# 2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season

The 2024–25 Big Ten men's basketball season is the current season for the Big Ten Conference basketball teams that began with practices in October 2024, followed by the start of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November 2024. The regular season will end on March 9, 2025.
The season is the conference's first with 18 teams as four schools, Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington, joined the conference in 2024. The conference announced that all teams will play 20 regular season conference games with each school playing seven opponents only at home and seven others only on the road. Each team will play a home-and-home with three opposing schools.
With a loss by Michigan on March 5, 2025, Michigan State secured at least a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, their first since 2020. On March 6, the Spartans secured the outright regular season championship with a win over Iowa, their first outright championship since 2018.
Purdue point guard Braden Smith was named the Big Ten player of the year. Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo was named conference's coach of the year.
The Big Ten tournament was held from March 12 through March 16 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Nebraska, Penn State, and Washington failed to qualify for the 15-team field. Michigan defeated Wisconsin to win the school's fourth Big Ten tournament championship.

## Head coaches
### Coaching changes
#### Michigan

On March 15, 2024, Michigan fired head coach Juwan Howard after finishing the 2023–24 season with an 8–24 record. On March 24, the school named Florida Atlantic head coach Dusty May the team's new head coach.

#### Ohio State

On February 15, Ohio State fired Chris Holtmann. The school named associate head coach Jake Diebler the team's interim head coach. Following the completion of the Big Ten Tournament, the school named Diebler the team's new head coach after finishing the season with a 6–2 record as interim coach.

#### USC

On April 1, USC head coach Andy Enfield left the school to take the head coaching position at SMU. On April 4, the school named Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman the team's new head coach.

#### Washington

On March 8, Washington fired head coach Mike Hopkins after seven seasons. On March 25, the school named Utah State head coach Danny Sprinkle the team's new 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 | 8 | 132–88 (.600) | 80–58 (.580) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | Mike Woodson | New York Knicks (Asst.) | 4 | 63–40 (.612) | 31–29 (.517) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | Fran McCaffery | Siena | 15 | 282–191 (.596) | 136–128 (.515) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | Kevin Willard | Seton Hall | 2 | 38–30 (.559) | 18–22 (.450) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | Dusty May | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan State | Tom Izzo | Michigan State (Asst.) | 30 | 707–295 (.706) | 342–170 (.668) | 10 | 6 | 26 | 8 | 1 |
| Minnesota | Ben Johnson | Xavier (Asst.) | 4 | 41–57 (.418) | 15–44 (.254) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | Fred Hoiberg | Chicago Bulls | 6 | 40–83 (.325) | 18–61 (.228) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | Chris Collins | Duke (Asst.) | 12 | 177–174 (.504) | 80–127 (.386) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State | Jake Diebler | Ohio State (Assoc.) | 2 | 8–3 (.727) | 5–1 (.833) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | Dana Altman | Creighton | 15 | 345–152 (.694) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Penn State | Mike Rhoades | VCU | 2 | 16–17 (.485) | 9–11 (.450) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Purdue | Matt Painter | Purdue (Assoc.) | 20 | 403–201 (.667) | 209–120 (.635) | 5 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Rutgers | Steve Pikiell | Stony Brook | 9 | 122–124 (.496) | 63–73 (.463) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| UCLA | Mick Cronin | Cincinnati | 6 | 115–53 (.685) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| USC | Eric Musselman | Arkansas | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | Danny Sprinkle | Utah State | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | Greg Gard | Wisconsin (Assoc.) | 10 | 186–107 (.635) | 101–70 (.591) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
* Year at school includes 2024–25 season.
* Overall and Big Ten records are from time at current school only and are through the beginning of the season.

## Preseason
### Preseason Big Ten poll

The Big Ten Media poll was released on October 2, 2024.
| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Purdue |
| 2 | Indiana |
| 3 | UCLA |
| 4 | Illinois |
| 5 | Michigan State |
| 6 | Oregon |
| 7 | Rutgers |
| 8 | Ohio State |
| 9 | Michigan |
| 10 | Maryland |
| 11 | Iowa |
| 12 | Nebraska |
| 12 | Wisconsin |
| 14 | USC |
| 15 | Washington |
| 16 | Northwestern |
| 17 | Penn State |
| 18 | Minnesota |

### 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 | Braden Smith, Purdue |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Oumar Ballo, Indiana |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Payton Sandfort, Iowa |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Dawson Garcia, Minnesota |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Bruce Thornton, Ohio State |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Jackson Shelstad, Oregon |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Braden Smith, Purdue |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Dylan Harper, Rutgers |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Great Osobor, Washington |

