The 2022–23 Big Ten men's basketball season was the season for

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basketball teams that began with practices in October 2022, followed by the start of the

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in November 2022. The regular season ended in March 2023. With Northwestern's loss to

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on February 26, 2023,

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clinched a share of the Big Ten regular season championship. With

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's loss to

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on March 2, Purdue clinched the outright regular season championship, its first outright championship since

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. The championship marked the school's 25th, the most in Big Ten history. Purdue center

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was named Big Ten Player of the Year. Northwestern coach Chris Collins was named Big Ten Coach of the Year. The

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was held March 8 through March 12 at

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. Purdue defeated

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in the championship game. In addition to Purdue, who received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the conference had eight teams received bids to the tournament: Illinois,

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, Northwestern, and Penn State. Three schools also received invitations to the

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: Michigan,

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, and

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Head coaches

Coaching changes

Maryland

On December 3, 2021,

and

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agreed to part ways effective immediately. Assistant coach

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was named interim coach for the remainder of the season. Following the season, the school named

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coach

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the team's new head coach.

Coaches

''Notes:'' * All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. * Year at school includes 2022–23 season. * Overall and Big Ten records are from time at current school only and are through the beginning of the season. *Source:

Preseason

Preseason Big Ten poll

Prior to the conference's annual media day, unofficial awards and a poll were chosen by a panel of writers.

Preseason All-Big Ten

Prior to the conference's annual media day, unofficial awards and a poll were chosen by a panel of writers.

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Preseason national polls

Regular season

2022
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ACC 8–6

Source:

2022 Gavitt Tipoff Games (Big Ten 62)

Rankings

* AP does not release a post-tournament poll.

Early season tournaments

Of the 14 Big Ten teams, 12 participated in early season tournaments. All Big Ten teams participated in the

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against

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teams, the 22nd and final year for the event. Eight teams participated in the Gavitt Tipoff Games.

Players 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.

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team was scheduled to play 20 conference games, and at least one game against each opponent. However, the February 15 game between Michigan State and Minnesota was canceled due to the Michigan State shooting, meaning those teams would only play 19 conference games. The Big Ten Conference led the nation in average attendance with 12,063 fans per game, which outpaced the SEC (11,344), Big 12 (10,703), ACC (9,949) and Big East (9,907). Indiana (6th), Illinois (9th), Wisconsin (11th), Maryland (13th), Purdue (14th), Iowa (24th), Michigan (27th), Nebraska (28th) and Ohio State (30th) were among the top schools in terms of total attendance.

Honors and awards

All-Big Ten awards and teams

On March 7, 2023, the Big Ten announced most of its conference awards.

Postseason

Big Ten tournament

NCAA Tournament

The winner of the Big Ten Tournament, Purdue, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Eight Big Ten teams received bids to the NCAA tournament, tied with the SEC for the most of any conference in the tournament.

National Invitation Tournament

Three Big Ten teams received invitations to the National Invitation Tournament.

2023 NBA draft

Eight Big Ten athletes were selected in the

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Pre-draft trades

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

Post-draft trades

Post-draft trades are made after the draft begins. These trades are usually not confirmed until the next day or after free agency officially begins.

Notes

References

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