# 2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season

The 2023–24 Big Ten men's basketball season was the season for Big Ten Conference basketball teams that began with practices in October 2023, followed by the start of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November 2023. The regular season ended on March 10, 2024.
With a win over Michigan State on March 2, Purdue clinched a share of the Big Ten regular season championship. With a win over Illinois on March 5, the Boilermakers secured the outright Big Ten regular season championship for the second consecutive season and 26th overall.
Purdue center Zach Edey was named Big Ten Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg and Purdue coach Matt Painter were named co-Big Ten Coaches of the Year.
The Big Ten tournament was held from March 13 through March 17, 2024 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Illinois defeated Wisconsin in the championship game to win their fourth tournament title.
In addition to Illinois, who received the conference' automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, and Wisconsin received bids to the tournament.
Three schools also received invitations to the National Invitation Tournament: Iowa, Minnesota, and Ohio State.
The season marked the last season played with 14 teams in the conference, with four schools (Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington) joining the conference in 2024. This was the first season played under the Big Ten's new seven-year media rights deal. As a result, no conference games were played on ESPN and some games were played on Peacock for the first time.

## Head coaches
### Coaching changes
#### Penn State

On March 22, 2023, Micah Shrewsberry left Penn State to take the head coaching job at Notre Dame. On March 29, the school named VCU head coach Mike Rhoades the team's new head coach.

#### Ohio State

On February 14, 2024, Chris Holtmann was fired after 25 games, he finished his career at Ohio State with an overall record of 137–85. Ohio State promoted assistant coach Jake Diebler as interim head coach.

### Coaches

| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Big Ten record | Big Ten titles | Big Ten tournament titles | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
| Illinois | Brad Underwood | Oklahoma State | 7 | 103–79 (.566) | 66–52 (.559) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | Mike Woodson | New York Knicks (Asst.) | 3 | 44–26 (.629) | 21–19 (.525) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | Fran McCaffery | Siena | 14 | 263–176 (.599) | 126–118 (.516) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | Kevin Willard | Seton Hall | 2 | 22–13 (.629) | 11–9 (.550) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | Juwan Howard | Miami Heat (Asst.) | 5 | 79–47 (.627) | 46–31 (.597) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan State | Tom Izzo | Michigan State (Asst.) | 29 | 687–280 (.710) | 332–160 (.675) | 10 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 1 |
| Minnesota | Ben Johnson | Xavier (Asst.) | 3 | 22–42 (.344) | 6–33 (.154) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | Fred Hoiberg | Chicago Bulls | 5 | 40–83 (.325) | 18–61 (.228) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | Chris Collins | Duke (Asst.) | 11 | 155–162 (.489) | 68–119 (.364) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State | Jake Diebler (interim)† | Ohio State (Asst.) | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Penn State | Mike Rhoades | VCU | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Purdue | Matt Painter | Purdue (Assoc.) | 19 | 403–201 (.667) | 209–120 (.635) | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Rutgers | Steve Pikiell | Stony Brook | 8 | 107–107 (.500) | 56–60 (.483) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | Greg Gard | Wisconsin (Assoc.) | 9 | 164–93 (.638) | 90–61 (.596) | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
* Year at school includes 2023–24 season.
* Overall and Big Ten records are from time at current school only and are through the beginning of the season.
* † Chris Holtmann was fired on February 14, 2024. He finished his career at Ohio State with an overall record of 137–84.
* Source:

## Preseason
### Preseason Big Ten poll

Prior to the conference's annual media day, conference standings were projected by panel of writers.
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Purdue (24) |
| 2 | Michigan State (4) |
| 3 | Maryland |
| 4 | Illinois |
| 5 | Wisconsin |
| 6 | Indiana |
| 7 | Ohio State |
| 8 | Northwestern |
| 9 | Iowa |
| 10 | Rutgers |
| 11 | Michigan |
| 12 | Nebraska |
| 13 | Penn State |
| 14 | Minnesota |
| (first place votes) ||

