# 2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season

The 2016–17 Big Ten men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The Conference held its preseason media day on October 13 in Washington, D.C. The season began on November 11 and conference play started on December 27.
With a win over Indiana on February 28, 2017, Purdue clinched at least a share of the Big Ten regular season championship. With Wisconsin's loss on March 2, Purdue clinched an outright championship, their 23rd championship, the most in Big Ten history.
The Big Ten tournament was held from March 8 through March 12 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. It was the first Big Ten Conference tournament not held in Indianapolis or Chicago. Michigan won the Big Ten tournament over Wisconsin, becoming the first eight seed and lowest seeded team to win the conference tournament and marking their first win since their vacated win in the inaugural tournament. As a result, Michigan received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Purdue forward Caleb Swanigan was named Big Ten Player of the Year and a second team Academic All-America. Minnesota coach Richard Pitino was named Big Ten Coach of the Year. Swanigan earned consensus first team All-American recognition and Wisconsin forward Ethan Happ was a third team All-American by multiple media outlets.
Seven Big Ten schools (Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue, and Wisconsin) were invited to the NCAA tournament, marking the seventh consecutive year the Big Ten had at least six teams in the Tournament. Northwestern received a bid for the first time in school history. Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa represented the conference in the National Invitation Tournament. The conference achieved an 8–7 record in the NCAA tournament and a 3–3 record in the NIT, highlighted by Michigan, Purdue, and Wisconsin reaching the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and Illinois making the NIT quarterfinals.

## Head coaches
### Coaching changes
#### Wisconsin

On December 15, 2015, Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan announced he would retire effective immediately leaving associate head coach Greg Gard as interim head coach. Shortly after the regular season, Greg Gard had the interim tag removed as he was announced as the permanent head coach.

#### Rutgers

On March 20, 2016, the school fired head coach Eddie Jordan after three years at Rutgers. On March 19, the school hired Steve Pikiell, former head coach at Stony Brook, as head coach.

### Coaches

| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Big Ten record | Big Ten titles | NCAA tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
| Illinois | John Groce | Ohio | 5 | 95–75 | 37–53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | Tom Crean | Marquette | 9 | 166–135 | 71–91 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | Fran McCaffery | Siena | 7 | 137–101 | 64–62 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | Mark Turgeon | Texas A&M | 6 | 138–68 | 38–18* | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | John Beilein | West Virginia | 10 | 215–135 | 98–82 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Michigan State | Tom Izzo | Michigan State (Asst.) | 22 | 544–220 | 256–119 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 1 |
| Minnesota | Richard Pitino | Florida International | 4 | 66–55 | 27–45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | Tim Miles | Colorado State | 5 | 72–75 | 33–57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | Chris Collins | Duke (Asst.) | 4 | 75–61 | 30–42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State | Thad Matta | Xavier | 13 | 337–123 | 150–78 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Penn State | Pat Chambers | Boston University | 6 | 87–109 | 29–78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Purdue | Matt Painter | Purdue (Assoc.) | 12 | 265–142 | 127–85 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Rutgers | Steve Pikiell | Stony Brook | 1 | 15–18 | 3–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | Greg Gard | Wisconsin (Assoc.) | 2 | 42–18 | 24–12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* Year at school includes 2016–17 season.
* Overall and Big Ten records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2016–17 season.
* Turgeon's ACC conference record excluded since Maryland began Big Ten Conference play in 2014–15.
* Following the conclusion of the Big Ten tournament, Illinois fired head coach John Groce. Assistant coach Jamall Walker will coach the team in the NIT.
* Source for Media Guides.

