2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
The 2016–17 Big Ten men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The Conference held its preseason media day on October 13 in Washington, D.C.[1] The season began on November 11 and conference play started on December 27.[2]
2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 14 |
TV partner(s) | Big Ten Network, ESPN, CBS |
2017 NBA draft | |
2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
Regular season champions | Purdue |
Runners-up | Wisconsin and Maryland |
Season MVP | Caleb Swanigan |
Top scorer | Peter Jok |
Tournament | |
Champions | Michigan |
Runners-up | Wisconsin |
Finals MVP | Derrick Walton Jr. |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Purdue | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Wisconsin | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 27 | – | 10 | .730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Michigan † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 26 | – | 12 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
With a win over Indiana on February 28, 2017, Purdue clinched at least a share of the Big Ten regular season championship.[3] With Wisconsin's loss on March 2, Purdue clinched an outright championship, their 23rd championship, the most in Big Ten history.[4]
The Big Ten Tournament was held from March 8 through March 12 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.[5] It was the first Big Ten Conference Tournament not held in Indianapolis or Chicago. Michigan won the Big Ten Tournament over Wisconsin, becoming the first eight seed and lowest seeded team to win the conference tournament and marking their first win since their vacated win in the inaugural tournament. As a result, Michigan received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.[6]
Purdue forward Caleb Swanigan was named Big Ten Player of the Year and a second team Academic All-America. Minnesota coach Richard Pitino was named Big Ten Coach of the Year. Swanigan earned consensus first team All-American recognition and Wisconsin forward Ethan Happ was a third team All-American by multiple media outlets.
Seven Big Ten schools (Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue, and Wisconsin) were invited to the NCAA Tournament, marking the seventh consecutive year the Big Ten had at least six teams in the Tournament.[7] Northwestern received a bid for the first time in school history.[8] Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa represented the conference in the National Invitation Tournament.[7] The conference achieved an 8–7 record in the NCAA Tournament and a 3–3 record in the NIT,[9] highlighted by Michigan, Purdue, and Wisconsin reaching the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and Illinois making the NIT quarterfinals.[10]
Head coaches
Coaching changes
On December 15, 2015, Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan announced he would retire effective immediately leaving associate head coach Greg Gard as interim head coach. Shortly after the regular season, Greg Gard had the interim tag removed as he was announced as the permanent head coach.[11]
On March 20, 2016, the school fired head coach Eddie Jordan after three years at Rutgers.[12] On March 19, the school hired Steve Pikiell, former head coach at Stony Brook, as head coach.[13]
Coaches
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Big Ten record | Big Ten titles | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
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Illinois | John Groce | Ohio | 5 | 95–75 | 37–53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Indiana | Tom Crean | Marquette | 9 | 166–135 | 71–91 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Iowa | Fran McCaffery | Siena | 7 | 137–101 | 64–62 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Maryland | Mark Turgeon | Texas A&M | 6 | 138–68 | 38–18* | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Michigan | John Beilein | West Virginia | 10 | 215–135 | 98–82 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Michigan State | Tom Izzo | Michigan State (Asst.) | 22 | 544–220 | 256–119 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 1 |
Minnesota | Richard Pitino | Florida International | 4 | 66–55 | 27–45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nebraska | Tim Miles | Colorado State | 5 | 72–75 | 33–57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Northwestern | Chris Collins | Duke (Asst.) | 4 | 75–61 | 30–42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ohio State | Thad Matta | Xavier | 13 | 337–123 | 150–78 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
Penn State | Pat Chambers | Boston University | 6 | 87–109 | 29–78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Purdue | Matt Painter | Purdue (Assoc.) | 12 | 265–142 | 127–85 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Rutgers | Steve Pikiell | Stony Brook | 1 | 15–18 | 3–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wisconsin | Greg Gard | Wisconsin (Assoc.) | 2 | 42–18 | 24–12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Year at school includes 2016–17 season.
- Overall and Big Ten records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2016–17 season.
- Turgeon's ACC conference record excluded since Maryland began Big Ten Conference play in 2014–15.