### Preseason All-Big Ten

A select media panel named a preseason All-Big Ten team and player of the year.
| Honor | Recipient |
| Preseason Player of the Year | Zach Edey, Purdue |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Boo Buie, Northwestern |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Zach Edey, Purdue |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Dawson Garcia, Minnesota |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | A.J. Hoggard, Michigan State |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Clifford Omoruyi, Rutgers |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Julian Reese, Maryland |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Keisei Tominaga, Nebraska |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Tyson Walker, Michigan State |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Jahmir Young, Maryland |

### Preseason All-American teams

| Player | AP |
| Zach Edey | 1st |

### Preseason national polls

| | AP | Blue Ribbon Yearbook | CBS Sports | Coaches | ESPN | FOX Sports | Lindy's Sports | Sporting News | Sports Illustrated |
| Illinois | 25 | | 18 | | 25 | | | | 25 |
| Indiana | | | | | | | | | |
| Iowa | | | | | | | | | |
| Maryland | | | 23 | | | 19 | 25 | 16 | |
| Michigan | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan State | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Minnesota | | | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska | | | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio State | | | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | | | | | | | | | |
| Purdue | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Rutgers | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | | | | | | | | | |

### Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.
| Player | Wooden | Naismith | Cousy | West | Erving | Malone | Abdul-Jabbar |
| Jamison Battle, Ohio State | | | | | Y | | |
| Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State | | | Y | | | | |
| Boo Buie, Northwestern | Y | Y | Y | | | | |
| Coen Carr, Michigan State | | | | | Y | | |
| Zach Edey, Purdue | Y | Y | | | | | Y |
| Dawson Garcia, Minnesota | | | | | | | Y |
| Coleman Hawkins, Illinois | | | | | | Y | |
| A.J. Hoggard, Michigan State | | Y | | | | | |
| Fletcher Loyer, Purdue | | | | Y | | | |
| Clifford Omoruyi, Rutgers | | Y | | | | | Y |
| Julian Reese, Maryland | | | | | | Y | |
| Payton Sandfort, Iowa | | | | | Y | | |
| Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois | Y | Y | | Y | | | |
| Tyler Wahl, Wisconsin | | | | | Y | | |
| Tyson Walker, Michigan State | Y | Y | | Y | | | |
| Kel'el Ware, Indiana | | | | | | | Y |
| Jahmir Young, Maryland | Y | Y | Y | | | | |

## Regular season
### 2023 Gavitt Tipoff Games (Tied 4–4)

| Date | Time | Big East team | Big Ten team | Score | Location | Television | Attendance | Leader |
| Mon., Nov. 13 | 6:30 p.m. | St. John's | Michigan | 89–73 | Madison Square Garden • New York, NY | FS1 | 14,188 | Big Ten (1–0) |
| Mon., Nov. 13 | 8:30 p.m. | Xavier | No. 2 Purdue | 83–71 | Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN | FS1 | 14,876 | Big Ten (2–0) |
| Tue., Nov. 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Providence | Wisconsin | 72–59 | Amica Mutual Pavilion • Providence, RI | FS1 | 12,069 | Big Ten (2–1) |
| Tue., Nov. 14 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 4 Marquette | No. 23 Illinois | 71–64 | State Farm Center • Champaign, IL | FS1 | 15,544 | Tied (2–2) |
| Tue., Nov. 14 | 10:00 p.m. | No. 8 Creighton | Iowa | 92–84 | CHI Health Center Omaha • Omaha, NE | FS1 | 17,352 | Big East (3–2) |
| Wed., Nov. 15 | 8:30 p.m. | Georgetown | Rutgers | 71–60 | Jersey Mike's Arena • Piscataway, NJ | FS1 | 8,000 | Tied (3–3) |
| Fri., Nov. 17 | 6:30 p.m. | Butler | No. 18 Michigan State | 74–54 | Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI | FS1 | 14,797 | Big Ten (4–3) |
| Fri., Nov. 17 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 21 Villanova | Maryland | 57–40 | Finneran Pavilion • Villanova, PA | FS1 | 6,501 | Tied (4–4) |
| WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll. Did not participate: Connecticut, DePaul, Seton Hall (Big East); Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State (Big Ten) |||||||||

