2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season


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 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.

Teams

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

    Regular season

Early-season tournaments

[ACC–Big Ten Challenge]

Final standings

TeamB10 ConferenceB10 %B10 HomeB10 RoadAll GamesAll Games %All HomeAll RoadAll Neutral
Wisconsin16–2.8898–18–131–5.86116–210–25–1
Purdue15–3.8339–06–325–9.73516–16–53–3
Indiana14–4.7788–16–325–8.75817–27–31–3
Michigan State12–6.6679–03–627–9.75017–04–66–3
Ohio State10–8.5567–23–624–13.64917–34–83–2
Minnesota8–10.4445–43–620–14.58812–54–84–1
Penn State7–11.3895–42–715–16.48413–42–80–4
Iowa6–12.3334–52–713–19.40610–83–80–3
Illinois5–13.2783–62–716–19.4577–73–96–3
Michigan5–13.2783–62–710–22.3136–92–102–3
Northwestern1–17.0560–91–88–22.4525–113–100–1

Statistical leaders

Players of the week

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

Postseason

Big Ten Tournament

Bracket

Source

NCAA Tournament

TeamBid TypeSeedResults
WisconsinAutomatic3Won 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 73–56
Michigan StateAt-large5Won First Round vs. #12 Temple 72–61
Won Second Round vs. #4 Pittsburgh 65–54
Lost Sweet 16 vs. #1 Memphis 92–74
PurdueAt-large6Won First Round vs. #11 Baylor 90–79
Lost Second Round vs. #3 Xavier 85–78
IndianaAt-large8Lost First Round vs. #9 Arkansas 86–72

NIT

TeamBid TypeSeedResults
Ohio 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 92–85
MinnesotaAt-large4Lost First Round vs. #5 Maryland 68–58

2008 NBA Draft

The following Big Ten players were selected in the 2008 NBA Draft:
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamSchool/club team
17SGLos Angeles ClippersIndiana
123CUtah JazzOhio State
129SGDetroit Pistons Indiana