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Illinois Fighting Illini

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Iowa Hawkeyes

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Indiana Hoosiers

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Wisconsin Basketball

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Washington Women's Basketball

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<a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/" target="_self">Big Ten Women's Basketball</a> | <a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/standings/" target="_self">Big Ten Standings</a> | <a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/schedule/?seasonFilter=2024" target="_self">Big Ten Schedule &amp; Results</a><a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/stats/" target="_self">2024-25 Big Ten Statistics (XML)</a> | <a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt5f04e9223787d76a/2024-25 WBB Overall Stats.pdf" target="_self">2024-25 Big Ten Statistics (PDF)</a><a href="https://stats.ncaa.org/rankings?sport_code=WBB&division=1" target="_self">NCAA Statistics</a> | <a href="https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings" target="_self">National Top 25 Polls (Nov. 18-19)</a><a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt00e6fae70313fd9c/Big Ten WBB Weekly Release 111924.pdf" target="_self">Big Ten Weekly Release - Nov. 19</a> <ul><li>A pair of high-profile matchups are on the agenda for the Big Ten this week. No. 3 USC welcomes No. 6/5 Notre Dame to Los Angeles on Saturday. The contest is set to tip at 4 p.m. ET on NBC. Action continues in the City of Angels on Sunday when No. 5/6 UCLA hosts defending national champion No. 1 South Carolina at 4 p.m. ET on FS1.</li><li>The Big Ten paces all Division I conferences with 68 wins so far this season, followed by the SEC (59), Big 12 (58) and ACC (57). The conference also has 12 teams with unblemished records.</li><li>Offensive production remains the calling card of the Big Ten Conference. The league has 12 teams averaging more than 81 points per game and six included among the nation’s top 25 scoring offenses – Michigan State (7th – 95.4), Penn State (9th – 94.4), Nebraska (T12th – 90.8), USC (T12th – 90.8), Ohio State (17th – 88.3) and Iowa (25th – 85.5).</li><li>Nebraska leads the nation in field goal percentage at 55.9 percent, followed by Penn State (8th – .527), Iowa (12th – .518), Michigan State (15th – .514) and Maryland (25th – .490).</li><li>From beyond the arc, Nebraska has converted at a 47.8 clip, the second-highest rate in the country. Maryland is close behind at 46.3 percent to rank fifth.</li><li>The Big Ten currently leads all Division I conferences in scoring (83.0 ppg), field goal percentage (.476) and assists (17.9 apg).</li><li>Heading into the third week of the season, the Big Ten has faced eight ranked opponents and holds a 6-2 record. This includes a quartet of upsets – Oregon def. No. 12 Baylor, 76-74; Illinois def. No. 19 Florida State, 83-74; No. 18 Maryland def. No. 11 Duke, 85-80; Indiana def. No. 24 Stanford, 79-66.</li><li>The Big Ten continues to have an impressive presence with seven teams in this week’s Associated Press (AP) poll. No. 3 USC, No. 5 UCLA, No. 11 Maryland, No. 12 Ohio State and No. 21 Nebraska held steady while No. 22 Illinois gained a spot and No. 23 Oregon moved up two spots. Iowa, Michigan and Michigan State received votes. The Big Ten and SEC tied for the top spot with seven schools ranked.</li><li>The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)/USA Today poll featured seven Big Ten teams this week. No. 3 USC and No. 6 UCLA remained unchanged. No. 11 Ohio State, No. 13 Maryland, No. 19 Nebraska, No. 23 Illinois and No. 25 Oregon all moved up the rankings. Iowa, Penn State, Michigan State and Michigan garnered votes. Yet again, the Big Ten and SEC tied for the most ranked teams.</li><li>Junior Lauren Betts was tabbed as the Big Ten Player of the Week after averaging 18.5 points and 12.0 rebounds in UCLA’s two-win week. She scored 17 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished four assists against Pepperdine. Betts followed up with a 20-point, 12-rebound performance versus Arkansas. It was the first Big Ten weekly honor of her career.</li><li>Mila Holloway was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week, her first weekly recognition. She notched a pair of double-figure scoring games as Michigan picked up two wins. Holloway scored a career-high 21 points with eight assists, five steals and two boards against Central Michigan. She dropped 16 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal against Oakland.</li><li>USC sophomore JuJu Watkins etched her name in the record books during the Trojans’ 81-50 victory over Santa Clara. Watkins scored her 1,000th career point to become the fastest player in USC history to reach the 1,000-point mark (38 games). She surpassed the previous record held by women’s basketball legend Cheryl Miller (48 games). Watkins’ 1,000 points in 38 games tied for the second fastest in Division I women’s basketball history.</li><li>Indiana handed No. 24 Stanford its first loss of the season, 79-66. It was the first win for the Hoosiers over the Cardinal since the inaugural meeting in 1979. &nbsp;</li><li>Illinois head coach Shauna Green picked up her 200th career victory after guiding the Illini to an 84-37 win over Eastern Illinois.</li><li>Head coach Lindsay Gottlieb recorded her 300th career win in USC’s 124-39 triumph over CSUN. The Trojans’ 124 points are the most in program history and ties for fifth-most in Big Ten history. The 85-point margin of victory is the largest in school history.</li><li>Rutgers legend Cappie Pondexter was selected as one of seven inductees into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the 2025 class. Pondexter, who was inducted into the Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016, led the Scarlet Knights to back-to-back BIG EAST Championships in 2005 and 2006. She was the first player to earn All-BIG EAST First Team laurels four times in the history of the league and ranks third in Rutgers history with 2,211 career points. Pondexter was the second overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury. She went on to win two WNBA titles with the Mercury, be named Finals MVP in 2007, earn seven All-Star appearances and win a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.</li><li>The new era of Big Ten women’s basketball got off to a hot start as programs won more than 87 percent of their games during the first week of the 2024-25 campaign. The stellar results included five wins over AP Top 25 opponents, including three upsets.</li><li>The 2024-25 television schedule features the most coverage on nationally distributed platforms in Big Ten women’s basketball history. Twelve Big Ten matchups, including eight regular season games, will be televised on a broadcast platform via NBC or FOX, the most in conference history. All 162 conference games will be nationally produced or distributed for the 11th consecutive season.</li><li>The 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament is set for March 5-9 inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse. This will mark the 26th time the tournament has been held in Indianapolis since the event began in 1982. The tournament will be the first to feature a 15-team field. Peacock will televise the opening three games on Wednesday, with second-round, quarterfinal and semifinal games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday slated for the Big Ten Network. CBS will broadcast Sunday’s championship game for the second year in a row.</li></ul>

