freshman in the class of 2025, and the pathway is clear for the New York native. The 6-foot-3 guard was the 2025 New York Gatorade Player of the Year behind a senior season in which he averaged 13.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.9 steals across 27 games. Mingo, who was also an all-state selection as a junior, led Long Island Lutheran to the 2025 Throne High School National Championship. The freshman combo guard will enter a Penn State backcourt that lost Ace Baldwin, D'Marco Dunn and Puff Johnson, leaving him with plenty of opportunities for an immediate backcourt role alongside Freddie Dilione.
Other Considerations: Trey McKenney (Michigan), Cam Ward (Michigan State), Dorian Jones (Rutgers), Chris Nwuli (Rutgers), Mathieu Grujicic (Ohio State), Melih Tunca (Penn State)
Top Big Ten Transfers
Yaxel Lendeborg, F, Michigan
Lendeborg has some big shoes to fill in the Michigan frontcourt following the loss of Danny Wolf and Vladislav Goldin to the NBA, but the senior transfer's skillset will offer high-upside potential in the Wolverines' system. The 6-foot-9 forward from UAB led the NCAA in double-doubles last season (26), while averaging 17.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.8 blocks, doing it all for a Blazers' squad that made the quarterfinals of the NIT. While he's not a true 1-for-1 replacement for either of the 7-footers that held down Michigan's frontcourt last season, Lexeborg combines many of the skillsets possessed by Wolf and Goldin, in a completely different mold. Rather than a methodical, back-to-the-basket paint presence, Lexeborg is a fast-off-the-dribble athlete, with a highlight reel of dunks during his time with the Blazers. The senior forward also offers the ability to spread the floor (career 34.9 percent from range (1.5 attempts per game)), facilitate and crash the glass with fury. The biggest question mark surrounding Lexeborg's game revolves around his capability to adapt to a higher level of competition in the Big Ten, but his athleticism and speed suggest he will have no problem hanging with the best Big Ten frontcourts have to throw at him.
Donovan Dent, G, UCLA
Dent was a force for the Lobos last season, taking home the Mountain West Player of the Year award behind a conference-high 20.4 points per game. Dent is a certified bucket-getter, using his lightning-fast burst to get to the rim with ease. The 6-foot-2 senior also possesses a smooth jumpstep-to-pivot combination to create space for open mid-range looks against overcommitted defenders. The veteran guard consistently found his teammates in space last year with New Mexico, averaging 6.4 assists per game, which was good for second in the Mountain West. Dent's aggressiveness extends to the defensive end of the floor with the senior averaging 1.4 steals and 0.9 blocks, both of which put him in the top-10 in the Mountain West last season. A true two-way threat, Dent has the potential to take over the Bruins offense, replacing the outbound transfer Dylan Andrews as the primary ball-handler this season.
Bennett Stirtz, G, Iowa
Stirtz made the decision to follow Ben McCollum, his coach at Drake, to Iowa City this offseason. The 6-foot-4 senior was the workhorse behind a 31-4 Bulldogs' team last season, averaging 19.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 2.1 steals on 39.4 minutes per game. Despite his immense volume, Stirtz was a highly-efficient scoring option, boasting a 49.8/39.5/79.4 shooting line while attempting 4.6 threes a game. After making a seamless leap to Division I hoops last season, Stirtz will look to be the face of a Hawkeyes' team that turned over nearly their entire roster this offseason.
Also Considered: Elliot Cadeau (Michigan), Andrej Stojakovic (Illinois), Desmond Claude (USC), Tucker DeVries (Indiana), Pharrel Payne (Maryland), Nick Boyd (Wisconsin)
Big Ten Sleepers
Austin Rapp, F, Wisconsin
Rapp didn't make the same headlines as many of the other big names that transferred to the Big Ten this offseason, but make no mistake, the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year has the potential to make a big impact for the Badgers this fall. Rapp appeared in 31 games with Portland last season (30 starts), averaging 13.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 blocks on 33 minutes per game. The 6-foot-10 Australian native is a cocky three-point shooter, connecting on 35.2 percent of his looks from range last year on 7.6 attempts per game. Rapp looks to be a perfect fit to replace Steven Crowl's floor-spacing ability as a stretch-five this season in Madison.
