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Indiana basketball: Ranking the top 15 team frontcourts for 2022-23

By Connor O’Keefe

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 27: Trayce Jackson-Davis #23 celebrates a play on court with Race Thompson #25 of the Indiana Hoosiers against the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the first half of the game at Williams Arena on February 27, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Hoosiers defeated the Golden Gophers 84-79. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 27: Trayce Jackson-Davis #23 celebrates a play on court with Race Thompson #25 of the Indiana Hoosiers against the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the first half of the game at Williams Arena on February 27, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Hoosiers defeated the Golden Gophers 84-79. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) /
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 24: Kevin Obanor #0 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders reacts against the Duke Blue Devils during the first half in the Sweet Sixteen round game of the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Chase Center on March 24, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) /

468. . . . Red Raiders . 5. team

Fardaws Aimaq, 6’11” 245lbs, Redshirt Senior Center
2021-22 Stats: 18.9 pts/g, 13.6 reb/g, 1.3 blk/g, 25.0 PER

Kevin Obanor, 6’8″ 225lbs, Grad Senior Forward
2021-22 Stats: 10.0 pts/g, 5.5 reb/g, 16.8 PER

Elijah Fisher, 6’6″ 195lbs, Freshman Forward
2022 4-star prospect: #44 ranked nationally, #15 ranked SF

The frontcourt group in Lubbock has top-two talent in the country. But with a transfer from a mid-major school and four-star forward coming in and matching with Kevin Obanor, who has the experience and talent, it will take time for everything to mesh. Coach Mark Adams will be in his second season as the lead man for the Red Raiders and will have the frontcourt talent to dominate the Big 12.

Fardaws Aimaq (Utah Valley transfer) is one of the most underrated big men in the country as he led all players in all of Division I basketball last season with the most 20-point and 10-rebound games (15 games), with the only major conference player closest was Kofi Cockburn and Oscar Tshiebwe (11 games).

Comparing to the Indiana basketball frontcourt

If this matchup were to ever happen, it would probably be the matchup that Hoosier fans should be most worried about. Indiana basketball still has the better overall frontcourt, but offensively, the Red Raiders will be right there with TJD, Thompson, and Kopp, especially because based on Elijah Fisher’s highlights, he will be one of the more underrated incoming freshman for this upcoming season.

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