2018–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Vancouver Showcase champions | |
NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 22–14 (9–11 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
|
Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Williams Arena |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Michigan State † | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 32 | – | 7 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Purdue | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Michigan | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 30 | – | 7 | .811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Wisconsin | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 19 | – | 17 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2018–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers, led by sixth-year head coach Richard Pitino, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by 2019 First team All-Big Ten selection Jordan Murphy and third team selection Amir Coffey. [1] They finished the season 22-14, 9-11 in Big Ten Play to finish in 7th place. They defeated Penn State and Purdue to advance to the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament where they lost to Michigan. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Louisville in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Michigan State.
The Golden Gophers finished the 2017–18 season 15–17, 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 11th place. As the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the first round to Rutgers.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nate Mason | 2 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Decatur, GA | Graduated |
Jamir Harris | 4 | G | 6'0" | 190 | Freshman | North Brunswick, NJ | Transferred to American |
Davonte Fitzgerald | 20 | F | 6'8" | 225 | RS Senior | Atlanta, GA | Transferred to Stephen F. Austin |
Bakary Konaté | 21 | C | 6'11" | 240 | Senior | Bamako, Mali | Graduated |
Reggie Lynch | 22 | C | 6'10" | 265 | RS Senior | Edina, MN | Dismissed from school [2] |
Gaston Diedhiou | 41 | F | 6'10" | 245 | Senior | Dakar, Senegal | Graduated |
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Payton Willis | G | 6'4" | 182 | Junior | Fayetteville, AR | Vanderbilt |
Marcus Carr | G | 6'1 | 185 | Sophomore | Toronto, ON | Pittsburgh |
Brock Stull | G | 6'4 | 194 | RS Senior | Rockford, IL | Milwaukee |
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Oturu C | St. Paul, MN | Cretin-Derham Hall | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | Jan 19, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Gabe Kalscheur SG | Minneapolis, MN | DeLaSalle High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | Jul 25, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Jarvis Omersa PF | Orono, MN | Orono High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jul 18, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
Sources:
|
2018–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
The 2018–19 season will mark the first time in Big Ten history that the teams will play a 20-game conference schedule, setting a precedent for all Division I basketball. [3] The new schedule will also include a regional component to increase the frequency of games among teams in similar areas. Over the course of a six-year cycle (12 playing opportunities), in-state rivals will play each other 12 times, regional opponents will play 10 times, and all other teams will play nine times. [3] Three in-state series will be guaranteed home-and-homes: Illinois and Northwestern, Indiana and Purdue, and Michigan and Michigan State will always play twice. [4]
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | Minnesota–Duluth | W 109–53 | – | 18 – Washington | 10 – Oturu | 6 – Stull | Williams Arena (7,481) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | Omaha | W 104–76 | 1–0 | 18 – Coffey | 10 – Murphy | 11 – Washington | Williams Arena (8,883) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
November 12, 2018* 8:00 pm, BTN | Utah | W 78–69 | 2–0 | 19 – Kalscheur | 17 – Murphy | 6 – Tied | Williams Arena (11,554) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
November 18, 2018* 9:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Texas A&M Vancouver Showcase | W 69–64 | 3–0 | 14 – Murphy | 9 – Oturu | 3 – Washington | Vancouver Convention Centre (3,107) Vancouver, BC | ||||
November 20, 2018* 8:00 pm, BTN | vs. Santa Clara Vancouver Showcase | W 80–66 | 4–0 | 25 – Kalscheur | 17 – Murphy | 6 – Murphy | Vancouver Convention Centre (3,070) Vancouver, BC | ||||
