With the Big Ten regular season in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to hand out some awards. It was a season dominated by three schools: Michigan State, Purdue and Ohio State. And those three schools dominate my postseason awards.
"BTN Live" announced the 2017-18 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Team and individual award winners Monday night. Ohio State's Keita Bates-Diop, an unanimous first-teamer and the consensus Big Ten player of the year, headlines the team.
Big Ten champ Michigan State remains No. 2 in the latest AP poll, released Monday. The Spartans pace four Big Ten teams in the poll, with No. 8 Purdue, No. 13 Ohio State and No. 15 Michigan rounding out the conference's representatives.
On Monday, the Big Ten men's basketball coach's participated in a teleconference with members of the media to preview the 2018 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament. Audio from each coach is posted here.
Schools celebrated Senior Days across the Big Ten, so emotions packed many arenas. It was an exciting week of action, as Michigan State clinched its first outright Big Ten title since 2009 and schools looked to polish NCAA resumes with the Big Ten tourney right around the corner.
BTN’s week-long coverage of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament presented by SoFi begins tonight and includes 10 game broadcasts, a comprehensive studio presence and digital and social initiatives to bring fans closer to the action in Madison Square Garden. Coverage begins at 5 p.m. ET today with the exclusive, live announcement of the annual Big Ten basketball awards on the BTN Live: All-Conference Selection Show. Host Rick Pizzo and Jon Crispin will reveal All-Big Ten selections, as well as Big Ten Player, Coach of the Year and Freshman of the Year. Interviews with select award winners will also be
The stage is set for New York City. The 2017-18 Big Ten regular season wrapped up Sunday, locking in seeds and schedules for the 2018 Big Ten Tournament at Madison Square Garden.
One more day, that's all that remains in the Big Ten regular season. Before the final day's slate of five games, check out the latest Big Ten tournament seed scenarios below.
Two days, and six games remain, in the Big Ten regular season. Before Michigan and Maryland tip it off Saturday afternoon, here's the latest look at the Big Ten tourney seed scenarios.
Keita Bates-Diop finished with 24 points and 14 rebounds and C.J. Jackson made a long 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left in double overtime to give No. 16 Ohio State an 80-78 victory at Indiana on Friday night.