### Preseason national polls

| | AP | Blue Ribbon Yearbook | CBS Sports | Coaches | ESPN | FOX Sports | Lindy's Sports | Sporting News | Sports Illustrated |
| Illinois | | 17 | | 24 | | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Indiana | 17 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 26 |
| Iowa | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| Maryland | | | | | | | | | 43 |
| Michigan | | | | | | | | | 41 |
| Michigan State | | | | | | | 26 | | 36 |
| Minnesota | | | | | | | | | 84 |
| Nebraska | | | | | | | | | 63 |
| Northwestern | | | | | | | | | 54 |
| Ohio State | | | 15 | | | | 22 | | 34 |
| Oregon | | | | | | | 30 | | 29 |
| Penn State | | | | | | | | | 61 |
| Purdue | 14 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 14 |
| Rutgers | 25 | | 23 | | 25 | | 35 | 25 | 32 |
| UCLA | 22 | | 19 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 30 |
| USC | | | | | | | 37 | | 48 |
| Washington | | | | | | | 33 | | 65 |
| Wisconsin | | | | | | | | | 68 |

### Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.
| Player | Wooden | Naismith | Naismith DPOY | Robertson | Cousy | West | Erving | Malone | Abdul-Jabbar |
| Jaden Akins, Michigan State | | | | Y | | | | | |
| Ace Bailey, Rutgers | Y | Y | | Y | | | Y | | |
| Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | | | | |
| Oumar Ballo, Indiana | Y | Y | | | | | | | Y |
| Nate Bittle, Oregon | | | | Y | | | | | |
| Frankie Fidler, Michigan State | | | | | | | Y | | |
| Dawson Garcia, Minnesota | Y | Y | | | | | | | Y |
| Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Maryland | | | | Y | | | | | |
| Vladislav Goldin, Michigan | | | | | | | | | Y |
| Dylan Harper, Rutgers | Y | Y | | Y | Y | | | | |
| Kasparas Jukcionis, Illinois | | | | Y | | | | | |
| Meechie Johnson Jr., Ohio State | | | | | | Y | | | |
| Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue | | | | Y | | | | | |
| William Kyle III, UCLA | | | | | | | | | Y |
| Fletcher Loyer, Purdue | | | | | | Y | | | |
| Nick Martinelli, Northwestern | | | | Y | | | | | |
| Mackenzie Mgbako, Indiana | | | | | | | Y | | |
| Great Osobor, Washington | Y | Y | | | | | | Y | |
| Derik Queen, Maryland | | | | | | | | | Y |
| Julian Reese, Maryland | | | | | | | | Y | |
| Malik Reneau, Indiana | | | | | | | | Y | |
| Myles Rice, Indiana | | | | | Y | | | | |
| Will Riley, Illinois | | | | | | | | Y | |
| Payton Sandfort, Iowa | Y | Y | | | | | Y | | |
| Jackson Shelstad, Oregon | | Y | | | | | | | |
| Braden Smith, Purdue | Y | Y | | Y | Y | | | | |
| Bruce Thornton, Ohio State | Y | Y | | | Y | | | | |
| John Tonje, Wisconsin | | | | Y | | | | | |
| Danny Wolf, Michigan | | | | Y | | | | | |

### Preseason All-American teams

| Player | AP | CBS | Fox Sports |
| Braden Smith, Purdue | RV | 2nd team | 2nd team |
| Ace Bailey, Rutgers | RV | | |
| Oumar Ballo, Indiana | | | 2nd team |

## Regular season
### 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 |
| Illinois | AP | RV | RV | 25 | RV | 19 | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV |
| Illinois | C | 24 | 20 | 20 | RV | 17 | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 25 | RV | RV | | RV | 25 | RV |
| Indiana | AP | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
| Indiana | C | 18 | 16 | 18 | 15 | RV | RV | | | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | |
| Iowa | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Iowa | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maryland | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Maryland | C | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
| Michigan | AP | RV | RV | RV | | RV | 14 | 24 | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 21 | RV | 24 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 14 |
| Michigan | C | | | | | 23 | 14 | 21 | RV | RV | 24 | 19 | 20 | RV | 22 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 15 |
| Michigan State | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Michigan State | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Minnesota | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Minnesota | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska | AP | | | | RV | RV | | | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska | C | | | | RV | RV | | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio State | AP | RV | 21 | RV | RV | RV | | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio State | C | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | RV | | | RV | RV | 23 | 25 |
| Oregon | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 18 | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Penn State | AP | | | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | C | | | | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Purdue | AP | 14 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| Purdue | C | 13 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| Rutgers | AP | 25 | 24 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rutgers | C | RV | 24 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UCLA | AP | 22 | | | RV | RV | 24 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 22 | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| UCLA | C | 22 | RV | | RV | RV | 21 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 21 | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| USC | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USC | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Washington | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Washington | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | AP | RV | RV | 19 | 15 | 11 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 13 |
| Wisconsin | C | RV | | 25 | 17 | 11 | 22 | RV | RV | | RV | RV | 19 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 |

