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The conference’s 113 wins and .807 win percentage are second most of any conference, behind only the SEC (120-18/.870).</li><li>Ten different B1G teams were ranked or received votes in the Associated Press and/or USA Today Coaches Top 25 polls released on Dec. 9th. Purdue led the way at No. 11 on the media poll, followed by No. 12 Oregon, No. 14 Michigan, No. 20 Wisconsin, No. 21 Michigan State and No. 24 UCLA. The coaches included the Boilermakers at No. 11, the Ducks at No. 12, the Wolverines at No. 14, the Spartans at No. 19, the Bruins at No. 21 and the Badgers at No. 22. Illinois, Maryland and Penn State received votes in both polls, and Indiana received votes in the media poll.&nbsp;</li><li>Seven Big Ten teams were ranked in the top 25 and 11 in the top 50 in the NET Rankings, released on Dec. 9. Illinois was the league’s top ranked team at No. 12, followed by No. 13 Maryland, No. 14 UCLA, No. 15 Oregon, No. 18 Penn State, No. 23 Ohio State and No. 25 Michigan. Purdue (#27), Michigan State (#28), Wisconsin (#36) and Iowa (#47) were also included in the top 50. The Big Ten and the SEC are tied for the most teams in the top 25 (7). Only the SEC has more teams in the top 50 (12) than the Big Ten (11).</li><li>Twelve of the Big Ten’s 18 teams rank in the top 50 of the Kenpom Ratings through Monday’s games. Purdue leads the way at No. 13, followed by UCLA (#15), Illinois (#16), Maryland (#20), Oregon (#21), Michigan (#22), Michigan State (#23), Ohio State (#28), Penn State (#33), Wisconsin (#37), Indiana (#40) and Iowa (#46). Only the SEC has more teams in the Kenpom Top 50 (13) than the Big Ten.</li><li>On Monday, the Big Ten announced its Player and Freshman of the Week honors. Michigan’s Vladislav Goldin was named Big Ten Player of the Week, while Maryland’s Derik Queen claimed his second Freshman of the Week honor of the season. Goldin Averaged 22.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and shot 62.5 percent (15-for-24) from the field, helping Michigan start Big Ten play with a pair of wins against No. 11 Wisconsin and Iowa.&nbsp;</li><li>Queen averaged 21.5 points and 11.5 rebounds as Maryland opened Big Ten play 1-1 with a win against Ohio State (83-59) and a road loss at No. 8 Purdue (83-78). Overall, Queen shot 60.7% (17-28) from the field and was 7-8 from the free throw line, while adding three steals, two assists and two blocks. He tallied a career-best 26 points and 12 rebounds with two blocks, one assist and one steal at Purdue.</li><li>The Big Ten slate got off to an exciting start on Tuesday, as Josh Dix’s buzzer-beating three pointer game Iowa an 80-79 win over Northwestern in the first conference contest of the season. The conference also closed the week with a buzzer-beater, as UCLA’s Dylan Andrews drained a three in the game’s final seconds to secure a 73-71 win at Oregon.&nbsp;</li><li>Penn State’s 81-70 win over Purdue on Thursday was the Nittany Lions’ first over an AP top 10 ranked opponent since Dec. 10, 2019 when Penn State topped No. 4 Maryland 68-61. The win was also the program’s first over Purdue since Feb. 11,2020 and just the second since Feb. 2, 2014.</li><li>In Maryland’s 83-59 win over Ohio State on Wednesday, the Terps led 50-17 at halftime. Its 50 points were the most in a Big Ten regular-season game in program history. The +33 first-half margin was Maryland’s largest ever in a Big Ten game. It also tied the largest Big Ten lead in any conference game for any team since 1996-97. It tied Purdue’s +33 margin (59-26) that Purdue boasted over Rutgers on Jan. 18, 2016.&nbsp;</li><li>Michigan State’s 89-52 win over Nebraska was tied for the priogram’s second-largest margin of victory in a Big Ten game and is the largest margin of victory in a league game since an 86-49 win over Penn State on Feb. 2, 2008 at the Breslin Center.</li><li>The 2025 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament will return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 12-16. This will mark the 14th time the tournament has been held in Indianapolis. The tournament will be the first to feature a 15-team field and begin with three games on Wednesday, March 12. Peacock will televise the opening three games of the 2025 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, with second-round and quarterfinal games on Thursday and Friday slated for Big Ten Network. For the 28th consecutive year, CBS Sports will broadcast the semifinals and championship game on CBS, with those games also streaming live on Paramount+. &nbsp;</li></ul>

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2024-25 Big Ten Weekly Men's Basketball Central - Dec. 10-16

ROSEMONT, Ill. (Dec. 9, 2024) – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Basketball Players of the Week for the week of December 2-8, 2024. &nbsp; Player of the Week&nbsp; Vladislav Goldin, Michigan&nbsp; C – Gr. – 7-1 – Voronezh, Russia – Putnam Science Academy &nbsp;<ul><li>Averaged 22.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and shot 62.5 percent (15-for-24) from the field, helping Michigan start Big Ten play with a pair of wins against No. 11 Wisconsin and Iowa&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Scored a career-best 24 points, adding five rebounds, three blocks and a steal in the Wolverines’ 67-64 win at Wisconsin &nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Posted a second 20-point game and his first double-double at Michigan (11th career) with 20 points and 11 rebounds against the Hawkeyes&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Michigan Player of the Week: Hunter Dickinson (Jan. 3, 2024)</li></ul>&nbsp;Freshman of the Week&nbsp; Derik Queen, Maryland &nbsp; C – 6-10 – Baltimore, Md. – Montverde Academy &nbsp;<ul><li>Averaged 21.5 points and 11.5 rebounds as Maryland opened Big Ten play 1-1 with a win against Ohio State (83-59) and a road loss at No. 8 Purdue (83-78)&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Shot 60.7% (17-28) from the field and was 7-8 from the free throw line, while adding three steals, two assists and two blocks&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>In the win against Ohio State, Queen posted 17 points and 11 rebounds with two steals&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Tallied a career-best 26 points and 12 rebounds with two blocks, one assist and one steal at Purdue&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Earns his second Freshman of the Week award&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Last Maryland Freshman of the Week: Derik Queen (Nov. 25, 2024)&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week&nbsp;  &nbsp; Dec. 9 &nbsp; P: Vladislav Goldin, MICH&nbsp; F: Derik Queen, MD&nbsp; Dec. 2&nbsp; P: Trey Kaufman-Renn, PUR&nbsp; F: Dylan Harper, RUT&nbsp; Nov. 25&nbsp; P: John Tonje, WIS&nbsp; F: Derik Queen, MD&nbsp; Nov. 18&nbsp; P: John Tonje, WIS&nbsp; F: Dylan Harper, RUT&nbsp; Nov. 11&nbsp; P: Nick Martinelli, NU&nbsp; F: Will Riley, ILL&nbsp;

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2024-5 Michigan, Maryland Earn Men’s Basketball Weekly Accolades