## Preseason
### Preseason All-Big Ten

On October 11, 2016, a panel of conference media selected a 10-member preseason All-Big Ten Team and Player of the Year.
| Honor | Recipient |
| Preseason Player of the Year | Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Malcolm Hill, Illinois |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | James Blackmon Jr., Indiana |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Thomas Bryant, Indiana |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Peter Jok, Iowa |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Melo Trimble, Maryland |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Derrick Walton Jr., Michigan |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Caleb Swanigan, Purdue |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Ethan Happ, Wisconsin |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Bronson Koenig, Wisconsin |

### Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
| | Wooden | Naismith | Cousy | West | Erving | Malone | Abdul-Jabbar | Olson |
| OG Anunoby | | | | | Y | | | |
| James Blackmon Jr. | Y | Y | | Y | | | | Y |
| Miles Bridges | Y | Y | | | | Y | | |
| Thomas Bryant | Y | Y | | | | | Y | Y |
| Vincent Edwards | | | | | Y | | | |
| Isaac Haas | | | | | | | Y | |
| Ethan Happ | Y | Y | | | | | Y | |
| Eron Harris | | | | Y | | | | |
| Nigel Hayes | Y | Y | | | | Y | | Y |
| Malcolm Hill | Y | | | Y | | | | |
| Peter Jok | Y | Y | | Y | | | | Y |
| Bronson Koenig | Y | Y | Y | | | | | Y |
| Caleb Swanigan | Y | Y | | | | Y | | |
| Jae'Sean Tate | | | | | Y | | | |
| Melo Trimble | Y | Y | Y | | | | | Y |

### Preseason All-American teams

| | CBS | Blue Ribbon | Athlon Sports | NBC Sports | Sporting News | Sports Illustrated |
| OG Anunoby | | | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Miles Bridges | | | | | 2nd | |
| Thomas Bryant | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | | |
| Nigel Hayes | 3rd | 1st | | | | 2nd |
| Melo Trimble | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | | 1st | |

### Preseason polls

| | AP | Coaches | CBS | NBC | Sporting News | Sports Illustrated | Blue Ribbon Yearbook | Bleacher Report | Athlon Sports | Lindy's Sports | ESPN | USBWA |
| Illinois | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Indiana | 11 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 12 | | 14 | 13 |
| Iowa | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maryland | 25 | 21 | | 25 | | | 24 | | | | | |
| Michigan | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan State | 12 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 11 | | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| Minnesota | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio State | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Purdue | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 14 |
| Rutgers | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 8 |

## Regular season
### 2016 ACC–Big Ten Challenge (ACC 9–5)

| Date | Time | ACC team | B1G team | Score | Location | Television | Attendance | Challenge leader |
| Nov 28 | 7:00 pm | Florida State | Minnesota | 75–67 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center • Tallahassee, Florida | ESPNU | 5,993 | ACC (1–0) |
| Nov 28 | 9:00 pm | Wake Forest | Northwestern | 65–58 | Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, Illinois | ESPNU | 6,386 | Tied (1–1) |
| Nov 29 | 7:00 pm | Pittsburgh | Maryland | 73–59 | Xfinity Center • College Park, Maryland | ESPN2 | 17,144 | ACC (2–1) |
| Nov 29 | 7:00 pm | Georgia Tech | Penn State | 67–60 | Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, Pennsylvania | ESPNU | 6,032 | Tied (2–2) |
| Nov 29 | 7:30 pm | No. 22 Syracuse | No. 17 Wisconsin | 77–60 | Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin | ESPN | 17,287 | B1G (3–2) |
| Nov 29 | 9:00 pm | Notre Dame | Iowa | 92–78 | Edmund P. Joyce Center • Notre Dame, Indiana | ESPN2 | 7,660 | Tied (3–3) |
| Nov 29 | 9:00 pm | NC State | Illinois | 88–74 | State Farm Center • Champaign, Illinois | ESPNU | 13,481 | B1G (4–3) |
| Nov 29 | 9:30 pm | No. 5 Duke | Michigan State | 78–69 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | ESPN | 9,314 | Tied (4–4) |
| Nov 30 | 7:00 pm | No. 14 Louisville | No. 15 Purdue | 71–64 | KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, Kentucky | ESPN | 21,841 | ACC (5–4) |
| Nov 30 | 7:00 pm | Virginia Tech | Michigan | 73–70 | Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, Michigan | ESPN2 | 9,981 | ACC (6–4) |
| Nov 30 | 7:00 pm | Miami | Rutgers | 73–61 | Watsco Center • Coral Gables, Florida | ESPNU | 7,064 | ACC (7–4) |
| Nov 30 | 9:00 pm | Clemson | Nebraska | 60–58 | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina | ESPNU | 6,545 | ACC (8–4) |
| Nov 30 | 9:00 pm | No. 6 Virginia | Ohio State | 63–61 | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, Virginia | ESPN2 | 14,566 | ACC (9–4) |
| Nov 30 | 9:00 pm | No. 3 North Carolina | No. 13 Indiana | 76–67 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Indiana | ESPN | 17,222 | ACC (9–5) |
| Winners are in bold Game times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 28). Boston College did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G. |||||||||
Source

