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2022–23 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season

The 2022–23 Big Ten men's basketball season was the season for Big Ten Conference basketball teams that began with practices in October 2022, followed by the start of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November 2022. The regular season ended in March 2023.

With Northwestern's loss to Maryland on February 26, 2023, Purdue clinched a share of the Big Ten regular season championship.[1] With Michigan's loss to Illinois on March 2, Purdue clinched the outright regular season championship, its first outright championship since 2017.[2] The championship marked the school's 25th, the most in Big Ten history.[3]

Purdue center Zach Edey was named Big Ten Player of the Year.[4] Northwestern coach Chris Collins was named Big Ten Coach of the Year.[5]

The Big Ten tournament was held March 8 through March 12 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Purdue defeated Penn State in the championship game.

In addition to Purdue, who received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the conference had eight teams received bids to the tournament: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, and Penn State.

Three schools also received invitations to the National Invitation Tournament: Michigan, Rutgers, and Wisconsin.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Maryland

On December 3, 2021, Maryland and Mark Turgeon agreed to part ways effective immediately.[6] Assistant coach Danny Manning was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.[7] Following the season, the school named Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard the team's new head coach.[8]

Coaches

Notes:

Preseason

Preseason Big Ten poll

Prior to the conference's annual media day, unofficial awards and a poll were chosen by a panel of writers.

Preseason All-Big Ten

Prior to the conference's annual media day, unofficial awards and a poll were chosen by a panel of writers.[10]

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Preseason national polls

Regular season

2022 ACC–Big Ten Challenge ACC 8–6

Source:[21][22][23]

2022 Gavitt Tipoff Games (Big Ten 6–2)


Rankings

* AP does not release a post-tournament poll.

Early season tournaments

Of the 14 Big Ten teams, 12 participated in early season tournaments.[24] All Big Ten teams participated in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge against Atlantic Coast Conference teams, the 22nd and final year for the event.[25] Eight teams participated in the Gavitt Tipoff Games.[26]

Players of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, the Big Ten offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday.

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team was scheduled to play 20 conference games, and at least one game against each opponent. However, the February 15 game between Michigan State and Minnesota was canceled due to the Michigan State shooting, meaning those teams would only play 19 conference games.[44]

The Big Ten Conference led the nation in average attendance with 12,063 fans per game, which outpaced the SEC (11,344), Big 12 (10,703), ACC (9,949) and Big East (9,907). Indiana (6th), Illinois (9th), Wisconsin (11th), Maryland (13th), Purdue (14th), Iowa (24th), Michigan (27th), Nebraska (28th) and Ohio State (30th) were among the top schools in terms of total attendance.[45]

Honors and awards

All-Big Ten awards and teams

On March 7, 2023, the Big Ten announced most of its conference awards.[46]

Postseason

Big Ten tournament

* denotes overtime period

NCAA Tournament

The winner of the Big Ten Tournament, Purdue, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Eight Big Ten teams received bids to the NCAA tournament, tied with the SEC for the most of any conference in the tournament.

National Invitation Tournament

Three Big Ten teams received invitations to the National Invitation Tournament.

2023 NBA draft

Eight Big Ten athletes were selected in the 2023 NBA draft..[47][48]

Pre-draft trades

Prior to the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between teams.

  1. ^ March 25, 2021: Chicago Bulls to Orlando Magic[49]
  2. ^ February 8, 2023: New York Knicks to Portland Trail Blazers (four-team trade with Philadelphia 76ers and Charlotte Hornets)[50]
    • Portland acquired Cam Reddish, Ryan Arcidiacono, Matisse Thybulle, and New York's lottery-protected 2023 first-round pick
    • New York acquired Josh Hart
    • Philadelphia acquired Jalen McDaniels, New York's 2024 second-round pick, and Portland's 2029 second-round pick
    • Charlotte acquired Svi Mykhailiuk, the most favorable of Atlanta's, Charlotte's, and Brooklyn's 2023 second-round picks, and Portland's 2027 second-round pick
  3. ^ February 10, 2022: Philadelphia 76ers to Brooklyn Nets[51]June 30, 2022: Brooklyn Nets to Utah Jazz[52]
    • Utah acquired a 2023 first-round draft pick (the least favorable of Brooklyn, Houston, and Philadelphia)
    • Brooklyn acquired Royce O'Neale
  4. ^ January 13, 2021: Houston Rockets to Indiana Pacers (four-team trade with Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers)[53]
    • Indiana acquired Caris LeVert and Houston's 2023 second-round pick
    • Houston acquired Milwaukee's 2022 first-round pick, Brooklyn's first-found picks in 2022, 2024, and 2026, and the rights to swap first-round picks with Brooklyn in 2021, 2023, 2025, and 2027
    • Brooklyn acquired James Harden and Cleveland's 2024 second-round pick
    • Cleveland acquired Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince
  5. ^ July 6, 2019: Atlanta Hawks to New Orleans Pelicans[57]
  6. ^ November 29, 2020: Boston Celtics to Charlotte Hornets[58]
    • Charlotte acquired Gordon Hayward and 2023 and 2024 second-round picks
    • Boston acquired a protected 2022 second-round pick
    February 10, 2022: Charlotte Hornets to Washington Wizards[59]

Post-draft trades

Post-draft trades are made after the draft begins. These trades are usually not confirmed until the next day or after free agency officially begins.

  1. ^ June 23, 2023: Indiana Pacers to Denver Nuggets (four-team trade with LA Lakers and Oklahoma City)[54][55][56]
    • LA Lakers acquired the draft rights to Maxwell Lewis
    • Denver acquired the draft rights to Julian Strawther, the draft rights to Jalen Pickett, the draft rights to Hunter Tyson, and a 2024 second round pick
    • Indiana acquired the draft rights to Mojave King, a 2024 first round pick (from Oklahoma City via Denver), and cash consideration
    • Oklahoma City acquired a 2029 first round pick
  2. ^ June 22, 2023: Washington Wizards to Golden State Warriors[60]
    • Golden State acquired the draft rights to Trayce Jackson-Davis
    • Washington acquired cash considerations

Notes

  1. ^ Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.

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