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2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season

FieldValue
title2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
color#193980
color text#FFFFFF
leagueNCAA Division I
sportBasketball
logoBigTen.png
logo_size125px
durationNovember 2007
through March 2008
no_of_teams11
TVBig Ten Network, ESPN, CBS
season2007–08 NCAA Division I season
season_champsWisconsin (16–2)
season_champ_nameChampion
league_champsPurdue (15–3)
league_champ_nameRunners-up
MVPD.J. White - IU
MVP_linkBig Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
top_scorerEric Gordon - IU
finalsTournament
finals_venueConseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
finals_link2008 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
finals_champWisconsin
finals_runner-upIllinois
finals_MVPMarcus Landry - WIS
finals_MVP_linkMost Valuable Player
seasonslistnamesBasketball
prevseason_year06–07
nextseason_year08–09

through March 2008 | conf1_runner-up = | conf2_runner-up = | finals_runner-up = Illinois

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.

  1. Michigan State
  2. Indiana
  3. Ohio State

Regular season

Early-season tournaments

[[ACC–Big Ten Challenge]]

DateTimeACC teamB1G teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceChallenge
leader
Nov 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 ClemsonPurdue61–58Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South CarolinaESPN27,350ACC (5–1)
Nov 287:00 pmNC StateNo. 10 Michigan State81–58Breslin Center • East Lansing, MichiganESPN14,759ACC (5–2)
7:30 pmMarylandIllinois69–61Comcast Center • College Park, MarylandESPN217,950ACC (6–2)
8:00 pmBoston CollegeMichigan77–64Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MichiganESPNU8,716ACC (7–2)
9:00 pmNo. 1 North CarolinaOhio State66–55Value City Arena • Columbus, OhioESPNACC (8–2)
9:30 pmVirginia TechPenn State66–61Bryce 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

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

PlayerSchoolPPGPlayerSchoolRPGPlayerSchoolAPGPlayerSchoolSPG
Eric GordonIND20.9D. J. WhiteIND10.3Jamar ButlerOSU5.9
D. J. WhiteIND17.4Goran SutonMSU8.2Travis WaltonMSU4.3
Manny HarrisMICH16.1Shaun PruittILL7.3Michael ThompsonNU4.3
Jamar ButlerOSU15.0Jamarcus EllisIND7.0Drew NeitzelMSU4.0
Kosta KoufosOSU14.4Kosta KoufosOSU6.7Kalin LucasMSU3.8
PlayerSchoolBPGPlayerSchoolFG%PlayerSchool3FG%PlayerSchoolFT%
Ekpe UdohMICH2.9D. J. WhiteIND60.5Armon BassettIND45.4
Kosta KoufosOSU1.8Othello HunterOSU59.6Robbie HummelPUR44.7
Drew NaymickMSU1.7Shaun PruittILL57.2Keaton GrantPUR44.0
D. J. WhiteIND1.6Raymar MorganMSU55.8E'Twaun MoorePUR43.4
Othello HunterOSU1.5Goran SutonMSU55.1Michael ThompsonNU43.3

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
Raymar 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
Dan Coleman, MINN
December 31, 2007Brian Butch, WIS
January 7, 2008Raymar Morgan, MSU
Geary Claxton, PSU
January 14, 2008D. J. White, IND
January 21, 2008Keaton Grant, PUR
January 28, 2008Drew Neitzel, MSU
February 4, 2008D. J. White, IND
E'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.

