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2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Big Ten Network, ESPN, Fox, FS1 CBS
2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Regular season champions (shared)Michigan State and Purdue
Season MVPCassius Winston, Michigan State
Top scorerCarsen Edwards, Purdue
Tournament
ChampionsMichigan State
  Runners-upMichigan
Finals MVPCassius Winston
Basketball seasons
2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan State † 16 – 4   .800 32 – 7   .821
No. 13 Purdue 16 – 4   .800 26 – 10   .722
No. 8 Michigan 15 – 5   .750 30 – 7   .811
No. 21 Wisconsin 14 – 6   .700 23 – 11   .676
Maryland 13 – 7   .650 23 – 11   .676
Iowa 10 – 10   .500 23 – 12   .657
Minnesota 9 – 11   .450 22 – 14   .611
Ohio State 8 – 12   .400 20 – 15   .571
Indiana 8 – 12   .400 19 – 16   .543
Penn State 7 – 13   .350 14 – 18   .438
Illinois 7 – 13   .350 12 – 21   .364
Rutgers 7 – 13   .350 14 – 17   .452
Nebraska 6 – 14   .300 19 – 17   .528
Northwestern 4 – 16   .200 13 – 19   .406
† 2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Big Ten men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 6, 2018. The regular season ended on March 10, 2019.

The 2018–19 season marked the first time in Big Ten history that the teams played a 20-game conference schedule.[1] With a win over Northwestern on March 9, 2019, Purdue won a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, its conference-leading 24th championship.[2] Later that same day, Michigan State defeated Michigan to earn a share of the championship, marking back-to-back championships for the Spartans.[3] Due to tie-breaking rules,[4] Michigan State received the No. 1 seed for the Big Ten tournament.[5]

The Big Ten tournament returned to its more traditional Midwest roots and was held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.[6] The Tournament was held from March 13 through March 19, 2019. Michigan State won the Big Ten tournament championship, defeating Michigan for the third time on the season in the championship game.[7]

Michigan State guard Cassius Winston was named Big Ten Player of the Year.[8] Winston, Ethan Happ and Carsen Edwards were 2019 consensus All-Americans.[9] Purdue coach Matt Painter was named Big Ten Coach of the Year for the fourth time and NABC Coach of the Year.[8][10]

In addition to Michigan State, who received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the conference set a conference record by sending eight teams to the Tournament: Michigan, Purdue, Wisconsin, Maryland, Iowa, Minnesota, and Ohio State.[11][12] Michigan State advanced to the Final Four.[13] The conference also sent two schools to the National Invitation Tournament: Indiana and Nebraska.[14]

Following the season, Romeo Langford (14th overall), headlined a class of 6 Big Ten conference athletes that were drafted in the 2019 NBA draft. Michigan had two players drafted.[15]

Head coaches

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Coaching changes prior to the season

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There were no coaching changes following the 2017–18 season.

Coaches

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The following are the preseason coaching summaries for all conference teams entering the 114th season of Big Ten Conference men's basketball. The table includes former NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament champion coach Tom Izzo and former Big Ten Conference champion coaches Izzo, John Beilein and Matt Painter. 10 of the 14 coaches have had NCAA tournament appearances at their current school.[16]

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 2 14–18 4–14 0 0 0 0
Indiana Archie Miller Dayton 2 16–15 9–9 0 0 0 0
Iowa Fran McCaffery Siena 9 151–120 68–76 0 3 0 0
Maryland Mark Turgeon Texas A&M 8 157–81 49–30* 0 3 0 0
Michigan John Beilein West Virginia 12 248–143 111–87 2 8 2 0
Michigan State Tom Izzo Michigan State (Asst.) 24 574–225 269–122 8 21 7 1
Minnesota Richard Pitino Florida International 6 90–78 31–59 0 1 0 0
Nebraska Tim Miles Colorado State 7 97–97 46–62 0 1 0 0
Northwestern Chris Collins Duke (Asst.) 6 88–77 36–54 0 1 0 0
Ohio State Chris Holtmann Butler 2 25–9 15–3 0 1 0 0
Penn State Pat Chambers Boston University 8 113–122 38–87 0 0 0 0
Purdue Matt Painter Purdue (Assoc.) 14 295–149 142–88 2 10 0 0
Rutgers Steve Pikiell Stony Brook 3 30–37 6–30 0 0 0 0
Wisconsin Greg Gard Wisconsin (Assoc.) 4 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 2018–19 season.
  • Overall and Big Ten records are from time at current school and are through the beginning of the season.
  • Turgeon's ACC conference record excluded since Maryland began Big Ten Conference play in 2014–15.
  • Source:[17]