<a href="https://bigten.org/mbb/">BIG TEN BASKETBALL</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://bigten.org/mbb/stats/">BIG TEN STATISTICS</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://stats.ncaa.org/rankings?sport_code=MBB&division=1">NCAA STATISTICS</a><a href="https://bigten.org/mbb/schedule/"> BIG TEN SCHEDULE &amp; RESULTS</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://bigten.org/mbb/standings/">BIG TEN STANDINGS</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll">NCAA AP TOP 25 POLL</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/basketball/ncaab/coaches-poll#gnt-rf">NCAA USA TODAY TOP 25 POLL</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/nitty_gritties/40950" target="_self">NCAA NET RANKINGS</a><a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt726b7239d848aa32/Big Ten MBB Weekly Release 120324 Final.pdf" target="_self">WEEKLY RELEASE - DECEMBER 3</a>Big Ten. Big News.<ul><li>The Big Ten will open conference play this week with three games on tap tonight, including UCLA and Washington making their conference debuts inside Pauley Pavilion. Oregon will visit USC in their first league action tomorrow, as one of three games on Wednesday’s slate. Over the next two weeks, each team will play two conference games before league action breaks until Jan. 2, 2025.</li><li>The Big Ten will enter this week’s action with a combined 111-26 overall record. The conference boasts most wins of any conference, while its .810 win percentage trails only the SEC (101-16/.870). Oregon and Wisconsin will enter this week sporting matching 8-0 records, leaving the duo among the nation’s 17 unbeaten teams.</li><li>Four teams, Michigan, Oregon, Purdue, and Washington celebrated event wins last week. The Wolverines topped then-No. 22 Xavier 78-53 to win the Fort Myers Tip-Off behind 20 points and 17 rebounds from MVP Danny Wolf. Oregon’s Nate Bittle’s follow dunk with 4.4 seconds to play proved to be the difference, as the Ducks topped then-No. 9 Alabama 83-81 in the final of the Players Era Festival. The Boilermakers rallied to top then-No. 23 Ole Miss 80-78 on Myles Colvin’s offensive board and putback. Trey Kaufman-Renn paired had 25 points and 13 rebounds en route to MVP honors at the Rady Children’s Invitational. Acrisure Invitational MVP Great Osobor paired 19 points and eight rebounds to lead the Huskies to a 76-69 win over Santa Clara in Friday’s championship game.</li><li>Eleven different B1G teams were ranked or received votes in the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Top 25 polls released on Dec. 2nd. Purdue led the way at No. 8 on the media poll, followed by No. 11 Wisconsin, then No. 12 Oregon, and No. 19 Illinois, while the coaches included the Boilermakers at no. 7, the Ducks at No. 10, the Badgers at No. 11, Illinois at No. 17 with Michigan and Michigan State at Nos. 23 and 25, respectively. Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Ohio State, and UCLA also received votes in both polls.</li><li>The first NET rankings of the 2024-25 season were released by the NCAA on Monday. Seven Big Ten teams were ranked in the top 25 and 12 in the top 50. Illinois was the league’s top ranked team at No. 10, followed by No. 12 Ohio State, No. 15 Oregon, No. 16 UCLA, No. 17 Wisconsin, No. 21 Purdue, and No. 22 Maryland. Penn State (#33), Michigan (#34), Michigan State (#40), Nebraska (#43), and Iowa (#47) were also included in the top 50. No other conference has more than five teams in the top 25 or more than 11 in the top 50. Both the Big 12 and SEC boast five teams in the top 25 and have nine and 11 teams in the top 50, respectively.</li><li>Twelve of the Big Ten’s 18 teams rank in the top 50 of the Kenpom Ratings through Monday’s games. Purdue leads the way at No. 14, followed by Illinois (#15), UCLA (#17), Ohio State (#18), Oregon (#19), Michigan (#22), Wisconsin (#29), Maryland (#32), Michigan State (#36), Penn State (#37), Iowa (#45), and Nebraska (#47). Only the SEC has more teams in the Kenpom Top 50 (13) than the Big Ten.</li><li>On Monday, the Big Ten announced its Player and Freshman of the Week honors. Purdue’s Trey Kaufman-Renn was named Big Ten Player of the Week, while Rutgers’ Dylan Harper claimed his second Freshman of the Week honor of the season. Kaufman-Renn was named MVP of the Rady Children’s Invitational after leading No. 8 Purdue to a pair of wins, scoring 23.5 points on 61.5 percent shooting and 10.5 rebounds over two contests. In the final, the junior recorded his first career double-double with 25 points and a career best 13 rebounds in a win over then-No. 23 Ole Miss.</li><li>Harper tallied 36 points in a win over Notre Dame and 37 points in a loss to then-No. 9 Alabama, becoming the first freshman in 20 years to score 35-plus points in back-to-back games and first Rutgers player to score 30-plus points in back-to-back games since Quincy Douby on March 9, 2006. In the Scarlet Knights’ three games last week, Harper averaged 30.3 points on .475 shooting from the floor and 29-for-34 from the free throw line.</li><li>The 2025 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament will return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 12-16. This will mark the 14th time the tournament has been held in Indianapolis. The tournament will be the first to feature a 15-team field and begin with three games on Wednesday, March 12. Peacock will televise the opening three games of the 2025 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, with second-round and quarterfinal games on Thursday and Friday slated for Big Ten Network. For the 28th consecutive year, CBS Sports will broadcast the semifinals and championship game on CBS, with those games also streaming live on Paramount+.</li></ul>

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Big Ten Weekly Men's Basketball Central - Dec. 3-9

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Basketball Players of the Week for the week of November 25-December 1, 2024.Player of the Week Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue F – Jr. – 6-9 – Sellersburg, Ind. – Silver Creek<ul><li>Named MVP of the Rady Children’s Invitational after leading No. 8 Purdue to a pair of wins, scoring 23.5 points on 61.5 percent shooting and 10.5 rebounds</li><li>Recorded his first career double-double with 25 points and a career best 13 rebounds in a win over then-No. 23 Ole Miss</li><li>Garners his first Player of the Week award</li><li>Last Purdue Player of the Week: Zach Edey (March 11, 2024)</li></ul>Freshman of the Week Dylan Harper, Rutgers G – 6-6 – Franklin Lakes, N.J. – Don Bosco Prep<ul><li>Averaged 30.3 points last week, including 29-of-34 form the free throw line</li><li>Tallied 36 points in a win over Notre Dame and 37 points in a loss to then-No. 9 Alabama</li><li>First freshman in 20 years to score 35-plus points in back-to-back games and first Rutgers player to score 30-plus points in back-to-back games since Quincy Douby on March 9, 2006</li><li>Earns his second Freshman of the Week award</li></ul><ul><li>Last Rutgers Freshman of the Week: Dylan Harper (Nov. 18,&nbsp; 2024)</li></ul>2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week &nbsp; Dec. 2 P: Trey Kaufman-Renn, PUR F: Dylan Harper, RUTNov. 25 P: John Tonje, WIS F: Derik Queen, MDNov. 18 P: John Tonje, WIS F: Dylan Harper, RUTNov. 11 P: Nick Martinelli, NU F: Will Riley, ILL

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Purdue, Rutgers Score Men’s Basketball Weekly Accolades (120224)