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2024-25 Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Central - Nov. 19-25

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Player of the Week Lauren Betts, UCLA Jr. – Center – Centennial, Colo. – Grandview • Averaged 18.5 points and 12.0 rebounds in UCLA's two-win week • Scored 17 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished four assists against Pepperdine, finishing 7-for-9 from the field • Had a 20-point, 12-rebound performance versus Arkansas • Earns her first Big Ten Player of the Week award • Last UCLA Player of the Week: Lauren Betts (Nov. 18, 2024)Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll JuJu Watkins, USC: Tied for No. 2 in NCAA DI history for fastest player to 1,000 career points (38 games) and became USC’s fastest to achieve the feat in the Trojans’ win over Santa Clara Destiny Adams, RU: Recorded 28 points and 11 rebounds in a victory over Iona Gracie Merkle, PSU: Averaged 22.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks during Penn State’s 2-0 weekFreshman of the Week Mila Holloway, Michigan Guard – Charlotte, N.C. – Legacy Early College • Notched a pair of double-figure scoring games as Michigan picked up two wins • Scored a career-high 21 points with eight assists, five steals and two boards against Central Michigan • Dropped 16 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal versus Oakland • Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel • Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Syla Swords (Nov. 11, 2024)2024-25 Big Ten Players of the Week Nov. 11 P: Destiny Adams, Sr., RU F: Syla Swords, MICHNov. 18 P: Lauren Betts, Jr., UCLA F: Mila Holloway, MICH

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2024-25 UCLA and Michigan Earn Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards

