The 2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October, 2007 followed by the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The conference season began in January, 2008 and concluded in March. The season marked the 103rd season of Big Ten play.

Wisconsin won the Big Ten Conference regular season championship by one game over Purdue. Indiana finished in third with Michigan State in fourth.

Indiana's D.J. White was named Big Ten Player of the Year. Purdue's Matt Painter was named Coach of the Year.

The Big Ten tournament was held from March 13–16, 2008 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Wisconsin won the tournament championship by defeating surprise championship participant No. 10-seeded Illinois. As a result of the win, Wisconsin received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Four Big Ten teams (Wisconsin, Purdue, Indiana, and Michigan State) were invited to the NCAA Tournament. Two teams, Wisconsin and Michigan State, advance to the Sweet Sixteen, both losing in that round. Ohio State and Minnesota received bids to the National Invitation Tournament with Ohio State winning the tournament.

Preseason

All-Big Ten players The following players were chosen as preseason All-Big Ten by the media. Shaun Pruitt, ILL, SR, C D.J. White, IND, SR, F Drew Neitzel, MSU, SR, G (Player of the Year) Jamar Butler, OSU, SR, G Geary Claxton, PSU, SR, G/F

Teams The following teams were selected as the top teams in the conference by the media. Michigan State Indiana Ohio State

Regular season

Early-season tournaments

ACC–Big Ten Challenge DateTimeACC teamB1G teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceChallengeleaderNov 267:00 pmWake ForestIowa56–47Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IowaESPN29,120ACC (1–0)Nov 277:00 pmGeorgia TechNo. 15 Indiana83–79Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IndianaESPN17,230Tied (1–1)7:30 pmFlorida StateMinnesota75–61Donald L. Tucker Center • Tallahassee, FloridaESPN29,349ACC (2–1)8:00 pmVirginiaNorthwestern94–52John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VirginiaESPNUACC (3–1)9:00 pmNo. 7 DukeNo. 20 Wisconsin82–58Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaESPN9,314ACC (4–1)9:30 pmNo. 18 ClemsonPurdue61–58 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South CarolinaESPN27,350ACC (5–1)Nov 287:00 pmNC StateNo. 10 Michigan State81–58 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MichiganESPN14,759ACC (5–2)7:30 pmMarylandIllinois69–61 Comcast Center • College Park, MarylandESPN217,950ACC (6–2)8:00 pmBoston CollegeMichigan77–64 Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MichiganESPNU8,716ACC (7–2)9:00 pmNo. 1 North CarolinaOhio State66–55 Value City Arena • Columbus, OhioESPNACC (8–2)9:30 pmVirginia TechPenn State66–61 Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PennsylvaniaESPN2ACC (8–3) WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov. 26).Miami did not play due to the ACC having one more team than the B1G.

Final standings

Team B10 Conference B10 % B10 Home B10 Road All Games All Games % All Home All Road All Neutral Wisconsin 16–2 .889 8–1 8–1 31–5 .861 16–2 10–2 5–1 Purdue 15–3 .833 9–0 6–3 25–9 .735 16–1 6–5 3–3 Indiana 14–4 .778 8–1 6–3 25–8 .758 17–2 7–3 1–3 Michigan State 12–6 .667 9–0 3–6 27–9 .750 17–0 4–6 6–3 Ohio State 10–8 .556 7–2 3–6 24–13 .649 17–3 4–8 3–2 Minnesota 8–10 .444 5–4 3–6 20–14 .588 12–5 4–8 4–1 Penn State 7–11 .389 5–4 2–7 15–16 .484 13–4 2–8 0–4 Iowa 6–12 .333 4–5 2–7 13–19 .406 10–8 3–8 0–3 Illinois 5–13 .278 3–6 2–7 16–19 .457 7–7 3–9 6–3 Michigan 5–13 .278 3–6 2–7 10–22 .313 6–9 2–10 2–3 Northwestern 1–17 .056 0–9 1–8 8–22 .452 5–11 3–10 0–1

Statistical leaders Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPG Eric Gordon IND 20.9 D. J. White IND 10.3 Jamar Butler OSU 5.9 Chris Kramer PUR 2.3 D. J. White IND 17.4 Goran Suton MSU 8.2 Travis Walton MSU 4.3 Al Nolen MINN 1.9 Manny Harris MICH 16.1 Shaun Pruitt ILL 7.3 Michael Thompson NU 4.3 Craig MooreNU 1.8 Jamar Butler OSU 15.0 Jamarcus Ellis IND 7.0 Drew Neitzel MSU 4.0 Trevon Hughes WIS 1.8 Kosta Koufos OSU 14.4 Kosta Koufos OSU 6.7 Kalin Lucas MSU 3.8 Damian Johnson MINN 1.7 Player School BPG Player School FG% Player School 3FG% Player School FT% Ekpe Udoh MICH 2.9 D. J. White IND 60.5 Armon Bassett IND 45.4 Jamar Butler OSU 94.3 Kosta Koufos OSU 1.8 Othello Hunter OSU 59.6 Robbie Hummel PUR 44.7 Jason Bohannon WIS 86.7 Drew Naymick MSU 1.7 Shaun Pruitt ILL 57.2 Keaton Grant PUR 44.0 Robbie Hummel PUR 86.5 D. J. White IND 1.6 Raymar Morgan MSU 55.8 E'Twaun Moore PUR 43.4 Drew Neitzel MSU 86.0 Othello Hunter OSU 1.5 Goran Suton MSU 55.1 Michael Thompson NU 43.3 Keaton Grant PUR 85.1