Xavier Booker, F, UCLA
Booker has yet to live up to the hype of his five-star recruit days (2023), but the junior big man has found himself in a prime position for a breakout in his third collegiate season. The 6-foot-10 transfer from Michigan State appeared in 33 games with the Spartans last season, averaging 4.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.7 blocks on 12.8 minutes per game. A tremendous shot-blocker and shot-maker, Booker connected on 61 percent of his looks from the field, and 27.3 percent of his looks from three (two attempts per game), across 60 games as a member of Tom Izzo's Spartans. Booker will face competition for a starting spot from fellow transfer Steven Jamerson (South Dakota), but his athleticism, experience and the opportunity ahead of him collectively have all the makings of a breakout campaign.
Langston Reynolds, G, Minnesota
Reynolds will join the Golden Gophers after breaking out in his third season with the Bears of Northern Colorado. The 6-foot-4 senior is an elite rim-runner, using a quick burst and strong shielding to get to the bucket with ease. In his final season with the Bears, Reynolds posted 16 points (on 59.3/40.9/66.9 shooting splits), 5.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 0.9 steals across 34 starts. It remains to be seen if the senior guard can adapt his game to the Big Ten level, but on a Minnesota team in desperate need of a go-to guy, Reynolds has the potential to take over with the Golden Gophers this season.
Brendan Hausen, G, Iowa
Hausen will join a new-look Hawkeyes' team as arguably the most experienced veteran under new coach Ben McCollum. The 6-foot-4 transfer from Kansas State, who spent his first two collegiate seasons with Villanova, averaged 10.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.6 steals across 33 starts with the Wildcats last season. Hausen is a true sharpshooter, connecting on 38.8 percent of his looks from deep in Manhattan, attempting seven looks a game from beyond the arc. Hausen will have the unique disadvantage of being one of the only projected starters not from McCollum's 2024-25 Drake squad, but playing alongside a defensive attention grabber in Bennett Stirtz should award the veteran guard with a multitude of open looks.
Top-10 Big Ten Basketball Players in 2025-26
- Trey Kaufman-Renn, F, Purdue
- Braden Smith, G, Purdue
- Yaxel Lendeborg, F, Michigan
- Nate Bittle, F, Oregon
- John Blackwell, G, Wisconsin
- Nick Martinelli, G, Northwestern
- Tomislav Ivisic, F, Illinois
- Donovan Dent, G, UCLA
- Bruce Thornton, G, Ohio State
- Bennett Stirtz, G, Iowa
Projected Big Ten Basketball Team Standings
- Purdue
- Michigan
- Illinois
- Michigan State
- UCLA
- Wisconsin
- Washington
- Oregon
- Iowa
- Indiana
- Ohio State
- Nebraska
- USC
- Maryland
- Northwestern
- Minnesota
- Rutgers
- Penn State
The Boilermakers enter the season as the top-ranked team in the nation in ESPN's final preseason poll and it is easy to see why. Their roster consists of two of the top players in all of college basketball (Trey Kaufman-Renn and Braden Smith), experienced rotational players, and a couple interesting transfers to fill out an experienced team. It is hard to justify any other team in the top spot heading into the 2025-26 season.
The next tier in my eyes runs from Michigan down to Wisconsin, each of these five programs returned crucial starters, added talent in the portal, and have experienced coaches at the helm with regular tournament berths in recent history. Keep an eye out for the Spartans, who retained the majority of their rotation while adding a top-75 ranked prospect in Cam Ward.
Washington poached Desmond Claude and Wesley Yates from USC, and Jacob Ognacevic from Lipscomb (20 ppg during 2024-25 season), upgrading their roster significantly through heavy NIL spending. Oregon returns one of the best duos in the Big Ten, Nate Bittle and Jackson Shelstad, filling out the roster with a slew of power-five transfers for a team hungry to return to the big dance.
