This past summer, eight players from the Big Ten were selected in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft . Of those eight players, six were freshmen. It's unclear how many will be selected when the NBA Draft rolls around in just over six months, but if the first month of the 2025-26 college basketball season has shown us anything, it's that Hannes Steinbach will likely hear his name called on Day 1.

After missing three games due to an ankle sprain, the Washington star returned to the lineup in style. The highlight of his season, so far, came against USC , when the Huskies rallied from a double-digit deficit to hand the Trojans their first loss. Steinbach finished with 24 points and 16 rebounds in the win.

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