College Basketball Conference Previews: Big Ten

Posted Oct 8, 2013
Tom Izzo is still operating at a high level. Ditto for Thad Matta. And John Beilein. And Bo Ryan. And Tom Crean. Meantime, John Groce, Richard Pitino and Chris Collins are widely viewed as future stars of the sport, and Fran McCaffery, Matt Painter, Tim Miles and Pat Chambers have all either already established themselves as winners or proved themselves as worthy program-leaders. (CBS Sports)

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