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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 City.[1] 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.[2] As a result, the conference season began on December 1, 2017 and concluded on February 25, 2018.[2][3] Each team played one road game and one home conference game in the first week of December.[2] With a win over Wisconsin on February 25, 2018, Michigan State clinched the outright Big Ten championship, their eighth under Tom Izzo.[4]

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2017–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams14
TV partner(s)Big Ten Network, ESPN, Fox, FS1 CBS
2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Regular season championsMichigan State
  Runners-upPurdue and Ohio State
Season MVPKeita Bates-Diop, Ohio State
Top scorerKeita Bates-Diop
Tournament
VenueMadison Square Garden, New York City, New York
ChampionsMichigan
  Runners-upPurdue
Finals MVPMoritz Wagner
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2017–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Michigan State16–2 .88930–5  .857
No. 11 Purdue15–3 .83330–7  .811
No. 17 Ohio State15–3 .83325–9  .735
No. 7 Michigan †13–5 .72233–8  .805
Nebraska13–5 .72222–11  .667
Penn State9–9 .50026–13  .667
Indiana9–9 .50016–15  .516
Maryland8–10 .44419–13  .594
Wisconsin7–11 .38915–18  .455
Northwestern6–12 .33315–17  .469
Minnesota4–14 .22215–17  .469
Illinois4–14 .22214–18  .438
Iowa4–14 .22214–19  .424
Rutgers3–15 .16715–19  .441
† 2018 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] Penn State won the NIT championship.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10]

Head coaches

Coaching changes

On March 11, 2017, Illinois fired head coach John Groce.[11][12] On March 18, the school hired Brad Underwood as the new head coach.[13]

On March 16, 2017, Indiana fired Tom Crean after nine years as head coach.[14] On March 25, 2017, the school hired Archie Miller as head coach.[15][16]

On June 5, 2017, Ohio State announced that head coach Thad Matta would not return as head coach after 13 years in Columbus.[17] On June 9, the school hired Chris Holtmann as head coach.[18]

Coaches

More information Team, Head coach ...
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
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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:[19]

Preseason

Michigan State Jaren Jackson Jr. at the 2017 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

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.[20] Michigan State was a unanimous selection to win the conference, receiving all 28 votes.[21] The Spartans' Miles Bridges was also a unanimous selection for Preseason Player of the Year.[21]

Preseason conference poll

More information Rank, Team ...
Rank Team
1Michigan State (28)
2Purdue
3Minnesota
4Northwestern
5Maryland
5Michigan
7Wisconsin
8Iowa
9Indiana
10Penn State
11Ohio State
12Illinois
13Nebraska
14Rutgers
(first place votes)
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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.[22]

More information Honor, Recipient ...
Honor Recipient
Preseason Player of the Year Miles Bridges, Michigan State
Preseason All-Big Ten Team Miles Bridges*, Michigan State
Amir Coffey, Minnesota
Vincent Edwards, Purdue
Ethan Happ*, Wisconsin
Justin Jackson, Maryland
Scottie Lindsey, Northwestern
Nate Mason, Minnesota
Bryant McIntosh*, Northwestern
Moritz Wagner, Michigan
Nick Ward, Michigan State
*Unanimous selections
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Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Wooden Naismith Robertson Cousy West Erving Malone Abdul-Jabbar Olson Tisdale Notes
Jordan Bohannon, Iowa Green tickY [23]
Miles Bridges, Michigan State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY [24][25][26][27][28]
Vincent Edwards, Purdue Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY [25][27][28]
Isaac Haas, Purdue Green tickY [29]
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY [24][27][28][29]
Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State Green tickY [28]
Justin Jackson, Maryland Green tickY Green tickY [25][27]
Nate Mason, Minnesota Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY [23][27][28]
Bryant McIntosh, Northwestern Green tickY Green tickY [23][28]
Jordan Murphy, Minnesota Green tickY [30]
Moritz Wagner, Michigan Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY [27][28][30]
Nick Ward, Michigan State Green tickY [27]

Preseason national polls

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season § Pre-season_polls
More information Illinois, Indiana ...
AP[31] Athlon
Sports[32]		 Bleacher
Report[33]		 Blue Ribbon
Yearbook[34]		 CBS Sports[35] Coaches[36] ESPN[37] Lindy's
Sports[38]		 NBC Sports[39] SBNation[40] Sports
Illustrated[41]		 USBWA[42]
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State222242311321
Minnesota1516201813151022201817
Nebraska
Northwestern192425231420181521222220
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue201814242125211718
Rutgers
Wisconsin
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Regular season