Iowa and Indiana both made coaching changes, with Ben McCollum joining the Hawkeyes coming off a 31-4 season with Drake, and Darian DeVries joining the Hoosiers after narrowly missing the tournament at the helm for West Virginia last season. Ben McCollum brought a whole cast of Bulldogs to Iowa City, including MVC Player of the Year Bennett Stirtz and starting forward Cam Manyawu, but it remains to be seen how their gameplay will transition to the power-five level.
Ohio State and Nebraska return familiar faces from last season, but they could lack the star power to compete with the best of the Big Ten. Maryland and USC turned over a majority of their roster this offseason, but these programs lack any semblance of program consistency after losing key players to the NBA this offseason.
Rounding out the basement of the Big Ten are Northwestern and Minnesota, two programs who have been stuck in neutral as of late, alongside Rutgers coming off a failed one-and-done experiment with two top-10 prospects turned pro, and Penn State who lost Ace Baldwin to graduation and Yanic Konan Niederhauser to the NBA. It is hard to see any of these four programs emerging from the bottom of a loaded Big Ten Conference.
Projected Team Rotations in the Big Ten
| First Name | Last Name | School | Position | Games | MPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kylan | Boswell | Illinois | F | 35 | 32.7 |
| Ben | Humrichous | Illinois | F | 35 | 27.2 |
| Andrej | Stojakovic | Illinois | F | 35 | 32.1 |
| Ty | Rodgers | Illinois | G | 15 | 20.5 |
| Mihailo | Petrovic | Illinois | G | 35 | 29.2 |
| Zvonimir | Ivisic | Illinois | C | 33 | 22.8 |
| Tomislav | Ivisic | Illinois | F | 35 | 29.1 |
| David | Mirkovic | Illinois | F | 33 | 17.2 |
| Tucker | DeVries | Indiana | F | 34 | 35.1 |
| Tayton | Conerway | Indiana | G | 34 | 28.5 |
| Conor | Enright | Indiana | G | 32 | 27.1 |
| Reed | Bailey | Indiana | F | 34 | 31.5 |
| Lamar | Wilkerson | Indiana | F | 34 | 28.8 |
| Sam | Alexis | Indiana | F | 32 | 17.9 |
| Jasai | Miles | Indiana | G | 34 | 19.3 |
| Nick | Dorn | Indiana | F | 34 | 15.1 |
| Bennett | Stirtz | Iowa | G | 32 | 36.2 |
| Brendan | Hausen | Iowa | G | 32 | 27.5 |
| Tavion | Banks | Iowa | F | 32 | 25.8 |
| Alvaro | Folgueiras | Iowa | F | 32 | 27.1 |
| Cam | Manyawu | Iowa | F | 32 | 24.7 |
| Cooper | Koch | Iowa | F | 32 | 18.2 |
| Isaia | Howard | Iowa | F | 32 | 19.3 |
| Kael | Combs | Iowa | G | 32 | 16.2 |
| Myles | Rice | Maryland | G | 33 | 32.1 |
| Darius | Adams | Maryland | G | 30 | 22.8 |
| Isaiah | Watts | Maryland | G | 33 | 28.5 |
| Solomon | Washington | Maryland | F | 33 | 25.1 |
| Elijagh | Saunders | Maryland | F | 33 | 29.4 |
| Pharrel | Payne | Maryland | F | 33 | 25.9 |