<a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/" target="_self">Big Ten Women's Basketball</a> | <a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/standings/" target="_self">Big Ten Standings</a> | <a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/schedule/?seasonFilter=2024" target="_self">Big Ten Schedule &amp; Results</a><a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/stats/" target="_self">2024-25 Big Ten Statistics (XML)</a> | <a href="chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt5f04e9223787d76a/67338010a72f990f383f9c3e/2024-25_WBB_Overall_Stats.pdf" target="_self">2024-25 Big Ten Statistics (PDF)</a><a href="https://stats.ncaa.org/rankings?sport_code=WBB&division=1" target="_self">NCAA Statistics</a> | <a href="https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings" target="_self">National Top 25 Polls (Nov. 11-12)</a><a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt974f6369e4eaeab5/Big Ten WBB Weekly Release 111224.pdf" target="_self">Big Ten Weekly Release - Nov. 12</a><ul><li>The second week of play tipped off on Monday with Michigan State besting Eastern Michigan, 95-49. The marquee matchup of the week brings No. 24/23 Stanford to Bloomington to face RV Indiana on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on FS1.</li><li>The Big Ten paces all Division I conferences with 37 wins so far this season, followed by the ACC (34), SEC (33) and Big 12 (32).</li><li>The new era of Big Ten women’s basketball got off to a hot start as programs won more than 87 percent of their games to open the 2024-25 campaign. The stellar results included five wins over AP Top 25 opponents, including three upsets. The conference also has 14 teams with unblemished records.</li><li>The Big Ten Conference had seven programs featured in this week’s Associated Press (AP) Top 25 poll. USC led the balloting at No. 3, followed by No. 5 UCLA, No. 11 Maryland, No. 12 Ohio State, No. 21 Nebraska, No. 23 Illinois and No. 25 Oregon. Iowa, Indiana, Michigan and Michigan State were receiving votes. The Big Ten and SEC tied for the top spot with seven schools ranked.</li><li>Six programs made an appearance in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)/USA Today Top 25 poll – No. 3 USC, No. 6 UCLA, No. 12 Ohio State, No. 14 Maryland, No. 20 Nebraska and No. 24 Illinois. Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Oregon and Penn State garnered votes. The Big Ten and ACC were tied for the second-most teams in the rankings.</li><li>Destiny Adams (RU) and Lauren Betts (UCLA) were selected as two of five Ann Meyers Drysdale National Players of the Week by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) on Tuesday. Adams averaged 26.7 points, 15.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks during a 3-0 week for Rutgers, while Betts posted 24.5 points, 11.0 boards, 3.5 blocks and 3.5 assists in UCLA’s pair of victories. Syla Swords was the Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Week by averaging 23.5 points and 9.0 rebounds for Michigan. Oregon was tabbed as the USBWA National Team of the Week after going 3-0 to start the season, which included upsetting No. 12 Baylor.</li><li>The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its 2024-25 Wade Watch List on Tuesday. The 15-person list features three representatives from the Big Ten in UCLA’s Lauren Betts and USC teammates Kiki Iriafen and JuJu Watkins. The Wade Trophy is presented to the best player in college women’s basketball.</li><li>Illinois opened its season with an 83-74 victory over No. 19 Florida State. It was the first win over the Seminoles in program history after having dropped the previous two meetings.</li><li>Then-ranked No. 18 Maryland took care of business at home as it handed No. 11 Duke its first loss of the season, 85-80.</li><li>Oregon hadn’t defeated a ranked opponent since February 2023 until Sunday, when the squad rallied to take down No. 12 Baylor, 76-74. The win snapped a 14-game losing streak to ranked opponents and earned the Ducks their first victory over the Bears in program history.</li><li>First-year head coach Jan Jensen guided Iowa to a 91-73 triumph against NIU to earn her first career win.</li><li>Rutgers senior Destiny Adams was named Big Ten Player of the Week. She netted 30 points versus Cornell and a career-high 36 against NJIT for the first back-to-back 30-plus game performances since Sue Wicks (1988) and only the third in program history. Adams also grabbed 22 rebounds against the Highlanders, the first Scarlet Knight to record 30+ points and 20+ rebounds in over 12 seasons. Her 36 points tied a Jersey Mike’s Arena record that was previously set by Arella Guirantes (2020) and tied for eighth all-time for most points in a single game with Guirantes and Caroline DeRoose (1994).</li><li>Michigan’s Syla Swords burst onto the scene with a 27-point, 12-rebound performance against No. 1 South Carolina (Nov. 4), earning herself Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors. Swords tallied the most points scored by a Michigan freshman in a debut in the NCAA era and the second-most ever behind Peg Harte (1981 – 28 points). She is only the third player since 2009-10 to have at least 27 points and 12 rebounds against the Gamecocks.</li><li>The 2024-25 television schedule features the most coverage on nationally distributed platforms in Big Ten women’s basketball history. Twelve Big Ten matchups, including eight regular season games, will be televised on a broadcast platform via NBC or FOX, the most in conference history. All 162 conference games will be nationally produced or distributed for the 11th consecutive season.</li><li>The 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament is set for March 5-9 inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse. This will mark the 26th time the tournament has been held in Indianapolis since the event began in 1982. The tournament will be the first to feature a 15-team field. Peacock will televise the opening three games on Wednesday, with second-round, quarterfinal and semifinal games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday slated for the Big Ten Network. CBS will broadcast the championship game for the second year in a row on Sunday.</li></ul>

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2024-25 Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Central - Nov. 12-18

