# 2017–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season

The 2017–18 Big Ten men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The 2018 Big Ten tournament was held at Madison Square Garden in New York. Due to the Big East's use of that venue for the 2018 Big East tournament, the Big Ten tournament took place one week earlier than usual, ending the week before Selection Sunday. As a result, the conference season began on December 1, 2017 and concluded on February 25, 2018. Each team played one road game and one home conference game in the first week of December. With a win over Wisconsin on February 25, 2018, Michigan State clinched the outright Big Ten championship, their eighth under Tom Izzo.
The Big Ten tournament was held from February 28 through March 4, 2018 at Madison Square Garden. Michigan defeated Purdue to win its second consecutive tournament. As a result, the Wolverines received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Four Big Ten schools (Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Purdue) were invited to the NCAA tournament, the fewest Big Ten teams selected for the Tournament since 2008. Michigan was the National Runner-up, losing to Villanova in the NCAA championship game. Nebraska and Penn State received invitations to the National Invitation Tournament. Penn State won the NIT championship.
Ohio State forward Keita Bates-Diop was named Big Ten Player of the Year. Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann was named Big Ten Coach of the Year. Bates-Diop and Michigan State forward Miles Bridges were consensus All-Americans, while Purdue guard Carsen Edwards earned second and third team All-American recognition. Edwards won the Jerry West Award.
The season also marked the last time the conference played an 18-game conference schedule. The 2018–19 season marked the first time in Big Ten history that the teams will play a 20-game conference schedule.

## Head coaches
### Coaching changes

On March 11, 2017, Illinois fired head coach John Groce. On March 18, the school hired Brad Underwood as the new head coach.
On March 16, 2017, Indiana fired Tom Crean after nine years as head coach. On March 25, 2017, the school hired Archie Miller as head coach.
On June 5, 2017, Ohio State announced that head coach Thad Matta would not return as head coach after 13 years in Columbus. On June 9, the school hired Chris Holtmann 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 | Brad Underwood | Oklahoma State | 1 | 14–18 | 4–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | Archie Miller | Dayton | 1 | 16–15 | 9–9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | Fran McCaffery | Siena | 8 | 151–120 | 68–76 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | Mark Turgeon | Texas A&M | 7 | 157–81 | 49–30* | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | John Beilein | West Virginia | 11 | 248–143 | 111–87 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Michigan State | Tom Izzo | Michigan State (Asst.) | 23 | 574–225 | 269–122 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| Minnesota | Richard Pitino | Florida International | 5 | 90–78 | 31–59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | Tim Miles | Colorado State | 6 | 97–97 | 46–62 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | Chris Collins | Duke (Asst.) | 5 | 88–77 | 36–54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State | Chris Holtmann | Butler | 1 | 25–9 | 15–3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Penn State | Pat Chambers | Boston University | 7 | 113–122 | 38–87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Purdue | Matt Painter | Purdue (Assoc.) | 13 | 295–149 | 142–88 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Rutgers | Steve Pikiell | Stony Brook | 2 | 30–37 | 6–30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | Greg Gard | Wisconsin (Assoc.) | 3 | 57–36 | 31–23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
* Year at school includes 2017–18 season.
* Overall and Big Ten records are from time at current school and are through the end of the season.
* Turgeon's ACC conference record excluded since Maryland began Big Ten Conference play in 2014–15.
* Source:

## Preseason
### Preseason All-Big Ten

Prior to the conference's annual media day, unofficial awards and a poll were chosen by a panel of 28 writers, two for each team in the conference. Michigan State was a unanimous selection to win the conference, receiving all 28 votes. The Spartans' Miles Bridges was also a unanimous selection for Preseason Player of the Year.