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Big News.<ul><li>The Big Ten currently boasts a 89-14 overall record through Monday’s contests, with teams going a combined 78-3 on their home courts. The Big Ten’s .864 win percentage sits behind only the SEC (79-11/.878), while its 89 total wins lead all Div. I conferences. Four of the 34 remaining undefeated teams also reside in the Big Ten, as Indiana, Oregon, Penn State, and Wisconsin remain unblemished.</li><li>Eleven Big Ten teams were recognized in this week’s AP and USA Today Coaches Polls, announced on Monday. The AP Top 25 included No. 13 Purdue, No. 14 Indiana, and No. 15 Wisconsin, while the coaches listed the Boilermakers at No. 12, the Hoosiers at No. 15, and the Badgers at 17. Illinois, Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Rutgers, and UCLA also received votes in one or both polls.</li><li>Eleven of the Big Ten’s 18 teams rank in the top 40 of the Kenpom Ratings through Monday’s games, with all 18 listing in the top 90. Ohio State leads the way at No. 15, followed by Purdue (#16), Illinois (#21), UCLA (#23), Wisconsin (#27), Michigan (#29), Penn State (#32), Maryland (#34), Oregon (#35), Indiana (#39), and Michigan State (#40). No other conference has more than nine teams in the top 40 (SEC) or more than 16 teams in the top 100 (SEC and Big 12).</li><li>On Monday, the Big Ten announced its Player and Freshman of the Week honors. Wisconsin’s John Tonje was named Big Ten Player of the Week for the second consecutive week, while Maryland’s Derik Queen claimed Freshman of the Week honors. Tonje averaged 22.3 points on .526 shooting from the field and .958 from the free throw line to lead the Badgers to a 3-0 week. The grad student earned Greenbrier Tip-Off MVP honors after tallying 33 points and seven rebounds in an 81-75 win over Pitt in the title game, making him the first DI player to score 33 or more against two high major opponents in the month of November over the last 15 years.</li><li>Queen posted 16.0 points on .650 shooting from the field and 8.5 rebounds as Maryland claimed a pair of wins. The freshman from Baltimore was named Empire Classic MVP after a 22 point, 11 rebound, five assist performance in a 76-75 comeback win over Villanova. Queen scored 18 points in the victory, including the game-tying and game-winning free throws with 19 seconds to play.</li><li>Five players scored in double figures, as Nebraska scored a 74-63 win at then-No. 14 Creighton on Friday. Juwan Gary and Brice Williams had 16 points apiece to lead the Huskers, who earned their second consecutive win in Omaha, the first time that has occurred since winning three straight times in Omaha between 1991 and 1995.</li><li>Penn State’s 85-66 win over Fordham on Monday improved the team to 6-0, its first 6-0 start since 1999-2000. The Nittany Lions have scored at least 80 points in six-straight games for the first time in program history. Its 102-89 win over Purdue-Ft. Wayne (11/20) also marked the first time since 1954-55 the Nittany Lions have scored at least 100 points three times in one season.</li><li>Maryland topped Canisius 108-37 on Tuesday. In winning by 71 points, it was Maryland’s second largest margin of victory in program history. It is the largest victory since beating North Texas by a school-record 75 points on Dec. 23, 1998.</li><li>The Badgers have now started the season 7-0 for the first time since opening the 2014-15 season with seven straight wins. That team went on to reach the 2015 National Championship Game.</li><li>Over the last week, Big Ten teams have surrendered 40 or fewer points four times. Ohio State surrendered just 30 points in its win over Evansville (11/19). It was the fewest allowed in a game since holding Samford to just 22 points in November of 2008. That same day, Maryland held Canisius to 37 points. Illinois has allowed just 74 points in its last two outings, topping Maryland-Eastern Shore 87-40 and Arkansas-Little Rock 92-34, matching the lowest opponent point total in State Farm Center history.</li><li>In the win over Marshall on Saturday, Purdue’s Braden Smith dished out his 500th career assist in his 80th game, the third-fastest mark to 500 assists in Big Ten history (Mateen Cleaves, Bruce Parkinson).</li><li>The 2025 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament will return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 12-16. This will mark the 14th time the tournament has been held in Indianapolis. The tournament will be the first to feature a 15-team field and begin with three games on Wednesday, March 12. Peacock will televise the opening three games of the 2025 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, with second-round and quarterfinal games on Thursday and Friday slated for Big Ten Network. For the 28th consecutive year, CBS Sports will broadcast the semifinals and championship game on CBS, with those games also streaming live on Paramount+.</li></ul>

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Big Ten Weekly Men's Basketball Central - Nov. 26-Dec. 2

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Basketball Players of the Week for the week of November 18-24, 2024.Player of the Week John Tonje, Wisconsin G – Grad. – 6-7 – North Omaha, Neb. – Omaha Central<ul><li>Averaged 22.3 points on .526 shooting from the field and .958 from the free throw line to lead the Badgers to a 3-0 week</li><li>Earned Greenbrier Tip-Off MVP honors after tallying 33 points and seven rebounds in an 81-75 win over Pitt in the title game</li><li>First Division I player to score 33 or more against two high major opponents in the month of November over the last 15 years &nbsp;</li><li>Garners his second consecutive Player of the Week award</li><li>Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: John Tonje (Nov. 18, 2024)</li></ul>Freshman of the Week Derik Queen, Maryland F – 6-10 – Baltimore, Md. – Monteverde Academy<ul><li>Posted 16.0 points on .650 shooting from the field and 8.5 rebounds as Maryland claimed a pair of wins</li><li>Named Empire Classic MVP after a 22 point, 11 rebound, five assist performance in a 76-75 comeback win over Villanova</li><li>Scored 18 points, including the game-tying and game-winning free throws with 19 seconds to play in the victory</li><li>Earns his first Freshman of the Week award</li></ul><ul><li>Last Maryland Freshman of the Week: Jalen Smith (March 11, 2019)</li></ul>2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week &nbsp; Nov. 25 P: John Tonje, WIS F: Derik Queen, MDNov. 18 P: John Tonje, WIS F: Dylan Harper, RUTNov. 11 P: Nick Martinelli, NU F: Will Riley, ILL

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Wisconsin, Maryland Score Men’s Basketball Weekly Accolades (112524)

