2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
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No. 8 Michigan State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 31 | – | 7 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Purdue† | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 27 | – | 10 | .730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 27 | – | 11 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2009 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll |
The 2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive
The season marked the second year that all regular season and
Michigan State was the regular season champion winning the league four games. Purdue and Illinois tied for second place. Michigan State's Kalin Lucas was named Big Ten Player of the Year. Michigan State's Tom Izzo was named Coach of the Year by the coaches while Penn State's Ed Dechellis was named Coach of the Year by the media.
Purdue won the
The Big Ten also had two entrants in the 2009 NIT:
Preseason
All-Big Ten players
On October 26, the Big Ten media selected
The media also made preseason All-Big Ten player selections: Manny Harris, sophomore guard from Michigan, Raymar Morgan, junior forward from Michigan State, Marcus Landry, senior forward from Wisconsin, E'Twaun Moore, sophomore guard from Purdue, and Robbie Hummel, sophomore forward from Purdue, who was named Preseason Player of the Year.[12]
The Los Angeles Athletic Club released its annual preseason John R. Wooden Award watch list on November 13. The list was composed of 50 student athletes who, based on 2007–08's individual performance and team records, were the early frontrunners for college basketball's most coveted trophy. These top 50 candidates were returning players. Transfers, freshmen, and medical red-shirts were not eligible for this preseason list, but were evaluated and considered for both the Midseason Top 30 list and the National Ballot. The Big Ten was represented by Purdue's Hummel, Wisconsin's Landry and Michigan State's Morgan.[14]
On December 18, the Atlanta Tipoff Club released its annual early season Naismith College Player of the Year award watch list. The top-50 list included Hummel, Moore and Morgan. The watch list does not include incoming freshmen, although those student-athletes were considered in the February 2009 mid season vote.[15]
Regular season
- November
The Big Ten began the season anticipating competitive schedules since the conference had scheduled appearances against thirteen of the teams appearing in both of the major pre-season rankings.
- December
On Wednesday, December 3, The Big Ten lost to the
- January
For the first time since freshmen became eligible in 1974, Indiana started four freshmen in a conference opener on January 3 against Iowa.
- February
At the midpoint of the conference schedule at the beginning of February, the Big Ten had the highest Sagarin Rating central mean score.[40] Previously, Michigan State had never won its first five conference road games since joining the Big Ten for the 1950–51 season,[42] but during the season, they were one of the last two teams to be undefeated on the road at 7–0.[43] Tubby Smith became the third coach in NCAA history to record 20 wins during 16 consecutive seasons.[44][45] Through its 166th contest, the Big Ten, which had led the nation in average attendance for the prior 32 years, surpassed two million in attendance for the sixteenth consecutive season and eighteenth overall.[44]
Attendance
The big ten concluded the season with the highest attendance in the nation for the 33rd straight season with an average attendance of 12,519 fans per game/session, including regular-season games and conference tournament sessions. This surpassed the SEC, which was second with an 11,625 average. The Big Ten held seven of the top 25 places among individual institutions, while no other conference had more than four individual schools among the top 25.[46]
Rankings
AP Poll[47] | Pre | Wk 1 |
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Final^ |
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Illinois | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | ||
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Michigan | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | RV | 25 | RV | RV | ||||||||||
Michigan State | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Minnesota | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 21 | RV | 19 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
Northwestern | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 17 | 15 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||
Penn State | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 14 |
Wisconsin | 25 | 25 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
^Final Poll =
Preconference schedules
Tournaments
No Big Ten teams won any major early conference tournaments.
