A handful of head coach firings and hirings. A dizzying amount of roster movement. The approval of coaches’ challenges and rule changes to enhance game flow.

The winds of change blew through the Big Ten and college basketball this offseason, and that’s not even including the landmark House v. NCAA settlement that opens the door for revenue sharing and clears the way for universities to directly pay student-athletes.

Add it all up and the Big Ten certainly will look different in 2025-26. The conference will have four new head coaches, with Darian DeVries taking over at Indiana, Ben McCollum at Iowa, Niko Medved at Minnesota and Buzz Williams at Maryland.

All four of those teams will have new faces up and down the bench and throughout the starting lineup, while programs like Michigan and Michigan State will return several players from last season’s NCAA Tournament squads.

(Note: School listed after newcomers is where a player is transferring from and in losses is where a player is transferring to.)

Illinois

▶ At a glance: More than half of the nine players who played in at least 30 games last season are gone, including a trio of talented freshmen in Jakucionis, Johnson and Riley. The Fighting Illini return starters Kylan Boswell, Ben Humrichous and Tomislav Ivisic. Also back is Ty Rodgers, a former Grand Blanc standout who opted to redshirt last season after being a full-time starter as a sophomore. Coach Brad Underwood brought in more European talent with Mirkovic, a power forward from Montenegro, and Petrovic, a 22-year-old Serbian point guard, as well as Ivisic’s twin, Zvonimir. Stojakovic, the son of former NBA sharpshooter Peja Stojakovic, averaged 17.9 points during a breakout sophomore season. Illinois should have an intriguing offense with the 7-foot Ivisic brothers, who each shot better than 35% on over 100 3-point attempts.

Indiana

▶ At a glance: Darian DeVries, who was hired to replace Mike Woodson after one year at West Virginia , is overseeing a complete overhaul. Except for a couple of Hoosiers hoping for waivers to play another season (Luke Goode and Anthony Leal), every major contributor from last season either ran out of eligibility or transferred. That’s led DeVries to bring in 10 transfers who all started their college careers at the mid-major level, though his son, Tucker, is far from a mid-major talent. Eight of the transfer additions averaged double figures in scoring last season, led by Wilkerson, a 6-4 guard who ranked No. 11 in the nation at 20.5 points per game. This might not be the most athletically gifted roster, but it has a bunch of older players and lots of shooting.

Iowa

▶ At a glance: It’s a new era in Cedar Rapids, as Fran McCaffery is out after 15 seasons and McCollum is in. Like DeVries, McCollum spent one season at his previous stop. Unlike DeVries, McCollum brought several players — a group that’s headlined by Stirtz, a potential All-American — from a Drake team that he guided to 31 wins and to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with him to Iowa. Among the new faces in the fold is Folgueiras, a 6-9 Spaniard who shot 41% from deep and was the Horizon League Player of the Year last season, and Hausen, a 39.1% career 3-point shooter.

Maryland

▶ At a glance: Maryland’s Crab Five — the nickname for the team’s starting lineup and five leading scorers — is no more. Kevin Willard is no longer around either, after bolting for the head job at Villanova. Enter Williams, who guided Texas A&M to the NCAA Tournament each of the past three seasons. Williams has a blend of players who are familiar with his system (four former Aggies) and have experience in the Big Ten (Rice and Payne, who began his career at Minnesota) to lead the way. Two things Williams-coached teams always tend to do well is get to the free-throw line and crash the offensive glass, and that likely won’t change.

Michigan

▶ At a glance: Coach Dusty May addressed some of the team’s needs in the portal. He brought in Johnson, Lendeborg and 7-footer Mara to replace the outgoing Area 50-1 combo of Wolf and Goldin in the frontcourt. He added Cadeau, a playmaking point guard and one of the nation’s top facilitators. An infusion of young talent at multiple positions will be added to a returning core of veterans in Nimari Burnett, Roddy Gayle Jr. and Will Tschetter. While perimeter shooting might be a concern, the Wolverines have the makings to be much more effective on the glass and in transition.