2017 ACC–Big Ten Challenge (ACC 11–3)

More information Date, Time ...
Date Time ACC team B1G team Score Location Television Attendance Challenge
leader
Nov 277:00 pmSyracuseMaryland 72–70Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New YorkESPN220,852ACC (1–0)
9:00 pmNo. 18 VirginiaWisconsin 49–37John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VirginiaESPN213,911ACC (2–0)
Nov 287:00 pmFlorida StateRutgers78–73Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, New JerseyESPNU4,853ACC (3–0)
7:15 pmGeorgia TechNorthwestern 52–51McCamish Pavilion • Atlanta, GeorgiaESPN25,562ACC (4–0)
8:00 pmNo. 17 LouisvillePurdue 66–57Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IndianaESPN14,804ACC (4–1)
9:00 pmWake ForestIllinois80–73LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaESPN25,782ACC (5–1)
9:15 pmVirginia TechIowa 79–55Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, VirginiaESPNU7,101ACC (6–1)
Nov 297:15 pmClemsonOhio State79–65Value City Arena • Columbus, OhioESPN217,189ACC (7–1)
7:15 pmNC StatePenn State 85–78PNC Arena • Raleigh, North CarolinaESPNU15,270ACC (8–1)
7:30 pmNo. 13 North CarolinaMichigan86–71Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaESPN19,036ACC (9–1)
9:00 pmNo. 10 MiamiNo. 12 Minnesota 86–81Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MinnesotaESPN214,625ACC (10–1)
9:15 pmBoston CollegeNebraska71–62Pinnacle Bank Arena • Lincoln, NebraskaESPNU10,742ACC (10–2)
9:30 pmNo. 1 DukeIndiana 91–81Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IndianaESPN17,222ACC (11–2)
Nov 307:00 pmNo. 5 Notre DameNo. 3 Michigan State81–63Breslin Center • East Lansing, MichiganESPN14,797ACC (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.
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Source[43][44][45]

2017 Gavitt Tipoff Games (Tied 4–4)

More information Date, Time ...
Date Time Big East team Big Ten team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Mon., Nov. 136:30 PMProvidenceNo. 14 Minnesota86–74Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, RIFS110,214Big Ten (1–0)
Tue., Nov. 148:30 PMMarquetteNo. 19 Purdue86–71BMO Harris Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WIFS113,307Big Ten (2–0)
Wed., Nov. 156:30 PMNo. 22 Seton HallIndiana84–68Prudential Center • Newark, NJFS18,452Big Ten (2–1)
8:30 PMButlerMaryland79–65Xfinity Center • College Park, MDFS116,317Big Ten (3–1)
9:00 PMCreightonNo. 20 Northwestern92–88Allstate Arena • Rosemont, ILBTN6,384Big Ten (3–2)
Thu., Nov. 166:30 PMSt. John'sNebraska79–56Carnesecca Arena • New York City, NYFS14,652Tied (3–3)
8:30 PMNo. 15 XavierWisconsin80–70Kohl Center • Madison, WIFS117,287Big East (4–3)
Fri., Nov. 178:30 PMDePaulIllinois82–73State Farm Center • Champaign, ILBTN11,254Tied (4–4)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.
Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov 13). Sources:[46]
Did not participate: Georgetown; Villanova (Big East); Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers (Big Ten)
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Rankings

See also: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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
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19		Final
Illinois AP
C
Indiana AP
C
Iowa AP
C
Maryland AP RV RV RV RV
C RV RV RV
Michigan AP RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 25 24 20 22 17 15 7 7
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
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
C 15 15 15 12 15 RV
Nebraska AP RV RV RV
C RV RV RV
Northwestern AP 19 20 RV RV
C 20 20 RV
Ohio State AP RV 22 13 17 14 8 16 13 17 17
C RV 22 13 18 16 9 15 14 16 17 21
Penn State AP RV
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
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
C
Wisconsin AP RV RV
C RV RV RV
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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.

