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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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NEW ORLEANS, LA – APRIL 04: Jalen Wilson #10 of the Kansas Jayhawks celebrates following their victory against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Final Four Championship at Caesars Superdome on April 4, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /

. Jayhawks . 14. team. 462. .

Ernest Udeh Jr., 6’10” 220lbs, Freshman Center
2022 5-star prospect: #32 ranked nationally, #7 ranked C

Jalen Wilson, 6’8″ 215lbs, Junior Forward
2021-22 Stats: 11.1 pts/g, 7.4 reb/g, 18.4 PER

Gradey Dick, 6’7″ 195lbs, Freshman Forward
2022 5-star prospect: #20 ranked nationally, #8 ranked SF

The Jayhawks lose Ochai Agbaji, 2022 Final Four Most Outstanding Player, and David McCormack from their frontcourt, but will still sit atop college basketball as one of the best college basketball frontcourts in the nation with new-coming freshman Ernest Udeh Jr. and Gradey Dick, and with the return of Jalen Wilson, who will now be more of the focus of the offense as he tries to improve his draft stock for 2023.

The addition of 5-star forward Gradey Dick is what gives Bill Self’s group this high of a ranking, as I believe that he is the best shooter in this incoming recruiting class and is looking to replace the huge contributions of Christian Braun last season.

Comparing to the Indiana basketball frontcourt

Experience tends to prevail over youth in most instances, especially when looking at frontcourt players in college basketball, and that’s exactly how it would go with the Hoosiers’ frontcourt against the Jayhawks’ frontcourt. Though Gradey Dick is a better three-man/forward than Miller Kopp, the talent on both sides of the ball for TJD and Race Thompson would outplay Udeh Jr. and Wilson.

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