HonorCoachesMedia
Player of the YearD. J. White, INDD. J. White, IND
Coach of the YearMatt Painter, PURMatt Painter, PUR
Freshman of the YearEric Gordon, INDEric Gordon, IND
Defensive Player of the YearChris Kramer, PURNone Selected
Sixth Man of the YearJason Bohannon, WISNone Selected
All-Big Ten First TeamEric Gordon, INDEric Gordon, IND
D. J. White, INDD. J. White, IND
Drew Neitzel, MSUJamar Butler, OSU
Robbie Hummel, PURRobbie Hummel, PUR
Brian Butch, WISBrian Butch, WIS
All-Big Ten Second TeamManny Harris, MICHManny Harris, MICH
Raymar Morgan, MSURaymar Morgan, MSU
Jamar Butler, OSUDrew Neitzel, MSU
E'Twaun Moore, PURE'Twaun Moore, PUR
Marcus Landry, WISMichael Flowers, WIS
All Big Ten Third TeamArmon Bassett, INDShaun Pruitt, ILL
Tony Freeman, IAArmon Bassett, IND
Lawrence McKenzie, MINNKosta Koufos, OSU
Kosta Koufos, OSUJamelle Cornley, PSU
Michael Flowers, WISChris Kramer, PUR
Marcus Landry, WIS
All-Big Ten Honorable MentionShaun Pruitt, ILLJamarcus Ellis, IND
DeShawn Sims, MICHTony Freeman, IA
Kalin Lucas, MSUKalin Lucas, MSU
Dan Coleman, MINNDan Coleman, MINN
Kevin Coble, NULawrence McKenzie, MINN
Jamelle Cornley, PSUKevin Coble, NU
Keaton Grant, PURCraig Moore, NU
Chris Kramer, PURKeaton Grant, PUR
Trevon Hughes, WISTrevon Hughes, WIS
All-Freshman TeamEric Gordon, INDNot Selected
Manny Harris, MICH
Kosta Koufos, OSU
Robbie Hummel, PUR
E'Twaun Moore, PUR
All Defensive TeamEkpe Udoh, MICHNot Selected
Travis Walton, MSU
Chris Kramer, PUR
Michael Flowers, WIS
Joe Krabbenhoft, WIS

Postseason

Big Ten tournament

Main article: 2008 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament

Bracket

March 13 March 14 March 15 March 16

| RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Iowa | RD1-score03= 47 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Michigan | RD1-score04= 55

| RD1-seed11=7 | RD1-team11=Penn State | RD1-score11= 63 | RD1-seed12=10 | RD1-team12= Illinois | RD1-score12= 64

| RD1-seed15=6 | RD1-team15=Minnesota | RD1-score15=55 | RD1-seed16=11 | RD1-team16=Northwestern | RD1-score16=52

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Wisconsin | RD2-score01=51 | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=Michigan | RD2-score02=34

| RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=Michigan State | RD2-score03=67 | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04=Ohio State | RD2-score04=60

| RD2-seed05=2 | RD2-team05=Purdue | RD2-score05=67 | RD2-seed06=10 | RD2-team06=Illinois | RD2-score06=74

| RD2-seed07=3 | RD2-team07=Indiana | RD2-score07=58 | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-team08=Minnesota | RD2-score08=59

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Wisconsin | RD3-score01=65 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Michigan State | RD3-score02=63 | RD3-seed03=10 | RD3-team03=Illinois | RD3-score03=54 | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-team04=Minnesota | RD3-score04=50

| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Wisconsin | RD4-score01=61 | RD4-seed02=10 | RD4-team02=Illinois | RD4-score02=48

Source

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball 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

Main article: 2008 National Invitation Tournament

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 (Fr.)
123CUtah JazzOhio State (Fr.)
129SGDetroit Pistons (traded to Seattle)Indiana (Sr.)

References

References

  1. "Indiana's White Named Big Ten Player of the Year by Coaches and Media".
  2. (2008-03-11). "Big Ten names White Player of the Year, Painter Coach of the Year". 13 WTHR Indianapolis.
  3. (October 28, 2007). "Michigan State Named Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite by the Media: Spartans' Neitzel earns Preseason Player of the Year accolades". CBS Interactive..
  4. (April 17, 2008). "Big Ten 2007–08 men's basketball Final Release". Big Ten.
  5. (March 10, 2008). "Indiana's White Named Big Ten Player of the Year by Coaches and Media: Purdue's Painter claims Coach of the Year accolades, Boilermakers' Kramer nabs Defensive Player of the Year honors, Hoosier Gordon earns Freshman of the Year laurels, and Wisconsin's Bohannon collects Sixth Man of the Year honor". CBS Interactive.
  6. (March 10, 2008). "Tournament Bracket". Big Ten CSTV.
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