Big Ten men's basketball tournament

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Big Ten men's basketball tournament
Sport
Minneapolis, MN
Played1998–present
Last contest2024
Current championIllinois Fighting Illini (4)
Most championshipsMichigan State (6)
TV partner(s)CBS (semifinals/championship)
Big Ten Network (second and third rounds)
Peacock (first round)
Official websiteBig Ten Men's Basketball
Sponsors
SoFi
Host stadiums
United Center (1998–2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2023)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008–12, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022)
Verizon Center (2017)
Madison Square Garden (2018)
Lucas Oil Stadium (2021)
Target Center (2024)

The Big Ten men's basketball tournament is held annually at the end of the men's

NCAA tournament. The Big Ten was one of the last NCAA Division I
college basketball conferences to start a tournament.

The finals of the tournament are typically held immediately before the field for the NCAA Tournament is announced, although in 2018 it was held the week before Selection Sunday.

On seven occasions, the champion of the tournament has gone on to reach the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament (

2017
. Three schools have won two consecutive championships: Michigan State (1999, 2000), Ohio State (2010, 2011), and Michigan (2017, 2018).

Host

The Big Ten Men's Basketball tournaments have been held at neutral sites every year. The first four tournaments were held at

2008, the tournament began a five-year stay in Indianapolis.[1]

On June 5, 2011, the Big Ten announced that the tournament would revert to alternating between Indianapolis and Chicago. The

2016 tournaments were played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.[2]

The

2018 tournament was held at Madison Square Garden in New York and held a week earlier than usual due to the Big East tournament, ending on March 4, 2018, one week before Selection Sunday.[5][6][7] The 2019 through 2022 Tournaments returned to alternating between United Center in Chicago and Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.[8] On February 9, 2021, it was announced that the 2021 edition of the tournament would be moved to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis due to health and safety protocols relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament returned to Chicago in 2023.[9] On April 20, 2022, the Big Ten announced that Minneapolis will host the event in 2024 at the Target Center.[10]

Vacated results

Due to various rulings against participating programs, some of the results of the Big Ten tournament have been

vacated
or voided. Here is a compiled list of sanctions imposed that have affected the results and records of the tournament since its inception. The information in this article does not include results of the teams in which records were vacated.

  • Because of the
    1999
    .
  • Because of the Ed Martin scandal, the NCAA vacated the records for the Michigan basketball team from the 1995–96 season through the 1998–99 season, including the 1998 and 1999 Big Ten tournaments.[12] Michigan had won the Tournament championship in 1998 with a 3–0 record, and had a record of 1–1 in 1999.
  • The NCAA has vacated most NCAA records for the Ohio State basketball team from the 1998–99 season through the 2001–02 season,
    2002
    .

Results by year

Year Champion Seed Score Runner-up Seed Most Outstanding Player Site
1998
 Michigan[note 1] 4 76–67 Purdue 3 Robert Traylor, Michigan[note 1] United Center, Chicago
1999
 Michigan State 1 67–50 Illinois 11 Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State
2000
 Michigan State 2 76–61 Illinois 4 Morris Peterson, Michigan State
2001
 Iowa 6 63–61 Indiana 4 Reggie Evans, Iowa
2002
 Ohio State[note 2] 2 81–64 Iowa 9
Boban Savovic, Ohio State[note 2]
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
2003
 Illinois 2 72–59 Ohio State 8 Brian Cook, Illinois United Center, Chicago
2004
 Wisconsin 2 70–53 Illinois 1 Devin Harris, Wisconsin Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
2005
 Illinois 1 54–43 Wisconsin 3
James Augustine
, Illinois 		United Center, Chicago
2006
 Iowa 2 67–60 Ohio State 1 Jeff Horner, Iowa Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
2007
 Ohio State 1 66–49 Wisconsin 2 Greg Oden, Ohio State United Center, Chicago
2008
 Wisconsin 1 61–48 Illinois 10 Marcus Landry, Wisconsin Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
2009
 Purdue 3 65–61 Ohio State 5 Robbie Hummel, Purdue
2010
 Ohio State 1 90–61 Minnesota 6 Evan Turner, Ohio State
2011
 Ohio State 1 71–60
Penn State
 6 Jared Sullinger, Ohio State
2012
 Michigan State 1 68–64 Ohio State 3 Draymond Green, Michigan State
2013
 Ohio State 2 50–43 Wisconsin 4 Aaron Craft, Ohio State United Center, Chicago
2014
 Michigan State 3 69–55 Michigan 1 Branden Dawson, Michigan State
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
, Indianapolis
2015
 Wisconsin 1 80–69OT Michigan State 3 Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin United Center, Chicago
2016
 Michigan State 2 66–62 Purdue 4 Denzel Valentine, Michigan State Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
2017
 Michigan 8 71–56 Wisconsin 2 Derrick Walton, Michigan Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.
2018
 Michigan 5 75–66 Purdue 3 Moritz Wagner, Michigan Madison Square Garden, New York City
2019
 Michigan State 1 65–60 Michigan 3 Cassius Winston, Michigan State United Center, Chicago
2020
 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Illinois 2 91–88OT Ohio State 5 Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
2022 Iowa 5 75–66 Purdue 3 Keegan Murray, Iowa Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
2023 Purdue 1 67–65 Penn State 10 Zach Edey, Purdue United Center, Chicago
2024 Illinois 2 93–87 Wisconsin 5 Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