#### Preseason conference poll

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Michigan State (28) |
| 2 | Purdue |
| 3 | Minnesota |
| 4 | Northwestern |
| 5 | Maryland |
| 5 | Michigan |
| 7 | Wisconsin |
| 8 | Iowa |
| 9 | Indiana |
| 10 | Penn State |
| 11 | Ohio State |
| 12 | Illinois |
| 13 | Nebraska |
| 14 | Rutgers |
| (first place votes) ||

#### Preseason All-Big Ten

On October 19, 2017, 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 | Miles Bridges, Michigan State |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Miles Bridges*, Michigan State |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Amir Coffey, Minnesota |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Vincent Edwards, Purdue |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Ethan Happ*, Wisconsin |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Justin Jackson, Maryland |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Scottie Lindsey, Northwestern |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Nate Mason, Minnesota |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Bryant McIntosh*, Northwestern |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Moritz Wagner, Michigan |
| Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Nick Ward, Michigan State |
| *Unanimous selections ||

### Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
| | Wooden | Naismith | Robertson | Cousy | Erving | Malone | Abdul-Jabbar | Olson |
| Jordan Bohannon, Iowa | | | | Y | | | | |
| Miles Bridges, Michigan State | Y | Y | Y | | Y | | | Y |
| Vincent Edwards, Purdue | Y | Y | | | Y | | | |
| Isaac Haas, Purdue | | | | | | | Y | |
| Ethan Happ, Wisconsin | Y | Y | Y | | | | Y | Y |
| Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State | Y | | | | | | | |
| Justin Jackson, Maryland | | Y | | | Y | | | |
| Nate Mason, Minnesota | Y | Y | | Y | | | | |
| Bryant McIntosh, Northwestern | Y | | | Y | | | | |
| Jordan Murphy, Minnesota | | | | | | Y | | |
| Moritz Wagner, Michigan | Y | Y | | | | Y | | |
| Nick Ward, Michigan State | | Y | | | | | | |

### Preseason national polls

| | AP | Athlon Sports | Bleacher Report | Blue Ribbon Yearbook | CBS Sports | Coaches | ESPN | Lindy's Sports | NBC Sports | SBNation | Sports Illustrated | USBWA |
| Illinois | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Indiana | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Iowa | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maryland | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 15 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 18 | | 17 |
| Nebraska | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern | 19 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
| Ohio State | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Purdue | 20 | 18 | | 14 | 24 | 21 | | | 25 | 21 | 17 | 18 |
| Rutgers | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Regular season
### 2017 ACC–Big Ten Challenge (ACC 11–3)

| Date | Time | ACC team | B1G team | Score | Location | Television | Attendance | Challenge leader |
| Nov 27 | 7:00 pm | Syracuse | Maryland | 72–70 | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York | ESPN2 | 20,852 | ACC (1–0) |
| Nov 27 | 9:00 pm | No. 18 Virginia | Wisconsin | 49–37 | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, Virginia | ESPN2 | 13,911 | ACC (2–0) |
| Nov 28 | 7:00 pm | Florida State | Rutgers | 78–73 | Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, New Jersey | ESPNU | 4,853 | ACC (3–0) |
| Nov 28 | 7:15 pm | Georgia Tech | Northwestern | 52–51 | McCamish Pavilion • Atlanta, Georgia | ESPN2 | 5,562 | ACC (4–0) |
| Nov 28 | 8:00 pm | No. 17 Louisville | Purdue | 66–57 | Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, Indiana | ESPN | 14,804 | ACC (4–1) |
| Nov 28 | 9:00 pm | Wake Forest | Illinois | 80–73 | LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, North Carolina | ESPN2 | 5,782 | ACC (5–1) |
| Nov 28 | 9:15 pm | Virginia Tech | Iowa | 79–55 | Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Virginia | ESPNU | 7,101 | ACC (6–1) |
| Nov 29 | 7:15 pm | Clemson | Ohio State | 79–65 | Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio | ESPN2 | 17,189 | ACC (7–1) |
| Nov 29 | 7:15 pm | NC State | Penn State | 85–78 | PNC Arena • Raleigh, North Carolina | ESPNU | 15,270 | ACC (8–1) |
| Nov 29 | 7:30 pm | No. 13 North Carolina | Michigan | 86–71 | Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ESPN | 19,036 | ACC (9–1) |
| Nov 29 | 9:00 pm | No. 10 Miami | No. 12 Minnesota | 86–81 | Williams Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota | ESPN2 | 14,625 | ACC (10–1) |
| Nov 29 | 9:15 pm | Boston College | Nebraska | 71–62 | Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, Nebraska | ESPNU | 10,742 | ACC (10–2) |
| Nov 29 | 9:30 pm | No. 1 Duke | Indiana | 91–81 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Indiana | ESPN | 17,222 | ACC (11–2) |
| Nov 30 | 7:00 pm | No. 5 Notre Dame | No. 3 Michigan State | 81–63 | Breslin Center • East Lansing, Michigan | ESPN | 14,797 | ACC (11–3) |
| Winners are in bold Game times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 27). Pittsburgh did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G. |||||||||
Source