Player of the Week Destiny Adams, Rutgers Sr. – Forward – Manchester, N.J. – Manchester • Averaged 26.7 points, 15.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks to help Rutgers open its season with wins over Manhattan, Cornell and NJIT • Went 25-for-33 (.758) from the charity stripe • Netted 30 points versus Cornell and a career-high 36 against NJIT for the first back-to-back 30-plus game performances since Sue Wicks (1988) and only the third in program history • Also grabbed 22 rebounds against the Highlanders, the first Scarlet Knight to record 30+ points and 20+ rebounds in over 12 seasons • Her 36 points tied a Jersey Mike’s Arena record that was previously set by 2024 Olympian&nbsp;Arella Guirantes in 2020 • Tied for eighth all-time for most points in a single game with Guirantes and Caroline DeRoose (1994) • Earns her first Big Ten Player of the Week award • Last Rutgers Player of the Week: Arella Guirantes (Dec. 28, 2020)Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll Deja Kelly, ORE: Propelled Oregon to a 3-0 week, including a 76-74 upset of No. 12 Baylor, behind 17.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists Jaloni Cambridge, OSU: Totaled 31 points, six rebounds, six assists, five steals and a pair of blocks in 26 minutes in her collegiate debut as Ohio State beat Cleveland State Serah Williams, WIS: Picked up two double-doubles against Wright State (29 points, 12 rebounds) and Georgetown (17 points, 16 rebounds)Freshman of the Week Syla Swords, Michigan Guard – Sudbury, Ontario – Long Island Lutheran &nbsp; • Burst onto the scene with a 27-point, 12-rebound performance against No. 1 South Carolina • Only the third player since 2009-10 to have at least 27 points and 12 rebounds against the Gamecocks • Tallied the most points scored by a Michigan freshman in a debut in the NCAA era and the second-most ever behind Peg Harte (1981 – 28 points) • Added 20 points, six rebounds and five assists in the 86-55 win over Lehigh • Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel • Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Laila Phelia (Feb. 7, 2022)2024-25 Big Ten Players of the Week Nov. 11 P: Destiny Adams, Sr., RU F: Syla Swords, MICH

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Rutgers and Michigan Net Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards - Nov. 11, 2024

<a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/" target="_self">Big Ten Women's Basketball</a> | <a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/standings/" target="_self">Big Ten Standings</a> | <a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/schedule/?seasonFilter=2024" target="_self">Big Ten Schedule &amp; Results </a><a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/stats/" target="_self">2024-25 Big Ten Statistics</a> | <a href="https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings" target="_self">National Top 25 Polls (Preseason)</a><a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt415ebc5199f075d8/Big Ten WBB Weekly Release 110324.pdf" target="_self">Big Ten Weekly Release - Nov. 3</a><ul><li>The 44th season of Big Ten women’s basketball tips off Monday with 11 teams taking the court. The remaining seven schools will open play over the next three days. 14 teams will begin the 2024-25 campaign on their home courts. USC and UCLA will be overseas in Paris to challenge Ole Miss and Louisville, respectively, while Maryland visits in-state rival UMBC and Michigan heads to Las Vegas to face defending national champion South Carolina. &nbsp;</li><li>The 2024-25 season welcomes the addition of four new members to the Big Ten Conference – Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington. Kelly Graves (ORE), Cori Close (UCLA), Lindsay Gottlieb (USC) and Tina Langley (WASH) have all been at the helm of their programs for at least four seasons.</li><li>A familiar presence in the Big Ten remains on the sideline for Iowa, but in a new role. Jan Jensen was named head coach of the Hawkeyes on May 13, 2024 after Lisa Bluder announced her retirement from coaching after 24 years at Iowa.</li><li>Six Big Ten teams earned rankings in the Associated Press (AP) preseason poll. USC led the AP balloting at No. 3, followed by No. 5 UCLA, No. 14 Ohio State, No. 18 Maryland, No. 23 Nebraska and No. 25 Indiana. Iowa, Illinois and Michigan State were receiving votes.</li><li>The same six programs made an appearance in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)/USA Today preseason poll – No. 3 USC, No. 6 UCLA, No. 14 Ohio State, No. 18 Maryland, No. 23 Nebraska and No. 24 Indiana. Iowa, Illinois and Michigan garnered votes.</li><li>14 Big Ten players were named to the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Player of the Year Watch List presented by AXIA Time. Eight schools were represented, led by USC with four honorees – Makira Cook (ILL), Lucy Olsen (IOWA), Hannah Stuelke (IOWA), Shyanne Sellers (MD), Alexis Markowski (NEB), Cotie McMahon (OSU), Deja Kelly (ORE), Lauren Betts (UCLA), Charlisse Leger-Walker (UCLA), Kiki Rice (UCLA), Kiki Iriafen (USC), Rayah Marshall (USC), Talia von Oelhoffen (USC) and JuJu Watkins (USC).</li><li>For the sixth time in seven seasons, each member institution will play an 18-game Big Ten slate, playing one school both home and away, while facing 16 teams once. Of the single-play opponents, teams will play eight at home and eight on the road. The Big Ten season tips off on Saturday, Dec. 7 with three games – Indiana at Penn State, Maryland at Purdue and USC at Oregon. Following the holiday break, Big Ten competition will resume on Saturday, Dec. 28 with a four-game slate.</li><li>The 2024-25 television schedule features the most coverage on nationally distributed platforms in Big Ten women’s basketball history. Twelve Big Ten matchups, including eight regular season games, will be televised on a broadcast platform via NBC or FOX, the most in conference history. All 162 conference games will be nationally produced or distributed for the 11th consecutive season.</li><li>The 32nd annual TIAA Big Ten Tournament will take place at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on March 5-9, 2025. The Big Ten has held its tournament in Indianapolis 27 times since the event began in 1982.</li><li>As season ago, the Big Ten concluded its non-conference slate with a combined 114-41 (.735) record. Big Ten teams dominated on their home courts with an 82-11 (.882) record.</li><li>Ohio State enters the 2024-25 campaign as the defending Big Ten Champion after going 16-2 in conference play last season. Iowa hoisted its third consecutive Big Ten Tournament trophy after defeating Nebraska, 94-89, in overtime in the 2024 TIAA Big Ten Tournament final.</li></ul>