Preseason

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Big Ten players received significant preseason accolades. Carsen Edwards was named Preseason National Player of the Year by the Associated Press (AP) and Ethan Happ joined him on the preseason AP All-American team.[18]

Preseason All-Big Ten

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Prior to the conference's annual media day, unofficial awards and a preseason poll were chosen by a panel of 28 writers, two for each team in the conference. Michigan State was the consensus preseason selection to win the conference, receiving 22 of 28 first place votes.[19]

Rank Team
1 Michigan State (22)
2 Michigan (4)
3 Indiana (1)
4 Nebraska
5 Purdue (1)
6 Wisconsin
7 Maryland
8 Ohio State
9 Minnesota
10 Iowa
11 Penn State
12 Northwestern
13 Illinois
14 Rutgers
(first place votes)

On October 11, 2018, a panel of conference media selected a 10-member preseason All-Big Ten Team and Player of the Year. Junior Edwards who had averaged 18.5 points and tallied 97 three point shots as a sophomore was selected as player of the year. He and Happ were unanimous selections by the Big Ten Conference basketball media to the Preseason All-Big Ten team. Indiana and Michigan State each had two preseason All-Big Ten selections.[20][21]

Honor Recipient
Preseason Player of the Year Carsen Edwards*, Purdue
Preseason All-Big Ten Team Carsen Edwards, Purdue
Ethan Happ*, Wisconsin
Romeo Langford, Indiana
Juwan Morgan, Indiana
Anthony Cowan Jr., Maryland
Charles Matthews, Michigan
Nick Ward, Michigan State
Cassius Winston, Michigan State
Jordan Murphy, Minnesota
James Palmer Jr., Nebraska
*Unanimous selections

Preseason watchlists

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Several Big Ten players were selected to notable preseason watchlists.[18] Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Wooden Naismith Robertson Cousy West Erving Malone Abdul-Jabbar Olson Tisdale Notes
Carsen Edwards, Purdue Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY [22][23][24]
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY [22][23][25]
Romeo Langford, Indiana Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY [22][23][26]
Charles Matthews, Michigan Green tickY Green tickY [22][23]
Juwan Morgan, Indiana Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY [22][23][27]
Jordan Murphy, Minnesota Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY [22][23][27]
James Palmer Jr., Nebraska Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY [22][23][26]
Jalen Smith, Maryland Green tickY [25]
Lamar Stevens, Penn State Green tickY [28]
Nick Ward, Michigan State Green tickY Green tickY [22][25]
Aaron Wiggins, Maryland Green tickY [28]
Cassius Winston, Michigan State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY [22][23]

Preseason national polls

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Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season § Pre-season polls
Sporting News[29] AP Athlon
Sports[30] 		Bleacher
Report 		Blue Ribbon
Yearbook[31] 		CBS Sports[32] Coaches ESPN Lindy's
Sports[33] 		NBC Sports[34] SBNation[35] Sports
Illustrated[36] 		USBWA
Illinois
Indiana 23 25 25
Iowa
Maryland 21
Michigan 10 19 24 23 17 18 21 23 21 18
Michigan State 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 13 11 10
Minnesota
Nebraska 25 25
Northwestern
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue 24 19 22 17 22 20
Rutgers
Wisconsin

Five of the fourteen teams had multiple preseason publications name them as preseason top 25 seletions. Michigan and Michigan State were included in every publication that was found to publish a list during this season. Michigan State had several top ten selections. Purdue, Indiana, Nebraska and Maryland also had media support in preseason polls. Michigan's only top 10 selection was The Sporting News, which was also Maryland's only top 25 selection.