### 2017 Gavitt Tipoff Games (Tied 4–4)

| Date | Time | Big East team | Big Ten team | Score | Location | Television | Attendance | Leader |
| Mon., Nov. 13 | 6:30 PM | Providence | No. 14 Minnesota | 86–74 | Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, RI | FS1 | 10,214 | Big Ten (1–0) |
| Tue., Nov. 14 | 8:30 PM | Marquette | No. 19 Purdue | 86–71 | BMO Harris Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI | FS1 | 13,307 | Big Ten (2–0) |
| Wed., Nov. 15 | 6:30 PM | No. 22 Seton Hall | Indiana | 84–68 | Prudential Center • Newark, NJ | FS1 | 8,452 | Big Ten (2–1) |
| Wed., Nov. 15 | 8:30 PM | Butler | Maryland | 79–65 | Xfinity Center • College Park, MD | FS1 | 16,317 | Big Ten (3–1) |
| Wed., Nov. 15 | 9:00 PM | Creighton | No. 20 Northwestern | 92–88 | Allstate Arena • Rosemont, IL | BTN | 6,384 | Big Ten (3–2) |
| Thu., Nov. 16 | 6:30 PM | St. John's | Nebraska | 79–56 | Carnesecca Arena • New York City, NY | FS1 | 4,652 | Tied (3–3) |
| Thu., Nov. 16 | 8:30 PM | No. 15 Xavier | Wisconsin | 80–70 | Kohl Center • Madison, WI | FS1 | 17,287 | Big East (4–3) |
| Fri., Nov. 17 | 8:30 PM | DePaul | Illinois | 82–73 | State Farm Center • Champaign, IL | BTN | 11,254 | Tied (4–4) |
| WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 13). Sources: Did not participate: Georgetown; Villanova (Big East); Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers (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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Indiana | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Iowa | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Iowa | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maryland | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maryland | C | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan | AP | RV | RV | RV | | | | RV | RV | | RV | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 7 | |
| Michigan | C | RV | | RV | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Michigan State | AP | 2 (13) | 2 (13) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 (19) | 2 (15) | 2 (15) | 1 (43) | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 (21) | 2 (19) | 2 (17) | 4 | 5 | |
| Michigan State | C | 2 (9) | 2 (9) | 5 | 3 | 3 (1) | 2 (10) | 2 (6) | 2 (5) | 1 (25) | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 (17) | 1 (20) | 2 (15) | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| Minnesota | AP | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Minnesota | C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | | | RV | | |
| Nebraska | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | | | |
| Northwestern | AP | 19 | 20 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern | C | 20 | 20 | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio State | AP | | | | | | | | | | RV | 22 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 17 | |
| Ohio State | C | | | | | | | | | | RV | 22 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 21 |
| Penn State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | | |
| Penn State | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV |
| Purdue | AP | 20 | 19 | 18 | RV | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
| Purdue | C | 21 | 21 | 16 | RV | 21 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Rutgers | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rutgers | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | AP | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | C | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 13, 2017 | Jordan Murphy, MINN | Luka Garza, IOWA |
| November 20, 2017 | Jordan Murphy (2), MINN | Darryl Morsell, MD |
| November 27, 2017 | Jordan Murphy (3), MINN | Jaren Jackson Jr., MSU |
| November 27, 2017 | Jordan Murphy (3), MINN | Brad Davison, WISC |
| December 4, 2017 | Isaac Haas, PUR | Kaleb Wesson, OSU |
| December 11, 2017 | Keita Bates-Diop, OSU | Jaren Jackson Jr. (2), MSU |
| December 18, 2017 | Juwan Morgan, IND | Geo Baker, RUT |
| December 26, 2017 | Miles Bridges, MSU | Trent Frazier, ILL |
| January 2, 2018 | Nick Ward, MSU | Luka Garza (2), IOWA |
| January 8, 2018 | Keita Bates-Diop (2), OSU | Bruno Fernando, MD |
| January 15, 2018 | Keita Bates-Diop (3), OSU | Jaren Jackson Jr. (3), MSU |
| January 22, 2018 | James Palmer Jr., NEB | Kaleb Wesson (2), OSU |
| January 22, 2018 | Carsen Edwards, PUR | Kaleb Wesson (2), OSU |
| January 29, 2018 | Vincent Edwards, PUR | Jaren Jackson Jr. (4), MSU |
| February 5, 2018 | Keita Bates-Diop (4), OSU | Isaiah Washington, MINN |
| February 12, 2018 | Miles Bridges (2), MSU | Trent Frazier (2), ILL |
| February 19, 2018 | Tony Carr, PSU | Bruno Fernando (2), MD |
| February 26, 2018 | Carsen Edwards (2), PUR | Brad Davison (2), WISC |

