You'd have to catch me off the record to answer that question. The implication was clear: Now that every school can pay players -- either through direct revenue share or name, image and likeness dollars -- Big Ten schools are no longer disadvantaged in recruiting by everything from booster bag men to shoe company AAU connections.
St. John's basketball ranks ninth all-time in NCAA Division I wins with 1,973 and has appeared in 32 NCAA Tournaments, achieving nine Sweet 16s and two Final Fours.
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UConn is outscoring opponents by 37.8 points per game with a +1435 scoring differential overall. It puts up 87.9 points per game, second in college basketball, and gives up 50.1 per contest, first in college basketball.
Baylor averages 82.6 points per game while giving up 77.2 per contest, resulting in a +173 scoring differential overall. The Bears outscore opponents by 5.4 points per game.
Wright State has a +187 scoring differential, topping opponents by 7.2 points per game. It is putting up 79.4 points per game to rank 107th in college basketball and is giving up 72.2 per contest to rank 132nd in college basketball. The 31.5 rebounds per game Wright State averages rank 229th in college basketball, and are 3.2 more than the 28.3 its opponents collect per contest.