Regular season

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2018 ACC–Big Ten Challenge (Tied 7–7)

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Date Time ACC team B1G team Score Location Television Attendance Challenge
leader
Nov 26 7:00 pm Clemson Nebraska 68–66 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina ESPN2 6,974 B1G (1–0)
9:00 pm Boston College Minnesota 68–56 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN2 4,389 Tied (1–1)
Nov 27 7:00 pm Notre Dame Illinois 76–74 Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, Indiana ESPNU 8,053 ACC (2–1)
7:00 pm No. 13 Virginia Tech Penn State 63–62 Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, Pennsylvania ESPN2 8,373 Tied (2–2)
7:30 pm Louisville No. 9 Michigan State 82–78 OT KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, Kentucky ESPN 15,477 ACC (3–2)
9:00 pm NC State No. 22 Wisconsin 79–75 Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin ESPN2 17,012 Tied (3–3)
9:00 pm Pittsburgh No. 14 Iowa 69–68 Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, Iowa ESPNU 10,158 B1G (4–3)
9:30 pm No. 3 Duke Indiana 90–69 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina ESPN 9,314 Tied (4–4)
Nov 28 7:00 pm Miami Rutgers 57–54 Watsco Center • Coral Gables, Florida ESPNU 6,376 B1G (5–4)
7:00 pm Syracuse No. 16 Ohio State 72–62 Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio ESPN2 16,962 Tied (5–5)
7:30 pm No. 4 Virginia No. 24 Maryland 76–71 Xfinity Center • College Park, Maryland ESPN 17,950 ACC (6–5)
9:15 pm No. 15 Florida State No. 19 Purdue 73–72 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center • Tallahassee, Florida ESPN2 9,978 ACC (7–5)
9:15 pm Georgia Tech Northwestern 67–61 Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, Illinois ESPNU 6,378 ACC (7–6)
9:30 pm No. 11 North Carolina No. 7 Michigan 84–67 Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, Michigan ESPN 12,707 Tied (7–7)
Winners are in bold
Game times in EST
Wake Forest did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.

2018 Gavitt Tipoff Games (Big Ten 5–3)

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Date Time Big East team Big Ten team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Tue., Nov. 13 6:30 PM Xavier Wisconsin 77–68 Cintas Center • Cincinnati, OH FS1 10,312 Big Ten (1–0)
8:30 PM Georgetown Illinois 88–80 State Farm Center • Champaign, IL FS1 14,656 Tied (1–1)
Wed., Nov. 14 6:30 PM No. 8 Villanova No. 18 Michigan 73–46 Finneran Pavilion • Villanova, PA FS1 6,501 Big Ten (2–1)
7:30 PM Seton Hall Nebraska 80–57 Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, NE BTN 15,713 Big Ten (3–1)
8:30 PM No. 24 Marquette Indiana 96–73 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN FS1 17,222 Big Ten (4–1)
Thu., Nov. 15 7:00 PM Creighton Ohio State 69–60 CHI Health Center Omaha • Omaha, NE FS1 17,146 Big Ten (5–1)
9:00 PM DePaul Penn State 72–70 OT Wintrust Arena • Chicago, IL FS1 3,926 Big Ten (5–2)
Fri., Nov. 16 7:00 PM St. John's Rutgers 84–65 Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, NJ BTN 7,102 Big Ten (5–3)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.
Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 12).
Did not participate: Butler; Providence (Big East); Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue (Big Ten)

Rankings

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See also: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Weekly sourced rankings can be found at the above article. Several Big Ten teams were among the preseason ranked teams in both the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. Michigan State, Michigan, Purdue and Nebraska were ranked in at least one poll, while Indiana, Maryland and Wisconsin also received votes.[37][38] After the regular season Michigan State, Michigan (both top 10), Purdue and Wisconsin were in the AP Poll.[39] After the season the final Coaches Poll was published they continued to be ranked as was Maryland and Iowa, Minnesota and Ohio State received votes.[40]