School records

Through 2024 tournament

School Record Winning pct Championships Runners-up Title Years
Michigan State 35–20 .636 6 1 1999, 2000, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019
Ohio State 34–19[note 2] .642 4 5 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013
Illinois 34–22 .607 4 4 2003, 2005, 2021, 2024
Michigan 25–22[note 1] .532 2 2 2017, 2018
Wisconsin 29–23 .558 3 5 2004, 2008, 2015
Iowa 22–23 .489 3 1 2001, 2006, 2022
Purdue 20–24 .455 2 4 2009, 2023
Minnesota 19–24[note 3] .442 0 1
Penn State 21–26 .447 0 2
Indiana 17–26 .395 0 1
Rutgers 5–9 .357 0 0
Nebraska 6–13 .316 0 0
Maryland 5–9 .357 0 0
Northwestern 10–27 .270 0 0

Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, and Rutgers have yet to make an appearance in a Big Ten Men's Basketball Championship Game.

Performance by team

Through 2024 tournament[12]

Teams (# of titles) 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021 2022 2023 2024
B1G (25) (11) (11) (11) (11) (11) (11) (11) (11) (11) (11) (11) (11) (11) (11) (12) (12) (12) (14) (14) (14) (14) (14) (14) (14) (14) (14) (14)
1 Michigan State (6) QF C C QF QF SF SF QF SF QF SF SF QF SF C SF C F C QF SF C QF 2R SF QF QF
2 Ohio State (5) 1R SF QF QF C F 1R QF F C QF F C C F C SF QF QF 1R QF QF 2R F 2R SF QF
3 Illinois (4) SF F F SF SF C F C QF SF F SF SF QF 1R QF QF 2R QF 2R 1R 2R QF C QF 2R C
4 Michigan (3) C QF 1R 1R QF QF SF 1R 1R QF QF QF QF SF SF QF F QF SF C C F 2R SF 2R 2R 1R
4 Wisconsin (3) QF SF SF QF QF QF C F QF F C QF QF QF SF F SF C 2R F QF SF QF QF QF 1R F
4 Iowa (3) QF QF QF C F 1R QF SF C QF 1R 1R 1R 1R QF QF 1R 2R 2R 2R 2R QF 2R SF C 2R 2R
7 Purdue (2) F 1R QF QF 1R QF 1R 1R 1R SF QF C SF QF QF 1R 1R SF F QF F QF 2R QF F C SF
8 Indiana (0) QF QF QF F SF SF QF QF SF QF QF 1R 1R 1R QF SF 1R QF QF QF 2R 2R 2R 2R SF SF QF
8 Minnesota (0) SF 1R 1R 1R QF 1R QF SF QF 1R SF QF F 1R QF 1R QF 2R 1R SF 1R SF 2R 2R 1R 2R 2R
8
Penn State
(0) 		1R 1R SF SF 1R 1R 1R 1R QF 1R 1R QF 1R F 1R 1R 1R QF 2R 2R SF 2R 2R 2R QF F 2R
11 Northwestern (0) 1R QF 1R 1R 1R QF QF QF 1R 1R 1R 1R QF QF 1R 1R QF 2R 2R SF 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R QF QF
11 Nebraska (0) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1R QF QF 1R QF 1R QF QF 1R 1R 1R 1R SF
11 Maryland (0) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • SF SF QF 2R 2R QF QF 2R QF 2R
11 Rutgers (0) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1R 1R 2R QF 1R 2R QF QF QF 1R