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
Date | Time | ACC team | Big Ten team | Location | Television | Attendance | Winner | Challenge leader |
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Mon., Dec 1 | 7:00PM | Virginia Tech | #22 Wisconsin | Blacksburg, VA |
ESPN2 | 9,847 | Wisconsin (74-72) | BigTen (1-0) |
Tue., Dec 2 | 7:00PM | Boston College | Iowa | Chestnut Hill, MA |
ESPNU | 4,084 | Boston College (57-55) | Tied (1-1) |
7:00PM | #22 Miami (FL) | Ohio State | BankUnited Center • Coral Gables, FL |
ESPN | 5,870 | Ohio State (73-68) | BigTen (2-1) | |
7:30PM | Clemson |
Illinois |
Champaign, IL
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ESPN2 | 14,741 | Clemson (76-74) | Tied (2-2) | |
9:00PM | #4 Duke |
#10 Purdue |
West Lafayette, IN |
ESPN | 14,123 | Duke (76-60) | ACC (3-2) | |
9:30PM | Virginia | Minnesota |
Minneapolis, MN |
ESPN2 | 12,424 | Minnesota (66-56) | Tied (3-3) | |
Wed., Dec 3 | 7:15PM | #17 Wake Forest |
Indiana | Winston-Salem, NC |
ESPN | 12,445 | Wake Forest (83-58) | ACC (4-3) |
7:30PM | Maryland | Michigan | College Park, MD |
ESPNU | 17,950 | Maryland (75-70) | ACC (5-3) | |
7:30PM | Georgia Tech |
Penn State |
Atlanta, GA |
ESPN2 | 7,900 | Penn State (85-83) | ACC (5-4) | |
9:15PM | #1 North Carolina |
#12 Michigan State |
Detroit, MI )(Basketbowl II |
ESPN | 25,267 | North Carolina (98-63) | ACC (6-4) | |
9:30PM | Florida State | Northwestern | Evanston, IL |
ESPN2 | 3,537 | Northwestern (73-59) | ACC (6-5) | |
Game Times in EST. Rankings from ESPN Coaches Poll (Dec. 1). North Carolina State did not play due to its last place finish in the ACC during the 2007–2008 season. |
In-season honors
- Players of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, the
Week | Player of the week |
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11/17/08 | Manny Harris,[48] MICH |
11/24/08 | Craig Moore,[49] NU |
PSU
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12/1/08 | Mike Tisdale,[50] ILL |
E'Twaun Moore,[50] PUR | |
12/8/08 | Evan Turner,[51] OSU |
12/15/08 | Robbie Hummel,[52] PUR |
12/22/08 | Robbie Hummel,[53] PUR |
12/29/08 | |
DeShawn Sims,[54] MICH | |
1/5/09 | MSU
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1/12/09 | MSU
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1/19/09 | William Buford,[57] OSU |
1/26/09 | Kevin Coble,[58] NU |
PSU
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2/2/09 | Evan Turner,[59] OSU |
2/9/09 | Evan Turner,[60] OSU |
2/16/09 | Joe Krabbenhoft,[61] WIS |
MSU
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2/23/09 | Jake Kelly,[62] IA |
3/2/09 | Michael Thompson,[63] NU |
3/9/09 | Jake Kelly,[64] IA |
- Midseason watch lists
On February 5, the Big Ten became one of six conferences to have multiple players selected as John R. Wooden Award 2008–09 Midseason Top 30 Candidates. Both Manny Harris and Kalin Lucas were chosen.
Conference honors
Two sets of conference award winners were recognized by the Big Ten - one selected by league coaches and one selected by the media.[68]
Honor | Coaches | Media |
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Player of the Year | MSU
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MSU
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Coach of the Year | MSU
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PSU
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Freshman of the Year | William Buford, OSU | William Buford, OSU |
Defensive Player of the Year | MSU
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None Selected |
Sixth Man of the Year | B. J. Mullens, OSU
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None Selected |
All Big Ten First Team | MICH
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MICH
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MSU
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MSU
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Evan Turner, OSU | Evan Turner, OSU | |
PSU
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PSU
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JaJuan Johnson, PUR | JaJuan Johnson, PUR | |
All Big Ten Second Team | Mike Davis, ILL | MICH
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MSU
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MSU
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Kevin Coble, NU | Kevin Coble, NU | |
E'Twaun Moore, PUR | E'Twaun Moore, PUR | |
Marcus Landry, WIS | PSU
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All Big Ten Third Team | Demetri McCamey, ILL | Demetri McCamey, ILL |
MICH
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Mike Davis, ILL | |