### 2016 Gavitt Tipoff Games (Tied 4–4)

| Date | Time | Big East team | Big Ten team | Score | Location | Television | Attendance | Leader |
| Mon., Nov. 14 | 7:00 PM | No. 3 Villanova | No. 15 Purdue | 79–76 | Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN | BTN | 14,846 | Big East (1–0) |
| Tue., Nov. 15 | 6:30 PM | Georgetown | Maryland | 76–75 | Verizon Center • Washington, D.C. | FS1 | 13,145 | Tied (1–1) |
| Tue., Nov. 15 | 9:00 PM | No. 22 Creighton | No. 9 Wisconsin | 79–67 | CenturyLink Center • Omaha, NE | FS1 | 17,879 | Big East (2–1) |
| Wed., Nov. 16 | 7:00 PM | Butler | Northwestern | 70–68 | Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN | FS1 | 7,858 | Big East (3–1) |
| Thu., Nov. 17 | 7:00 PM | Providence | Ohio State | 72–67 | Value City Arena • Columbus, OH | BTN | 11,089 | Big East (3–2) |
| Thu., Nov. 17 | 8:30 PM | DePaul | Rutgers | 66–59 | Allstate Arena • Rosemont, IL | FS1 | 4,057 | Tied (3–3) |
| Thu., Nov. 17 | 9:00 PM | Seton Hall | Iowa | 91–83 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA | BTN | 10,391 | Big East (4–3) |
| Fri., Nov. 18 | 9:00 PM | St. John's | Minnesota | 92–86 | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | 8,873 | Tied (4–4) |
| WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 14). Sources: Did not participate: Marquette, Xavier (Big East); Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, 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 | Final |
| Illinois | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Illinois | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Indiana | AP | 11 | 6 (1) | 3 (2) | 13 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 25T | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
| Indiana | C | 12 | 5 | 5 (2) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | |
| Iowa | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | |
| Iowa | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maryland | AP | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | | 25 | | |
| Maryland | C | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Michigan | AP | RV | | 25T | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | 23 | |
| Michigan | C | RV | RV | 24 | RV | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | 17 |
| Michigan State | AP | 12 | 13 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | | |
| Michigan State | C | 9 | 13 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | RV |
| Minnesota | AP | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
| Minnesota | C | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | |
| Nebraska | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska | C | | | | | | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern | AP | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | | | RV | |
| Northwestern | C | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Ohio State | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio State | C | RV | | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Purdue | AP | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | |
| Purdue | C | 15 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
| Rutgers | AP | | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rutgers | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | AP | 9 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 25 | |
| Wisconsin | C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 16 |