- Following the conclusion of the Big Ten Tournament, Illinois fired head coach John Groce.[14] Assistant coach Jamall Walker will coach the team in the NIT.[15]
Preseason
Preseason All-Big Ten
On October 11, 2016, a panel of conference media selected a 10-member preseason All-Big Ten Team and Player of the Year.[16]
Honor | Recipient |
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Preseason Player of the Year | Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin |
Preseason All-Big Ten Team | Malcolm Hill, Illinois |
James Blackmon Jr., Indiana | |
Thomas Bryant, Indiana | |
Peter Jok, Iowa | |
Melo Trimble, Maryland | |
Derrick Walton Jr., Michigan | |
Caleb Swanigan, Purdue | |
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin | |
Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin | |
Bronson Koenig, Wisconsin |
Preseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
Preseason All-American teams
CBS[25] | AP | TSN | USA Today |
SB Nation |
Blue Ribbon[26] |
Athlon Sports[27] |
Bleacher Report |
NBC Sports [28] |
Sporting News[29] |
BigTen.org | BTN | Sports Illustrated[30] |
Lindy's Sports | |
OG Anunoby | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | |||||||||||
Miles Bridges | 2nd | |||||||||||||
Thomas Bryant | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | ||||||||||
Nigel Hayes | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | |||||||||||
Melo Trimble | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st |
Preseason polls
AP[31] | Coaches[32] | CBS[33] | NBC[34] | Sporting News[29] |
Sports Illustrated[35] |
Blue Ribbon Yearbook[36] |
Bleacher Report[37] |
Athlon Sports[38] |
Lindy's Sports[39] |
ESPN[40] | USBWA[41] | |
Illinois | ||||||||||||
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Indiana | 11 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | |
Iowa | ||||||||||||
Maryland | 25 | 21 | 25 | 24 | ||||||||
Michigan | ||||||||||||
Michigan State | 12 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
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Ohio State | ||||||||||||
Penn State | ||||||||||||
Purdue | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 14 |
Rutgers | ||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 8 |
Regular season
Rankings
Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
(Italics) | Number of first place votes |
Pre/ Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final | ||
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Illinois | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Indiana | AP | 11 | 6 (1) | 3 (2) | 13 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 25T | RV | ||||||||||
C | 12 | 5 | 5 (2) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
Iowa | AP | RV | |||||||||||||||||||
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Maryland | AP | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |||
C | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
Michigan | AP | RV | 25T | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | |||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 17 | ||||||||||||
Michigan State | AP | 12 | 13 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
C | 9 | 13 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
Minnesota | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
Nebraska | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
C | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||
Ohio State | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Purdue | AP | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | |
C | 15 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 15 | |
Rutgers | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | AP | 9 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 25 | |
C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 16 |
Player 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 played 18 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent.
Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Maryland | Michigan | Michigan St | Minnesota | Nebraska | Northwestern | Ohio St | Penn St | Purdue | Rutgers | Wisconsin | |
vs. Illinois | – | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
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vs. Indiana | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
vs. Iowa | 2–0 | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
vs. Maryland | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
vs. Michigan | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
vs. Michigan St | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
vs. Minnesota | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
vs. Nebraska | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
vs. Northwestern | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
vs. Ohio State | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
vs. Penn State | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
vs. Purdue | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 |
vs. Rutgers | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 |
vs. Wisconsin | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | – |
Total | 8–10 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 6–10 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 14–4 | 3–15 | 12–6 |
Honors and awards
Caleb Swanigan was a unanimous first team All-American selection by Associated Press,[59] USBWA,[60] NABC[61] and Sporting News.[62] Ethan Happ was a third team selection by all but the NABC.[59][60][62]