Craig Moore, NU | Craig Moore, NU | |
Robbie Hummel, PUR | Robbie Hummel, PUR | |
PSU
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Marcus Landry, WIS | |
All Big Ten Honorable Mention | Mike Tisdale, ILL | Mike Tisdale, ILL |
Jake Kelly, IA | Jake Kelly, IA | |
MSU
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MSU
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MINN
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MINN
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Jon Diebler, OSU | Jon Diebler, OSU | |
PSU
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PSU
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Trévon Hughes, WIS | Trévon Hughes, WIS | |
William Buford, OSU | Chester Frazier, ILL | |
— | MSU
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— | Chris Kramer, PUR | |
— | Joe Krabbenhoft, WIS | |
All-Freshman Team | Matt Gatens, IA | Not Selected |
MSU
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William Buford, OSU | ||
B.J. Mullens, OSU
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Lewis Jackson, PUR
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All Defensive Team | Chester Frazier, ILL | Not Selected |
MSU
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MINN
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Chris Kramer, PUR | ||
JaJuan Johnson, PUR |
All-Big Ten Academic team
The Big Ten Conference had 40 men's basketball
National awards and honors
National awards
On March 22, the Big Ten had no players among the four finalists named for the Naismith award to be announced on April 5.[71] On March 12, Lucas was among the 25 finalists for the Wooden Award to be named on April 10.[72]
NABC
The
First Team
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Second Team
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USBWA
On March 10, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association released its 2008–09 Men's All-District Teams, based on voting from its national membership. There were nine regions from coast to coast and a player and coach of the year were selected in each. The following enumerates all the Big Ten players selected within their respective regions.[75]
District II (NY, NJ, DE, DC, PA, WV) All-District Team
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District V (OH, IN, IL, MI, MN, WI) All-District Team
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District VI (IA, MO, KS, OK, NE, ND, SD) None Selected |
Academic honors
CoSIDA
On February 5, 2009, the
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
At the conclusion of the 2008–09 academic year, the inaugural class of Big Ten Distinguished Scholars were recognized for having attained a 3.7 GPA for the academic year while earning varsity letters.[78] Brett Finkelmeier, IND, Jamal Abu-Shamala, MINN, Sterling Williams, NU, and Mark Wohlford, PUR represented men's basketball as awardees.[79]
All-American
Lucas and Turner were Associated Press All-American honorable mentions.[80]
Summer play
Battle, Hummel, and Turner were selected to represent the United States in the
NBA draft
During the 2009 NBA draft, Mullens was chosen in the first round with the 24th overall selection by the Dallas Mavericks and Suton was selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round with the 50th overall selection.[82]
Coaching honors
Wisconsin head basketball coach,
Statistical leaders
Eight of the eleven member Big Ten institutions will return at least 75 percent of their offensive production during the 2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, unless underclassmen declare for the 2009 NBA draft. Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio State will return 90 percent of their total offensive production. The Buckeyes could return 100 percent of their scoring contingent next season. All five first-team All-Conference honorees were sophomores and are all projected to return as juniors. Overall, the Big Ten could return 80.5 percent of its offensive production from 2008 to 2009, and no team should lose more than half of its total scoring unit next year.[5]
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Min. 5 FGM/Gm.[89] |
Min 1.5 3Pt FGM/Gm.[91] |
Min 2.5 FTM/Gm.[93] |
Players must have played in 75% of team's games to be eligible. (NCAA-wide ranking) in parentheses for top 40 performers
Team statistics
Team | GP | PTS
|
PPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3PT% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TEAM | REB | RPG | ASST | APG | BLK | STL | TO | PF | DQ | Tch F |
