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2024–25 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Season
The 2024–25 Big Ten men's basketball season was for the Big Ten Conference in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The basketball teams began practicing in October 2024, followed by the start of the season in November 2024. The regular season concluded on March 9, 2025. This was the conference's first season with 18 teams, as four schools joined the conference in 2024: Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington. Each team played 20 regular season conference games, seven opponents only at home, seven others only on the road, and a home-and-home with three opposing schools. With a loss by Michigan on March 5, 2025, Michigan State secured at least a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, their first since 2020. On March 6, the Spartans secured the outright regular season championship with a win over Iowa, their first outright championship since 2018. Purdue point guard Braden Smith was named the Big Ten Player of the Year and Michigan State head coach Tom Iz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest division of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athletic powers, with large budgets, more elaborate facilities and more athletic scholarships than Division II and Division III as well as many smaller schools committed to the highest level of intercollegiate competition. This level was previously called the University Division of the NCAA, in contrast to the lower-level College Division; these terms were replaced with numeric divisions in 1973. The University Division was renamed Division I, while the College Division was split in two; the College Division members that offered scholarships or wanted to compete against those who did became Division II, while those who did not want to offer scholarships became Division III. For college football only, D-I schools are further divided into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oregon Ducks Men's Basketball
The Oregon Ducks men's basketball team is an college basketball, intercollegiate basketball program that competes in the NCAA Division I and is a member of the Big Ten Conference, representing the University of Oregon. The Ducks play their home games at Matthew Knight Arena, which has a capacity of 12,364. Then coached by Howard Hobson, Oregon won the first NCAA men's basketball national championship in 1939. They again reached the Final Four in 2017 under head coach Dana Altman, marking the longest span between appearances in NCAA history (79 years). The Ducks have made the NCAA tournament 19 times, and have won eight conference championships. History Early years The University of Oregon men's basketball team played its first season in 1902–03 with Charles Burden as the head coach. Only two games were played that season, both against Corvallis State Agricultural College, now known as Oregon State Beavers men's basketball, Oregon State. Oregon lost both games, losing the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Illini were led by eighth-year head coach Brad Underwood. The Illini played their home games at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Illini opened their season just outside of the preseason rankings and defeated the Eastern Illinois Panthers 112–67, led by a 31 point scoring performance from freshman Will Riley. Previous season The Fighting Illini finished the 2023–24 season 29–9, 14–6 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. They defeated Ohio State, Nebraska, and Wisconsin to win the Big Ten tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the East region. They beat Morehead State and Duquesne to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2005. There they def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball national champion for the 2024–25 season. The 86th annual edition of the tournament began on March 18, 2025, and concluded on April 7 with the championship game at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) broke the record for the most bids earned to the tournament, with 14 of the 16 teams qualifying. Each regional final game had an SEC team playing. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) had historic lows, with only four teams earning bids, the smallest percentage of the conference since tournament expansion in 1975. Big South champion High Point, Big West champion UC San Diego, Ohio Valley champion SIU Edwardsville, and Summit League champion Omaha made their tournament debuts. ASUN champion Lipscomb made its second-ever appearance, its first since 2018. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2025 Big Ten men's basketball tournament (branded as the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament for sponsorship reasons) was a postseason men's basketball Big Ten men's basketball tournament, tournament for the Big Ten Conference in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament took place from March 12–16, 2025 and was held at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana. As the tournament winner, Michigan Wolverines men's basketball, Michigan received the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. This was the first edition in the current tournament format since the conference expanded to 18 teams. Only 15 teams participated, with the bottom three teams not qualifying. Seeds The top 15 schools in the Big Ten standings qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top nine tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Coach Of The Year
The Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year, is an annual college basketball award presented to the top men's basketball coach in the Big Ten Conference. The winner is selected by the Big Ten media association and conference coaches. The award was first given following the 1973–74 season to Johnny Orr (basketball, born 1927), Johnny Orr of Michigan Wolverines men's basketball, Michigan. Bill Carmody is the only coach to have received the award with a losing record. Former Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball, Purdue coach Gene Keady has won the award a record seven times. Key Winners Winners by school Notes : . Minnesota's 1997 award was vacated due to NCAA infractions. References {{Men's college basketball award navbox Awards established in 1974 NCAA Division I men's basketball conference coaches of the year Big Ten Conference men's basketball, Coach of the Year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Izzo
Thomas Michael Izzo (, ; born January 30, 1955) is an American college basketball coach who has been the head coach at Michigan State University since 1995. On April 4, 2016, Izzo was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Izzo has led the Spartans to eight Final Fours in the NCAA Tournament, which include the NCAA National Championship in 2000 and a Runner-Up finish in 2009. His teams have won 11 Big Ten regular season titles and six Big Ten tournament titles in his 30 years at Michigan State. Izzo has the most wins in school history and has appeared in 27 consecutive NCAA tournaments, the longest streak of tournament appearances ever by a coach at one school. He has never had a losing season as a head coach. In addition, MSU set the Big Ten record for the longest home court winning streak between 1998 and 2002. Several of these accomplishments led former ESPN analyst Andy Katz to deem Michigan State the top college basketball program for the decade of 1998 to 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player Of The Year
The Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the Big Ten Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1984–85 season. Only four players have won the award multiple times: Jim Jackson of Ohio State (1991, 1992), Mateen Cleaves of Michigan State (1998, 1999), Luka Garza of Iowa (2020, 2021), and Zach Edey of Purdue (2023, 2024). Ten players who won the Big Ten Player of the Year award were also named the national player of the year by one or more major voting bodies: Jim Jackson (1992), Calbert Cheaney of Indiana (1993), Glenn Robinson of Purdue (1994), Evan Turner of Ohio State (2010), Draymond Green of Michigan State (2012), Trey Burke of Michigan (2013), Frank Kaminsky of Wisconsin (2015), Denzel Valentine of Michigan State (2016), Luka Garza of Iowa (2021), and Zach Edey of Purdue (2023 and 2024). Michigan State has the record for the most winners with nine. Of current Big Ten Conference members, nin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Purdue Boilermakers Men's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Painter, who was in his 20th season with the Boilermakers. The Boilermakers played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference. Purdue finished their regular season in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Big Ten conference. The team finished the season 24–12, 13–7 in Big Ten play. They defeated USC in the second round of the Big Ten tournament before losing to Michigan in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated High Point and McNeese State in the first two rounds before losing to Houston in the Sweet Sixteen. Previous season With their win over Michigan State on March 2, 2024, Purdue clinched a share of their 26th Big Ten regular season championship. Three days later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 City. 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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Fran McCaffery, in his 15th and final season with the Hawkeyes. The team played its home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 7–13 in Big Ten play, resulting in a tie five-way tie for 12th place. As the No. 15 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they upset Ohio State in the first round before losing to Illinois in the second round. On March 14, 2025, the school fired head coach Fran McCaffery after 15 seasons. He finished with a 297–207 overall record with Iowa. On March 24, the school named Drake head coach Ben McCollum the team's new coach. Previous season The Hawkeyes finished the 2023–24 season 19–15, 10–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019–20 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Season
The 2019–20 Big Ten men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 5, 2019. The regular season ended on March 8, 2020. With a win against Indiana on March 7, 2020, Wisconsin earned a share of the Big Ten regular season championship. With a win over Michigan on March 8, Maryland earned a share of their first Big Ten regular season championship. Also with a win on March 8 against Ohio State, Michigan State earned a share of their third straight Big Ten regular season championship. Due to tie-breaking rules, Wisconsin received the No. 1 seed, Michigan State the No. 2 seed, and Maryland the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament. The Big Ten tournament was scheduled to be played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana from March 11 through 15, until the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA Tournament was likewise canceled on March 12. Iowa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