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/
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2		 Wk
3		 Wk
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20		 Final
Illinois AP
C
Indiana AP RV RV RV RV RV 25T 22 23 21 22 25
C RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 22 24 25 RV
Iowa AP 20 14 18 22 23 24 24 RV 23 19 RV 20 21 21 22 n/a
C 22 15 19 21 24 21 20T 25 24 21 25 20 17 19 21 RV RV
Maryland AP RV RV RV 24 23 RV RV RV 19 13 21 24 24 24 17 24 21 RV n/a
C RV RV RV 23 23 24 RV 22 16 24 RV 25 25T 20 24 21 RV 22
Michigan AP 19 18 9 7 5 5(1) 4(1) 2(9) 2(9) 2(9) 2(9) 5 5 7 6 7 9 7 10 8 n/a
C 18 8 5 5(1) 5(3) 5(3) 4(4) 4(4) 4(6) 4(6) 6 5 7 7 7 10 7 11 8 11
Michigan State AP 10 11 11 9 10 9 10 8 8 6 6 6 (2) 6 9 11 10 6 9 6 5 n/a
C 10 11 8 10 9 8 7 7 5 6 5 8 11 12 11 8 11 7 6 3
Minnesota AP RV RV RV RV RV RV n/a
C RV RV RV RV RV
Nebraska AP RV RV RV RV 24 RV 25 RV 24 RV RV RV RV
C 25 24 RV 25 25 22 23 23T RV RV RV
Northwestern AP
C
Ohio State AP RV 23 16 19 15 15 13 14 16 RV n/a
C 23 16 17 14 14 11 12 17 RV RV RV
Penn State AP
C
Purdue AP 24 23 24 16 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 17 15 12 15 14 11 13 13 n/a
C 22 19 16 24 RV RV RV RV RV 18 15 11 13 12 9 12 13 8
Rutgers AP
C
Wisconsin AP RV RV 25 22 12 16 16 15 22 RV RV RV 24 19 20 22 19 21 19 21 n/a
C RV RV 22 16 19 17 16 23T RV RV RV 23 19 23 23 18 21 19 21 24

Player of the week

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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. On December 18, Juwan Morgan earned United States Basketball Writers Association National Player of the Week recognition.[41]

Kaleb Wesson
Week Player of the week Freshman of the week
November 12, 2018[42] Carsen Edwards, PUR Jalen Smith, MD
Ethan Happ, WISC
November 19, 2018[43] Ethan Happ (2), WISC Romeo Langford, IND
November 26, 2018[44] Cassius Winston, MSU Gabe Kalscheur, MINN
Ethan Happ (3), WISC
December 3, 2018[45] Jordan Poole, MICH Iggy Brazdeikis, MICH
December 10, 2018[46] Carsen Edwards (2), PUR Romeo Langford (2), IND
Ethan Happ (4), WISC Iggy Brazdeikis (2), MICH
December 17, 2018[47] Juwan Morgan, IND Jalen Smith (2), MD
December 24, 2018[48] Kaleb Wesson, OSU Daniel Oturu, MINN
December 31, 2018[49] Cassius Winston (2), MSU Iggy Brazdeikis (3), MICH
January 7, 2019[50] Nick Ward, MSU Romeo Langford (3), IND
January 14, 2019[51] Bruno Fernando, MD Romeo Langford (4), IND
January 21, 2019[52] Cassius Winston (3), MSU Joe Wieskamp, IOWA
January 28, 2019[53] Cassius Winston (4), MSU Iggy Brazdeikis (4), MICH
Jordan Murphy, MINN
February 4, 2019[54] Carsen Edwards (3), PUR Joe Wieskamp (2), IOWA
February 11, 2019[55] Giorgi Bezhanishvili, ILL Ayo Dosunmu, ILL
February 18, 2019[56] Jordan Murphy (2), MINN Ayo Dosunmu (2), ILL
February 25, 2019[57] Cassius Winston (5), MSU Daniel Oturu (2), MINN
March 4, 2019[58] Amir Coffey, MINN Ron Harper Jr., RUT
March 10, 2019[59] Juwan Morgan (2), IND Jalen Smith (3), MD
Amir Coffey (2), MINN

Early season tournaments

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11 of the 14 Big Ten teams participated in early season tournaments. Each team's finish is noted below. Indiana, Ohio State, and Rutgers did not participate in a tournament.[60] Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, and Wisconsin participated in the Gavitt Tip-Off Games against Big East Conference teams for a fourth consecutive year. The result was a 5–3 victory for the Big Ten.[61][62] All Big Ten teams also participated in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge against Atlantic Coast Conference teams, the 20th year for the event. The 2018 results were a 7–7 tie.[63]

Team Tournament Finish
Illinois Maui Invitational 8th
Iowa 2K Sports Classic 1st
Maryland Veterans Classic[64] 1–0
Michigan Hall of Fame Tip-Off 1st
Michigan State Las Vegas Invitational 1st
Minnesota Vancouver Showcase 3–0
Nebraska CBE Hall of Fame Classic 2nd
Northwestern Wooden Legacy 5th
Purdue Charleston Classic 2nd
Penn State Cancún Challenge 2nd
Wisconsin Battle 4 Atlantis 2nd