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Michigan State | 38 | 2737 | 72 | 962 | 2135 | 0.451 | 201 | 567 | 0.354 | 612 | 877 | 0.698 | 533 | 949 | 122 | 1604 | 42.2 | 611 | 16.1 | 107 | 248 | 532 | 733 | 9 | 2 |
Purdue | 37 | 2555 | 69.1 | 914 | 2071 | 0.441 | 244 | 704 | 0.347 | 483 | 687 | 0.703 | 363 | 908 | 107 | 1378 | 37.2 | 552 | 14.9 | 176 | 266 | 426 | 650 | 8 | 0 |
Penn State | 38 | 2545 | 67 | 904 | 2040 | 0.443 | 282 | 782 | 0.361 | 455 | 691 | 0.658 | 405 | 883 | 118 | 1406 | 37 | 494 | 13 | 64 | 192 | 412 | 551 | 9 | 3 |
Michigan | 35 | 2341 | 66.9 | 812 | 1910 | 0.425 | 305 | 912 | 0.334 | 412 | 544 | 0.757 | 336 | 751 | 99 | 1186 | 33.9 | 542 | 15.5 | 92 | 223 | 402 | 533 | 5 | 3 |
Ohio State | 33 | 2206 | 66.8 | 778 | 1618 | 0.481 | 216 | 576 | 0.375 | 434 | 619 | 0.701 | 266 | 758 | 83 | 1107 | 33.5 | 440 | 13.3 | 175 | 194 | 439 | 500 | 5 | 3 |
Minnesota | 33 | 2189 | 66.3 | 782 | 1772 | 0.441 | 188 | 575 | 0.327 | 437 | 611 | 0.715 | 397 | 739 | 125 | 1261 | 38.2 | 466 | 14.1 | 201 | 274 | 477 | 588 | 8 | 1 |
Illinois | 34 | 2204 | 64.8 | 859 | 1865 | 0.461 | 188 | 537 | 0.35 | 298 | 419 | 0.711 | 320 | 807 | 111 | 1238 | 36.4 | 595 | 17.5 | 122 | 199 | 420 | 521 | 9 | 2 |
Wisconsin | 33 | 2106 | 63.8 | 735 | 1686 | 0.436 | 213 | 592 | 0.36 | 423 | 583 | 0.726 | 317 | 703 | 85 | 1105 | 33.5 | 393 | 11.9 | 86 | 163 | 330 | 529 | 8 | 4 |
Northwestern | 31 | 1967 | 63.5 | 697 | 1568 | 0.445 | 255 | 661 | 0.386 | 318 | 461 | 0.69 | 266 | 611 | 124 | 1001 | 32.3 | 472 | 15.2 | 89 | 225 | 346 | 554 | 11 | 4 |
Iowa | 32 | 1927 | 60.2 | 650 | 1469 | 0.442 | 258 | 709 | 0.364 | 369 | 496 | 0.744 | 250 | 678 | 86 | 1014 | 31.7 | 375 | 11.7 | 68 | 152 | 401 | 537 | 12 | 3 |
Indiana | 31 | 1862 | 60.1 | 659 | 1532 | 0.43 | 167 | 498 | 0.335 | 377 | 581 | 0.649 | 314 | 638 | 83 | 1035 | 33.4 | 364 | 11.7 | 64 | 191 | 542 | 600 | 13 | 3 |
Source: Fox Sports
Postseason
Big Ten tournament
#3 Purdue defeated #5 Ohio State in the
Schedule
Session | Game | Time | Matchup# | Television | Score | Attendance |
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Opening round – Thursday, March 12 | ||||||
1 | 1 | 12:00 PM | #8 Minnesota vs #9 Northwestern | BTN | 66–53 | 12,174[96] |
2 | 2:30 PM | #7 Michigan vs #10 Iowa | BTN | 73–45 | ||
3 | 5:00 PM | #6 Penn State vs #11 Indiana | ESPN | 66–51 | ||
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 13 | ||||||
2 | 4 | 12:00 PM | #1 Michigan State vs #8 Minnesota | ESPN | 64–56 | 13,023[97] |
5 | 2:30 PM | #4 Wisconsin vs #5 Ohio State | ESPN | 61–57 | ||
3 | 6 | 6:30 PM | #2 Illinois vs #7 Michigan | BTN | 60–50 | 14,647[98] |
7 | 9:00 PM | #3 Purdue vs #6 Penn State | BTN | 79–65 | ||
Semifinals – Saturday, March 14 | ||||||
4 | 8 | 1:40 PM | #1 Michigan State vs #5 Ohio State | CBS | 82–70 | 15,728[99] |
9 | 4:05 PM | #2 Illinois vs #3 Purdue | CBS | 66–56 | ||
Championship Game – Sunday, March 15 | ||||||
5 | 10 | 3:30 PM | #5 Ohio State vs #3 Purdue | CBS | 65–51 | 12,526[100] |
Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
NCAA tournament
# of Bids | Record | Win % | R32 | S16 | E8 | F4 | CG |
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7 | 9–7 | .563 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Team | Bid Type | Seed | Results |
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Michigan State | At Large | 2 | Won First round vs. #15 Connecticut 82–73 89–72
Lost National Championship vs. #1 North Carolina |
Purdue | Automatic | 5 | Won First round vs. #12 Connecticut 72–60
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Illinois | At Large | 5 | Lost First round vs. #12 Western Kentucky 76–72 |
Ohio State | At-large | 8 | Lost First round vs. #9 Siena 74–72 (2OT) |
Michigan | At Large | 10 | Won First round vs. #7 Clemson 62–59 Lost Second Round vs. #2 Oklahoma 73–63 |
Minnesota | At-large | 10 | Lost First round vs. #7 Texas 76–62 |
Wisconsin | At-large | 12 | Won First round vs. #5 Florida State 61–59 (OT) Lost Second Round vs. #4 Xavier 60–49 |
National Invitation tournament
# of Bids | Record | Win % | R2 | R3 | SF | CG |
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2 | 5–1 | .833 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Team | Bid Type | Seed | Results |
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Penn State |
At Large | 2 | Won First round vs. #7 Baylor 69–63
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Northwestern | At-large | 4 | Lost First round vs. #5 Tulsa 68–59 |
Jamelle Cornley was the most outstanding player of the tournament.[11]
Other tournaments
The Big Ten did not have any entrants in the other post season tournaments.
