 Tummala earned an academic scholarship and was considered a walk-on candidate for the basketball team.Tim Hardaway, Jr., son of former NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway, returned to the team.He was coming off a freshman season in which he was a unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman, All-Big Ten honorable mention, Collegeinsider.com Freshmen All-America and Team USA FIBA U19 honoree.