ACC–Big Ten Challenge

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Date Time ACC team B1G team Score Location Television Attendance Challenge
leader
Nov 26 7:00 pm Clemson Nebraska 68–66 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina ESPN2 6,974 B1G (1–0)
9:00 pm Boston College Minnesota 68–56 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN2 4,389 Tied (1–1)
Nov 27 7:00 pm Notre Dame Illinois 76–74 Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, Indiana ESPNU 8,053 ACC (2–1)
7:00 pm No. 13 Virginia Tech Penn State 63–62 Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, Pennsylvania ESPN2 8,373 Tied (2–2)
7:30 pm Louisville No. 9 Michigan State 82–78 OT KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, Kentucky ESPN 15,477 ACC (3–2)
9:00 pm NC State No. 22 Wisconsin 79–75 Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin ESPN2 17,012 Tied (3–3)
9:00 pm Pittsburgh No. 14 Iowa 69–68 Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, Iowa ESPNU 10,158 B1G (4–3)
9:30 pm No. 3 Duke Indiana 90–69 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina ESPN 9,314 Tied (4–4)
Nov 28 7:00 pm Miami Rutgers 57–54 Watsco Center • Coral Gables, Florida ESPNU 6,376 B1G (5–4)
7:00 pm Syracuse No. 16 Ohio State 72–62 Value City Arena • Columbus, Ohio ESPN2 16,962 Tied (5–5)
7:30 pm No. 4 Virginia No. 24 Maryland 76–71 Xfinity Center • College Park, Maryland ESPN 17,950 ACC (6–5)
9:15 pm No. 15 Florida State No. 19 Purdue 73–72 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center • Tallahassee, Florida ESPN2 9,978 ACC (7–5)
9:15 pm Georgia Tech Northwestern 67–61 Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, Illinois ESPNU 6,378 ACC (7–6)
9:30 pm No. 11 North Carolina No. 7 Michigan 84–67 Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, Michigan ESPN 12,707 Tied (7–7)
Winners Are In Bold
Game times in EST
Wake Forest did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.

Gavitt Tipoff Games

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Date Time Big East team Big Ten team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Tue., Nov. 13 6:30 PM Xavier Wisconsin 77–68 Cintas Center • Cincinnati, OH FS1 10,312 Big Ten (1–0)
8:30 PM Georgetown Illinois 88–80 State Farm Center • Champaign, IL FS1 14,656 Tied (1–1)
Wed., Nov. 14 6:30 PM No. 8 Villanova No. 18 Michigan 73–46 Finneran Pavilion • Villanova, PA FS1 6,501 Big Ten (2–1)
7:30 PM Seton Hall Nebraska 80–57 Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, NE BTN 15,713 Big Ten (3–1)
8:30 PM No. 24 Marquette Indiana 96–73 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN FS1 17,222 Big Ten (4–1)
Thu., Nov. 15 7:00 PM Creighton Ohio State 69–60 CHI Health Center Omaha • Omaha, NE FS1 17,146 Big Ten (5–1)
9:00 PM DePaul Penn State 72–70 OT Wintrust Arena • Chicago, IL FS1 3,926 Big Ten (5–2)
Fri., Nov. 16 7:00 PM St. John's Rutgers 84–65 Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, NJ BTN 7,102 Big Ten (5–3)
Winners Are In Bold.
Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 12).
Did not participate: Butler; Providence (Big East); Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue (Big Ten)

Conference matrix

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This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 20 conference games, and at least one game against each opponent. The 2018–19 season marked the first time in Big Ten history that the teams played a 20-game conference schedule.[1] The new schedule included a regional component to increase the frequency of games among teams in similar areas. Over the course of a six-year cycle (12 playing opportunities), in-state rivals will play each other 12 times, regional opponents will play 10 times, and all other teams will play nine times.[1] Three in-state series will be guaranteed home-and-homes: Illinois and Northwestern, Indiana and Purdue, and Michigan and Michigan State will always play twice.[65] The conference opponent list was released on April 19, 2018.[66]