### Player 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 14, 2016 | Malcolm Hill, ILL | Curtis Jones Jr., IND |
| November 14, 2016 | James Blackmon Jr., IND | Miles Bridges, MSU |
| November 21, 2016 | Peter Jok, IOWA | Amir Coffey, MINN |
| November 28, 2016 | Melo Trimble, MD | Miles Bridges (2), MSU |
| November 28, 2016 | Caleb Swanigan, PUR | Miles Bridges (2), MSU |
| December 5, 2016 | Nigel Hayes, WIS | Nick Ward, MSU |
| December 12, 2016 | Peter Jok (2), IOWA | Isaiah Moss, IOWA |
| December 19, 2016 | Caleb Swanigan (2), PUR | Mike Watkins, PSU |
| December 26, 2016 | Caleb Swanigan (3), PUR | Nick Ward (2), MSU |
| January 2, 2017 | Nate Mason, MINN | Nick Ward (3), MSU |
| January 2, 2017 | Tai Webster, NEB | Nick Ward (3), MSU |
| January 9, 2017 | Caleb Swanigan (4), PUR | Amir Coffey (2), MINN |
| January 16, 2017 | Scottie Lindsey, NW | Miles Bridges (3), MSU |
| January 16, 2017 | Scottie Lindsey, NW | Mike Watkins (2), PSU |
| January 23, 2017 | Ethan Happ, WIS | Justin Jackson, MD |
| January 23, 2017 | James Blackmon Jr. (2), IND | Carsen Edwards, PUR |
| January 30, 2017 | Ethan Happ (2), WIS | Miles Bridges (4), MSU |
| February 6, 2017 | Caleb Swanigan (5), PUR | Jordan Bohannon, IOWA |
| February 13, 2017 | Derrick Walton, Jr., MICH | Lamar Stevens, PSU |
| February 13, 2017 | Jordan Murphy, MINN | Lamar Stevens, PSU |
| February 20, 2017 | Melo Trimble (2), MD | Miles Bridges (5), MSU |
| February 27, 2017 | Nick Ward, MSU | Nick Ward (4), MSU |
| March 6, 2017 | Derrick Walton, Jr. (2), MICH | Jordan Bohannon (2), IOWA |
| March 6, 2017 | Caleb Swanigan (6), PUR | Jordan Bohannon (2), IOWA |

### Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team played 18 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent.
| | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Maryland | Michigan | Michigan St | Minnesota | Nebraska | Northwestern | Ohio St | Penn St | Purdue | Rutgers | Wisconsin |
| vs. Illinois | – | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Indiana | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| vs. Iowa | 2–0 | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| vs. Maryland | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| vs. Michigan | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Michigan St | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Minnesota | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| vs. Nebraska | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Northwestern | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| vs. Ohio State | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Penn State | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Purdue | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Rutgers | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 |
| vs. Wisconsin | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | – |
| Total | 8–10 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 6–10 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 14–4 | 3–15 | 12–6 |
The Big Ten conference led the nation in attendance for the 41st consecutive season with an average of 12,235 per game. The margin over all other conferences was nearly 1000: ACC (11,257), SEC (11,080), Big 12 (10,427) and Big East (10,014). Of the 347 NCAA Division ! participants, several of the top average attendances were posted by Big Ten teams Wisconsin (6th, 17,286), Maryland (7th, 16,628), Indiana (9th, 16,363), Nebraska (11th, 15,427), Michigan State (13th, 14,797), Purdue (18th, 13,819) and Iowa (23rd, 12,547).

## Honors and awards

Caleb Swanigan was a unanimous first team All-American selection by Associated Press, USBWA, NABC and Sporting News. Ethan Happ was a third team selection by all but the NABC.