Key

C Champion
F Runner-up
SF Semifinals
QF Quarterfinals
RR Round Number
• Did not participate

*The 2020 tournament was canceled after the first-round games due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Records all-time by seed

through 2024 tournament[12]
Seed Record Winning pct Championships Runners-up
1 42–16 .724 10 3
2 34–16[note 2] .680 8* 2
3 27–23[note 2] .540 2 7
4 16–25[note 1] .390 0* 4
5 27–24 .529 2 3
6 33–24[note 3] .579 1 2
7 20–26 .435 0 0
8 23–24[note 3] .489 1 1
9 12–26 .316 0 1
10 15–25[note 1] .375 0 2
11 13–26 .333 0 1
12 6–12 .333 0 0
13 9–10 .474 0 0
14 4–10 .286 0 0

* Does not include vacated wins by Michigan (1998) and Ohio State (2002)

Records by coaches

through 2024 tournament [12]

Coach School Record Winning pct. Championships
Thad Matta Ohio State 23–9 .719 4
Micah Shrewsberry Penn State 5–2 .714 0
Bill Self Illinois 5–2 .714 1
Steve Alford Iowa 13–6 .684 2
John Beilein Michigan 21–10 .677 2
Lon Kruger Illinois 6–3 .667 0
Tom Izzo Michigan State 35–20 .636 6
Brad Underwood Illinois 7–4 .636 2
Bo Ryan Wisconsin 17–11 .607 3
Bruce Weber Illinois 12–8 .600 1
Chris Holtmann Ohio State 7–5 .583 0
Mike Davis
 Indiana 7–6 .538 0
Tubby Smith Minnesota 7–6 .538 0
Matt Painter Purdue 17–16 .515 2
Richard Pitino Minnesota 7–7 .500 0
Greg Gard Wisconsin 8–8 .500 0
Fran McCaffery Iowa 9–12 .429 1
Steve Pikiell Rutgers 5–7 .417 0
Tim Miles Nebraska 5–7 .417 0
Pat Chambers Penn State 5–8 .385 0
Ed DeChellis Penn State 5–8 .385 0
Bill Carmody Northwestern 5–13 .278 0

Note: Current coaches at school in bold. Minimum of five wins.[12]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Due to NCAA sanctions, Michigan has vacated the records from the 1992 Final Four, the 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, and 1998–99 seasons. See above section Vacated results
  2. ^ a b c d e Due to NCAA sanctions, Ohio State has vacated the records of 34 games in 1998–99, 16 games in 1999–00 and the entire 2000–01 and 2001–02 seasons. See above section Vacated results
  3. ^ a b c Due to NCAA sanctions, Minnesota has vacated the records from the 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, and 1998–99 seasons. See above section Vacated results

Television coverage

Main article:
List of Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament finals broadcasters

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Big Ten Announces Future Sites for Football Championship Games and Basketball Tournaments". June 5, 2011.
  3. ^ "Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Heads East with Verizon Center Set to Host in 2017 Big Ten Conference Official Site". www.bigten.org. Archived from the original on February 28, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "Big Ten tournament moving to D.C. in 2017". Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  5. ^ "Madison Square Garden Partnership Big Ten Conference Official Site". www.bigten.org. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  6. ^ Thamel, Pete. "Madison Square Garden to host Big Ten Conference tournament in 2018". www.si.com. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  7. ^ "Big Ten tourney to MSG in '18, a week earlier". Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  8. ^ "Big Ten tournament returning to United Center in 2019 and 2021". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  9. ^ "STATEMENT ON RELOCATION OF THE 2021 BIG TEN CONFERENCE'S MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT". bigten.org. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  10. ^ "Big Ten adds Minneapolis as hoops tourney site". ESPN.com. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  11. ^ "Minnesota Stripped Of Conference Championship". CBS. Associated Press. November 11, 2000. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  12. ^ a b c d e "2023-24 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  13. ^ Guerrieri, Vince (March 10, 2006). "NCAA slaps Ohio State with severe probation". USA Today.
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