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 2025-26 Big Ten Men's Basketball Television Schedule
 </a>ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten announced the start times and television designations for the 2025-26 men's basketball conference schedule on Tuesday, which includes all 180 contests set to be televised 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. 2, with a total of 18 conference games being played between Dec. 2-13 before conference play breaks until 2026. Following the holiday break, Big Ten action will resume on Friday, Jan. 2 with three games. In addition to broadcast platforms CBS and FOX, the Big Ten Network (BTN) 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 game of the conference slate on Tuesday, Dec. 2, as Michigan State welcomes Iowa to the Breslin Center for a 7 p.m. ET tipoff. FS1 will also air a pair of games on Tuesday, Dec. 2 as Purdue visits Rutgers at 8 p.m. ET, followed by USC at Oregon at 10 p.m. ET. FOX and FS1 will air 81 games throughout the season, including 21 games on the FOX broadcast network, 59 games on FS1 and one network designation to be announced at a later date.BTN will open its conference schedule with a tripleheader on Wednesday, Dec. 3, as Indiana visits Minnesota at 7 p.m. ET, followed by Northwestern at Wisconsin at 9 p.m. ET, and UCLA traveling north to Washington at 11 p.m. ET. CBS Sports will present a total of 13 regular season Big Ten games on CBS and Paramount+, including its first conference match-up of the season on Jan. 10 as Wisconsin visits Michigan. Conference play will build up to the 2026 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, set for March 10-15, 2026, at the United Center in Chicago, marking the first Big Ten Tournament to feature an 18-team field. The tournament will open on Tuesday, March 10 with a pair of games featuring the number 15-18 seeds aired on Peacock. Wednesday’s schedule will include four contests, as Tuesday’s winners will join seeds 9-14 in second round action. Peacock and BTN will split Wednesday’s games, with the early session airing on Peacock and the evening games on BTN. Seeds 5-8 will begin tournament play on Thursday, with the top four seeds slated to open their postseasons in Friday’s quarterfinal round following their double byes. Thursday’s four third round contests and Friday’s quarterfinals will also air on BTN. The semifinal contests are scheduled for Saturday, with a champion crowned following Sunday’s title game. For the 29th consecutive year, CBS Sports will broadcast the semifinals and championship game with those games also streaming live on Paramount+.   All BTN, 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.</div>

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<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – Purdue senior guard Braden Smith has been named the 2025-26 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year, as chosen by a select media panel, the conference office announced on Tuesday.This is the second consecutive year that Smith has been named Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year and the third straight year the honor has gone to a Boilermaker, as Zach Edey received the accolade prior to the 2023-24 campaign.Smith, the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year and consensus First Team All-American, averaged 15.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 4.5 rebounds a season ago before being named the recipient of the Bob Cousy Award, given annually to the nation's top point guard by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In addition to setting a Big Ten record with 175 assists in conference play, Smith became the only player in NCAA history to amass at least 550 points, 300 assists, 150 rebounds, and 75 steals in a season.The media panel also selected a 10-member Preseason All-Big Ten Team. Eight of the Big Ten’s 18 teams are represented on the team, with Smith the lone unanimous selection.The Purdue guard is joined by teammate Trey Kaufman-Renn, Iowa’s Bennett Stirtz, Michigan’s Yaxel Lendenborg, Northwestern’s Nick Martinelli, Ohio State’s Bruce Thornton, Oregon duo Nate Bittle and Jackson Shelstad, UCLA’s Donovan Dent, and Wisconsin’s John Blackwell.Seven members of the 2025-26 Preseason All-Big Ten Team garnered All-Big Ten honors last season. The league’s coaches named Smith and Kaufman-Renn to the First Team, while Martinelli and Thornton earned spots on the Second Team. Bittle and Shelstad were named to the Third Team, while Blackwell received Honorable Mention.   The 2025-26 preseason All-Big Ten team can be found below.2025-26 Preseason All-Big Ten Team Bennett Stirtz, Sr., G, Iowa Yaxel Lendeborg, Grad., F, Michigan Nick Martinelli, Sr., F, Northwestern Bruce Thornton, Sr., G, Ohio State Nate Bittle, Sr., C, Oregon Jackson Shelstad, Jr., G, Oregon Trey Kaufman-Renn, Sr., F, Purdue BRADEN SMITH, Sr., G, Purdue Donovan Dent, Sr., G, UCLA John Blackwell, Jr., G, Wisconsin2025-26 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year Braden Smith, PurdueUnanimous selection listed in ALL CAPS</div>