### Early season tournaments

Eleven of the 14 Big Ten teams participated in early season tournaments. Each team's finish is noted below. Illinois, Indiana, and Rutgers did not participate in a tournament. Eight Big Ten teams participated in the Gavitt Tip-Off Games against Big East Conference teams for the third consecutive year. All Big Ten teams participated in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge against Atlantic Coast Conference teams, the 19th year for the event.
| Team | Tournament | Finish |
| Iowa | Cayman Islands Classic | 7th |
| Maryland | Emerald Coast Classic | 3rd |
| Michigan | Maui Invitational | 5th |
| Michigan State | Phil Knight Invitational Victory Bracket | 1st |
| Minnesota | Barclays Center Classic | 2–0 |
| Nebraska | AdvoCare Invitational | 5th |
| Northwestern | Hall of Fame Tip Off Naismith Bracket | 2nd |
| Ohio State | Phil Knight Invitational Motion Bracket | 6th |
| Penn State | Legends Classic | 2nd |
| Purdue | Battle 4 Atlantis | 7th |
| Wisconsin | CBE Hall of Fame Classic | 4th |

### Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team played 18 conference games, and 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 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| vs. Indiana | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Iowa | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Maryland | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Michigan | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Michigan St | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Minnesota | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Nebraska | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Northwestern) | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Ohio State | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| vs. Penn State | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. Purdue | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| vs. Rutgers | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | – | 0–1 |
| vs. Wisconsin | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – |
| Total | 4–14 | 9–9 | 4–14 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 16–2 | 4–14 | 13–5 | 6–12 | 15–3 | 9–9 | 14–3 | 3–15 | 7–11 |
The Big Ten led the nation in attendance with an average of 12,197, outpacing the SEC (11,628), ACC (10,773), Big 12 (10,376) and Big East (10,371). Of the 351 schools that compete in Division I basketball, the Big Ten continues to have several of the top-30 school averages: Wisconsin (4th, 17,272), Indiana (10th, 15,590), Nebraska (11th, 15,492), Michigan State (14th, 14,797), Maryland (15th, 14,675), Purdue (17th, 14,343), Ohio State (21st, 13,495), Illinois (25th, 12,613), Iowa (28th, 12,026) and Minnesota (29th, 11,850).

## Honors and awards

On January 9, 2018, Keita Bates-Diop was recognized as the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association. On January 15, Purdue was named NCAA.com team of the Week. On February 26, Carsen Edwards was named NCAA.com National Player of the Week.