Illinois Indiana Iowa Maryland Michigan Michigan St Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Ohio St Penn St Purdue Rutgers Wisconsin
vs. Illinois – 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–0
vs. Indiana 0–2 – 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–1
vs. Iowa 0–1 0–2 – 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0
vs. Maryland 1–0 0–1 0–1 – 2–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1
vs. Michigan 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 – 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1
vs. Michigan St 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 – 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–1
vs. Minnesota 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 – 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
vs. Nebraska 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 – 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0
vs. Northwestern 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 – 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0
vs. Ohio State 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 – 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0
vs. Penn State 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 – 2–0 1–1 2–0
vs. Purdue 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–2 – 0–1 0–1
vs. Rutgers 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 – 1–0
vs. Wisconsin 0–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 –
Total 7–13 8–12 10–10 13–7 15–5 16–4 9–11 6–14 4–16 8–12 7–13 16–4 7–13 14–6

The Big Ten led the nation in average attendance with 12,691 patrons, outpacing the SEC (11,527), ACC (10,912), Big 12 (10,170) and Big East (9,999). Of the 351 schools that host Division I basketball competition, Wisconsin (5th, 17,170), Nebraska (10th, 15,341), Indian (12th, 15,206), Michigan State (13th, 14,797), Purdue (14th, 14,467), Maryland (18th, 14,009), Ohio State (19th, 13,922), Iowa (23rd, 12,869), Michigan (24th, 12,505), and Illinois (25th, 12,456) were all among the top 25 in attendance.[67] It marked the 43rd consecutive season that the Big Ten has led the nation in attendance.[68]

Honors and awards

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All-Big Ten awards and teams

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On March 11, 2019, the Big Ten announced most of its conference awards, with separate slates of awards from the media and the coaches.[8] Cassius Winston was selected as Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year. Winston and Carsen Edwards were unanimous first team All-Big Ten selections by both the coaches and the media. Purdue coach Matt Painter was named Big Ten Coach of the Year for the fourth time, which tied him for third most in conference history behind Gene Keady and Bobby Knight, with 7 and 5, respectively.[8][10]

Honor Coaches Media
Player of the Year Cassius Winston, Michigan State Cassius Winston, Michigan State
Coach of the Year Matt Painter, Purdue Matt Painter, Purdue
Freshman of the Year Ignas Brazdeikis, Michigan Ignas Brazdeikis, Michigan
Defensive Player of the Year Josh Reaves, Penn State Not Selected
Sixth Man of the Year Xavier Tillman, Michigan State Not Selected
All-Big Ten First Team Carsen Edwards, Purdue Carsen Edwards, Purdue
Bruno Fernando, Maryland Bruno Fernando, Maryland
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
Lamar Stevens, Penn State Jordan Murphy, Minnesota
Cassius Winston, Michigan State Cassius Winston, Michigan State
All-Big Ten Second Team Ignas Brazdeikis, Michigan Ignas Brazdeikis, Michigan
Anthony Cowan Jr., Maryland Tyler Cook, Iowa
Romeo Langford, Indiana Anthony Cowan Jr., Maryland
Jordan Murphy, Minnesota Zavier Simpson, Michigan
Zavier Simpson, Michigan Lamar Stevens, Penn State
All-Big Ten Third Team Jordan Bohannon, Iowa Amir Coffey, Minnesota
Amir Coffey, Minnesota Romeo Langford, Indiana
Tyler Cook, Iowa Juwan Morgan, Indiana
James Palmer Jr., Nebraska James Palmer Jr., Nebraska
Nick Ward, Michigan State Nick Ward, Michigan State
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Geo Baker, Rutgers Geo Baker, Rutgers
Ryan Cline, Purdue Jordan Bohannon, Iowa
Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois Ryan Cline, Purdue
Kenny Goins, Michigan State Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois
Matt McQuaid, Michigan State Trent Frazier, Illinois
Juwan Morgan, Indiana Luka Garza, Iowa
Dererk Pardon, Northwestern Kenny Goins, Michigan State
Jordan Poole, Michigan Matt Haarms, Purdue
Jon Teske, Michigan Vic Law, Northwestern
Kaleb Wesson, Ohio State Matt McQuaid, Michigan State
Not Selected Charles Matthews, Michigan
Eugene Omoruyi, Rutgers
Dererk Pardon, Northwestern
Jordan Poole, Michigan
Josh Reaves, Penn State
Jon Teske, Michigan
D'Mitrik Trice, Wisconsin
Kaleb Wesson, Ohio State
All-Freshman Team Ignas Brazdeikis, Michigan Not Selected
Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois
Romeo Langford, Indiana
Jalen Smith, Maryland
Joe Wieskamp, Iowa
All-Defensive Team Nojel Eastern, Purdue Not Selected
Bruno Fernando, Maryland
Matt McQuaid, Michigan State
Josh Reaves, Penn State
Zavier Simpson, Michigan