Kaleb Wesson
More information Week, Player of the week ...
Week Player of the week Freshman of the week
November 13, 2017[47] Jordan Murphy, MINN Luka Garza, IOWA
November 20, 2017[48] Jordan Murphy (2), MINN Darryl Morsell, MD
November 27, 2017[49] Jordan Murphy (3), MINN Jaren Jackson Jr., MSU
Brad Davison, WISC
December 4, 2017[50] Isaac Haas, PUR Kaleb Wesson, OSU
December 11, 2017[51] Keita Bates-Diop, OSU Jaren Jackson Jr. (2), MSU
December 18, 2017[52] Juwan Morgan, IND Geo Baker, RUT
December 26, 2017[53] Miles Bridges, MSU Trent Frazier, ILL
January 2, 2018[54] Nick Ward, MSU Luka Garza (2), IOWA
January 8, 2018[55] Keita Bates-Diop (2), OSU Bruno Fernando, MD
January 15, 2018[56] Keita Bates-Diop (3), OSU Jaren Jackson Jr. (3), MSU
January 22, 2018[57] James Palmer Jr., NEB Kaleb Wesson (2), OSU
Carsen Edwards, PUR
January 29, 2018[58] Vincent Edwards, PUR Jaren Jackson Jr. (4), MSU
February 5, 2018[59] Keita Bates-Diop (4), OSU Isaiah Washington, MINN
February 12, 2018[60] Miles Bridges (2), MSU Trent Frazier (2), ILL
February 19, 2018[61] Tony Carr, PSU Bruno Fernando (2), MD
February 26, 2018[62] Carsen Edwards (2), PUR Brad Davison (2), WISC
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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.

More information Team, Tournament ...
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
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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.

More information vs. Illinois, vs. Indiana ...
Illinois Indiana Iowa Maryland Michigan Michigan St Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Ohio St Penn St Purdue Rutgers Wisconsin
vs. Illinois –1–11–01–01–02–01–01–11–01–01–00–00–22–0
vs. Indiana 1–1–0–20–11–02–00–21–00–12–00–11–00–11–0
vs. Iowa 0–12–0–1–02–01–01–11–00–12–02–01–01–00–1
vs. Maryland 0–11–00–1–2–02–00–11–00–21–01–12–00–10–1
vs. Michigan 0–10–10–20–2–0–10–11–01–11–10–12–00–10–1
vs. Michigan St 0–20–20–10–21–0–0–10–10–11–00–10–10–20–2
vs. Minnesota 0–12–01–11–01–01–0–2–02–01–00–12–00–11–0
vs. Nebraska 1–10–10–10–10–11–00–2–0–11–01–11–00–20–2
vs. Northwestern) 0–11–01–12–01–11–00–21–0–1–01–11–01–01–1
vs. Ohio State 0–10–20–20–11–10–10–10–10–1–2–00–10–20–1
vs. Penn State 0–11–00–21–11–01–01–01–11–10–2–1–00–11–0
vs. Purdue 0–10–10–10–20–21–00–20–10–11–00–1–0–21–1
vs. Rutgers 2–01–00–11–01–02–01–02–00–12–01–02–0–0–1
vs. Wisconsin 0–20–11–01–01–02–00–12–01–11–00–11–11–0–
Total 4–149–94–148–1013–516–24–1413–56–1215–39–914–33–157–11
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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).[63]

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.[64] On January 15, Purdue was named NCAA.com team of the Week.[65] On February 26, Carsen Edwards was named NCAA.com National Player of the Week.[66]

All-Big Ten awards and teams

On February 26, 2018, the Big Ten announced most of its conference awards.[9]

More information Honor, Coaches ...
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
Miles Bridges, Michigan State Miles Bridges, Michigan State
Tony Carr, Penn State Tony Carr, Penn State
Carsen Edwards, Purdue Carsen Edwards, Purdue
James Palmer Jr., Nebraska Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
All-Big Ten Second Team Vincent Edwards, Purdue Vincent Edwards, Purdue
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin Juwan Morgan, Indiana
Juwan Morgan, Indiana Jordan Murphy, Minnesota
Jae'Sean Tate, Ohio State James Palmer Jr., Nebraska
Moritz Wagner, Michigan Moritz Wagner, Michigan
All-Big Ten Third Team Anthony Cowan Jr., Maryland Anthony Cowan Jr., Maryland
Isaac Haas, Purdue Isaac Haas, Purdue
Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State
Jordan Murphy, Minnesota Nick Ward, Michigan State
Cassius Winston, Michigan State Cassius Winston, Michigan State
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, Michigan Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, Michigan
Leron Black, Illinois Leron Black, Illinois
Tyler Cook, Iowa Jordan Bohannon, Iowa
Isaac Copeland Jr., Nebraska Tyler Cook, Iowa
Kevin Huerter, Maryland Isaac Copeland Jr., Nebraska
Robert Johnson, Indiana Trent Frazier, Illinois
Nate Mason, Minnesota Kevin Huerter, Maryland
Dakota Mathias, Purdue Nate Mason, Minnesota
Lamar Stevens, Penn State Dakota Mathias, Purdue
Nick Ward, Michigan State Bryant McIntosh
Not Selected Dererk Pardon, Northwestern
Not Selected Lamar Stevens, Penn State
Not Selected Jae'Sean Tate, Ohio State
Mike Watkins, Penn State Mike Watkins, Penn State
All-Freshman Team Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State Not Selected
Trent Frazier, Illinois
Bruno Fernando, Maryland
Kaleb Wesson, Ohio State
Brad Davison, Wisconsin
All-Defensive Team Anthony Cowan Jr., Maryland Not Selected
Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State
Josh Reaves, Penn State
Mike Watkins, Penn State
Dakota Mathias, Purdue
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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.[67]