### Players of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, the Big Ten offices will name 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 11, 2024 | Nick Martinelli, Northwestern | Will Riley, Illinois |
| November 18, 2024 | John Tonje, Wisconsin | Dylan Harper, Rutgers |
| November 25, 2024 | John Tonje (2), Wisconsin | Derik Queen, Maryland |
| December 2, 2024 | Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue | Dylan Harper (2), Rutgers |
| December 9, 2024 | Vladislav Goldin, Michigan | Derik Queen (2), Maryland |
| December 16, 2024 | Brice Williams, Nebraska | Kasparas Jakučionis, Illinois |
| December 16, 2024 | Brice Williams, Nebraska | Dylan Harper (3), Rutgers |
| December 23, 2024 | Bruce Thornton, Ohio State | John Mobley Jr., Ohio State |
| January 6, 2025 | Braden Smith, Purdue | Kasparas Jakučionis (2), Illinois |
| January 6, 2025 | Braden Smith, Purdue | Ace Bailey, Rutgers |
| January 13, 2025 | Payton Sandfort, Iowa | Wesley Yates III, USC |
| January 13, 2025 | Vladislav Goldin (2), Michigan | Wesley Yates III, USC |
| January 20, 2025 | Trey Kaufman-Renn (2), Purdue | Ace Bailey (2), Rutgers |
| January 27, 2025 | Dawson Garcia, Minnesota | Derik Queen (3), Maryland |
| February 3, 2025 | Brice Williams (2), Nebraska | Will Riley (2), Illinois |
| February 10, 2025 | Trey Kaufman-Renn (3), Purdue | Will Riley (3), Illinois |
| February 10, 2025 | Trey Kaufman-Renn (3), Purdue | Derik Queen (4), Maryland |
| February 17, 2025 | John Tonje (3), Wisconsin | Derik Queen (5), Maryland |
| February 24, 2025 | Nate Bittle, Oregon | Jase Richardson, Michigan State |
| March 3, 2025 | Nick Martinelli (2), Northwestern | Jase Richardson (2), Michigan State |
| March 10, 2025 | D’Marco Dunn, Penn State | Jase Richardson (3), Michigan State |

### Early season tournaments

Of the 18 Big Ten teams, 13 will participate in early season tournaments.
| Team | Tournament | Finish |
| Indiana | Battle 4 Atlantis | 7th |
| Michigan | Fort Myers Tip-Off | 1st |
| Michigan State | Maui Invitational | 3rd |
| Minnesota | ESPN Events Invitational | 4th |
| Nebraska | Diamond Head Classic | 1st |
| Northwestern | Arizona Tip-Off | 3rd |
| Oregon | Players Era Festival | 1st |
| Penn State | Sunshine Slam | 2nd |
| Purdue | Rady Children's Invitational | 1st |
| Rutgers | Players Era Festival | 6th |
| USC | Acrisure Classic | 4th |
| Washington | Acrisure Invitational | 1st |
| Wisconsin | Greenbrier Tip-Off | 1st |

### 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 | Oregon | Penn St | Purdue | Rutgers | UCLA | USC | Washington | Wisconsin |
| vs. Illinois | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Indiana | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Iowa | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| vs. Maryland | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Michigan | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Michigan St | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Minnesota | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Nebraska | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Northwestern | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Ohio State | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Oregon | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| vs. Penn State | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Purdue | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Rutgers | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. UCLA | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| vs. USC | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | – | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| vs. Washington | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 |
| vs. Wisconsin | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – |
| Total | 12–8 | 10–10 | 7–13 | 14–6 | 14–6 | 17–3 | 7–13 | 7–13 | 7–13 | 9–11 | 12–8 | 6–14 | 13–7 | 8–12 | 13–7 | 7–13 | 4–16 | 13–7 |
Final conference records