November 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN | vs. Washington Vancouver Showcase | W 68–66 | 5–0 | 18 – Murphy | 11 – Murphy | 2 – Tied | Vancouver Convention Centre (1,680) Vancouver, BC | ||||
November 26, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Boston College ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 56–68 | 5–1 | 16 – Murphy | 11 – Murphy | 3 – Washington | Conte Forum (4,389) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
November 30, 2018* 9:00 pm, BTN | vs. Oklahoma State U.S. Bank Stadium Classic | W 83–76 | 6–1 | 24 – Murphy | 16 – Murphy | 4 – Washington | U.S. Bank Stadium (12,357) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
December 2, 2018 6:00 pm, BTN | at No. 16 Ohio State | L 59–79 | 6–2 (0–1) | 19 – Coffey | 7 – Tied | 3 – Washington | Value City Arena (11,668) Columbus, OH | ||||
December 5, 2018 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 24 Nebraska | W 85–78 | 7–2 (1–1) | 32 – Coffey | 13 – Murphy | 6 – Coffey | Williams Arena (9,624) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
December 8, 2018* 3:00 pm, BTN+ | Arkansas State | W 72–56 | 8–2 | 19 – Oturu | 12 – Tied | 6 – Coffey | Williams Arena (10,257) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
December 11, 2018* 8:00 pm, BTN | North Florida | W 80–71 | 9–2 | 20 – Murphy | 18 – Murphy | 13 – Washington | Williams Arena (9,212) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
December 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | North Carolina A&T | W 86–67 | 10–2 | 30 – Murphy | 16 – Murphy | 10 – Washington | Williams Arena (10,144) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
December 30, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | Mount St. Mary's | W 71–53 | 11–2 | 15 – McBrayer | 10 – Oturu | 3 – Tied | Williams Arena (10,767) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
January 3, 2019 8:00 pm, BTN | at No. 22 Wisconsin | W 59–52 | 12–2 (2–1) | 21 – Coffey | 11 – Murphy | 3 – Coffey | Kohl Center (16,687) Madison, WI | ||||
January 8, 2019 6:00 pm, BTN | Maryland | L 67–82 | 12–3 (2–2) | 16 – Coffey | 11 – Oturu | 5 – Coffey | Williams Arena (9,919) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
January 12, 2019 11:30 am, BTN | Rutgers | W 88–70 | 13–3 (3–2) | 29 – Coffey | 16 – Murphy | 10 – McBrayer | Williams Arena (10,837) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
January 16, 2019 8:00 pm, BTN | at Illinois | L 68–95 | 13–4 (3–3) | 17 – Oturu | 8 – Oturu | 4 – Washington | State Farm Center (11,503) Champaign, IL | ||||
January 19, 2019 7:30 pm, BTN | Penn State | W 65–64 | 14–4 (4–3) | 19 – Murphy | 21 – Murphy | 6 – Murphy | Williams Arena (11,042) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
January 22, 2019 6:00 pm, BTN | at No. 5 Michigan | L 57–59 | 14–5 (4–4) | 15 – Murphy | 11 – Murphy | 4 – McBrayer | Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
January 27, 2019 4:00 pm, FS1 | No. 19 Iowa | W 92–87 | 15–5 (5–4) | 23 – Tied | 11 – Murphy | 7 – McBrayer | Williams Arena (11,582) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
January 30, 2019 8:00 pm, BTN | Illinois | W 86–75 | 16–5 (6–4) | 18 – Coffey | 10 – Murphy | 6 – Coffey | Williams Arena (9,565) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
February 3, 2019 11:00 am, BTN | at No. 17 Purdue | L 63–73 | 16–6 (6–5) | 22 – Coffey | 10 – Murphy | 5 – Washington | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN | ||||
February 6, 2019 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 19 Wisconsin | L 51–56 | 16–7 (6–6) | 16 – Murphy | 19 – Murphy | 5 – McBrayer | Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
February 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 9 Michigan State | L 55–79 | 16–8 (6–7) | 17 – Kalscheur | 7 – Oturu | 4 – Coffey | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | ||||
February 13, 2019 8:00 pm, BTN | at Nebraska | L 61–62 | 16–9 (6–8) | 19 – Murphy | 13 – Murphy | 4 – McBrayer | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,642) Lincoln, NE | ||||
February 16, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | Indiana | W 84–63 | 17–9 (7–8) | 23 – Murphy | 11 – Murphy | 7 – Coffey | Williams Arena (11,639) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
February 21, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 7 Michigan | L 60–69 | 17-10 (7-9) | 18 – Tied | 15 – Murphy | 4 – Coffey | Williams Arena (11,084) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
February 24, 2019 5:30 pm, BTN | at Rutgers | L 64–68 | 17–11 (7–10) | 21 – Kalscheur | 8 – Oturu | 3 – Coffey | Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,270) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