<a href="https://bigten.org/mbb/">BIG TEN BASKETBALL</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://bigten.org/mbb/stats/">BIG TEN STATISTICS</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://stats.ncaa.org/rankings?sport_code=MBB&division=1">NCAA STATISTICS</a><a href="https://bigten.org/mbb/schedule/"> BIG TEN SCHEDULE &amp; RESULTS</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://bigten.org/mbb/standings/">BIG TEN STANDINGS</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll">NCAA AP TOP 25 POLL</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/basketball/ncaab/coaches-poll#gnt-rf">NCAA USA TODAY TOP 25 POLL</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/season_divisions/18221/nitty_gritties">NCAA NET RANKINGS</a><a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt8b48335f6b6013ae/Big Ten MBB Weekly Release 111924 Final.pdf" target="_self">WEEKLY RELEASE - NOVEMBER 19</a>Big Ten. Big News.<ul><li>The Big Ten currently boasts a 59-10 overall record through Monday’s contests, with teams going a combined 56-3 on their home courts. The Big Ten’s .855 win percentage and 59 total wins lead all Div. I conferences.</li><li>Ten Big Ten teams were recognized in this week’s AP and USA Today Coaches Polls, announced on Monday. The AP Top 25 included No. 6 Purdue, No. 16 Indiana, No. 19 Wisconsin, No. 24 Rutgers, and No. 25 Illinois, while the coaches listed the Boilermakers at No. 6, the Hoosiers at No. 18, the Illini at No. 20, and the Badgers at 24.&nbsp; Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, and Oregon also received votes in one or both polls.</li><li>This week’s schedule included a pair of games against ranked opponents. On Tuesday, Purdue will look for a second consecutive top 15 win, as it visits Marquette at 9 p.m. on FS1. On Wednesday, Illinois will try to hand Alabama a second consecutive loss to a Big Ten team, as the meet in Birmingham at 9 p.m. on the SEC Network.</li><li>Friday night was big for the Big Ten, as a pair of teams scored wins over top 10 opponents. Wisconsin topped No. 9 Arizona 103-88 at the Kohl Center behind a career high 41 points by John Tonje. The graduate student finished two points shy of the program scoring mark but broke the single-game record with 21 made free throws (21-for-22). Tonje’s 41 points were the most scored by a player in a win over an AP Top-10 opponent since 2016 when Kentucky’s Malik Monk scored 47 in a win over No. 7 North Carolina. Purdue also earned an 87-78 win over then-No. 2 Alabama, the highest-ranked, non-conference opponent that Purdue has ever beaten in Mackey Arena. Trey Kaufman-Renn scored a career-high 26 points, while Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith added 17 points each. Friday’s action marked the second consecutive year the Big Ten has posted a pair of wins over top 10 opponents on the same day. On Dec. 16, 2023, Purdue beat then-No. 1 Arizona 82-84, while Michigan State topped then-No. 6 Baylor 88-64.&nbsp;</li><li>Eleven of the Big Ten’s 18 teams rank in the top 40 of the Kenpom Ratings through Monday’s games, with all 18 listing in the top 84. Purdue leads the way at No. 12, followed by UCLA(#23), Illinois (#25), Ohio State (#26), Michigan (#27), Oregon (#30), Indiana (#31), Penn State (#32), Maryland (#37), Michigan State (#38), and Wisconsin (#40). No other conference has more than nine teams in the top 40 (SEC) or more than 16 teams in the top 100 (SEC and Big 12).</li><li>On Monday, the Big Ten announced its Player and Freshman of the Week honors. Wisconsin’s John Tonje was named Big Ten Player of the Week, while Rutgers’ Dylan Harper claimed Freshman of the Week honors. Tonje led the Badgers to a 103-88 win over then-No. 9 Arizona with a career-high 41 points. Tonje finished the game 8-for-14 shooting from the floor, including 4-for-6 from three-point range, 21-for-22 from the free throw line. Tonje’s efforts were also recognized by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), who named him one of its Oscar Roberson National Players of the Week on Tuesday.</li><li>Harper averaged 22.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.0 blocks per game, as the Scarlet Knights topped Saint Peters, 75-65, and Monmouth, 98-81. Harper becomes the first Scarlet Knight named Freshmen of the Week since his brother Ron Harper Jr. won the award six seasons ago on March 4, 2019. Harper became the second Scarlet Knight in Rutgers history to score 20-plus points in the first three games of his freshman year, the first player to do it since Phil Sellers in 1972, and the first Rutgers freshman to score at least 20 points in three consecutive games since Corey Sanders in Feb. 2016.</li><li>Three Big Ten teams have been recognized for their success in men’s and women’s basketball and football. Illinois, Ohio State, and Oregon are mentioned in the Associated Press (AP) polls for all three sports. The Illini are ranked No. 25 and 22 in men’s and women’s basketball and No. 24 in football. The Buckeyes sit at No. 2 in the football poll and No. 12 in the women’s basketball poll, while the Ducks enter this week’s action ranked No. 1 on the field and No. 23 in the women’s poll. Both Ohio State and Oregon are receiving votes in the men’s basketball poll. Oregon is also the only school in the country whose men’s and women’s basketball and football teams are undefeated. The three Duck programs own a combined 19-0 mark.&nbsp;</li><li>The 2025 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament will return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 12-16. This will mark the 14th time the tournament has been held in Indianapolis. The tournament will be the first to feature a 15-team field and begin with three games on Wednesday, March 12. Peacock will televise the opening three games of the 2025 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, with second-round and quarterfinal games on Thursday and Friday slated for Big Ten Network. For the 28th consecutive year, CBS Sports will broadcast the semifinals and championship game on CBS, with those games also streaming live on Paramount+.</li></ul>

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Big Ten Weekly Men's Basketball Central - Nov. 19-25

ROSEMONT, Ill. (Nov. 18, 2024) – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Basketball Players of the Week for the week of November 11-17, 2024.Player of the Week John Tonje, Wisconsin G – Grad. – 6-7 – North Omaha, Neb. – Omaha Central<ul><li>Scored a career-high 41 points in Wisconsin's 103-88 win over No. 9 Arizona on Friday, second most points in program history</li><li>Broke the Wisconsin single-game record for made free throws, finishing with a 21-for-22 clip at the line</li><li>The only player over the last 30 years to score 40 points and make 20 free throws in a game vs an AP Top 25 opponent.</li><li>Garners his first Player of the Week award</li><li>Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Johnny Davis (Feb. 21, 2022) </li></ul>Freshman of the Week Dylan Harper, Rutgers G – 6-6 – Franklin Lakes, N.J. – Don Bosco Prep<ul><li>Averaged 22.0 points, 5.5 rebounds. 3.5 assists, and 1.0 blocked shots as Rutgers tallied a pair of wins</li><li>Became the second Scarlet Knight in Rutgers history to score 20-plus points in the first three games of his freshman year, the first player to do it since Phil Sellers in 1972</li><li>Earns his first Freshman of the Week award</li><li>Last Rutgers Freshman of the Week: Ron Harper Jr. (March 4, 2019)</li></ul>2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week &nbsp; Nov. 18 P: John Tonje, WIS F: Dylan Harper, RUTNov. 11 P: Nick Martinelli, NU F: Will Riley, ILL

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Wisconsin, Rutgers Score Men’s Basketball Weekly Accolades (11-18-24)