### Rankings

Legend :
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes |
| | | Pre/ Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Wk 20 | Final |
| Illinois | AP | 25 | 23 | RV | 24 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 6 |
| Illinois | C | RV | 23 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Indiana | AP | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Indiana | C | RV | | | | | RV | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Iowa | AP | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Iowa | C | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maryland | AP | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maryland | C | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan | AP | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan | C | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan State | AP | 4 | 18 | 21 | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | | RV | | RV | RV | RV | | RV | | | RV |
| Michigan State | C | 4 (4) | 19 | 19 | 25 | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | | RV | | RV | RV | RV | | | | RV | RV |
| Minnesota | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Minnesota | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska | AP | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | | RV | RV | |
| Nebraska | C | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | | RV | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
| Northwestern | AP | | | | | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | RV | RV | RV | | RV | | | | RV |
| Northwestern | C | | | | | RV | RV | | | | RV | | | RV | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV | | RV |
| Ohio State | AP | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio State | C | RV | | | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Purdue | AP | 3 (3) | 2 (7) | 2 (5) | 1 (60) | 4 | 3 | 1 (48) | 1 (46) | 1 (49) | 1 (54) | 2 (20) | 2 (17) | 2 (14) | 2 (16) | 2 (16) | 3 | 2 (4) | 3 (4) | 3 (4) | 3 | 2 |
| Purdue | C | 2 (5) | 2 (3) | 2 (5) | 1 (32) | 4 | 4 | 1 (20) | 1 (24) | 1 (23) | 1 (21) | 2 (12) | 2 (8) | 2 (8) | 2 (7) | 2 (8) | 3 | 3 (4) | 3 (1) | 3 (2) | 3 | 2 |
| Rutgers | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rutgers | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | AP | RV | RV | | | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 20 | RV | RV | | | 23 | RV |
| Wisconsin | C | RV | RV | | | RV | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 21 | RV | RV | | | 24 | RV |

### Early season tournaments

Of the 14 Big Ten teams, nine participated in early season tournaments. Eight teams participated in the Gavitt Tipoff Games.
| Team | Tournament | Finish |
| Indiana | Empire Classic | 3rd |
| Iowa | Rady Children's Invitational | 3rd |
| Maryland | Asheville Championship | 4th |
| Michigan | Battle 4 Atlantis | 6th |
| Northwestern | Hall of Fame Tip-Off | 2nd |
| Ohio State | Emerald Coast Classic | 1st |
| Penn State | ESPN Events Invitational | 8th |
| Purdue | Maui Invitational | 1st |
| Wisconsin | Fort Myers Tip-Off | 1st |

### Players of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, the Big Ten offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday.
| Week | Player of the week | Freshman of the week |
| November 13, 2023 | Dawson Garcia, Minnesota | Owen Freeman, Iowa |
| November 20, 2023 | Ben Krikki, Iowa | Owen Freeman (2), Iowa |
| November 27, 2023 | Zach Edey, Purdue | John Blackwell, Wisconsin |
| December 4, 2023 | Boo Buie, Northwestern | Owen Freeman (3), Iowa |
| December 11, 2023 | Zach Edey (2), Purdue | John Blackwell (2), Wisconsin |
| December 18, 2023 | Fletcher Loyer, Purdue | Owen Freeman (4), Iowa |
| January 2, 2024 | Jahmir Young, Maryland | Mackenzie Mgbako, Indiana |
| January 8, 2024 | Marcus Domask, Illinois | Owen Freeman (5), Iowa |
| January 15, 2024 | Jahmir Young (2), Maryland | Owen Freeman (6), Iowa |
| January 22, 2024 | Zach Edey (3), Purdue | John Blackwell (3), Wisconsin |
| January 29, 2024 | Boo Buie (2), Northwestern | Owen Freeman (7), Iowa |
| February 5, 2024 | Zach Edey (4), Purdue | Cam Christie, Minnesota |
| February 12, 2024 | Jeremiah Williams, Rutgers | Owen Freeman (8), Iowa |
| February 19, 2024 | Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois | Owen Freeman (9), Iowa |
| February 26, 2024 | Zach Edey (5), Purdue | Mackenzie Mgbako (2), Indiana |
| March 4, 2024 | Payton Sandfort, Iowa | Cam Christie (2), Minnesota |
| March 11, 2024 | Zach Edey (6), Purdue | John Blackwell (4), Wisconsin |

### Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team is scheduled to play 20 conference games with at least one game against each opponent.
| | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Maryland | Michigan | Michigan St | Minnesota | Nebraska | Northwestern | Ohio St | Penn St | Purdue | Rutgers | Wisconsin |
| vs. Illinois | – | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| vs. Indiana | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Iowa | 2–0 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Maryland | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Michigan | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Michigan St | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| vs. Minnesota | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Nebraska | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Northwestern | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Ohio State | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| vs. Penn State | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Purdue | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Rutgers | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 |
| vs. Wisconsin | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – |
| Total | 14–6 | 10–10 | 10–10 | 7–13 | 3–17 | 10–10 | 9–11 | 12–8 | 12–8 | 9–11 | 9–11 | 17–3 | 7–13 | 11–9 |
Final regular season records

## Honors and awards
### All-Big Ten awards and teams

On March 12, 2024, the Big Ten announced most of its conference awards.
| Honor | Coaches | Media |
| Player of the Year | Zach Edey, Purdue | Zach Edey, Purdue |
| Co-Coach of the Year | Fred Hoiberg, Nebraska | Fred Hoiberg, Nebraska |
| Co-Coach of the Year | Matt Painter, Purdue | Matt Painter, Purdue |
| Co-Freshman of the Year | Mackenzie Mgbako, Indiana | Owen Freeman, Iowa |
| Co-Freshman of the Year | Owen Freeman, Iowa |
| Defensive Players of the Year | Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State | Not selected |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Mason Gillis, Purdue | Not selected |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Boo Buie, Northwestern | Boo Buie, Northwestern |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Marcus Domask, Illinois | Zach Edey, Purdue |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Zach Edey, Purdue | Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois | Braden Smith, Purdue |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Braden Smith, Purdue | Jahmir Young, Maryland |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Tony Perkins, Iowa | Marcus Domask, Illinois |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | AJ Storr, Wisconsin | Dawson Garcia, Minnesota |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Keisei Tominaga, Nebraska | AJ Storr, Wisconsin |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Tyson Walker, Michigan State | Tyson Walker, Michigan State |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Jahmir Young, Maryland | Kel'el Ware, Indiana |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State | Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern | Coleman Hawkins, Illinois |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Dawson Garcia, Minnesota | Payton Sandfort, Iowa |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Rienk Mast, Nebraska | Bruce Thornton, Ohio State |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Payton Sandfort, Iowa | Keisei Tominago, Nebraska |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Kel'el Ware, Indiana | Not selected |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Coleman Hawkins, Illinois | Malik Reneau, Indiana |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Malik Reneau, Indiana | Josh Dix, Iowa |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Owen Freeman, Iowa | Owen Freeman, Iowa |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Donta Scott, Maryland | Ben Krikke, Iowa |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Julian Reese, Maryland | Tony Perkins, Iowa |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Malik Hall, Michigan State | Julian Reese, Maryland |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | A.J. Hoggard, Michigan State | Malik Hall, Michigan State |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Elijah Hawkins, Minnesota | A.J. Hoggard, Michigan State |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Jamison Battle, Ohio State | Elijah Hawksin, Minnesota |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Bruce Thornton, Ohio State | Rienk Mast, Nebraska |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Zach Hicks, Penn State | Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Nick Kern Jr., Penn State | Jamsison Battle, Ohio State |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Mason Gillis, Purdue | Clifford Omoruyi, Rutgers |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Lance Jones, Purdue | Lance Jones, Purdue |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Fletcher Loyer, Purdue | Fletcher Loyer, Purdue |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Clifford Omoruyi, Rutgers | Not selected |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Chucky Hepburn, Wisconsin | Not selected |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Tyler Wahl, Wisconsin | Not selected |
| All-Freshman Team | John Blackwell, Wisconsin | Not selected |
| All-Freshman Team | Cam Christie, Minnesota | Not selected |
| All-Freshman Team | Owen Freeman, Iowa | Not selected |
| All-Freshman Team | DeShawn Harris-Smith, Maryland | Not selected |
| All-Freshman Team | Mackenzie Mgbako, Indiana | Not selected |
| All-Defensive Team | Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State | Not selected |
| All-Defensive Team | Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern | Not selected |
| All-Defensive Team | Zach Edey, Purdue | Not selected |
| All-Defensive Team | Chucky Hepbrun, Wisconsin | Not selected |
| All-Defensive Team | Clifford Omoruyi, Rutgers | Not selected |
| All-Defensive Team | Kel'el Ware, Indiana | Not selected |
Three Big Ten athletes were named Academic All-America: Marcus Domask (Illinois, First Team), Payton Sandfort (Iowa, Second Team), Jamison Battle (Ohio State, Third Team).