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2024-25 Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Central - Nov. 4-11

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2024 WBB Availability Reports

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Natalie Nakase Named First Head Coach of Golden State Valkyries

<a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt28be9e72efb46b5c/2024-25 Big Ten Women's Basketball TV Schedule.pdf" target="_self">2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Television Schedule</a>ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference released the start times and television assignments for its 2024-25 women’s basketball schedule on Wednesday, with all 162 conference games to be nationally produced and distributed for the 11th consecutive season. The conference also unveiled times and network designations for selected non-conference games hosted by Big Ten schools as part of Wednesday’s announcement.This schedule marks the most coverage on nationally distributed platforms in Big Ten women’s basketball history. Twelve Big Ten matchups, including eight regular season games, will also be televised on a broadcast platform via NBC or FOX, the most in conference history.For the second time in as many years, the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament championship will be televised on a broadcast platform, with CBS airing the game on March 9. It will also be streamed live on Paramount+.The Big Ten, which sent a record-tying seven teams to the NCAA Tournament a season ago, including Iowa’s second straight appearance in the National Championship game, features an 18-game women’s basketball conference slate. Teams will play one school in a home-and-away series while facing 16 teams once. Of the single-play opponents, member institutions will play eight at home and eight on the road.Conference play tips off on Dec. 7 and picks up in earnest on Dec. 28, culminating in the 32nd Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, scheduled for March 5-9, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.Big Ten women’s basketball will make its 2024-25 debut on FS1 with a doubleheader, starting with Duke visiting Maryland at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 10. The action continues at 7 p.m. ET with Notre Dame at Purdue.The Big Ten Network’s coverage also begins on Nov. 10, when reigning WBIT champion Illinois hosts Marquette at 8 p.m. ET. Women’s basketball coverage on BTN continues later that night at 10 p.m. ET with Oregon welcoming Baylor to Matthew Knight Arena.For the third straight season, FOX will televise Big Ten women’s basketball games. Its nine-game slate opens with a Saturday, Dec. 7 matchup between Iowa and Tennessee at 7 p.m. ET inside the Barclays Center.After its inaugural year providing coverage for Big Ten women’s basketball, NBC will show three games this season, leading off with Notre Dame at USC on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 4 p.m. ET.NBCUniversal’s direct-to-consumer platform, Peacock, will carry Big Ten games live for the second consecutive season. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET between Indiana and Iowa on Sunday, Jan. 12.Peacock will televise the opening three games of the 2025 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament on Wednesday, with second-round, quarterfinal and semifinal games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday slated for the Big Ten Network. CBS will broadcast the championship game on Sunday.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, while the game televised on CBS will also be available for live streaming on Paramount+. NBC’s broadcasts will also be available for live streaming on Peacock, while contests exclusive to Peacock will only be available on the platform.B1G+ will have a robust slate of additional games available for streaming on the platform. The full schedule is available online at <a href="https://www.bigtenplus.com/en-int/page/home">bigtenplus.com</a>.

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Big Ten Releases 2024-25 Women’s Basketball Television Schedule

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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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