<a href="https://bigten.org/mbb/">BIG TEN BASKETBALL</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://bigten.org/mbb/stats/">BIG TEN STATISTICS</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://stats.ncaa.org/rankings?sport_code=MBB&division=1">NCAA STATISTICS</a><a href="https://bigten.org/mbb/schedule/"> BIG TEN SCHEDULE &amp; RESULTS</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://bigten.org/mbb/standings/">BIG TEN STANDINGS</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll">NCAA AP TOP 25 POLL</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/basketball/ncaab/coaches-poll#gnt-rf">NCAA USA TODAY TOP 25 POLL</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/season_divisions/18221/nitty_gritties">NCAA NET RANKINGS</a><a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt83193bc50a387a69/Big Ten MBB Weekly Release 111224 Final.pdf" target="_self">WEEKLY RELEASE - NOVEMBER 12</a>Big Ten. Big News.<ul><li>The Big Ten currently boasts a 36-4 overall record through Monday’s contests. Among those wins, the conference went a perfect 35-0 on their home courts with a 25.8-point average margin of victory. The Big Ten’s .900 win percentage ranks second among Div. I conferences, behind the Big 12 (30-3, .909).</li><li>Eleven Big Ten teams were recognized in the first AP and USA Today Coaches Polls of the 2024-25 regular season. The AP Top 25 included No. 13 Purdue, No. 16 Indiana, No. 21 Ohio State, and No. 24 Rutgers, while the coaches listed the Boilermakers at No. 12, the Hoosiers at No. 16, Illinois at No. 20, the Buckeyes at No. 22, and Scarlet Knights at 24. Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Oregon, UCLA, and Wisconsin also received votes in one or both polls.</li><li>This week’s schedules included five contests against ranked opponents. Tonight, Michigan State will face No. 1 Kansas at the Champions Classic in Atlanta. On Friday, No. 13 Purdue will host No. 2 Alabama (7 p.m. ET, Peacock), while Maryland welcomes No. 15 Marquette to College Park at 8 p.m. ET (FS1). At 9 p.m. ET, No. 21 Ohio State and No. 23 Texas A&amp;M will meet in College Station, Texas (SEC Network), as Wisconsin plays host to No. 9 Arizona (Peacock).</li><li>Eleven of the Big Ten’s 18 teams rank in the top 40 of the Kenpom Ratings through Monday’s games, with all 18 listing in the top 81. Purdue leads the way at No. 12, followed by Ohio State (#15), Illinois (#19), Oregon (#22), Michigan (#29), UCLA (#30), Maryland (#32), Michigan State (#34), Northwestern (#37), Wisconsin (#39), and Indiana (#30). No other conference has more than nine teams in the top 40 or more than 16 teams in the top 100.</li><li>On Monday, the Big Ten announced its first weekly awards of the 2024-25 campaign. Northwestern’s Nick Martinelli was named Big Ten Player of the Week, while Illinois’ Will Riley claimed Freshman of the Week honors. Martinelli led the Wildcats with 29.0 points on 75 percent shooting, including 5-for-5 from three point range, and 12.0 rebounds in Northwestern‘s 1-1 week. The junior forward opened the season with a 26-point, 10-rebound performance in a 90-46 win over Lehigh before pairing 32 points and 14 boards in a 71-66 loss at Dayton.</li><li>Riley made the most of his collegiate debut, as the Kitchener, Ontario native hit 10-13 from the floor, including 5-for-6 from deep, en route to 31 points in the Illini’s 112-67 season-opening win over Eastern Illinois, breaking the program’s freshman single-game scoring record. The freshman added a 14-point, seven rebound outing in Illinois’ 90-58 victory over SIU-Edwardsville.</li><li>Last week, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced the John R. Wooden Awards Preseason Top 50 Watch List. Eleven players from the Big Ten were included on the list of players considered early front-runners for the Wooden Award All-America Team and Most Outstanding Player Award. The players named to the list are Ace Bailey (RUT), Ace Baldwin Jr. (PSU), Oumar Ballo (IND), Dawson Garcia (MINN), Dylan Harper (RUT), Great Osobor (WASH), Payton Sandfort (IOWA), Braden Smith (PUR), and Bruce Thornton (OSU).</li><li>Three Big Ten players, Ballo, Smith, and Bailey, were also named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Preseason Player of the Year Watch List. The trio was also among the 10 Big Ten players named to the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List presented by AXIA Time. Also named to the list were Baldwin Jr. (PSU), Garcia (MINN), Harper (RUT), Osobor (WASH), Sandfort (IOWA), Jackson Shelstad (ORE), and Thornton (OSU).</li><li>The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame recently announced the preseason watch lists for its national player of the year awards at the five traditional court positions. Sixteen student-athletes from 12 different Big Ten schools were named to the preseason watch lists at all five positions. A complete list of honors can be found on Page 2.</li><li>The 2025 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament will return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 12-16. This will mark the 14th time the tournament has been held in Indianapolis. The tournament will be the first to feature a 15-team field and begin with three games on Wednesday, March 12. Peacock will televise the opening three games of the 2025 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, with second-round and quarterfinal games on Thursday and Friday slated for Big Ten Network. For the 28th consecutive year, CBS Sports will broadcast the semifinals and championship game on CBS, with those games also streaming live on Paramount+.</li></ul>

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Big Ten Weekly Men's Basketball Central - Nov. 12-18

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Basketball Players of the Week for the week of November 4-10, 2024. Player of the Week Nick Martinelli, Northwestern F – Jr. – 6-7 – Glenview, Ill. – Glenbrook South<ul><li>Tallied 29.0 points on 75 percent shooting from the field, including 5-for-5 from three-point range, and 12.0 rebounds as the Wildcats split a pair of contests</li><li>Paired 32 points and 14 rebounds in 71-66 loss at Dayton</li><li>Garners his first Player of the Week award</li><li>Last Northwestern Player of the Week: Boo Buie (Jan. 29, 2024)</li></ul>Freshman of the WeekWill Riley, Illinois F – 6-8 – Kitchener, Ontario, Canada – The Phelps School (Pa.)<ul><li>Averaged 22.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in the Illini’s two wins last week</li><li>Broke the Illinois freshman scoring record with 31 points on 10-for-13 shooting, including 5-for-6 from three-point range, in a 112-67 win over Eastern Illinois</li><li>Earns his first Freshman of the Week award</li></ul><ul><li>Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Jayden Epps (Feb. 6, 2023)</li></ul>2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week &nbsp; Nov. 11 P: Nick Martinelli, NU F: Will Riley, ILL

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Northwestern, Illinois Score Men’s Basketball Weekly Accolades (11-11-24)