Michigan State

▶ At a glance: The top three scorers from last year’s Elite Eight team are all gone, as are three other pieces from a 10-man rotation the Big Ten regular-season champs used to wear down opponents. Despite that, the formula remains the same under coach Tom Izzo. The Spartans will get out and run with Jeremy Fears Jr. leading the break. They’ll be strong at rebounding and sound defensively. Mid-major transfers Fort (14.6 points) and Glenn (12.6 points) will fill needed holes and roles. And if Kur Teng and Jesse McCulloch make sophomore leaps and Coen Carr develops a reliable perimeter jumper, that’ll make the Spartans even tougher.

Minnesota

▶ At a glance: The Golden Gophers turned to Medved, a Minnesota alum and Minneapolis native, after parting ways with Ben Johnson. Like the other new coaches in the conference, Medved inherited a depleted roster that lost most of its production. He’s assembled a group of transfers from all over the country and all different conferences, including Willis, a former Detroit King star, Mr. Basketball in Michigan , and All-MAC second-team selection who led the Broncos in scoring (16.8 points) last season. Winning at Minnesota hasn’t been an easy task — the Golden Gophers last reached the NCAA Tournament in 2019 and have had one winning season since then — but Medved is hoping to turn things around after doing more with less at Colorado State. In seven seasons with the Rams, Medved went 143-85, reached the Big Dance three times and won a March Madness game the past two years.

Nebraska

▶ At a glance: Coach Fred Hoiberg will have to replace four of the Cornhuskers’ top five scorers, with the biggest hole being left by All-Big Ten first-teamer Williams. Hoiberg is no stranger to utilizing the portal to build up his roster and has done so once again. Jarusevicius, a 6-10 forward from Lithuania, was named All-MAC first team after leading the Chippewas in scoring (16.2 points) and rebounding (7.3) as a junior. Blue and Sandfort are both 40% 3-point shooters. Connor Essegian (10.7 points) and Berke Buyuktuncel (28 starts) are back, but the most important piece might be big man Rienk Mast. A starter two seasons ago who missed the entire 2024-25 campaign due to injury, Mast figures to be at the center of everything Nebraska does.

Northwestern

▶ At a glance: Sometimes the best moves are the players you keep. That’s the case for coach Chris Collins. Nick Martinelli, the Big Ten’s leading scorer (20.5 points), will be back for his senior year. He’ll lead a younger squad that will be looking for other returners, like guards Jordan Clayton and K.J. Windham, to make big strides and several new additions, like Green (14.9 points) and Reid (12.6 points), to make the jump and produce right away. But with guys like Barnhizer and Nicholson (Clarkston) gone, the Wildcats' defense won't have the same bite.

Ohio State

▶ At a glance: The Buckeyes return a strong core with guards Bruce Thornton (17.7 points) and John Mobley Jr. (13 points) and forward Devin Royal (13.7 points). Mobley and Royal give Ohio State threats on the perimeter and in the post, respectively, while Thornton can create his own shot anywhere on the floor. The trio will provide continuity and a solid foundation for coach Jake Diebler, who beefed up the frontcourt by adding 7-footer Tilly, 6-10 Ojianwuna, 6-8 Bynum and 6-8 Noel. Ohio State is counting on Noel’s and Tilly’s play to translate at the Big Ten level and is hoping Ojianwuna can return to form after an ACL injury.

Oregon

▶ At a glance: While the Ducks lost three starters, they return one of the better point guard-big man tandems in the Big Ten in Jackson Shelstad and Nate Bittle. Shelstad is a certified bucket-getter and Bittle is a two-way force who can stretch the defense and protect the rim. Forward Kwame Evans Jr. is also back and is line to play a larger role. No matter how things shake out with the rest of the supporting cast, Shelstad and Bittle are the driving force. If those two are on top of their game, Oregon can beat anyone.