### All-Big Ten awards and teams

On February 26, 2018, the Big Ten announced most of its conference awards.
| Honor | Coaches | Media |
| Player of the Year | Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State | Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State |
| Coach of the Year | Chris Holtmann, Ohio State | Chris Holtmann, Ohio State |
| Freshman of the Year | Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State | Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State | Not Selected |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Duncan Robinson, Michigan | Not Selected |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State | Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Miles Bridges, Michigan State | Miles Bridges, Michigan State |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Tony Carr, Penn State | Tony Carr, Penn State |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Carsen Edwards, Purdue | Carsen Edwards, Purdue |
| All-Big Ten First Team | James Palmer Jr., Nebraska | Ethan Happ, Wisconsin |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Vincent Edwards, Purdue | Vincent Edwards, Purdue |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Ethan Happ, Wisconsin | Juwan Morgan, Indiana |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Juwan Morgan, Indiana | Jordan Murphy, Minnesota |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Jae'Sean Tate, Ohio State | James Palmer Jr., Nebraska |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Moritz Wagner, Michigan | Moritz Wagner, Michigan |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Anthony Cowan Jr., Maryland | Anthony Cowan Jr., Maryland |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Isaac Haas, Purdue | Isaac Haas, Purdue |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State | Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Jordan Murphy, Minnesota | Nick Ward, Michigan State |
| All-Big Ten Third Team | Cassius Winston, Michigan State | Cassius Winston, Michigan State |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, Michigan | Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, Michigan |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Leron Black, Illinois | Leron Black, Illinois |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Tyler Cook, Iowa | Jordan Bohannon, Iowa |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Isaac Copeland Jr., Nebraska | Tyler Cook, Iowa |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Kevin Huerter, Maryland | Isaac Copeland Jr., Nebraska |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Robert Johnson, Indiana | Trent Frazier, Illinois |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Nate Mason, Minnesota | Kevin Huerter, Maryland |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Dakota Mathias, Purdue | Nate Mason, Minnesota |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Lamar Stevens, Penn State | Dakota Mathias, Purdue |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Nick Ward, Michigan State | Bryant McIntosh |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not Selected | Dererk Pardon, Northwestern |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not Selected | Lamar Stevens, Penn State |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not Selected | Jae'Sean Tate, Ohio State |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Mike Watkins, Penn State | Mike Watkins, Penn State |
| All-Freshman Team | Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State | Not Selected |
| All-Freshman Team | Trent Frazier, Illinois | Not Selected |
| All-Freshman Team | Bruno Fernando, Maryland | Not Selected |
| All-Freshman Team | Kaleb Wesson, Ohio State | Not Selected |
| All-Freshman Team | Brad Davison, Wisconsin | Not Selected |
| All-Defensive Team | Anthony Cowan Jr., Maryland | Not Selected |
| All-Defensive Team | Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State | Not Selected |
| All-Defensive Team | Josh Reaves, Penn State | Not Selected |
| All-Defensive Team | Mike Watkins, Penn State | Not Selected |
| All-Defensive Team | Dakota Mathias, Purdue | Not Selected |

### USBWA

On March 6, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association released its 2017–18 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 13, 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

Keita Bates-Diop (1st team), Miles Bridges (2nd team) were selected as consensus 2018 All-American and Carsen Edwards earned several All- American recognitions. Edwards won the Jerry West Award.

## Postseason
### Big Ten tournament

| First round Wednesday, February 28 | First round Wednesday, February 28 | First round Wednesday, February 28 | Second round Thursday, March 1 | Second round Thursday, March 1 | Second round Thursday, March 1 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 2 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 2 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 2 | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 3 CBS | Semifinals Saturday, March 3 CBS | Semifinals Saturday, March 3 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 4 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 4 CBS | Championship Sunday, March 4 CBS |
| | | | | | | 1 | Michigan State | 63 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Maryland | 54 | 9 | Wisconsin | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Wisconsin | 59 | | | | | | 1 | Michigan State | 64 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Michigan | 75 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Nebraska | 58 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Michigan | 77* | 5 | Michigan | 77 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Iowa | 96 | 12 | Iowa | 71 | | | | | | | | 5 | Michigan | 75 |
| 13 | Illinois | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 3 | Purdue | 66 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Ohio State | 68 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Penn State | 65 | 7 | Penn State | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Northwestern | 57 | | | | | | 7 | Penn State | 70 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Purdue | 78 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Purdue | 82 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Indiana | 69 | 14 | Rutgers | 75 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Minnesota | 54 | 14 | Rutgers | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Rutgers | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period