2009 NBA draft
Several All Big Ten players who completed their eligibility were not drafted. Among those, Marcus Landry made it to the NBA the following season nonetheless. The following players were selected in the 2009 NBA draft
PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward
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C | Center |
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
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1 | 24 | Byron Mullens | C | United States | Dallas Mavericks (from Portland,[a] traded to Oklahoma City)[A] | Ohio State (Fr.) |
2 | 50 | Goran Suton | C | Bosnia and Herzegovina United States[a] |
Utah Jazz | Michigan State (Sr.) |
^ a: Goran Suton was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 2006.[102]
Pre-draft trades
- 1 On June 24, 2009, Portland acquired the 22nd pick from Dallas in exchange for the 24th pick, 56th pick and a 2010 second-round draft pick.[103] Portland used the 22nd pick to draft Víctor Claver and Dallas used the 24th and 56th pick to draft Byron Mullens and Ahmad Nivins respectively.
Draft-day trades
The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft.
- A 1 2 Oklahoma City acquired the draft rights to 24th pick Byron Mullens from Dallas in exchange for the draft rights to 25th pick Rodrigue Beaubois and a future second-round draft pick.[104]
See also
- 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
- 2009 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament
Notes
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- ^ "2009 Big Ten Basketball Tournament Tickets". StubHub. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
- ^ a b "Men's Basketball Release - Dec. 29". CBS Interactive. December 29, 2008. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- ^ "Big Ten Conference Announces 2009 Men's Basketball Television Schedule: Every contest of the conference slate and Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament to appear on CBS Sports, ESPN, ESPN2 or the Big Ten Network". CBS Interactive. September 3, 2008. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Final Four Release: Michigan State Advances to Final Four". CBS Interactive. March 31, 2009. Archived from the original on April 7, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
- ^ "Michigan State Clinches Share of Big Ten Regular Season Title". CBS Interactive. March 1, 2009. Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
- ^ "Purdue Wins Big Ten tournament championship: Boilermakers defeat Ohio State, 65-61". CBS Interactive. March 15, 2009. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
- ^ "Big Ten Places Seven Teams in NCAA Championship: Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue, and Wisconsin all selected to participate". CBS Interactive. March 15, 2009. Archived from the original on March 20, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
- ^ "Huskies overcome sluggish first half to beat Boilermakers". ESPN Internet Ventures. March 26, 2009. Archived from the original on March 29, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "North Carolina coasts past Michigan St. to claim fifth national championship". ESPN Internet Ventures. April 6, 2009. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
- ^ a b "Cornley, Penn State win second postseason title". ESPN Internet Ventures. April 2, 2009. Archived from the original on April 6, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2009.
- ^ a b "Purdue's Hummel Tabbed as Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year". CBS Interactive. October 26, 2008. Archived from the original on October 29, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
- ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Nov. 10)". ESPN Internet Ventures. November 10, 2008. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
- ^ "2008–2009 John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 List". CBS Interactive. November 13, 2008. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
- ^ "Reigning Naismith Trophy Winner Tyler Hansbrough Headlines 2008–09 Early Season Watch List: Big East Conference Leads The Way With 11 Players". AT&T. December 18, 2008. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
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- ^ "Illinois 69, Vanderbilt 63". ESPN.com. November 20, 2008. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
- ^ "Sims, Harris help Michigan pull off upset vs. No. 4 UCLA". ESPN.com. November 20, 2008. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
- ^ "Freshman Lucas helps No. 10 Spartans hand No. 5 Horns first loss". ESPN.com. December 22, 2007. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
- ^ "Sooners slip past Purdue behind Griffin's double-double". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. November 24, 2008. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
- ^ "Singler's 15 pace Duke's defeat of surprising Wolverines". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. November 21, 2008. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
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