February 28, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Northwestern | W 62–50 | 18–11 (8–10) | 32 – Coffey | 12 – Coffey | 3 – Coffey | Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,869) Evanston, IL | ||||
March 5, 2019 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 11 Purdue | W 73–69 | 19–11 (9–10) | 32 – Coffey | 14 – Murphy | 4 – Tied | Williams Arena (10,062) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
March 8, 2019 5:30 pm, FS1 | at No. 24 Maryland | L 60–69 | 19–12 (9–11) | 23 – Coffey | 11 – Oturu | 6 – Coffey | Xfinity Center (16,662) College Park, MD | ||||
Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
March 14, 2019 6:00 pm, BTN | (7) | vs. (10) Penn State Second Round | W 77–72 OT | 20–12 | 22 – Coffey | 14 – Murphy | 5 – Tied | United Center (16,207) Chicago, IL | |||
March 15, 2019 6:00 pm, BTN | (7) | vs. (2) No. 13 Purdue Quarterfinals | W 75–73 | 21–12 | 27 – Murphy | 10 – Oturu | 4 – Tied | United Center (18,575) Chicago, IL | |||
March 16, 2019 2:30 pm, CBS | (7) | vs. (3) No. 10 Michigan Semifinals | L 49–76 | 21–13 | 14 – Coffey | 6 – Murphy | 7 – McBrayer | United Center (18,468) Chicago, IL | |||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 21, 2019* 11:15 am, CBS | (10 E) | vs. (7 E) Louisville First Round | W 86–76 | 22–13 | 24 – Kalscheur | 8 – Kalscheur | 4 – McBrayer | Wells Fargo Arena (16,512) Des Moines, IA | |||
Mar 23, 2019* 6:45 pm, CBS | (10 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 5 Michigan State Second Round | L 50–70 | 22–14 | 27 – Coffey | 7 – Omersa | 4 – Coffey | Wells Fargo Arena (16,770) Des Moines, IA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time. |
Week | ||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | Not released | ||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
The Big Ten Conference is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives in 1896, it predates the founding of its regulating organization, the NCAA. It is based in the Chicago area in Rosemont, Illinois. For many decades the conference consisted of 10 prominent universities, which accounts for its name. As of 2014, it consists of 14 member institutions and 2 affiliate institutions, with 4 new member institutions scheduled to join in 2024. The conference competes in the NCAA Division I and its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, the highest level of NCAA competition in that sport.
Matthew Curtis Painter is an American basketball coach and former player, who is the current and 19th head coach of the Purdue Boilermakers, serving in that role since 2005. He played college basketball at Purdue from 1989 to 1993. He was also the head coach of the Southern Illinois Salukis from 2003 to 2004.
The Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Michigan State University. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference of NCAA Division I college basketball. The Spartans have won two NCAA championships and 16 Big Ten Championships. Their home games are played at the Jack Breslin Student Events Center in East Lansing, Michigan. Tom Izzo has been the head coach since 1995.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. The Golden Gophers competes in the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at the Williams Arena.
The 2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive basketball among Big Ten Conference members that began in 1904. It was the 104th season of Big Ten Conference basketball play. Although during the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season there were no Big Ten players named to any All-American teams, no coaches given any national coaching honors, and no teams that won any major preconference tournament, the season was successful for other reasons. The conference had an overall 14–8 record in postseason play with one team reaching for the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament championship game and another winning the championship of the 2009 National Invitation Tournament (NIT).
The 1998–99 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by fourth-year head coach, Tom Izzo. The Spartans finished the season 33–5, 15–1 to win the Big Ten regular season championship by three games. MSU defeated Northwestern, Wisconsin, and Illinois to win the Big Ten tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region, they defeated Mount Saint Mary's and Ole Miss to advance to their second straight Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen they defeated Oklahoma to advance to the school's first Elite Eight since 1979. In the Elite Eight, they defeated Kentucky to earn a trip to the Final Four for the first time since 1979. There they lost No. 1-ranked Duke. The 33 wins marked a school record for wins in a season.