| David | Coit | Maryland | G | 33 | 22.1 |
| Collin | Metcalf | Maryland | F | 33 | 14.7 |
| Roddy | Gayle | Michigan | G | 36 | 28.4 |
| Elliot | Cadeau | Michigan | G | 36 | 28.1 |
| Yaxel | Lendeborg | Michigan | F | 36 | 32.2 |
| Morez | Johnson | Michigan | F | 36 | 24.6 |
| Nimari | Burnett | Michigan | G | 36 | 28.8 |
| Aday | Mara | Michigan | C | 36 | 22.8 |
| Trey | McKenney | Michigan | G | 36 | 19.2 |
| Will | Tschetter | Michigan | F | 36 | 15.7 |
| Trey | Fort | Michigan St | G | 35 | 22.8 |
| Jeremy | Fears | Michigan St | G | 35 | 32.1 |
| Divine | Ugochukwu | Michigan St | G | 35 | 18.2 |
| Cam | Ward | Michigan St | F | 35 | 18.9 |
| Kur | Teng | Michigan St | G | 32 | 23.4 |
| Carson | Cooper | Michigan St | C | 35 | 26.1 |
| Coen | Carr | Michigan St | F | 35 | 29.8 |
| Jaxon | Kohler | Michigan St | F | 35 | 28.6 |
| Robert | Vaihola | Minnesota | F | 32 | 28.1 |
| Jaylen | Crocker-Johnson | Minnesota | F | 32 | 27.7 |
| Langston | Reynolds | Minnesota | F | 32 | 27.8 |
| Chansey | Willis | Minnesota | G | 32 | 31.5 |
| Isaac | Asuma | Minnesota | G | 32 | 26.1 |
| Cade | Tyson | Minnesota | G | 32 | 20.6 |
| Bobby | Durkin | Minnesota | F | 32 | 24.1 |
| Chance | Stephens | Minnesota | G | 32 | 15 |
| Jamarques | Lawrence | Nebraska | G | 32 | 28.4 |
| Sam | Hoiberg | Nebraska | G | 32 | 28.9 |
| Rienk | Mast | Nebraska | F | 32 | 31.2 |
| Connor | Essegian | Nebraska | G | 32 | 24.5 |
| Pryce | Sandfort | Nebraska | F | 32 | 22.1 |
| Berke | Buyuktuncel | Nebraska | F | 32 | 27.2 |
| Ugnius | Jarusevicius | Nebraska | F | 32 | 16.1 |
| Jared | Garcia | Nebraska | G | 32 | 20.6 |
| Jalen | Leach | Northwestern | G | 32 | 30.8 |
| KJ | Windham | Northwestern | G | 32 | 24.3 |
| Matthew | Nicholson | Northwestern | F | 32 | 26.8 |
| Nick | Martinelli | Northwestern | F | 32 | 36.3 |
| Justin | Mullins | Northwestern | G | 32 | 25.2 |
| Arrinten | Page | Northwestern | F | 32 | 16.4 |
| Jayden | Reid | Northwestern | G | 32 | 23.2 |
| Angelo | Ciaravino | Northwestern | G | 32 | 16.5 |
| Bruce | Thornton | Ohio St | G | 33 | 35.5 |
| Devin | Royal | Ohio St | F | 33 | 29.5 |
| John | Mobley | Ohio St | G | 33 | 30.8 |
| Brandon | Noel | Ohio St | F | 33 | 27.2 |
| Christoph | Tilly | Ohio St | F | 33 | 21.9 |
| Josh | Ojianwuna | Ohio St | F | 33 | 23.8 |
| Mathieu | Grujicic | Ohio St | G | 30 | 17.1 |
| Gabe | Cupps | Ohio St | G | 30 | 14.5 |
| Jackson | Shelstad | Oregon | G | 29 | 33.3 |
| Takai | Simpkins | Oregon | G | 33 | 27.2 |
| Kwame | Evans | Oregon | F | 33 | 27.1 |
| Nate | Bittle | Oregon | C | 33 | 31.4 |
| Devon | Pryor | Oregon | F | 33 | 23.9 |
| Sean | Stewart | Oregon | F | 33 | 25.5 |
| Jamari | Phillips | Oregon | G | 30 | 13.9 |
| Dezdrick | Lindsay | Oregon | F | 30 | 16.2 |