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<div class="payload-richtext">Consensus All-America Braden Smith, Purdue – First Team John Tonje, Wisconsin – Second TeamSporting News All-America Braden Smith, Purdue – First Team John Tonje, Wisconsin – Second TeamUSBWA All-America Braden Smith, Purdue – First Team John Tonje, Wisconsin – Third TeamAP All-America Braden Smith, Purdue – First Team John Tonje, Wisconsin – Second Team Derik Queen, Maryland – Honorable Mention Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue – Honorable Mention Dylan Harper, Rutgers – Honorable MentionNABC All-America Braden Smith, Purdue – First Team John Tonje, Wisconsin – Second TeamJohn R. Wooden Award Top 5 Braden Smith, PurdueJohn R. Wooden Award Men’s All-America Braden Smith, Purdue John Tonje, WisconsinCBS Sports All-America Braden Smith, Purdue – First Team John Tonje, Wisconsin – Second Team Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue – Third TeamNaismith Hall of Fame Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard of the Year) Braden Smith, PurdueNABC All-District HonorsCentral Region First Team Brice Williams, NebraskaEast Region First Team Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Maryland Derik Queen, Maryland Julian Reese, Maryland Bruce Thornton, Ohio StateSecond Team Devin Royal, Ohio StateCo-Coach of the Year: Kevin Willard, MarylandGreat Lakes District First Team Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois Vladislav Goldin, Michigan Danny Wolf, Michigan Jaden Akins, Michigan State Dawson Garcia, Minnesota Nick Martinelli, Northwestern Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue Braden Smith, Purdue John Tonje, WisconsinSecond Team Oumar Ballo, Indiana Jase Richardson, Michigan State Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern John Blackwell, WisconsinCoach of the Year: Tom Izzo, Michigan StateMid Atlantic District First Team Ace Bailey, Rutgers Dylan Harper, Rutgers Second Team Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn StatePacific District First Team Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA Great Osobor, WashingtonSecond Team Nate Bittle, Oregon Jackson Shelstad, Oregon Desmond Claude, USCCollege Sports Communicators Academic All-America Nick Martinelli, Northwestern – First Team Jaden Akins, Michigan State – Second Team Payton Sandfort, Iowa – Third TeamCollege Sports Communicators Academic All-District Iowa: Payton Sandfort, Pryce Sandfort Michigan State: Jaden Akins, Xavier Booker, Carson Cooper, Szymon Zapala Minnesota: Parker Fox Nebraska: Sam Hoiberg Northwestern: Nick Martinelli, Justin Mullins UCLA: Tyler Bilodeau, Lazar Stefanovic Washington: Wilhelm Breidenbach, Tyler Harris, Mehki Mason </div>