All-Big Ten awards and teams
On March 6, the Big Ten announced most of its conference awards.[63][64]
Honor | Coaches | Media |
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Player of the Year | Caleb Swanigan, Purdue | Caleb Swanigan, Purdue |
Coach of the Year | Richard Pitino, Minnesota | Richard Pitino, Minnesota |
Freshman of the Year | Miles Bridges, Michigan State | Miles Bridges, Michigan State |
Defensive Player of the Year | Reggie Lynch, Minnesota | Not Selected |
Sixth Man of the Year | Nicholas Baer, Iowa | Not Selected |
All-Big Ten First Team | Peter Jok, Iowa | Peter Jok, Iowa |
Melo Trimble, Maryland | Melo Trimble, Maryland | |
Nate Mason, Minnesota | Nate Mason, Minnesota | |
Caleb Swanigan, Purdue | Caleb Swanigan, Purdue | |
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin | Ethan Happ, Wisconsin | |
All-Big Ten Second Team | Malcolm Hill, Illinois | Malcolm Hill, Illinois |
Derrick Walton Jr., Michigan | Derrick Walton Jr., Michigan | |
Miles Bridges, Michigan State | Miles Bridges, Michigan State | |
Bryant McIntosh, Northwestern | Bryant McIntosh, Northwestern | |
Bronson Koenig, Wisconsin | Tai Webster, Nebraska | |
All-Big Ten Third Team | Tai Webster, Nebraska | Bronson Koenig, Wisconsin |
Thomas Bryant, Indiana | Thomas Bryant, Indiana | |
Jordan Murphy, Minnesota | Jordan Murphy, Minnesota | |
Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin | Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin | |
Scottie Lindsey, Northwestern | Vincent Edwards, Purdue | |
Not Selected | James Blackmon Jr., Indiana | |
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Vincent Edwards, Purdue | Scottie Lindsey, Northwestern |
James Blackmon Jr., Indiana | Not Selected | |
Moritz Wagner, Michigan | Moritz Wagner, Michigan | |
Nick Ward, Michigan State | Nick Ward, Michigan State | |
Jae'Sean Tate, Ohio State | Jae'Sean Tate, Ohio State | |
Isaac Haas, Purdue | Isaac Haas, Purdue | |
Corey Sanders, Rutgers | Corey Sanders, Rutgers | |
Dakota Mathias, Purdue | Dakota Mathias, Purdue | |
Not Selected | Trevor Thompson, Ohio State | |
Not Selected | Tony Carr, Penn State | |
Not Selected | Zak Irvin, Michigan | |
All-Freshman Team | Jordan Bohannon, Iowa | Not Selected |
Tyler Cook, Iowa | ||
Miles Bridges, Michigan State | ||
Amir Coffey, Minnesota | ||
Tony Carr, Penn State | ||
All-Defensive Team | Reggie Lynch, Minnesota | Not Selected |
Vic Law, Northwestern | ||
Dakota Mathias, Purdue | ||
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin | ||
Zak Showalter, Wisconsin |
AP All-Big Ten awards and teams
Honor | Winner |
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Player of the Year | Caleb Swanigan, Purdue* |
Coach of the Year | Richard Pitino, Minnesota |
Newcomer of the Year | Miles Bridges, Michigan State* |
Defensive Player of the Year | Ethan Happ, Wisconsin |
All Big Ten First Team | Nate Mason, Minnesota |
Melo Trimble, Maryland | |
Peter Jok, Iowa | |
Caleb Swanigan, Purdue* | |
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin | |
All Big Ten Second Team | Derrick Walton Jr., Michigan |
Bryant McIntosh, Northwestern | |
Malcolm Hill, Illinois | |
Miles Bridges, Michigan State | |
Jordan Murphy, Minnesota | |
Source[65] |
USBWA
On March 7, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association released its 2016–17 Men's All-District Teams, based upon voting from its national membership. There were nine regions from coast to coast, and a player and coach of the year were selected in each. The following lists all the Big Ten representatives selected within their respective regions.[66]
District II (NY, NJ, DE, DC, PA, WV)
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District III (VA, NC, SC, MD)
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District V (OH, IN, IL, MI, MN, WI) Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
All-District Team
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District VI (IA, MO, KS, OK, NE, ND, SD)
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NABC
The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced their Division I All‐District teams on March 22, recognizing the nation’s best men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, the selections on this list were then eligible for NABC Coaches' All-America Honors. The following list represented the District 7 players chosen to the list.[67]
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Other awards
Nicolas Baer, Zak Irvin, Sanjay Lumpkin, Keita Bates-Diop, Payton Banks, Isaac Haas and Vitto Brown were nominees for the Allstate Good Works Team in honor of their volunteerism and civic involvement.[68] On January 6, 2017, Malcolm Hill, Peter Jok, Derrick Walton, Nigel Hayes and Bronson Koenig were included on the 30-man Senior CLASS Award candidate list.[69] Melo Trimble was the only returning selection among the January 11 Wooden Award top 25. He was joined by Ethan Happ, Nigel Hayes and Caleb Swanigan.[70] Happ and Swanigan were on the Robertson midseason 19-man watchlist.[71] Trimble was named to the Cousy Award Final 10 on January 30.[72][73] Swanigan and Miles Bridges were named Malone Award top 10 finalists on February 2.[74][75] Happ was named as a Jabbar Award top 10 finalist the following day.[76][75] Swanigan, Trimble and Happ were named to both the February 9 Wooden Top 20 and the February 9 Naismith Top 30 lists.[77][78] Swanigan and Moritz Wagner were named to the February 9, 2016–17 NCAA Division I Academic All-District Men's Basketball Team for District 5 (IL, IN, MI, OH), placing them among the 40 finalists for the Academic All-American 15-man team.[79] Hayes and Jok were named to the 10-man Senior CLASS Award finalist list.[80] Swanigan was named a second team Academic All-America selection on March 2.[81]
