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during the

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. The

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were led by sixth-year head coach Mick Cronin, and played their home games at

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as first year members of the

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. They finished the season 23–11, 13–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the

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, they lost to

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in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated Utah State in the first round before losing to

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in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

Awards and honors

* March 11, 2025 –

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was named to the

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All-Defensive Team * March 11, 2025 – Tyler Bilodeau was named to the All-

third-team * March 18, 2025 – Tyler Bilodeau was named to the NABC All-Pacific District first-team * March 19, 2025 – Jack Seidler and Lazar Stefanović were named to the Winter Academic All-Big Ten Team

References

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