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<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – A total of 10 Big Ten players were selected in the 2025 NBA Draft, held on Wednesday and Thursday nights in Brooklyn, N.Y. At least 10 Big Ten players have been taken in three of the last four NBA Drafts.Among the 10 draftees, eight were chosen in Wednesay’s first round, marking just the fourth time since 1947 that eight Big Ten players have been chosen in the first round and the most since 2014, when nine players were chosen in the first round.Rutgers teammates Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey were selected second and fifth overall by San Antonio and Utah, respectively. The pair became the first Rutgers men's basketball first-round draft picks in 19 years. With both players going in the top five in the draft, they become the two highest picks in school history.The Atlanta Hawks drafted Maryland’s Derik Queen with the 13th overall pick. The 2025 Big Ten Freshman of the Year becomes the 21st first round pick for the Terps and is the highest draft selection since Jalen Smith was chosen at No. 10 by Phoenix in the 2020 draft. Another pair of teammates went a few picks later, as Illinois’ Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley came off the board at Numbers 20 and 21, respectively, marking the first time since 2005 a pair of Illini have been taken in the first round. With Miami selecting Jakucionis and Riley going to Utah, the former Illini players have been selected in the first round of the last three drafts.Fellow rookie Jase Richardson from Michigan State was chosen 25th overall by Orlando. Richardson becomes the 12th first round pick under head coach Tom Izzo, including Jase’s father Jason, who was the number five overall selection in the 2001 NBA Draft.Brooklyn selected Michigan’s Danny Wolf with the 27th pick. Wolf becomes the Wolverines’ 12th first round pick since 2013 and the fifth since 2019.Penn State’s Yanic Konan Niederhauser was the final pick of the first round, going to the Los Angeles Clippers with the 30th pick. Konan Niederhauser becomes Penn State’s first opening round draft pick and the program’s highest selection since Bob Weiss was chosen 22nd overall in the 1965 draft.Northwestern’s Brooks Barnhizer was selected by Oklahoma City 44th overall, becoming the first Wildcat drafted since 1999 when Evan Eschmeyer was selected with the 34th pick by the New Jersey Nets.John Tonje will join Bailey in Utah, as the Jazz selected the Wisconsin sharpshooter 53rd overall. Tonje is Wisconsin’s first player drafted since Johnny Davis in 2022 and the first Badger ever selected by the Jazz.For a complete list of 2025 NBA Draft picks, please <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/2025-nba-draft-order">
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 </a>.2025 NBA Draft Big Ten Selections2. Dylan Harper (Rutgers) - San Antonio Spurs 5. Ace Bailey (Rutgers) - Utah Jazz 13. Derik Queen (Maryland) - Atlanta Hawks 20. Kasparas Jakucionis (Illinois) - Miami Heat 21. Will Riley (Illinois) - Utah Jazz 25. Jase Richardson (Michigan State) - Orlando Magic 27. Danny Wolf (Michigan) - Brooklyn Nets 30. Yanic Konan Niederhauser (Penn State) - Los Angeles Clippers 44. Brooks Barnhizer (Northwestern) - Oklahoma City Thunder 53. John Tonje (Wisconsin) - Utah Jazz</div>

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<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference is celebrating its 111th class of recipients who earned the Big Ten Medal of Honor from their respective institutions during the 2024-25 academic year. Established in 1915, the Big Ten Medal of Honor is the conference’s most prestigious award. It was the first award in intercollegiate athletics to demonstrate support for the educational emphasis placed on athletics. The Big Ten Medal of Honor is awarded to one male and one female student-athlete from the graduating class of each member institution who has demonstrated excellence on and off the field throughout their collegiate career. This year’s class comprised student-athletes from 15 sports. Big Ten schools currently feature more than 11,000 student-athletes, but only 36 earn the award on an annual basis. Since the Big Ten Medal of Honor was first presented more than a century ago, just over 1,680 student-athletes have earned this unique distinction. Those names are on permanent display at the Big Ten Office in Rosemont. Below is a listing of this year’s recipients: 2025 Big Ten Medal of Honor Class Illinois Jackson Buchanan, Golf Raina Terry, Volleyball Indiana Jassen Yep, Swimming Brianna Copeland, Softball Iowa Payton Sandfort, Basketball Maggie Johnston, Soccer Maryland Jaxon Smith, Wrestling Emma DeBerdine, Field Hockey Michigan Paul Juda, Gymnastics Julia Fliegner, Tennis Michigan State Jaden Akins, Basketball Gabrielle Stephen, Gymnastics Minnesota Dawson Garcia, Basketball Mya Hooten, Gymnastics Nebraska Micaylon Moore, Track & Field Lexi Rodriguez, Volleyball Northwestern Brooks Barnhizer, Basketball Maddie Zimmer, Field Hockey Ohio State Cody Simon, Football Makenna Webster, Field Hockey/Ice Hockey Oregon Bryce Boettcher, Football Paige Sinicki, Softball Penn State Tyler Warren, Football Maddie Gordon, Softball Purdue Cameron Miller, Track & Field Sophie McAfee, Diving Rutgers Kyle Monangai, Football Chloe Timberg, Track & Field UCLA Pablo Ereño, Golf  Lilly Reale, Soccer USC Caden Aoki, Baseball Gala Trubint, Volleyball Washington Carson Bruener, Football Dalayah Daniels, Basketball Wisconsin Bob Liking, Cross Country/Track & Field Phoebe Bacon, Swimming </div>