| Freddie | Dilione | Penn St | G | 32 | 32.3 |
| Kayden | Mingo | Penn St | G | 32 | 31.2 |
| Melih | Tunca | Penn St | G | 32 | 27.5 |
| Josh | Reed | Penn St | F | 32 | 26.5 |
| Sasa | Ciani | Penn St | F | 32 | 25.5 |
| Eli | Rice | Penn St | F | 32 | 22.4 |
| Ivan | Juric | Penn St | F | 32 | 24.2 |
| Fletcher | Loyer | Purdue | G | 37 | 31.5 |
| Braden | Smith | Purdue | G | 37 | 36.5 |
| CJ | Cox | Purdue | G | 37 | 25.5 |
| Trey | Kaufman-Renn | Purdue | F | 37 | 32.1 |
| Oscar | Cluff | Purdue | F | 37 | 27.2 |
| Liam | Murphy | Purdue | F | 35 | 18.2 |
| Gicarri | Harris | Purdue | G | 37 | 18.7 |
| Daniel | Jacobsen | Purdue | G | 37 | 13.8 |
| Jamichael | Davis | Rutgers | G | 33 | 28.8 |
| Tariq | Francis | Rutgers | G | 33 | 29.5 |
| Darren | Buchanan | Rutgers | F | 33 | 28.6 |
| Dylan | Grant | Rutgers | F | 33 | 28.2 |
| Chris | Nwuli | Rutgers | F | 33 | 23.2 |
| Emmanuel | Ogbole | Rutgers | C | 33 | 25.7 |
| Dorian | Jones | Rutgers | F | 33 | 22.8 |
| Lino | Mark | Rutgers | G | 30 | 12.1 |
| Donovan | Dent | UCLA | G | 35 | 32.1 |
| Skyy | Clark | UCLA | G | 35 | 29.2 |
| Jamar | Brown | UCLA | G | 35 | 26.1 |
| Tyler | Bilodeau | UCLA | F | 35 | 28.9 |
| Eric | Dailey | UCLA | F | 35 | 27.2 |
| Xavier | Booker | UCLA | F | 35 | 16.2 |
| Steven | Jamerson | UCLA | G | 32 | 19.2 |
| Brandon | Williams | UCLA | F | 32 | 18.2 |
| Rodney | Rice | USC | G | 29 | 30.5 |
| Terrance | Williams | USC | F | 33 | 31.1 |
| Ryan | Cornish | USC | G | 33 | 25.5 |
| Chad | Baker-Mazara | USC | G/F | 33 | 27.2 |
| Ezra | Ausar | USC | F | 33 | 24.1 |
| Jordan | Marsh | USC | G | 33 | 25.5 |
| Amarion | Dickerson | USC | F | 33 | 15.8 |
| Jacob | Cofie | USC | C | 33 | 20.1 |
| Desmond | Claude | Washington | G | 33 | 30.5 |
| Wesley | Yates | Washington | G | 33 | 30.2 |
| Jacob | Ognacevic | Washington | F | 33 | 27.5 |
| Franck | Kepnang | Washington | C | 33 | 25.5 |
| Zoom | Diallo | Washington | G | 33 | 27.1 |
| Quimari | Peterson | Washington | G | 33 | 22.5 |
| Lathan | Sommerville | Washington | G | 33 | 19.8 |
| Bryson | Tucker | Washington | F | 33 | 15.1 |
| John | Blackwell | Wisconsin | G | 35 | 32.6 |
| Nolan | Winter | Wisconsin | F | 35 | 28.2 |
| Austin | Rapp | Wisconsin | F | 35 | 29.5 |
| Nick | Boyd | Wisconsin | G | 35 | 30.4 |
| Andrew | Rohde | Wisconsin | G | 35 | 26.5 |
| Braeden | Carrington | Wisconsin | G | 35 | 22.5 |
| Jack | Janicki | Wisconsin | G | 35 | 23.5 |
Editor's Note: This table is not edited following publication, but check out RotoWire's 2025-26 college basketball projections for our full player list, which can be filtered by conference, and is updated to account for recent news and injury information.
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