The 2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Tom Izzo led the Spartans in his 16th year at Michigan State. The team played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan, and competed in the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans finished the season 19–15, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. The Spartans lost in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their 14th consecutive appearance. As a No. 10 seed, they lost in the round of 64 to UCLA.
The 2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The season marked the first season of participation of the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team in Big Ten competition. With the addition of Nebraska, all teams will play seven other teams twice and four teams once during the conference schedule, which continues to be 18 games. The season commenced on October 14 when Michigan State and Minnesota celebrated Midnight Madness and three more conference schools hosted events on the 15th. For the fifth consecutive season, all conference games were broadcast nationally with eight aired by CBS Sports, 36 carried by the ESPN Inc. family of networks including ESPN and ESPN2, while 64 games were carried by the Big Ten Network. The conference led the nation in attendance for the 36th consecutive season.
Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman is an American professional basketball player for Darüşşafaka Lassa of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. Abdur-Rahkman played high school basketball for Allentown Central Catholic High School in his hometown of Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he was a four-time Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class AAA All-State selection.
The 1989–90 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at newly-opened Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Jud Heathcote in his 14th year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 28–6, 15–3 to win the Big Ten championship by two games. As the No. 3-ranked team in the country, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Southeast region. In the first round, they narrowly avoided becoming the first No. 1 seed to lose a No. 16 seed, beating Murray State in overtime. They then defeated UC Santa Barbara in the second round to earn a trip to the Sweet Sixteen, their first trip since 1986. There they lost in overtime to Georgia Tech.
The 2017–18 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Painter, in his 13th season with the Boilers. The team played their home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Boilermakers finished the season 30–7, 15–3 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Rutgers and Penn State before losing to Michigan in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the East region. They defeated Cal State Fullerton in the First Round, but lost starting center Isaac Haas to a fractured elbow. Without Haas, they defeated Butler in the Second Round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to No. 3 seed Texas Tech.
The 2017–18 Big Ten men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The 2018 Big Ten tournament was held at Madison Square Garden in New York. Due to the Big East's use of that venue for the 2018 Big East tournament, the Big Ten tournament took place one week earlier than usual, ending the week before Selection Sunday. As a result, the conference season began on December 1, 2017 and concluded on February 25, 2018. Each team played one road game and one home conference game in the first week of December. With a win over Wisconsin on February 25, 2018, Michigan State clinched the outright Big Ten championship, their eighth under Tom Izzo.
The 2017–18 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers were led by fifth-year head coach Richard Pitino and played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 11th place. As the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the first round to Rutgers.
The 2018–19 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans were led by 24th-year head coach Tom Izzo and played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference.
The 2018–19 Big Ten men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 6, 2018. The regular season ended on March 10, 2019.
The 2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by ninth-year head coach Fran McCaffery and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hawkeyes finished the season 23–12, 10–10 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Illinois in the second round of the Big Ten tournament before losing to Michigan in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the South region. There they defeated No. 7-seeded Cincinnati in the First Round before losing to No. 2-seeded Tennessee in the Second Round.
The 2018–19 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Painter in his 14th season with the Boilers. The team played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference. With a win over Northwestern on March 9, 2019, the Boilermakers clinched a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, the school's 24th championship. They finished the season 26–10, 16–4 in Big Ten play to win a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, the school's conference-record 24th championship. As the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were upset by Minnesota in the quarterfinals. The received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the South region. They defeated Old Dominion in the first round before beating defending champion Villanova to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated Tennessee in overtime to advance to the Elite Eight. There they lost to No. 1 seed Virginia in overtime.
The 2019–20 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers were led by seventh-year head coach Richard Pitino and played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 8–12 in Big Ten play to finish in 12th place. The Gophers defeated Northwestern in the first round of the Big Ten tournament before the tournament was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. All other postseason tournaments including the NCAA tournament were later canceled effectively ending the season.
The 2020–21 Big Ten men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November 2020. The regular season ended in March 2021.
The 2022–23 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers were led by second-year head coach Ben Johnson and played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 2–17 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They defeated Nebraska in the first round of the Big Ten tournament before losing to Maryland in the second round.