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<div class="payload-richtext">WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 6, 2025 – Today marks a historic milestone for college athletics in the United States. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has granted final approval to a settlement in the House v. NCAA (“House”) litigation. This landmark settlement – agreed to by plaintiffs representing nearly 400,000 current and former student-athletes and the NCAA, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference, Pac-12 Conference and Southeastern Conference (SEC) – will reshape the landscape of college sports, paving the way for a model that prioritizes fairness, stability, integrity and opportunity for student-athletes and institutions.Overseeing this model will be the newly established <a href="https://www.collegesportscommission.org/">
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 </a> – an independent body that will be responsible for implementing the settlement terms governing revenue sharing, student-athlete Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals and roster limits. The Commission will investigate any potential violations of these rules, make determinations regarding potential rules violations and penalties, provide notice and opportunity to be heard, participate in the arbitration process and ultimately administer penalties for violations of these rules. The Commission’s leadership team will be announced in the near future.Under the new system, student-athletes will have more opportunities to financially benefit during their participation in intercollegiate athletics than ever before. Institutions are now able to share revenue directly with student-athletes, in addition to providing existing benefits such as athletic scholarships, access to world-class training facilities, academic counseling, medical care, post-eligibility medical coverage, mental health resources, nutritional guidance and life skills development.Beginning July 1, 2025, each year, participating schools can distribute up to 22% of the average revenue among schools in the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC from media rights, ticket sales, and sponsorships – known as the revenue sharing cap. The cap is estimated at $20.5 million per school for the 2025-26 academic year, pending final confirmation. To ensure revenue sharing with student-athletes is appropriately managed and reported to the Court for compliance, athletics departments will use the new College Athlete Payment System (CAPS) platform developed by LBi Software.Student-athletes will also be able to continue receiving compensation from third-parties other than their institutions for the use of their NIL, so long as their NIL deals are made with the purpose of using their NIL for a valid business purpose and do not exceed a reasonable range of compensation. On behalf of the College Sports Commission, Deloitte* has built and will maintain a new technology platform called NIL Go in which student-athletes will be required to report their NIL deals to confirm they are in compliance with the rules. Deals will be evaluated based on:<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference has announced the breakdown of conference opponents for all 18 schools for the 2025-26 men’s basketball season. Each member institution will play a 20-game conference schedule, playing three schools both home and away, while facing 14 teams once. Of the single-play opponents, member institutions will play seven at home and seven on the road.The complete list of Big Ten Conference single-play and repeat opponents is below. Game dates, times, and television information will be announced at a later time.   ILLINOIS Home: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Rutgers, Washington, Wisconsin Away: Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, UCLA, USC Home/Away: Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern   INDIANA Home: Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State, Washington, Wisconsin Away: Illinois, Maryland Michigan, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC Home/Away: Michigan State, Minnesota, Purdue  IOWA Home: Illinois, Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC Away: Indiana, Michigan State, Minnesota, Oregon, Penn State, Washington, Wisconsin Home/Away: Maryland, Nebraska, Purdue   MARYLAND Home: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington Away: Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin Home/Away: Illinois, Iowa, Rutgers   MICHIGAN Home: Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin Away: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern, Oregon, Purdue, Washington Home/Away: Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State   MICHIGAN STATE Home: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern, Ohio State, UCLA, USC Away: Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington, Wisconsin Home/Away: Indiana, Michigan, Rutgers   MINNESOTA Home: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA, USC Away: Illinois, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington Home/Away: Indiana, Northwestern, Wisconsin NEBRASKA Home: Maryland, Michigan State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington, Wisconsin Away: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC Home/Away: Illinois, Iowa, Northwestern    NORTHWESTERN Home: Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington Away: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin Home/Away: Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska   OHIO STATE Home: Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Purdue, UCLA, USC Away: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Oregon, Rutgers, Washington Home/Away: Michigan, Penn State, Wisconsin   OREGON Home: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin Away: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers Home/Away: UCLA, USC, Washington PENN STATE Home: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin Away: Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oregon, Purdue, Washington Home/Away: Michigan, Ohio State, Rutgers  PURDUE Home: Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Oregon, Penn State, Washington Away: Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC Home/Away: Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin   RUTGERS Home: Indiana, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Purdue, Washington Away: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin Home/Away: Maryland, Michigan State, Penn StateUCLA Home: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers Away: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin Home/Away: Oregon, USC, WashingtonUSC Home: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers Away: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin Home/Away: Oregon, UCLA, WashingtonWASHINGTON Home: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin Away: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers Home/Away: Oregon, UCLA, USC WISCONSIN Home: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Rutgers, UCLA, USC Away: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Washington Home/Away: Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue </div>