Players of the week Throughout the conference regular season, the Big Ten offices name a player of the week each Monday. Week Player of the week November 12, 2007 DeShawn Sims, MICH November 19, 2007 Eric Gordon, IND Raymar Morgan, MSU November 26, 2007 Kosta Koufos, OSU December 3, 2007 D. J. White, IND December 10, 2007 D. J. White, IND December 17, 2007 Geary Claxton, PSU December 24, 07 Shaun Pruitt, ILL Dan Coleman, MINN December 31, 2007 Brian Butch, WIS January 7, 2008 Raymar Morgan, MSU Geary Claxton, PSU January 14, 2008 D. J. White, IND January 21, 2008 Keaton Grant, PUR January 28, 2008 Drew Neitzel, MSU February 4, 2008 D. J. White, IND E'Twaun Moore, PUR February 11, 2008 Robbie Hummel, PUR February 18, 2008 Manny Harris, MICH February 25, 2008 Cyrus Tate, IA March 3, 2008 Goran Suton, MSU March 10, 2008 Jamar Butler, OSU

All-Big Ten Conference honors and awards Two sets of conference award winners are recognized by the Big Ten – one selected by league coaches and one selected by the media. Honor Coaches Media Player of the Year D. J. White, IND D. J. White, IND Coach of the Year Matt Painter, PUR Matt Painter, PUR Freshman of the Year Eric Gordon, IND Eric Gordon, IND Defensive Player of the Year Chris Kramer, PUR None Selected Sixth Man of the Year Jason Bohannon, WIS None Selected All-Big Ten First Team Eric Gordon, IND Eric Gordon, IND D. J. White, IND D. J. White, IND Drew Neitzel, MSU Jamar Butler, OSU Robbie Hummel, PUR Robbie Hummel, PUR Brian Butch, WIS Brian Butch, WIS All-Big Ten Second Team Manny Harris, MICH Manny Harris, MICH Raymar Morgan, MSU Raymar Morgan, MSU Jamar Butler, OSU Drew Neitzel, MSU E'Twaun Moore, PUR E'Twaun Moore, PUR Marcus Landry, WIS Michael Flowers, WIS All Big Ten Third Team Armon Bassett, IND Shaun Pruitt, ILL Tony Freeman, IA Armon Bassett, IND Lawrence McKenzie, MINN Kosta Koufos, OSU Kosta Koufos, OSU Jamelle Cornley, PSU Michael Flowers, WIS Chris Kramer, PUR Marcus Landry, WIS All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Shaun Pruitt, ILL Jamarcus Ellis, IND DeShawn Sims, MICH Tony Freeman, IA Kalin Lucas, MSU Kalin Lucas, MSU Dan Coleman, MINN Dan Coleman, MINN Kevin Coble, NU Lawrence McKenzie, MINN Jamelle Cornley, PSU Kevin Coble, NU Keaton Grant, PURCraig Moore, NU Chris Kramer, PUR Keaton Grant, PUR Trevon Hughes, WIS Trevon Hughes, WIS All-Freshman Team Eric Gordon, IND Not Selected Manny Harris, MICH Kosta Koufos, OSU Robbie Hummel, PUR E'Twaun Moore, PUR All Defensive Team Ekpe Udoh, MICH Not Selected Travis Walton, MSU Chris Kramer, PUR Michael Flowers, WIS Joe Krabbenhoft, WIS

Postseason

Big Ten tournament

Bracket

Source

NCAA Tournament

TeamBid TypeSeedResultsWisconsinAutomatic3Won First Round vs. No. 14 Cal St. Fullerton 71–56 Won Second Round vs. No. 11 Kansas State 72–55 Lost Sweet 16 vs. #10 Davidson 73–56Michigan StateAt-large5Won First Round vs. #12 Temple 72–61 Won Second Round vs. #4 Pittsburgh 65–54 Lost Sweet 16 vs. #1 Memphis 92–74PurdueAt-large6Won First Round vs. #11 Baylor 90–79 Lost Second Round vs. #3 Xavier 85–78IndianaAt-large8Lost First Round vs. #9 Arkansas 86–72

NIT

TeamBid TypeSeedResultsOhio StateAt-large1Won First Round vs. #8 UNC Asheville 84–66 Won Second Round vs. #4 California 73–56 Won Quarterfinals vs. #3 Dayton 74–63 Won NIT Semifinals vs. #2 Mississippi 81–69 Won NIT Final vs. #2 Massachusetts 92–85MinnesotaAt-large4 Lost First Round vs. #5 Maryland 68–58

2008 NBA draft

The following Big Ten players were selected in the 2008 NBA draft: Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team 1 7 SG Los Angeles Clippers Indiana (Fr.) 1 23 C Utah Jazz Ohio State (Fr.) 1 29 SG Detroit Pistons (traded to Seattle) Indiana (Sr.)

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