<a href="https://bigten.org/mbb/">BIG TEN BASKETBALL</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://bigten.org/mbb/stats/">BIG TEN STATISTICS</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://stats.ncaa.org/rankings?sport_code=MBB&division=1">NCAA STATISTICS</a><a href="https://bigten.org/mbb/schedule/"> BIG TEN SCHEDULE &amp; RESULTS</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://bigten.org/mbb/standings/">BIG TEN STANDINGS</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll">NCAA AP TOP 25 POLL</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/basketball/ncaab/coaches-poll#gnt-rf">NCAA USA TODAY TOP 25 POLL</a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://stats.ncaa.org/selection_rankings/season_divisions/18221/nitty_gritties">NCAA NET RANKINGS</a><a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt764a46dfd8e285c1/Big Ten MBB Weekly Release 110424.pdf" target="_self">WEEKLY RELEASE - NOVEMBER 4</a>Big Ten. Big News.<ul><li>The Big Ten will tip off its 120th season tonight, as 14 teams take the court, with the four remaining teams opening play on Tuesday and Wednesday. By the end of the week, all 14 teams will have played at least two games.</li><li>In addition to the Big Ten’s four newest members, Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington, the Big Ten also welcomes three new coaches to the league. Michigan’s Dusty May, USC’s Eric Musselman, and Washington’s Danny Sprinkle will begin their first seasons with their respective schools. After going 8-3 as interim head coach last season, Ohio State’s Jake Diebler will also begin his first season at the helm.</li><li>Eleven Big Ten teams were recognized in the preseason AP and USA Today Coach Polls. The AP Top 25 included No. 14 Purdue, No. 17 Indiana, No. 22 UCLA, and No. 25 Rutgers, while the coaches listed the Boilermakers at No. 13, the Hoosiers at No. 18, the Bruins at No. 22, and Illinois at No. 25. Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Oregon, and Wisconsin also received votes in one or both polls.</li><li>Three Big Ten players, Indiana’s Oumar Ballo, Purdue’s Braden Smith, and Rutgers’ Ace Bailey were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Preseason Player of the Year Watch List. The trio was also among the 10 Big Ten players named to the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List presented by AXIA Time. Also named to the list were Ace Baldwin Jr. (PSU), Dawson Garcia (MINN), Dylan Harper (RUT), Great Osobor (WASH), Payton Sandfort (IOWA), Jackson Shelstad (ORE), and Bruce Thornton (OSU).</li><li>The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame recently announced the preseason watch lists for its national player of the year awards at the five traditional court positions. Sixteen student-athletes from 12 different Big Ten schools were named to the preseason watch lists at all five positions. A complete list of the honors can be found on Page 2.</li><li>For the seventh consecutive year, each Big Ten Conference member institution will compete in a 20-game conference schedule. The Big Ten Conference season will begin with three games on Tuesday, Dec. 3, Northwestern at Iowa, Washington at UCLA, and Michigan at Wisconsin. Following the holiday break, Big Ten action will resume on Jan. 2 with five games. During the conference season, each member institution will play a 20-game league schedule, facing three schools both home and away, while meeting 14 teams once. Of the single-play opponents, member institutions will play seven at home and seven on the road.</li><li>The 28th annual TIAA Big Ten Tournament will be played at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis between March 12th – 16th, 2025, marking the 14th time the tournament has been played in Indianapolis. Fifteen teams will advance to the tournament, with three 1st round games slated for Wednesday, March 12th. The top four teams will receive 1st and 2nd round byes and advance to the quarterfinals on Friday, March 14th.</li><li>A Big Ten media panel has selected Purdue guard Braden Smith as 2024-24 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Preseason Player of the Year. Smith is coming off a record-breaking season for the Boilermakers, setting school and Big Ten records with 292 assists, while leading the Boilermakers to their first NCAA championship game appearance since 1969. Smith was the only player in the country to average at least 12.0 points, 7.5 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game and became just the second player in NCAA history to amass at least 450 points, 275 assists and 225 rebounds in a season.</li><li>The media panel also selected the 2024-25 Preseason All-Big Ten Team. Smith is joined by Indiana’s Oumar Ballo, Iowa’s Payton Sandfort, Minnesota’s Dawson Garcia, Ohio State’s Bruce Thornton, Northwestern’s Brooks Barnhizer, Oregon’s Jackson Shelstad, Penn State’s Ace Baldwin Jr., Rutgers’ Dylan Harper, and Washington’s Great Osobor. Six members of the 2024-25 Preseason All-Big Ten Team garnered All-Big Ten honors last season. The league’s coaches named Smith to the First Team, while Baldwin, Barnhizer, Garcia, and Sandfort earned Third Team honors. Thornton received Honorable Mention.</li><li>Purdue won its second consecutive Big Ten title and 26th crown in program history after posting a 17-3 record in league play. The Boilermakers secured the top seed in the Big Ten Tournament with a three-game cushion over Illinois. Nebraska, Northwestern, and Wisconsin completed the tournament’s top five seeds.</li><li>Illinois claimed its fourth TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball title with a 93-87 win over Wisconsin at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The Illini’s Terrence Shannon Jr. was named Jim and Kitty Delany Most Outstanding Player after leading Illinois with a Big Ten Championship game record 34 points on 8-15 shooting from the floor and 15-17 shooting from the free throw line. With a total of 102 points in the tournament, Shannon fell just one point shy of tying Keegan Murray’s 2022 total points mark. Nebraska’s Keisei Tominaga, Purdue’s Zach Edey, and Wisconsin’s Chucky Hepburn and AJ Storr were also named to the All-Tournament Team.</li></ul>

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Big Ten Weekly Men's Basketball Central - Nov. 4-11 (11-4-24)

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2024 MBB Availability Reports

<a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt68e074280734b329/2024-25 MBB TV Schedule.pdf" target="_self">2024-25 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Television Schedule</a>ROSEMONT, Ill. —&nbsp;The Big Ten announced the start times and television designations for the 2024-25 men's basketball conference schedule on Wednesday, which includes all 180 contests set to be broadcast nationally. The conference also revealed tip times and network assignments for select non-conference games.The Big Ten Conference season will begin with three games on Tuesday, Dec. 3, with a total of 18 conference games being played between Dec. 3-13 before conference play breaks until 2025. Following the holiday break, Big Ten action will resume on Jan. 2 with five games.Conference play will build up to the 2025 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, set for March 12-16 at Gainbridge Field House in Indianapolis, the 13th time the city will host the event, most of any city.This will mark the first year that 15 teams will qualify for the tournament. Three first-round games are slated for Wednesday, March 12, with four games contested on Thursday, March 13 and Friday, March 14. The top four seeds will receive first- and second-round byes and advance to Friday’s quarterfinal round.In addition to broadcast platforms CBS and FOX, the Big Ten Network and FS1 will continue to carry games on cable networks. NBCUniversal’s direct-to-consumer platform, Peacock, will also carry Big Ten games live.Peacock will host the first two games of the conference slate on Tuesday, Dec. 3, as Iowa will host Northwestern at 7 p.m. followed by Michigan at Wisconsin at 9 p.m.FOX Sports will also debut its Big Ten line-up on Dec. 3 at 10:30 p.m., when Washington makes the trip to UCLA.The Big Ten Network will open its conference schedule with a tripleheader on Wednesday, Dec. 4, as Ohio State visits Maryland at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by Michigan State at Minnesota at 8:30 p.m. ET, with Oregon traveling south to USC at 10:30 p.m. ET.CBS Sports will present a total of 13 Big Ten games on CBS and Paramount+, including its first conference match-up of the season with Illinois visiting Michigan State on Jan. 19 at 12 p.m. ET. &nbsp; Peacock will televise the opening three games of the 2025 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, with second-round and quarterfinal games on Thursday and Friday slated for Big Ten Network. For the 28th consecutive year, CBS Sports will broadcast the semifinals and championship game on CBS, with those games also streaming live on Paramount+. &nbsp; All Big Ten Network, FOX, and FS1 on-air games will also be streamed nationwide via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices on the FOX Sports App. CBS Sports’ broadcast coverage will be available to stream live on Paramount+. Games broadcast on Peacock will be available exclusively on the platform.