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2025-26 Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Opponents Announced (042925)

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – A trio of Big Ten men’s basketball student-athlete were honored today for their performances in the classroom, as the College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced its 2024-25 Academic All-America® men’s basketball teams.Northwestern’s Nick Martinelli was named to the First Team, while Michigan State’s Jaden Akins claimed a Second Team honor, with Iowa’s Payton Sandfort collecting Third Team accolades.Martinelli is a junior communications studies major, while Akins completed his bachelor’s degree in communications and is pursuing a master’s degree in strategic communication. Sandfort will graduate in May with a degree in finance.Martinelli becomes just the fifth Wildcat to earn Academic All-America First team honors, joining Drew Crawford (2014), Shon Morris (1987, 1988), Mike Campbell (1980) and Jim Burns (1967). Martinelli, an All-Big Ten Second Team honoree, completed the season as the Big Ten's leading scorer averaging 20.5 points per game, the most in a year by a Wildcat since Evan Eschmeyer posted 21.7 points per game in 1997-98. He broke the school's single-season scoring record, which was previously held by John Shurna (661, 2011-12), by logging 676 points. In addition, the junior averaged 6.2 rebounds per game, becoming the first Northwestern player to register at least 20 points and 5 rebounds per game since Shurna in 2011-12.Akins is the first Michigan State men's basketball player to earn Academic All-America honors since Xavier Tillman Sr. was a second-team selection in 2020. He is the seventh Spartan to be named an Academic All-American and earns MSU's ninth honor.Akins led the Spartans with 12.8 points per game, 58 three-point field goals, and 27.2 minutes per game, while ranking fourth on the team with 3.5 rebounds. Akins was an All-Big Ten Third Team selection by the league's coaches and was selected to the All-Big Ten Defensive Team.This marks the second straight season Sandfort has earned Academic All-America honors as he was a second-team selection as a junior.  He is the 11th honoree in program history. Sandfort averaged 16.7 points and six rebounds en route to being named an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection. He scored in double figures in 27 games, which included a team-high 14 20-point contests. Sandfort made a team-high 84 3-point field goals, including a career-high eight in his final collegiate game against Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament, tying a tournament record.Click here to view a complete list of <a href="https://academicallamerica.com/news/2025/4/14/2024-25-academic-all-america-mens-basketball-teams-announced-for-all-ncaa-and-naia-divisions.aspx">
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Huskers Take College Basketball Crown with 77-66 Win (040625)

