Bob Knight, Indiana A broken record, we know. Storylines to Watch A tale of two positions The two most crucial positions in the sport are loaded with talent. Up front there's Chris Mihm, Alvin Jones, Kenyon Martin, Eric Chenowith, Brendan Haywood, Joel Przybilla, Jamaal Magloire and many more. In the backcourt there's Khalid El-Amin, Scoonie Penn, Mateen Cleaves, Ed Cota, Erick Barkley, Matt Santangelo, etc. One NCAA Tournament run does not a program make.
Youth is served Good riddance to all the players who turned pro early.
That said, a lot of Top 25 teams are counting on youngsters to take them to the top, and it remains to be seen whether they can do that. Quin Snyder looks like another Billy Donovan with the recruits he's already landed. Could be a top-10 team if new pieces gel with last year's Big Ten tourney surprise. A good starting five remains despite losses of Francis, Profit, Ekezie, Stokes. We've been on it for too long, though Tark is optimistic about this team's chemistry.