### All-Big Ten awards and teams

On March 6, the Big Ten announced most of its conference awards.
| Honor | Coaches | Media |
| Player of the Year | Caleb Swanigan, Purdue | Caleb Swanigan, Purdue |
| Coach of the Year | Richard Pitino, Minnesota | Richard Pitino, Minnesota |
| Freshman of the Year | Miles Bridges, Michigan State | Miles Bridges, Michigan State |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Reggie Lynch, Minnesota | Not Selected |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Nicholas Baer, Iowa | Not Selected |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Peter Jok, Iowa | Peter Jok, Iowa |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Melo Trimble, Maryland | Melo Trimble, Maryland |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Nate Mason, Minnesota | Nate Mason, Minnesota |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Caleb Swanigan, Purdue | Caleb Swanigan, Purdue |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Ethan Happ, Wisconsin | Ethan Happ, Wisconsin |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Malcolm Hill, Illinois | Malcolm Hill, Illinois |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Derrick Walton Jr., Michigan | Derrick Walton Jr., Michigan |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Miles Bridges, Michigan State | Miles Bridges, Michigan State |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Bryant McIntosh, Northwestern | Bryant McIntosh, Northwestern |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Bronson Koenig, Wisconsin | Tai Webster, Nebraska |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Tai Webster, Nebraska | Bronson Koenig, Wisconsin |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Thomas Bryant, Indiana | Thomas Bryant, Indiana |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Jordan Murphy, Minnesota | Jordan Murphy, Minnesota |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin | Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Scottie Lindsey, Northwestern | Vincent Edwards, Purdue |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Not Selected | James Blackmon Jr., Indiana |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Vincent Edwards, Purdue | Scottie Lindsey, Northwestern |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | James Blackmon Jr., Indiana | Not Selected |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Moritz Wagner, Michigan | Moritz Wagner, Michigan |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Nick Ward, Michigan State | Nick Ward, Michigan State |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Jae'Sean Tate, Ohio State | Jae'Sean Tate, Ohio State |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Isaac Haas, Purdue | Isaac Haas, Purdue |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Corey Sanders, Rutgers | Corey Sanders, Rutgers |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Dakota Mathias, Purdue | Dakota Mathias, Purdue |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not Selected | Trevor Thompson, Ohio State |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not Selected | Tony Carr, Penn State |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not Selected | Zak Irvin, Michigan |
| All-Freshman Team | Jordan Bohannon, Iowa | Not Selected |
| All-Freshman Team | Tyler Cook, Iowa | Not Selected |
| All-Freshman Team | Miles Bridges, Michigan State | Not Selected |
| All-Freshman Team | Amir Coffey, Minnesota | Not Selected |
| All-Freshman Team | Tony Carr, Penn State | Not Selected |
| All-Defensive Team | Reggie Lynch, Minnesota | Not Selected |
| All-Defensive Team | Vic Law, Northwestern | Not Selected |
| All-Defensive Team | Dakota Mathias, Purdue | Not Selected |
| All-Defensive Team | Ethan Happ, Wisconsin | Not Selected |
| All-Defensive Team | Zak Showalter, Wisconsin | Not Selected |

### AP All-Big Ten awards and teams

| Honor | Winner |
| Player of the Year | Caleb Swanigan, Purdue* |
| Coach of the Year | Richard Pitino, Minnesota |
| Newcomer of the Year | Miles Bridges, Michigan State* |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Ethan Happ, Wisconsin |
| All Big Ten First Team | Nate Mason, Minnesota |
| All Big Ten First Team | Melo Trimble, Maryland |
| All Big Ten First Team | Peter Jok, Iowa |
| All Big Ten First Team | Caleb Swanigan, Purdue* |
| All Big Ten First Team | Ethan Happ, Wisconsin |
| All Big Ten Second Team | Derrick Walton Jr., Michigan |
| All Big Ten Second Team | Bryant McIntosh, Northwestern |
| All Big Ten Second Team | Malcolm Hill, Illinois |
| All Big Ten Second Team | Miles Bridges, Michigan State |
| All Big Ten Second Team | Jordan Murphy, Minnesota |
| Source *unanimous selection ||

### USBWA

On March 7, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association released its 2016–17 Men's All-District Teams, based upon voting from its national membership. There were nine regions from coast to coast, and a player and coach of the year were selected in each. The following lists all the Big Ten representatives selected within their respective regions.

### NABC

The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced their Division I All-District teams on March 22, recognizing the nation's best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, the selections on this list were then eligible for NABC Coaches' All-America Honors. The following list represented the District 7 players chosen to the list.

