2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season

2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 14
TV partner(s) Big Ten Network, ESPN, Fox, FS1 CBS
2019 NBA draft
2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Tournament
2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Illinois0–0 –  0–0  –
Indiana0–0 –  0–0  –
Iowa0–0 –  0–0  –
Maryland0–0 –  0–0  –
Michigan0–0 –  0–0  –
Michigan State0–0 –  0–0  –
Minnesota0–0 –  0–0  –
Nebraska0–0 –  0–0  –
Northwestern0–0 –  0–0  –
Ohio State0–0 –  0–0  –
Penn State0–0 –  0–0  –
Purdue0–0 –  0–0  –
Rutgers0–0 –  0–0  –
Wisconsin0–0 –  0–0  –
† 2019 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Big Ten men's basketball season will begin 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 2018–19 season will mark the first time in Big Ten history that the teams will play a 20-game conference schedule, setting a precedent for all Division I basketball.[1] The new schedule will also include 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.[2] The conference opponent list was released on April 19, 2018.[3]

The Big Ten Tournament will return to its more traditional Midwest roots as it will be held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.[4] The Tournament will be held from March 13 through March 19, 2019.

Michigan State is the defending regular season champions while Michigan is the two-time defending Tournament champions.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

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

Coaches

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.

Preseason

Sporting News was among the earliest of preseason polls to be released (September 20) and included Michigan (10), Michigan State (12) and Maryland (21).[5]

Preseason

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. Michigan State was the consensus selection to win the conference, receiving 22 of 28 votes.[6]

Preseason conference poll

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

Preseason All-Big Ten

On October 11, 2018, a panel of conference media selected a 10-member preseason All-Big Ten Team and Player of the Year.

Honor Recipient
Preseason Player of the Year
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 national polls

AP Athlon
Sports[7]		 Bleacher
Report		 Blue Ribbon
Yearbook[8]		 CBS Sports Coaches ESPN Lindy's
Sports[9]		 NBC Sports SBNation Sports
Illustrated		 USBWA
Illinois
Indiana25
Iowa
Maryland
Michigan242321
Michigan State101010
Minnesota
Nebraska25
Northwestern
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue1917
Rutgers
Wisconsin

Regular season

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
 Pre/
Wk 1		Wk
2		Wk
3		Wk
4		Wk
5		Wk
6		Wk
7		Wk
8		Wk
9		Wk
10		Wk
11		Wk
12		Wk
13		Wk
14		Wk
15		Wk
16		Wk
17		Wk
18		Wk
19		Final
Illinois AP
C
Indiana AP
C
Iowa AP
C
Maryland AP
C
Michigan AP
C
Michigan State AP
C
Minnesota AP
C
Nebraska AP
C
Northwestern AP
C
Ohio State AP
C
Penn State AP
C
Purdue AP
C
Rutgers AP
C
Wisconsin AP
C

Early season tournaments

To date, 10 of the 14 Big Ten teams will be participating in early season tournaments. Each team's finish will be noted below. Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, and Rutgers have not announced their participation in a tournament.[10] Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, and Wisconsin will participate in the Gavitt Tip-Off Games against Big East Conference teams for a fourth consecutive year.[11] All Big Ten teams will also participate in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge against Atlantic Coast Conference teams, the 20th year for the event.

Team Tournament Finish
Illinois Maui Invitational
Iowa 2K Sports Classic
Maryland Veterans Classic[12]
Michigan Hall of Fame Tip-Off
Michigan State Las Vegas Invitational
Minnesota Vancouver Showcase
Nebraska CBE Hall of Fame Classic
Northwestern Wooden Legacy
Purdue Charleston Classic
Wisconsin Battle 4 Atlantis

Conference matrix

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.

Illinois Indiana Iowa Maryland Michigan Michigan St Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Ohio St Penn St Purdue Rutgers Wisconsin
vs. Illinois –0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Indiana 0–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Iowa 0–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Maryland 0–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Michigan 0–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Michigan St 0–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Minnesota 0–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Nebraska 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Northwestern 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Ohio State 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–0
vs. Penn State 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–0
vs. Purdue 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–0
vs. Rutgers 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–0
vs. Wisconsin 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–
Total 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0

Postseason

Big Ten Tournament

References

  1. 1 2 Norlander, Matt (October 19, 2017). "Big Ten adds two games for a 20-game conference schedule starting in 2018–19". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Big Ten to move to 20-game conference slate". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  3. ↑ "2018-19 Conference Season Opponent Breakdown: Teams will compete in 20-game conference schedule, playing seven teams both home and away and six teams once". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Big Ten basketball tournament locations for 2019, 2020, beyond". Land of 10. 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  5. ↑ DeCourcy, Mike (September 20, 2018). "College basketball rankings: SN's updated preseason Top 25 for 2018-19". Sporting News. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Shannon. "Northwestern and Illinois men's basketball picked to finish near bottom of Big Ten". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  7. ↑ "Indiana picked to finish fourth in Big Ten by Athlon Sports". Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis. 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  8. ↑ "Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook Releases Preseason Top 25". Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  9. ↑ "Indiana ranked preseason No. 25 by Lindy's Sports". Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  10. ↑ "2018-19 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games". Blogging the Bracket. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  11. ↑ "2018 Gavitt Games (Big Ten - Big East Challenge) Schedule". BT Powerhouse. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  12. ↑ "2018 Veterans Classic". U.S. Naval Academy. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
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