OSU men's basketball coach Thad Matta will have a different roster to work with next season, one that could truly go 13 deep, as opposed to the nine healthy scholarship players he had this season. He's also losing two players in Jon Diebler and David Lighty who almost never came off the court the past two seasons, and the new starters may not earn such long minutes.

If big man Jared Sullinger and scoring wing William Buford return -- as they have said they would -- to join point guard Aaron Craft, who will slide into the starting lineup after being the Big Ten's Sixth Man of the Year, the Buckeyes will have a lot to build on.

Without seniors Lighty, Diebler and Dallas Lauderdale, the Buckeyes are losing 41.8 percent of their minutes, 37.5 percent of their scoring, 28.7 percent of their rebounding and 57.9 percent of their 3-pointers. Assuming Michigan doesn't lose Darius Morris to the NBA Draft, the Wolverines will return all their starters from a team that pushed Duke in their second-round NCAA Tournament loss, and they could be a preseason top-10 team.

But with Sullinger, Buford and Craft, along with a five-man recruiting class that includes four of the top 75 prospects in the country, according to Rivals.com, the Buckeyes should be something they weren't at the start of this season -- the favorites to win the Big Ten.