### Other awards

Nicolas Baer, Zak Irvin, Sanjay Lumpkin, Keita Bates-Diop, Payton Banks, Isaac Haas and Vitto Brown were nominees for the Allstate Good Works Team in honor of their volunteerism and civic involvement. On January 6, 2017, Malcolm Hill, Peter Jok, Derrick Walton, Nigel Hayes and Bronson Koenig were included on the 30-man Senior CLASS Award candidate list. Melo Trimble was the only returning selection among the January 11 Wooden Award top 25. He was joined by Ethan Happ, Nigel Hayes and Caleb Swanigan. Happ and Swanigan were on the Robertson midseason 19-man watchlist. Trimble was named to the Cousy Award Final 10 on January 30. Swanigan and Miles Bridges were named Malone Award top 10 finalists on February 2. Happ was named as a Jabbar Award top 10 finalist the following day. Swanigan, Trimble and Happ were named to both the February 9 Wooden Top 20 and the February 9 Naismith Top 30 lists. Swanigan and Moritz Wagner were named to the February 9, 2016–17 NCAA Division I Academic All-District Men's Basketball Team for District 5 (IL, IN, MI, OH), placing them among the 40 finalists for the Academic All-American 15-man team. Hayes and Jok were named to the 10-man Senior CLASS Award finalist list. Swanigan was named a second team Academic All-America selection on March 2.

## Postseason
### Big Ten tournament

| First round Wednesday, March 8 ESPN2/BTN | First round Wednesday, March 8 ESPN2/BTN | First round Wednesday, March 8 ESPN2/BTN | Second round Thursday, March 9 ESPN2/BTN | Second round Thursday, March 9 ESPN2/BTN | Second round Thursday, March 9 ESPN2/BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 ESPN/BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 ESPN/BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 ESPN/BTN | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 CBS | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 CBS | Semifinals Saturday, March 11 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 12 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 12 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 12 CBS |
| | | | | | | 1 | Purdue | 70 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Michigan | 75 | 8 | Michigan | 74* | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Illinois | 55 | | | | | | 8 | Michigan | 84 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Minnesota | 77 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Minnesota | 63 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Michigan State | 78 | 5 | Michigan State | 58 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Nebraska | 67 | 13 | Penn State | 51 | | | | | | | | 8 | Michigan | 71 |
| 13 | Penn State | 76* | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 2 | Wisconsin | 56 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Wisconsin | 70 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Iowa | 73 | 10 | Indiana | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Indiana | 95 | | | | | | 2 | Wisconsin | 76 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Northwestern | 48 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Maryland | 64 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Northwestern | 83 | 6 | Northwestern | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ohio State | 57 | 14 | Rutgers | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Rutgers | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period

### NCAA tournament

The winner of the Big Ten tournament, Michigan, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Six other conference school received at-large bids to the Tournament: Purdue, Minnesota, Maryland, Northwestern, Wisconsin, and Michigan State.
| Seed | Region | School | First Four | First round | Second round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 4 | Midwest | Purdue | N/A | defeated (13) Vermont 80–70 | defeated (5) Iowa State 80–76 | eliminated by (1) Kansas 66–98 | | | |
| 5 | South | Minnesota | N/A | eliminated by (12) Middle Tennessee 72–81 | | | | | |
| 6 | West | Maryland | N/A | eliminated by (11) Xavier 65–76 | | | | | |
| 7 | Midwest | Michigan | N/A | defeated (10) Oklahoma State 92–91 | defeated (2) Louisville 73–69 | eliminated by (3) Oregon 68–69 | | | |
| 8 | West | Northwestern | N/A | defeated (9) Vanderbilt 68–66 | eliminated by (1) Gonzaga 73–79 | | | | |
| 8 | East | Wisconsin | N/A | defeated (9) Virginia Tech 84–74 | defeated (1) Villanova 65–62 | eliminated by (4) Florida 83–84$^{OT}$ | | | |
| 9 | Midwest | Michigan State | N/A | defeated (8) Miami 78–58 | eliminated by (1) Kansas 70–90 | | | | |
| | | W–L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 5–2 (.714) | 3–2 (.600) | 0–3 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 8–7 (.533) |