Postseason
Big Ten Tournament
First round Wednesday, March 8 ESPN2/BTN |
Second round Thursday, March 9 ESPN2/BTN |
Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 ESPN/BTN |
Semifinals Saturday, March 11 CBS |
Championship Sunday, March 12 CBS | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Purdue | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Michigan | 74* | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Michigan | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Illinois | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Michigan | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Minnesota | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Minnesota | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Michigan State | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Michigan State | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Penn State | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Nebraska | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Penn State | 76* | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Michigan | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Wisconsin | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Wisconsin | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Indiana | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Iowa | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Indiana | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Wisconsin | 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Northwestern | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Maryland | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Northwestern | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Northwestern | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Rutgers | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Ohio State | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Rutgers | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period
NCAA Tournament
The winner of the Big Ten Tournament, Michigan, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. Six other conference school received at-large bids to the Tournament: Purdue, Minnesota, Maryland, Northwestern, Wisconsin, and Michigan State.
Seed | Region | School | First Four | First Round | Second Round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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4 | Midwest | Purdue | N/A | defeated (13) Vermont 80–70 | defeated (5) Iowa State 80–76 | eliminated by (1) Kansas 66–98 | |||
5 | South | Minnesota | N/A | eliminated by (12) Middle Tennessee 72–81 | |||||
6 | West | Maryland | N/A | eliminated by (11) Xavier 65–76 | |||||
7 | Midwest | Michigan | N/A | defeated (10) Oklahoma State 92–91 | defeated (2) Louisville 73–69 | eliminated by (3) Oregon 68–69 | |||
8 | West | Northwestern | N/A | defeated (9) Vanderbilt 68–66 | eliminated by (1) Gonzaga 73–79 | ||||
8 | East | Wisconsin | N/A | defeated (9) Virginia Tech 84–74 | defeated (1) Villanova 65–62 | eliminated by (4) Florida 83–84OT | |||
9 | Midwest | Michigan State | N/A | defeated (8) Miami 78–58 | eliminated by (1) Kansas 70–90 | ||||
W–L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 5–2 (.714) | 3–2 (.600) | 0–3 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 8–7 (.533) |
National Invitation Tournament
Three Big Ten teams received invitations to the National Invitation Tournament: Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana.
Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
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1 | Iowa | Iowa | defeated South Dakota 87–75 | eliminated by TCU 92–94 | |||
2 | Illinois St. | Illinois | defeated Valparaiso 82–57 | defeated Boise State 71–56 | eliminated by UCF 58–68 | ||
3 | Syracuse | Indiana | eliminated by Georgia Tech 63–75 | ||||
W–L (%): | 2–1 (.667) | 1–1 (.500) | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 3–3 (.500) |
2017 NBA draft
The following all-conference selections were listed as seniors or graduate students: Peter Jok, Malcolm Hill, Derrick Walton, Bronson Koenig, Tai Webster, and Nigel Hayes. The following players were invited to the NBA Draft Combine: OG Anunoby, Thomas Bryant, Justin Jackson, Caleb Swanigan, Melo Trimble, Moritz Wagner, and D. J. Wilson, while Derrick Walton was named as an alternate.[82] Eventually, Walton, Jok and Hayes accepted invitations as alternates.[83][84] Wilson (17th), Anunoby (23rd), Swanigan (26th) and Bryant (42nd) were selected in the draft.[85][86]
Rnd. | Pick | Player | Pos. | Team | School |
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1 | 17 | D. J. Wilson | PF | Milwaukee Bucks | Michigan (Jr.) |
1 | 23 | OG Anunoby | SG | Toronto Raptors (from L.A. Clippers via Milwaukee) | Indiana (So.) |
1 | 26 | Caleb Swanigan | PF | Portland Trail Blazers (from Cleveland) | Purdue (So.) |
2 | 42 | Thomas Bryant | PF | Utah Jazz (from Detroit) | Indiana (So.) |
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