Penn State

▶ At a glance: Losing Konan Niederhauser after one season is a brutal blow. On one hand, coach Mike Rhoades and his staff deserve credit for the big man’s development and rapid rise as a draft prospect. But on the other hand, it changes next season’s outlook dramatically for the Nittany Lions, who lost all five double-digit scorers and may have to embrace a youth movement. With plenty of playing time up for grabs, three freshmen might have to take on big roles from the jump: Juric, a 7-footer from Croatia; Mingo, a 6-3 guard who’s the highest-ranked recruit in program history; and Tunca, a 6-5 guard from Turkey.

Purdue

▶ At a glance: Purdue is the only conference team that’s returning its top three scorers in seniors Braden Smith, Trey Kaufman-Renn and Fletcher Loyer. Smith, a consensus first-team All-American and Big Ten player of the year, and Kaufman-Renn, an All-Big Ten first-team selection, form a formidable pick-and-roll combo, while Loyer is a lethal 3-point shooter. A big piece being added to the mix is Cluff, a 6-11 Australian who averaged 17.6 points and 12.3 rebounds last season. Cluff will help shore up the Boilermakers’ interior defense and rebounding along with 7-4 center Daniel Jacobsen, whose freshman season was cut short after two games due to a broken leg.

Rutgers

▶ At a glance: Coach Steve Pikiell and the Scarlet Knights couldn’t reach the NCAA Tournament with a pair of projected lottery picks in Bailey and Harper. Now it’s back to the drawing board and probably back to being a defensive-minded team. On paper, Rutgers lacks offensive firepower and proven high-major scorers, but Zrno, a 6-7 wing from Bosnia, is an intriguing piece who’s deadly from the perimeter.

UCLA

▶ At a glance: The Bruins have the luxury of returning three starters in guard Skyy Clark and forwards Tyler Bilodeau and Eric Dailey Jr. Coach Mick Cronin offset Mara’s departure by bringing in Booker, a former five-star recruit, and Jamerson, a 6-10 center. Cronin also made a huge upgrade at the point guard position with Dent, who ranked in the top 15 nationally in scoring (20.4 points) and assists (6.4). While Dent might see a slight reduction in his usage, he’ll still be the straw that stirs the drink.

USC

▶ At a glance: Coach Eric Musselman’s roster in Year 2 got a complete makeover. Only one scholarship player in the rotation is back and that’s former Wolverine Terrance Williams II, who received a medical hardship waiver after a season-ending wrist injury in December. Baker-Mazara, who started 34 games during Auburn’s run to the Final Four, and Rice, who averaged 13.8 points, will look to take on larger playmaking roles. Ausar and Cofie can be impact players in a deep frontcourt. Simply put, the Trojans will be bigger and better on both ends of the court.

Washington

▶ At a glance: After finishing in the Big Ten basement in Year 1, coach Danny Sprinkle upgraded his roster in a major way, particularly on the perimeter. Yates and Peterson, the Southern Conference player of the year, are legit shooters. Claude and Zoom Diallo, Washington’s top returning scorer, do their damage by getting to the rim. Ognacevic, a 6-8 forward, was the Atlantic Sun player of the year and shot 40% from deep last season. The Huskies should post a much better offensive efficiency rating after ranking bottom in the league last year.

Wisconsin

▶ At a glance: Wisconsin had its best offensive season in a long time last season and did so without a true point guard. That will change with Boyd, who was a key contributor on NCAA Tournament teams at Florida Atlantic and at San Diego State, where he put up career-high scoring (13.4 points) and assist (3.9) numbers. He’ll be joined in the backcourt by returning starter John Blackwell, a Bloomfield Hills native who nearly doubled his scoring output during an impressive sophomore campaign, from eight to 15.8 points per game. Flanking Boyd and Blackwell is Rohde, a 6-6 guard who shot 41% on 3-pointers last season, and 6-10 forward Rapp, the West Coast Conference freshman of the year who made a league-high 83 deep balls.