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Big Ten Unveils 2024-25 Men’s Basketball Broadcast Schedule (100924)

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Purdue junior guard Braden Smith has been named the 2024-25 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year, as chosen by a select media panel, the conference office announced on Tuesday.Smith is coming off a record-breaking season for the Boilermakers, setting school and Big Ten records with 292 assists, while leading the Boilermakers to their first NCAA championship game appearance since 1969. Smith was the only player in the country to average at least 12.0 points, 7.5 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game and became just the second player in NCAA history to amass at least 450 points, 275 assists and 225 rebounds in a season.The media panel also selected a 10-member Preseason All-Big Ten Team. Ten of the Big Ten’s 18 teams are represented on the team, with Smith the lone unanimous selection.The Purdue guard is joined by Indiana’s Oumar Ballo, Iowa’s Payton Sandfort, Minnesota’s Dawson Garcia, Ohio State’s Bruce Thornton, Northwestern’s Brooks Barnhizer, Oregon’s Jackson Shelstad, Penn State’s Ace Baldwin Jr., Rutgers’ Dylan Harper, and Washington’s Great Osobor.Six members of the 2024-25 Preseason All-Big Ten Team garnered All-Big Ten honors last season. The league’s coaches named Smith to the First Team, while Baldwin, Barnhizer, Garcia, and Sandfort earned Third Team honors. Thornton received Honorable Mention. &nbsp;&nbsp;The 2024-25 preseason All-Big Ten team can be found below.2024-25 Preseason All-Big Ten Team Oumar Ballo, R-Sr.+, C, Indiana Payton Sandfort, Sr., F, Iowa Dawson Garcia, Sr., F, Minnesota Brooks Barnhizer, Sr., G, Northwestern Bruce Thornton, Jr., G, Ohio State Jackson Shelstad, So., G, Oregon Ace Baldwin Jr., Sr+, G, Penn State BRADEN SMITH, Jr., G, Purdue* Dylan Harper, Fr., G, Rutgers Great Osobor, Sr., F, Washington2024-25 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year Braden Smith, PurdueUnanimous selection listed in ALL CAPS

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Purdue’s Braden Smith Named Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year

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2024 Basketball Media Days #B1GMediaDays

ROSEMONT, Ill. -&nbsp;The Big Ten Conference recently announced the complete list of women’s and men’s basketball student-athletes scheduled to attend the 2024 Big Ten Basketball Media Days presented by TIAA.The two-day event will be held on October 2-3 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. Coaches and student-athletes from the conference’s 18 women’s basketball programs will be featured on Wednesday, with the men’s programs to take center stage on Thursday.The Big Ten Network will provide live coverage for both days, beginning at 10 a.m. ET/9 a.m. CT/7 a.m. PT.2024 Big Ten Basketball Media Days Attendees<table><colgroup data-width='908'><col style="width:27.533%"/><col style="width:35.1322%"/><col style="width:37.33480000000001%"/></colgroup><thead><tr><th></th><th>Women</th><th>Men</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Illinois</td><td>Head Coach Shauna Green</td><td>Head Coach Brad Underwood</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Adalia McKenzie, Sr., G</td><td>Kylan Boswell, Jr., G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Makira Cook, 5th Yr., G</td><td>Ty Rodgers, Jr., G/F</td></tr><tr><td>Indiana</td><td>Head Coach Teri Moren</td><td>Head Coach Mike Woodson</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Sydney Parrish, Grad., G</td><td>Trey Galloway, Sr.+, G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Chloe Moore-McNeil, Grad., G</td><td>Myles Rice, R-So., G</td></tr><tr><td>Iowa</td><td>Head Coach Jan Jensen</td><td>Head Coach Fran McCaffery</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Lucy Olsen, Sr., G</td><td>Owen Freeman, So., F</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Hannah Stuelke, Jr., F</td><td>Payton Sandfort, Sr., F</td></tr><tr><td>Maryland</td><td>Head Coach Brenda Frese</td><td>Head Coach Kevin Willard</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Shyanne Sellers, Sr., G</td><td>Selton Miguel, 5th Yr., G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Christina Dalce, Sr., F</td><td>Julian Reese, Sr., F</td></tr><tr><td>Michigan</td><td>Head Coach Kim Barnes Arico</td><td>Head Coach Dusty May</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jordan Hobbs, Sr., G</td><td>Vlad Goldin, Grad., C</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Greta Kampschroeder, Sr., G</td><td>Danny Wolf, Jr., F/C</td></tr><tr><td>Michigan State</td><td>Head Coach Robyn Fralick</td><td>Head Coach Tom Izzo</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Julia Ayrault, Grad., G</td><td>Jaden Akins, Sr., G </td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Theryn Hallock, Jr., G</td><td>Xavier Booker, So., F</td></tr><tr><td>Minnesota</td><td>Head Coach Dawn Plitzuweit</td><td>Head Coach Ben Johnson</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Mara Braun, Jr., G</td><td>Parker Fox, R-Sr., F</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Amaya Battle, Jr., G</td><td>Dawson Garcia, Sr., F</td></tr><tr><td>Nebraska</td><td>Head Coach Amy Wiliams</td><td>Head Coach Fred Hoiberg</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Alexis Markowski, Sr., C/F</td><td>Juwan Gary, Sr., F</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Natalie Potts, So., F</td><td>Brice Williams, Sr., G</td></tr><tr><td>Northwestern</td><td>Head Coach Joe McKeown</td><td>Head Coach Chris Collins</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Melannie Daley, Sr., G</td><td>Brooks Barnhizer, Sr., G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Caroline Lau, Jr., G</td><td>Ty Berry, Grad., G</td></tr><tr><td>Ohio State</td><td>Head Coach Kevin McGuff</td><td>Head Coach Jake Diebler</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Taylor Thierry, Sr., G/F</td><td>Meechie Johnson Jr., Sr., G </td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Madison Greene, Grad., G</td><td>Bruce Thornton, Jr., G</td></tr><tr><td>Oregon</td><td>Head Coach Kelly Graves</td><td>Head Coach Dana Altman</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Deja Kelly, Grad., G</td><td>Brandon Angel, Sr., F</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Phillipina Kyei, Sr., C</td><td>TJ Bamba, Sr., G</td></tr><tr><td>Penn State</td><td>Head Coach Carolyn Kieger</td><td>Head Coach Mike Rhoades</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Alli Campbell, Grad., G</td><td>Ace Baldwin Jr., Sr.+, G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jayla Oden, Sr., G</td><td>Puff Johnson, Sr.+, G/F</td></tr><tr><td>Purdue</td><td>Head Coach Katie Gearlds</td><td>Head Coach Matt Painter</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Rashunda Jones, So., G</td><td>Fletcher Loyer, Jr., G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Sophie Swanson, So., G</td><td>Braden Smith, Jr., G</td></tr><tr><td>Rutgers</td><td>Head Coach Coquese Washington</td><td>Head Coach Steve Pikiell</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Destiny Adams, Sr., G/F</td><td>Ace Bailey, Fr., G/F</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Kiyomi McMiller, Fr., G</td><td>Dylan Harper, Fr., G</td></tr><tr><td>UCLA</td><td>Head Coach Cori Close</td><td>Head Coach Mick Cronin</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Lauren Betts, Jr., C</td><td>Dylan Andrews, Jr., G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Kiki Rice, Jr., G</td><td>Kobe Johnson, Sr., G</td></tr><tr><td>USC</td><td>Head Coach Lindsay Gottlieb</td><td>Head Coach Eric Musselman</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JuJu Watkins, So., G</td><td>Desmond Claude, Jr., G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Kiki Iriafen, Grad., F</td><td>Saint Thomas, Grad., F</td></tr><tr><td>Washington</td><td>Head Coach Tina Langley</td><td>Head Coach Danny Sprinkle </td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Dalayah Daniels, Sr., F</td><td>Mekhi Mason, Jr., G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Elle Ladine, Jr., G</td><td>Great Osobor, Sr., F</td></tr><tr><td>Wisconsin</td><td>Head Coach Marisa Moseley</td><td>Head Coach Greg Gard</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Serah Williams, Jr., F</td><td>John Blackwell, So., G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Halle Douglass, Grad., G</td><td>Max Klesmit, Sr., G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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Big Ten Unveils 2024-25 Men’s Basketball Conference Schedule