## Postseason
### Big Ten tournament

| First round Wednesday, March 13 Peacock | First round Wednesday, March 13 Peacock | First round Wednesday, March 13 Peacock | Second round Thursday, March 14 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 14 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 14 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 BTN | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 CBS | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 CBS | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 17 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 17 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 17 CBS |
| | | | | | | 1 | Purdue | 67 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Michigan State | 77 | 8 | Michigan State | 62 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Minnesota | 67 | | | | | | 1 | Purdue | 75 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Wisconsin | 76* | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Northwestern | 61 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Wisconsin | 87 | 5 | Wisconsin | 70 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Maryland | 65 | 12 | Maryland | 56 | | | | | | | | 5 | Wisconsin | 87 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 2 | Illinois | 93 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Illinois | 77 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Iowa | 78 | 10 | Ohio State | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Ohio State | 90 | | | | | | 2 | Illinois | 98 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Nebraska | 87 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Nebraska | 93 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Indiana | 61 | 6 | Indiana | 66 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Penn State | 66 | 11 | Penn State | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Michigan | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period

### NCAA Tournament

The winner of the Big Ten Tournament, Illinois, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Six Big Ten teams received bids to the NCAA tournament.
| Seed | Region | School | First round | Second round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 1 | Midwest | Purdue | Defeated (16) Grambling State, 78–50 | Defeated (8) Utah State, 106–67 | Defeated (5) Gonzaga, 80–68 | Defeated (2) Tennessee, 72–66 | Defeated (S11) NC State, 63–50 | Lost to (E1) UConn 60–75 |
| 3 | East | Illinois | Defeated (14) Morehead State, 85–69 | Defeated (11) Duquesne, 89–63 | Defeated (2) Iowa State, 72–69 | Lost to (1) UConn, 52–77 | DNP | DNP |
| 5 | South | Wisconsin | Lost to (12) James Madison, 61–72 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 8 | South | Nebraska | Lost to (9) Texas A&M, 83–98 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 9 | West | Michigan State | Defeated (8) Mississippi State, 69–51 | Lost to (1) North Carolina, 69–85 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 9 | East | Northwestern | Defeated (8) Florida Atlantic, 77–65 | Lost to (1) UConn, 58–75 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| | | W–L (%): | 4–2 (.667) | 2–2 (.500) | 2–0 (1.000) | 1–1 (.500) | 1–0 (1.000) | 0–1 (.000) Total: 10–6 (.625) |

### National Invitation Tournament

Three Big Ten teams received invitations to the National Invitation Tournament.
| Seed | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| 2 | Ohio State | Defeated Cornell, 88–83 | Defeated (3) Virginia Tech, 81–73 | Lost to (4) Georgia, 77–79 | DNP | DNP |
| 3 | Iowa | Defeated Kansas State, 91–82 | Lost to (2) Utah, 82–91 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| – | Minnesota | Defeated (4) Butler, 73–72 | Lost to (1) Indiana State, 64–76 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| | W–L (%): | 3–0 (1.000) | 1–2 (.333) | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 4–3 (.571) |