### All-Big Ten awards and teams

On March 11, 2025, the Big Ten announced most of its conference awards.
| Honor | Coaches | Media |
| Player of the Year | Braden Smith, Purdue | Braden Smith, Purdue |
| Coach of the Year | Tom Izzo, Michigan State | Tom Izzo, Michigan State |
| Freshman of the Year | Derik Queen, Maryland | Derik Queen, Maryland |
| Defensive Players of the Year | Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State | Not selected |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Will Riley, Illinois | Not selected |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Derik Queen, Maryland | Vladislav Goldin, Michigan |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Brice Williams, Nebraska | Brice Williams, Nebraska |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue | Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Braden Smith, Purdue | Braden Smith, Purdue |
| All-Big Ten First Team | John Tonje, Wisconsin | John Tonje, Wisconsin |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Vladislav Goldin, Michigan | Derik Queen, Maryland |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Danny Wolf, Michigan | Danny Wolf, Michigan |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Dawson Garcia, Minnesota | Dawson Garcia, Minnesota |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Nick Martinelli, Northwestern | Nick Martinelli, Northwestern |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Bruce Thornton, Ohio State | Bruce Thornton, Ohio State |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois | Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Maryland | Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Maryland |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Jaden Akins, Michigan State | Jase Richardson, Michigan State |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Jase Richardson, Michigan State | Ace Bailey, Rutgers |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Nate Bittle, Oregon | Dylan Harper, Rutgers |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Jackson Shelstad, Oregon | Not selected |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA | Not selected |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Oumar Ballo, Indiana | Tomislav Ivisic, Illinois |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Payton Sandfort, Iowa | Malik Reneau, Indiana |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Julian Reese, Maryland | Oumar Ballo, Indiana |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State | Payton Sandfort, Iowa |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Ace Bailey, Rutgers | Julian Reese, Maryland |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Dylan Harper, Rutgers | Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | John Blackwell, Wisconsin | Nate Bittle, Oregon |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not selected | Jackson Shelstad, Oregon |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not selected | Yanic Konan Niederhauser, Penn State |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not selected | Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not selected | Fletcher Loyer, Purdue |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not selected | Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not selected | Desmond Claude, USC |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not selected | Great Osobor, Washington |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not selected | John Blackwell, Wisconsin |
| All-Freshman Team | Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois | Not selected |
| All-Freshman Team | Derik Queen, Maryland | Not selected |
| All-Freshman Team | Jase Richardson, Michigan State | Not selected |
| All-Freshman Team | Ace Bailey, Rutgers | Not selected |
| All-Freshman Team | Dylan Harper, Rutgers | Not selected |
| All-Defensive Team | Jadin Akins, Michigan State | Not selected |
| All-Defensive Team | TJ Bamba, Oregon | Not selected |
| All-Defensive Team | Nate Bittle, Oregon | Not selected |
| All-Defensive Team | Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State | Not selected |
| All-Defensive Team | Kobe Johnson, UCLA | Not selected |

## Postseason
### Big Ten tournament

| First round Wednesday, March 12 Peacock | First round Wednesday, March 12 Peacock | First round Wednesday, March 12 Peacock | Second round Thursday, March 13 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 13 BTN | Second round Thursday, March 13 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 14 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 14 BTN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 14 BTN | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 15 CBS | Semifinals Saturday, March 15 CBS | Semifinals Saturday, March 15 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 16 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 16 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 16 CBS |
| | | | | | | 1 | Michigan State | 74 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Oregon | 72 | 8 | Oregon | 64 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Indiana | 59 | | | | | | 1 | Michigan State | 74 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Wisconsin | 77 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | UCLA | 70 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Wisconsin | 70 | 5 | Wisconsin | 86 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Minnesota | 64 | 13 | Northwestern | 63 | | | | | | | | 5 | Wisconsin | 53 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 3 | Michigan | 59 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Maryland | 88 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Illinois | 106 | 7 | Illinois | 65 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ohio State | 70 | 15 | Iowa | 94 | | | | | | 2 | Maryland | 80 | | | |
| 15 | Iowa | 77 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Michigan | 81 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Michigan | 86 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Purdue | 76 | 6 | Purdue | 68 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Rutgers | 89 | 14 | USC | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | USC | 97$^{2OT}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Although the conference grew by four teams, it has allotted only one additional spot for the conference tournament – meaning three teams will not qualify for the tournament. The tournament will still be over five days, with double byes for the top four seeds, and single byes for the next five seeds.

### NCAA Tournament

| Seed | Region | School | First round | Second round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 2 | South | Michigan State | vs. (15) Bryant | | | | | |
| 3 | East | Wisconsin | vs. (14) Montana | | | | | |
| 4 | West | Maryland | vs. (13) Grand Canyon | | | | | |
| 4 | Midwest | Purdue | vs. (13) High Point | | | | | |
| 5 | South | Michigan | vs. (12) UC San Diego | | | | | |
| 5 | East | Oregon | vs. (12) Liberty | | | | | |
| 6 | Midwest | Illinois | vs. (11) Texas/Xavier | | | | | |
| 7 | Midwest | UCLA | vs. (10) Utah State | | | | | |
| | | W–L (%): | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) Total: – (–) |

### CBC

| School | First round | Second round | Semifinals | Finals |
| USC | vs. Tulane | | | |
| Nebraska | vs. Arizona State | | | |
| W–L (%): | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) Total: – (–) |