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2025 Big Ten Men's Basketball Postseason Central (031825)

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The Best Point Guard in the Country: Smith Wins Cousy Award (040525)

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – Big Ten men’s basketball student-athletes continue to be recognized for their performances this season, as Purdue’s Braden Smith and Trey Kaufman-Renn joined Wisconsin’s John Tonje with All-American accolades this week.All three were named to the CBS Sports All-America Team on Wednesday, while Smith and Tonje were named to the John R. Wooden Award Men’s All-America Team on Tuesday night.CBS Sports included Smith on its First Team, while Tonje and Kaufman-Renn earned Second and Third Team honors, respectively.Additionally, Smith was named to the John R. Wooden Award Top 5 finalist for the Wooden Award® for the Most Outstanding Player in the United States. It marks the third straight season that a Boilermaker has been a Wooden Award All-American and award finalist after Zach Edey won the award following both the 2023 and 2024 seasons.A consensus First Team All-American, Smith averaged 15.8 points per game and ranked second in the country with 8.7 assists. This season, the junior guard Set the Big Ten record for assists in conference play only with 175, smashing the previous record set by Michigan State's Cassius Winston (157) by 18 assists – almost a full assist per game.Smith has 13 games of 10 or more assists this season, and 22 games of 10 or more assists for his career. His 22 career games of 10 or more assists are the most in Big Ten history. The 22, 10-assist games are the fourth most by a player in his junior season or younger in the last 20 years, behind only Oakland’s Kay Felder (32), North Carolina’s Kendall Marshall (23), and Murray State’s Ja Morant (23).Tonje led the Badgers and ranked fourth in the Big Ten with 19.6 points per game, while securing 5.3 rebounds per contest, good for second on the team. Tonje finished his season with 724 points, the second-most points in a single-season by a Badger, surpassing Alando Tucker's 716 points in the 2006-07 season.Tonje is one of just five major conference players over the last 30 years to accumulate at least 600 points, 150 rebounds, 200 FTs and 80 3FGs, joining Texas' Kevin Durant (2007), Missouri's Jabari Brown (2014), UConn's Shabazz Napier (2014), Duke's Grayson Allen (2015).Kaufman-Renn was named a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten honoree after averaging 20.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 59.5 percent from the field. The junior forward scored in double-figures in 35 of 36 games and surpassed 20 points 19 times, including a pair of 30-point games.Kaufman-Renn became the 29th player in NCAA history to average at least 20 points, six rebounds, two assists, and shoot 59 percent from the field. He was just the third Big Ten player in league history to reach those marks, joining Northwestern’s Evan Eschmeyer (1998) and Purdue’s Zach Edey (2024).The Wooden Award winner and top five All America Team members will be honored at the Los Angeles Athletic Club “John R. Wooden Awards Show presented by Principal” streaming on ESPN+ on Friday, April 11th at 8pm EDT / 5pm PDT.Click here to view the complete list of <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2024-25-cbs-sports-all-america-teams-college-basketballs-best-and-most-talented-players/">
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CBS Sports, Wooden Award Recognize Big Ten Trio (040325)

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Buzz Williams Named Maryland Men’s Basketball Head Coach (040125)