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.[68]

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.[69] Edwards won the Jerry West Award.[70]

Postseason

Big Ten tournament

Main article: 2018 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament
First round
Wednesday, February 28		Second round
Thursday, March 1		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 2		Semifinals
Saturday, March 3
CBS		Championship
Sunday, March 4
CBS
1Michigan State63
8Maryland549Wisconsin60
9Wisconsin591Michigan State64
5Michigan75
4Nebraska58
5Michigan77*5Michigan77
12Iowa9612Iowa715Michigan75
13Illinois873Purdue66
2Ohio State68
7Penn State657Penn State69
10Northwestern577Penn State70
3Purdue78
3Purdue82
6Indiana6914Rutgers75
11Minnesota5414Rutgers76
14Rutgers65

* denotes overtime period

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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.

More information Seed, Region ...
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)
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National Invitation tournament

Main article: 2018 National Invitation Tournament

Two Big Ten teams received invitations to the National Invitation Tournament: Nebraska and Penn State.[7] Penn State won the championship.[8]

More information Seed, Bracket ...
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)
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2018 NBA draft

Main article: 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.[71][72][73] Penn State's Tony Carr also announced he would enter the draft and sign with and agent.[74] Moritz Wagner hired an agent.[75] Several other players announced that they would test the draft process, but did not hire an agent, including Wisconsin's Ethan Happ,[76] Purdue's Carsen Edwards,[77] Nebraska's James Palmer Jr.,[78] Michigan State's Nick Ward,[79] Michigan's Charles Matthews,[80] and Indiana's Juwan Morgan.[81] 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)[82] and eight were drafted overall in the draft (Justin Jackson — 43rd, Bates-Diop — 48th, Carr — 51st, Edwards — 52nd).[83][84]

More information Rnd., Pick ...
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,[A] traded to Charlotte)[a] Michigan State (So.)
1 19 Kevin Huerter SG Atlanta Hawks (from Minnesota)[B] Maryland (So.)
1 25 Moritz Wagner PF Los Angeles Lakers (from Cleveland via Portland and Cleveland)[C] Michigan (Jr.)
2 43 Justin Jackson SF Denver Nuggets (from L.A. Clippers via Philadelphia and New York,[D][E][F] traded to Orlando)[b] 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)[G][H] Penn State (So.)
2 52 Vincent Edwards SF Utah Jazz(traded to Houston)[c] Purdue (Sr.)
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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.

  1. [A]
    January 29, 2018: Detroit Pistons to Los Angeles Clippers[85]
  2. [B]
    February 10, 2015: Minnesota Timberwolves to Atlanta Hawks[87]
    • Atlanta acquired a lottery protected 2018 first-round pick
    • Minnesota acquired Adreian Payne
  3. [C]
    February 18, 2016: Cleveland Cavaliers to Portland Trail Blazers[88]
    • 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[89]
    • 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[90]
  4. [D]
    February 20, 2014: Los Angeles Clippers to Philadelphia 76ers[91]
    • 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)
  5. [E]
    October 27, 2014: New York Knicks to Philadelphia 76ers[92]
    • 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
  6. [F]
    February 8, 2018: Denver Nuggets to Dallas Mavericks (three-team trade with New York)[93]
  7. [G]
    February 18, 2016: New Orleans Pelicans to Miami Heat[96]
    • 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[97]
    • New Orleans reacquired their own 2018 second-round pick (protections removed)
    • Miami acquired Luke Babbitt
    September 1, 2017: New Orleans Pelicans to Chicago Bulls[98]
    • Chicago acquired Quincy Pondexter, a 2018 second-round pick, and cash considerations
    • New Orleans acquired the player rights to Ater Majok
  8. [H]
    February 1, 2018: New Orleans Pelicans to Chicago Bulls[99]

Draft-day trades

Draft-day trades occurred on June 21, 2018, the day of the draft.

  1. [a]
    June 21, 2018: Charlotte Hornets to Los Angeles Clippers[86]
    • 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
  2. [b]
    June 21, 2018: Orlando Magic to Denver Nuggets[94][95]
    • 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
  3. [c]
    June 21, 2018: Utah Jazz to Houston Rockets[100]
    • Houston acquired Utah's second-round pick
    • Utah acquired cash considerations

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