### National Invitation tournament

Three Big Ten teams received invitations to the National Invitation Tournament: Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana.
| Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| 1 | Iowa | Iowa | defeated South Dakota 87–75 | eliminated by TCU 92–94 | | | |
| 2 | Illinois St. | Illinois | defeated Valparaiso 82–57 | defeated Boise State 71–56 | eliminated by UCF 58–68 | | |
| 3 | Syracuse | Indiana | eliminated by Georgia Tech 63–75 | | | | |
| | | W–L (%): | 2–1 (.667) | 1–1 (.500) | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 3–3 (.500) |

### 2017 NBA draft

The following all-conference selections were listed as seniors or graduate students: Peter Jok, Malcolm Hill, Derrick Walton, Bronson Koenig, Tai Webster, and Nigel Hayes. The following players were invited to the NBA Draft Combine: OG Anunoby, Thomas Bryant, Justin Jackson, Caleb Swanigan, Melo Trimble, Moritz Wagner, and D. J. Wilson, while Derrick Walton was named as an alternate. Eventually, Walton, Jok and Hayes accepted invitations as alternates. Wilson (17th), Anunoby (23rd), Swanigan (26th) and Bryant (42nd) were selected in the draft.
| Rnd. | Pick | Player | Pos. | Team | School |
| 1 | 17 | D. J. Wilson | PF | Milwaukee Bucks | Michigan (Jr.) |
| 1 | 23 | OG Anunoby | SG | Toronto Raptors (from L.A. Clippers via Milwaukee) | Indiana (So.) |
| 1 | 26 | Caleb Swanigan | PF | Portland Trail Blazers (from Cleveland) | Purdue (So.) |
| 2 | 42 | Thomas Bryant | PF | Utah Jazz (from Detroit, traded to Los Angeles Lakers) | Indiana (So.) |

#### Pre-draft trades

Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams.
* ↑ August 26, 2014:Los Angeles Clippers to Milwaukee Bucks Los Angeles Clippers acquired Carlos Delfino, Miroslav Raduljica, and a 2015 second-round pick Milwaukee acquired Jared Dudley and the Clippers' protected 2017 first-round pick June 25, 2015: Milwaukee Bucks to Toronto Raptors Milwaukee acquired Greivis Vásquez Toronto acquired rights to Norman Powell and the Los Angeles Clippers' 2017 first-round pick
* ↑ February 18, 2016: Cleveland Cavaliers to Portland Trail Blazers Cleveland acquired a future second-round pick (2018) Portland acquired Anderson Varejão and a future first-round pick January 6, 2017: Cleveland Cavaliers to Portland Trail Blazers Cleveland reacquired its own 2018 first-round pick Portland acquired a first-round pick
* ↑ February 19, 2015: Detroit Pistons to Utah Jazz (three-team trade with Oklahoma City Thunder) Detroit acquired Reggie Jackson from Oklahoma City Oklahoma City acquired Enes Kanter and Steve Novak from Utah; D. J. Augustin and Kyle Singler from Detroit, and Detroit's 2019 second-round pick Utah acquired Kendrick Perkins, Grant Jerrett and draft rights to Tibor Pleiß from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City's protected first-round pick (conveyance minimum of two years after first-round pick sent to Philadelphia, which happened in 2016), and Detroit's 2017 second-round pick

#### Draft-day trades

Draft-day trades occurred on June 22, 2017, the day of the draft.
* ↑ June 22, 2017: Los Angeles Lakers to Utah Jazz Utah acquired Los Angeles' first-round pick (No. 28) Los Angeles Lakers acquired Utah's first-round pick (No. 30) and second-round pick (No. 42)