### NCAA tournament

The winner of the Big Ten tournament, Michigan, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| Seed | Region | School | First Four | First round | Second round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 3 | West | Michigan | N/A | defeated (14) Montana 61–47 | defeated (6) Houston 64–63 | defeated (7) Texas A&M 99–72 | defeated (9) Florida State 58–54 | defeated (11) Loyola–Chicago 69–57 | eliminated by (1) Villanova 62–79 |
| 3 | Midwest | Michigan State | N/A | defeated (14) Bucknell 82–78 | eliminated by (11) Syracuse 53–55 | | | | |
| 5 | West | Ohio State | N/A | defeated (12) South Dakota State 81–73 | eliminated by (4) Gonzaga 84–90 | | | | |
| 2 | East | Purdue | N/A | defeated (15) Cal State Fullerton 74–58 | defeated (10) Butler 76–73 | eliminated by (3) Texas Tech 65–78 | | | |
| | | W–L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 4–0 (1.000) | 2–2 (.500) | 1–1 (.500) | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) | 0–1 (.000) Total: 9–4 (.692) |

### National Invitation tournament

Two Big Ten teams received invitations to the National Invitation Tournament: Nebraska and Penn State. Penn State won the championship.
| Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| 5 | Baylor | Nebraska | eliminated by Mississippi State 59–66 | | | | |
| 4 | Notre Dame | Penn State | defeated Temple 63–57 | defeated Notre Dame 73–63 | defeated Marquette 85–80 | defeated Mississippi State 75–60 | defeated Utah 82–66 |
| | | W–L (%): | 1–1 (.500) | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) Total: 5–1 (.833) |

### 2018 NBA draft

The following All-Big Ten selections were listed as seniors: Ohio State's Jae'Sean Tate, Purdue's Vincent Edwards and Isaac Haas. Additionally, Michigan State's Miles Bridges and Jaren Jackson Jr. announced that they would enter the draft and sign with an agent. Penn State's Tony Carr also announced he would enter the draft and sign with and agent. Moritz Wagner hired an agent. Several other players announced that they would test the draft process, but did not hire an agent, including Wisconsin's Ethan Happ, Purdue's Carsen Edwards, Nebraska's James Palmer Jr., Michigan State's Nick Ward, Michigan's Charles Matthews, and Indiana's Juwan Morgan. These players all withdrew from the draft and returned to school.
Four 2017–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season players were drafted in the first round of the 2018 draft (Jaren Jackson Jr. — 4th, Bridges — 12th, Kevin Huerter — 19th, Wagner — 25th) and eight were drafted overall in the draft (Justin Jackson — 43rd, Bates-Diop — 48th, Carr — 51st, Edwards — 52nd).
| Rnd. | Pick | Player | Pos. | Team | School |
| 1 | 4 | Jaren Jackson Jr. | PF | Memphis Grizzlies | Michigan State (Fr.) |
| 1 | 12 | Miles Bridges | SF | Los Angeles Clippers (from Detroit, traded to Charlotte) | Michigan State (So.) |
| 1 | 19 | Kevin Huerter | SG | Atlanta Hawks (from Minnesota) | Maryland (So.) |
| 1 | 25 | Moritz Wagner | PF | Los Angeles Lakers (from Cleveland via Portland and Cleveland) | Michigan (Jr.) |
| 2 | 43 | Justin Jackson | SF | Denver Nuggets (from L.A. Clippers via Philadelphia and New York, traded to Orlando) | Maryland (So.) |
| 2 | 48 | Keita Bates-Diop | SF | Minnesota Timberwolves | Ohio State (Jr.) |
| 2 | 51 | Tony Carr | PG | New Orleans Pelicans (from New Orleans via Miami, New Orleans and Chicago) | Penn State (So.) |
| 2 | 52 | Vincent Edwards | SF | Utah Jazz(traded to Houston) | Purdue (Sr.) |

