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It's the second 20-point game of the season for @TylerBilodeau34!

20 points
8-14 FG (4-4 3FG)

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𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝.

Bruins are up big with just over four minutes left to play.

UCLA 75, Idaho State 57
4:10 - 2nd Half

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Tyler Bilodeau just sparked an 8-0 run 𝐛𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟.

The junior leads all scorers with 18 points.

UCLA 61, Idaho State 38
11:37 - 2nd Half

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AND-ONE 🗣️

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Game-sealing slam from @MattKnowling 🔨

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Chibuzo Agbo dropped 20 in the Trojans W tonight✌️

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HALFTIME: UCLA 41, Idaho State 27

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Stats from the win over SJSU 📊

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@_edailey3 hasn't missed in the first half. He's 5-for-5 from the field and 2-for-2 from deep to lead UCLA with 12 points.

UCLA 36, Idaho State 22
3:39 - 1st Half

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Checking in with @Babybuzzo after the W! 

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<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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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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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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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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