USBWA

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On March 12, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association released its 2018–19 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.[69]

NABC

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The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced their Division I All-District teams on March 21, 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.[70]

Other awards

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Happ, Edwards and Winston were 2019 consensus All-Americans (second team).[9] Brazdeikis was an Associated Press All-American honorable mention selection.[71] Matt Painter was named NABC Coach of the Year.[10]

Postseason

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Big Ten tournament

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Main article: 2019 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament

Michigan State emerged as the champion of the 2019 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament by defeating in-state rival Michigan 65–60 in the championship game.[72] As the top seed,[4][73] their path included a double bye and victories over Ohio State and Wisconsin.[5]

First round
Wednesday, March 13
BTN		Second round
Thursday, March 14
BTN		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 15
BTN		Semifinals
Saturday, March 16
CBS		Championship
Sunday, March 17
CBS
1Michigan State77
8Ohio State798Ohio State70
9Indiana751Michigan State67
4Wisconsin55
4Wisconsin66
5Maryland6113Nebraska62
12Rutgers6113Nebraska691Michigan State65
13Nebraska683Michigan60
2Purdue73
7Minnesota77*7Minnesota75
10Penn State727Minnesota49
3Michigan76
3Michigan74
6Iowa836Iowa53
11Illinois74*11Illinois62
14Northwestern69

* denotes overtime period

NCAA tournament

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Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The winner of the Big Ten tournament, Michigan State, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Eight Big Ten teams received bids to the NCAA tournament, the most of any conference in the tournament and the most in the conference's history.[11][12] Seven teams reaching the round of 32 established another conference record.[74] Michigan State reached the final four for the 10th time.[13] In the postseason, the Big Ten had a 13–8 record in the NCAA tournament.[74]

Seed Region School First Four First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship
2 East Michigan State N/A defeated (15) Bradley 76–65 defeated (10) Minnesota 70–50 defeated (3) LSU 80–63 defeated (1) Duke 68–67 lost to (3 W) Texas Tech 51–61
2 West Michigan N/A defeated (15) Montana 74–55 defeated (10) Florida 64–49 lost to (3) Texas Tech 44–63
3 South Purdue N/A defeated (14) Old Dominion 61–48 defeated (6) Villanova 87–61 defeated (2) Tennessee 99–94OT lost to (1) Virginia 75–80OT
5 South Wisconsin N/A lost to (12) Oregon 54–72
6 East Maryland N/A defeated (11) Belmont 79–77 lost to (3) LSU 67–69
10 East Minnesota N/A defeated (7) Louisville 86–76 lost to (2) Michigan State 50–70
10 South Iowa N/A defeated (7) Cincinnati 79–72 lost to (2) Tennessee 77–83OT
11 Midwest Ohio State N/A defeated (6) Iowa State 20–14 lost to (3) Houston 59–74
W–L (%): 0–0 (–) 7–1 (.875) 3–4 (.429) 2–1 (.667) 1–1 (.500) 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) Total: 13–8 (.619)

National Invitation Tournament

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Main article: 2019 National Invitation Tournament

Two Big Ten teams received invitations to the National Invitation Tournament.[14] The conference had a 3–2 record in the NIT tournament.[74]

Seed Bracket School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Indiana Indiana defeated (8) Saint Francis (PA) 89–72 defeated (5) Arkansas 63–60 lost to (6) Wichita State 63–73
4 TCU Nebraska defeated (5) Butler 80–76 lost to (1) TCU 72–88
W–L (%): 2–0 (1.000) 1–1 (.500) 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) Total: 3–2 (.600)

2019 NBA draft

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Main article: 2019 NBA draft

Six players were drafted from Big Ten teams during the 2019 NBA draft. Two players were drafted from Michigan and two were drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers.[15]

Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club B1G team
1 14 14 Romeo Langford Boston Celtics(from Sacramento via Philadelphia)[A] Indiana
1 28 28 Jordan Poole Golden State Warriors Michigan
2 3 33 Carsen Edwards Philadelphia 76ers(from Cleveland via New York and Orlando;[B][C][D] traded to Boston)[a] Purdue
2 4 34 Bruno Fernando Philadelphia 76ers (from Chicago via L.A. Lakers;[E] traded to Atlanta)[i] Maryland
2 15 45 Isaiah Roby Detroit Pistons(from Detroit via Oklahoma City and Boston;[F] traded to Dallas)[ii] Nebraska
2 17 47 Ignas Brazdeikis Sacramento Kings(from Orlando via New York;[C][G] traded to New York)[b] Michigan

Pre-draft trades

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Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams below.

