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Big Ten Reset Ranks Very Incomplete Rosters, Part One Ace April 20th, 2021 at 11:57 AM While Michigan s 2021-22 roster is mostly set, the same can t be said for much of the Big Ten or, really, most programs in the country between a packed transfer portal, the pandemic year option for seniors to return without counting against the scholarship cap, and up-in-the-air NBA Draft decisions. There s been a lot of movement over the last few days, including this morning s announcement that Northwestern shooter Miller Kopp is transferring within the conference to Indiana. This week, I ll be going over where each Big Ten program s roster stands in alphabetical order, and I ll rank each team s current outlook at the end. Here are some important dates to keep in mind as players make decisions about their future: ....
Smith grad transferred from Columbia last year and helped lead Michigan to a Big Ten title and a #1 seed, bringing the Wolverines within inches of the Final Four in his lone season in Ann Arbor. Along the way he went from being an undersized stopgap to the offense’s main initiator and defensive non-liability the smart basketball folks could argue was a clear statistical upgrade from Zavier Simpson. [Hit THE JUMP.] Given the chance to play with significantly more talent, Smith this year transformed himself from a has-to-do-it-all (13th nationally in usage his last year) creator in the Ivy League to the efficient table-setter of an elite offense in the nation s toughest conference. Along the way he shot 42% from the arc, 79% from the line, and finished top-100 in assist rate. ....