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference today officially admitted the University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and the University of Washington, bringing the total number of member institutions to 18. Competition will begin this season for all conference sports.“We are excited today to officially welcome the University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and the University of Washington to the Big Ten Conference,” said Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti. “All four institutions feature a combination of world class academics and athletics that are a great fit for our conference, and we look forward to building long-lasting relationships with the administrators, coaches, student-athletes, alumni and fans.”On June 30, 2022, the Big Ten’s Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) voted unanimously to admit the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC). A little more than a year later, on August 4, 2023, the COP/C voted unanimously once more to admit the University of Oregon and the University of Washington, with all four schools joining the Conference on August 2, 2024.Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington are all members of the Association of American Universities, an organization of American research institutions devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education. Today, they also become members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, where Big Ten institutions lead the nation with more than 75,000 instructional staff, 810,000 students, $17.4 billion in annual research expenditures, and 145 million library volumes, representing 25 percent of all print titles in North America. Collaboration through the Big Ten Academic Alliance allows the universities to work more effectively and efficiently by, among other things, sharing a high-speed fiber optic network, offering an array of leadership development programs, building shared infrastructure, and seamlessly sharing library resources.Athletically, Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington have won a combined 302 NCAA team championships and have 49 Olympians on Team USA at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games. On the football field, they’ve combined for 10 Heisman Trophies, 73 College Football Hall of Famers, 41 Rose Bowl championships and 173 First Round NFL draft picks, including six this year.The University of Oregon is a Carnegie R1 research university and a member of the Association of American Universities. The Oregon faculty includes a Nobel Prize winner, a MacArthur fellow, a pair of National Medal of Science winners and a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize. Oregon has more than 500 student-athletes competing in 20 sports and have taken home 38 national championships, including men’s basketball, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track &amp; field men’s and women’s cross country, men’s golf, acrobatics and tumbling.UCLA has been ranked the nation’s No. 1 public university for seven years in a row by U.S. News &amp; World Report and is known worldwide for the breadth and quality of its academic, research, health care, cultural, continuing education and athletics programs. UCLA is the most applied-to university in the country. UCLA Athletics has more than 700 student-athletes competing in 25 sports and has won 123 NCAA national championships, the second most in the country.University of Southern California (USC) is a prestigious private research university offering more than 350-degree programs excelling in education, the arts, business, engineering and sciences, as well as in research innovation and healthcare. Sponsoring 23 sports, USC has a long tradition of successful Olympic athletes, boasting more Olympians, medalists and gold medalists than any school in the country. Entering 2024-25, the Trojan teams have won 113 national championships.The University of Washington has been recognized as the No. 1 most innovative public university in the world and recently tied for seventh on the U.S. News &amp; World Report’s Best Global Universities rankings and second among U.S. public institutions. Washington receives more federal research dollars than any other U.S. public university and has been home to seven Nobel Prize winners. In athletics, the Huskies 650 student-athletes compete in 22 sports and have won national championships in football, women’s cross country, men’s rowing, women’s rowing, softball, women’s volleyball and women’s golf. The department annually finishes among the top schools in the nation in the NACDA Director’s Cup.The Big Ten Conference is an association of 18 world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. Founded in 1896, Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness. The Big Ten sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women.The Big Ten Network will celebrate the new schools throughout the day Friday, beginning with four hours of classic games, a special one-hour edition of B1G Today, original B1G Moment and B1G Trailblazers programming for each institution, and the Washington edition of BTN’s Football Training Camp Tour in Seattle. Additionally, the Big Ten Conference will debut an updated version of its fan-favorite “Maps” commercial that will include its four new members.

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University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and University of Washington Officially Join Big Ten Conference

ROSEMONT, Ill.&nbsp;– The Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday that Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis will host the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women’s and Men’s Basketball Tournaments, with future events headed to United Center in Chicago, T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The lineup will bring the conference's premier basketball events to fans in all three time zones across the new Big Ten landscape over the next four seasons.“We look forward to partnering with the cities of Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, and Las Vegas as they host the Big Ten Basketball Tournaments from 2025-28,” said Big Ten Commissioner, Tony Petitti. “Each city will be an exciting postseason opportunity for our student-athletes, coaches, and fans, both locally and from across the country.”The 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament will take place March 5-9, followed by the 2025 TIAA Men’s Basketball Tournament from March 12-16. The events will be the first to feature a 15-team field following the additions of Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington this summer.The Big Ten also announced basketball tournament locations for 2026-28. The women’s tournament will remain in Indianapolis in 2026 before moving to Las Vegas in 2027 and Detroit in 2028. The Big Ten will host the men’s tournament in Chicago for the 12th&nbsp;time in 2026, return to Indianapolis in 2027, and head to Las Vegas in 2028. This will mark the first time Big Ten Tournaments will be held in Las Vegas or Detroit.The TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament&nbsp;returns&nbsp;to Indianapolis next season, where it has been&nbsp;held&nbsp;27 times since the tournament began in 1982. Eight different programs have claimed&nbsp;a&nbsp;tournament title,&nbsp;with Iowa winning the last three tournament championships.The TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament&nbsp;is back in&nbsp;Indianapolis for the 14th time. Seven different teams have claimed the Big Ten Tournament title since the inaugural event in 1998, including Illinois&nbsp;winning&nbsp;its fourth tournament championship in 2024.An overview of future Big Ten Women’s and Men’s Basketball Tournament sites can be found below.Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament Future Sites:<ul><li>March 5-9, 2025 – Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis)</li><li>March 4-8, 2026 – Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis)</li><li>March 3-7, 2027 – T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas)</li><li>March 1-5, 2028 – Little Caesars Arena (Detroit)</li></ul>Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Future Sites:<ul><li>March 12-16, 2025 – Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis)</li><li>March 11-15, 2026 – United Center (Chicago)</li><li>March 10-14, 2027 – Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis)</li><li>March 8-12, 2028 – T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas)</li></ul>

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