  1. ^ July 10, 2015: Sacramento Kings to Philadelphia 76ers[75] June 23, 2016: Philadelphia 76ers to Boston Celtics[76]
    • Boston acquired a 2017 first-round pick (No. 3 - Jayson Tatum) and a 2019 first-round pick
    • Philadelphia acquired a 2017 first-round pick (No. 1 - Markelle Fultz)
  2. ^ January 5, 2015: Cleveland Cavaliers to New York Knicks (three-team trade with Oklahoma City)[77]
  3. ^ a b July 9, 2015: New York Knicks to Orlando Magic[78]
    • Orlando acquired cash considerations and the right to swap 2019 second-round picks between New York and Orlando
    • New York Knicks acquired Kyle O'Quinn via a sign-and-trade deal
  4. ^ February 7, 2019: Orlando Magic to Philadelphia 76ers[79]
  5. ^ July 7, 2016: Chicago Bulls to Los Angeles Lakers[81]
    • Los Angeles Lakers acquired José Calderón and two future second-round picks
    • Chicago acquired the draft rights to Ater Majok
    July 6, 2018: Los Angeles Lakers to Philadelphia 76ers[82]
    • Philadelphia acquired cash considerations and a 2019 second-round pick
    • Los Angeles Lakers acquired Isaac Bonga
  6. ^ February 19, 2015: Detroit Pistons to Oklahoma City Thunder (three-team trade with Utah)[85] July 14, 2015: Oklahoma City Thunder to Boston Celtics[86]
    • Boston acquired Perry Jones III, a 2019 second-round pick, and cash considerations
    • Oklahoma City acquired a 2018 second-round pick
    July 7, 2017: Boston Celtics to Detroit Pistons[87]
  7. ^ July 14, 2017: New York Knicks to Sacramento Kings[89]
    • Sacramento acquired a 2019 second-round pick and cash considerations
    • New York acquired the rights to hire Scott Perry as general manager

Draft-day trades

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Draft-day trades were made on June 20, 2019, the day of the draft.

  1. ^ June 20, 2019: Boston Celtics to Philadelphia 76ers[80]
    • Philadelphia acquired Boston's first-round pick (No. 20 - Matisse Thybulle)
    • Boston acquired Philadelphia's first- and second-round picks (No. 24 - Ty Jerome and No. 33 - Carsen Edwards)
  2. ^ June 20, 2019: Sacramento Kings to New York Knicks[90][91]
    • New York acquired Sacramento's second-round pick (No. 47 - Ignas Brazdeikis)
    • Sacramento acquired New York's second-round pick (No. 55 - Kyle Guy) and cash considerations

Post-draft trades

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The following trades were reportedly agreed prior to and on the day of the draft and were completed at a later date. Due to salary cap reasons, most of these trades were officially announced on July 6, after the NBA moratorium period ended.

  1. ^ July 6, 2019: Philadelphia 76ers to Atlanta Hawks[83][84]
    • Atlanta acquired a 2019 second-round pick (No. 34 - Bruno Fernando)
    • Philadelphia acquired a 2019 second-round pick (No. 57 - Jordan Bone) and two future second-round picks
  2. ^ June 27, 2019: Dallas Mavericks to Detroit Pistons[88]
    • Detroit acquired a 2019 second-round pick (No. 37 - Deividas Sirvydis)
    • Dallas acquired a 2019 second-round pick (No. 45 - Isaiah Roby) and two future-second round picks

Coaching changes following the season

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Following the season, Fred Hoiberg was named coach of Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball where his grandfather, Jerry Bush, had coached for nine years and in Lincoln, Nebraska where he was born.[92] Following the season, Juwan Howard was named coach of Michigan Wolverines men's basketball where he had been an All-American in 1994 as a player.[93]

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