#### Pre-draft trades

Before the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams below.
* ↑ January 29, 2018: Detroit Pistons to Los Angeles Clippers L.A. Clippers acquired Avery Bradley, Tobias Harris, Boban Marjanović, and a top-4 protected 2018 first-round pick Detroit acquired Blake Griffin, Brice Johnson, and Willie Reed
* ↑ February 10, 2015: Minnesota Timberwolves to Atlanta Hawks Atlanta acquired a lottery protected 2018 first-round pick Minnesota acquired Adreian Payne
* ↑ February 18, 2016: Cleveland Cavaliers to Portland Trail Blazers Portland acquired Anderson Varejão and a 2018 protected first-round pick Cleveland acquired a 2020 second-round pick January 6, 2017: Portland Trail Blazers to Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland reacquired their rights to that 2018 protected first-round pick (protections removed) Portland acquired a 2017 first-round pick February 8, 2018: Cleveland Cavaliers to Los Angeles Lakers L.A. Lakers acquired Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye and a top-3 protected 2018 first-round pick Cleveland acquired Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr.
* ↑ February 20, 2014: Los Angeles Clippers to Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia acquired Byron Mullens and a 2018 second-round pick (which would later be swapped with the New York Knicks) L.A. Clippers acquired a protected 2014 second-round pick (which ultimately wasn't conveyed)
* ↑ October 27, 2014: New York Knicks to Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia acquired Travis Outlaw, the right to swap 2018 second-round picks between New York and the L.A. Clippers, and a 2019 second-round pick New York acquired Arnett Moultrie
* ↑ February 8, 2018: Denver Nuggets to Dallas Mavericks (three-team trade with New York) Dallas acquired Doug McDermott and the Portland Trail Blazers' 2018 second-round pick from Dallas Denver acquired Devin Harris from Dallas and the L.A. Clippers' 2018 second-round pick from New York New York acquired Emmanuel Mudiay from Denver
* ↑ February 18, 2016: New Orleans Pelicans to Miami Heat Miami acquired a top-55 protected 2018 second-round pick New Orleans acquired Jarnell Stokes and cash considerations July 10, 2016: Miami Heat to New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans reacquired their own 2018 second-round pick (protections removed) Miami acquired Luke Babbitt September 1, 2017: New Orleans Pelicans to Chicago Bulls Chicago acquired Quincy Pondexter, a 2018 second-round pick, and cash considerations New Orleans acquired the player rights to Ater Majok
* ↑ February 1, 2018: New Orleans Pelicans to Chicago Bulls Chicago acquired Tony Allen, Jameer Nelson, Ömer Aşık, a top-5 protected 2018 first-round pick, and the rights to swap 2021 second-round picks New Orleans acquired Nikola Mirotić and reacquired their 2018 second-round pick once again

#### Draft-day trades

Draft-day trades occurred on June 21, 2018, the day of the draft.
* ↑ June 21, 2018: Charlotte Hornets to Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Clippers acquired Charlotte's first-round pick (No. 11 – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) Charlotte acquired the Los Angeles Clippers' first-round pick (No. 12 – Miles Bridges) and two future second-round selections
* ↑ June 21, 2018: Orlando Magic to Denver Nuggets Denver acquired Orlando's second-round pick (No. 41 – Jarred Vanderbilt) Orlando acquired Denver's second-round pick (No. 43 – Justin Jackson) and a future second-round selection
* ↑ June 21, 2018: Utah Jazz to Houston Rockets Houston acquired Utah's second-round pick Utah acquired cash considerations