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 >The Big Ten went a perfect 8-0 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the best record for any conference in the history of the first round. The conference improved to 12-4 after the second round with four Big Ten teams securing spots in this week’s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, and Purdue. This marks the first time since 2013 that four Big Ten Teams have advanced to the Sweet 16, when Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, and Ohio State competed in the regional semifinal round. That season, Michigan faced Louisville in the National Championship game.</li><li
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 >Purdue’s Braden Smith has been named one of the four finalists for the 2025 Naismith Trophy, given to the nation’s top college basketball player. Smith, a consensus First Team All-American and the 2025 Big Ten Player of the Year, averages 16.0 points, 8.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game, but saw his averages increase to 17.4 points, 8.9 assists and 4.6 rebounds during Big Ten play. This marks the third consecutive year a Boilermaker has been named a finalist for the award Zach Edey won the award following both the 2023 and 2024 seasons.</li><li
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 >Maryland freshman Derik Queen’s buzzer-beating jumper gave the Terps a 72-71 win over 12th-seeded Colorado State on Sunday night and sent Maryland to the Sweet 16 for the 15th time in program history and first time since 2016. Maryland will play No. 1 seed Florida in the Sweet 16 on March 27 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. The game will tip at 7:39 PM ET from Chase Center in San Francisco.</li><li
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 >Michigan overcame a 10-point second half deficit in its 91-79 win over No. 4 seed Texas A&M on Saturday, sending the Wolverines to their 19th Sweet 16 appearance. After failing to advance to the regional semifinal round from 1995-2012, Michigan will make its eighth appearance since 2013, including in each of its last six NCAA Tournaments. The Wolverines will face the South Region’s No. 1 seed Auburn on Saturday at 9:39 p.m. in Atlanta. </li><li
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 >Minnesota alum Niko Medved has been selected as the 19th head men’s basketball coach at Minnesota. Medved, who earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Minnesota, returns to his alma mater after a seven-year head coaching stint at Colorado State. It marks the second time Medved has been a coach at Minnesota, as he was an assistant coach during the 2006-07 season. Medved started his collegiate basketball career at Williams Arena when he served as a student manager under former Gopher coach Clem Haskins. Medev owns a 222-172 career record, including 143-85 at Colorado State. The Roseville, Minn., native completed a historic run at Colorado State, as the Rams competed in the NCAA Tournament three of the last four years. Earlier this month, Medved led Colorado State to a Mountain West tournament championship and automatic NCAA Tournament berth, where they advanced to the Round of 32 with a first round win over Memphis.</li><li
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 >Purdue’s Braden Smith and Wisconsin’s John Tonje have been named consensus First and Second Team All-Americans, respectively, after collecting honors from the Associated Press (AP), National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), Sporting News, and US Basketball Writers Association (USBWA). Smith, who ranks second on the Boilermakers with 16.0 points, while his 8.5 assists per game are good for second in the country, was named to the First Team by all four entities, while Tonje was named to the AP, NABC, and Sporting News Second Teams after leading the Badgers with 19.6 points per contest. Maryland’s Derik Queen, Purdue’s Trey Kaufman-Renn, and Rutgers’ Dylan Harper also received Honorable Mention from the AP. This marks the 16th consecutive season the Big Ten has boasted at least one consensus All-America honoree.</li><li
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Big Ten Weekly Men's Basketball Central - March 28-April 1 (032725)

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. - College Sports Communicators (CSC) recognized 15 Big Ten student-athletes, as the organization announced its 2024-25 Academic All-District Men's Basketball Team on Tuesday. The honor recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot.  Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced April 15. Click here to view the complete list of <a href="https://academicallamerica.com/documents/2025/3/25//Acad_MBB_2024_25.pdf?id=5564">
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 </a>.Big Ten Members of the 2024-25 Academic All-District Men's Basketball Team Iowa: Payton Sandfort*, Pryce Sandfort Michigan State: Jaden Akins*, Xavier Booker, Carson Cooper, Szymon Zapala Minnesota: Parker Fox Nebraska: Sam Hoiberg Northwestern: Nick Martinelli*, Justin Mullins UCLA: Tyler Bilodeau*, Lazar Stefanovic Washington: Wilhelm Breidenbach, Tyler Harris, Mehki Mason*</div>

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