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.

2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2007
through March 2008
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)Big Ten Network, ESPN, CBS
2007–08 NCAA Division I season
ChampionWisconsin (16–2)
Runners-upPurdue (15–3)
Season MVPD.J. White - IU
Top scorerEric Gordon - IU
Tournament
ChampionsWisconsin
  Runners-upIllinois
Finals MVPMarcus Landry - WIS
Basketball seasons
← 06–07
08–09 →
2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Wisconsin 16 2   .889 31 5   .861
No. 20 Purdue 15 3   .833 25 9   .735
Indiana 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
No. 18 Michigan State 12 6   .667 27 9   .750
Ohio State 10 8   .556 24 13   .649
Minnesota 8 10   .444 20 14   .588
Penn State 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
Iowa 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
Illinois 5 13   .278 16 19   .457
Michigan 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
Northwestern 1 17   .056 8 22   .267
2008 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 23, 2008
Rankings from AP poll[1]

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.[2] Purdue's Matt Painter was named Coach of the Year.[3]

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

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All-Big Ten players

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The following players were chosen as preseason All-Big Ten by the media.[4]

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

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The following teams were selected as the top teams in the conference by the media.[4]

  1. Michigan State
  2. Indiana
  3. Ohio State

Regular season

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Early-season tournaments

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Date Time ACC team B1G team Score Location Television Attendance Challenge
leader
Nov 26 7:00 pm Wake Forest Iowa 56–47 Carver–Hawkeye ArenaIowa City, Iowa ESPN2 9,120 ACC (1–0)
Nov 27 7:00 pm Georgia Tech No. 15 Indiana 83–79 Assembly HallBloomington, Indiana ESPN 17,230 Tied (1–1)
7:30 pm Florida State Minnesota 75–61 Donald L. Tucker CenterTallahassee, Florida ESPN2 9,349 ACC (2–1)
8:00 pm Virginia Northwestern 94–52 John Paul Jones ArenaCharlottesville, Virginia ESPNU ACC (3–1)
9:00 pm No. 7 Duke No. 20 Wisconsin 82–58 Cameron Indoor StadiumDurham, North Carolina ESPN 9,314 ACC (4–1)
9:30 pm No. 18 Clemson Purdue 61–58 Littlejohn ColiseumClemson, South Carolina ESPN2 7,350 ACC (5–1)
Nov 28 7:00 pm NC State No. 10 Michigan State 81–58 Breslin CenterEast Lansing, Michigan ESPN 14,759 ACC (5–2)
7:30 pm Maryland Illinois 69–61 Comcast CenterCollege Park, Maryland ESPN2 17,950 ACC (6–2)
8:00 pm Boston College Michigan 77–64 Crisler ArenaAnn Arbor, Michigan ESPNU 8,716 ACC (7–2)
9:00 pm No. 1 North Carolina Ohio State 66–55 Value City ArenaColumbus, Ohio ESPN ACC (8–2)
9:30 pm Virginia Tech Penn State 66–61 Bryce Jordan CenterUniversity Park, Pennsylvania ESPN2 ACC (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

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Team[5] B10 Conference B10 % B10 Home B10 Road All Games All Games % All Home All Road All Neutral
Wisconsin 16–2 .889 8–1 8–1 31–5 .861 16–2 10–2 5–1
Purdue 15–3 .833 9–0 6–3 25–9 .735 16–1 6–5 3–3
Indiana 14–4 .778 8–1 6–3 25–8 .758 17–2 7–3 1–3
Michigan State 12–6 .667 9–0 3–6 27–9 .750 17–0 4–6 6–3
Ohio State 10–8 .556 7–2 3–6 24–13 .649 17–3 4–8 3–2
Minnesota 8–10 .444 5–4 3–6 20–14 .588 12–5 4–8 4–1
Penn State 7–11 .389 5–4 2–7 15–16 .484 13–4 2–8 0–4
Iowa 6–12 .333 4–5 2–7 13–19 .406 10–8 3–8 0–3
Illinois 5–13 .278 3–6 2–7 16–19 .457 7–7 3–9 6–3
Michigan 5–13 .278 3–6 2–7 10–22 .313 6–9 2–10 2–3
Northwestern 1–17 .056 0–9 1–8 8–22 .452 5–11 3–10 0–1

Statistical leaders

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Points per game
Rebounds per game
Assists per game
Steals per game
Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPG
Eric Gordon IND 20.9 D. J. White IND 10.3 Jamar Butler OSU 5.9 Chris Kramer PUR 2.3
D. J. White IND 17.4 Goran Suton MSU 8.2 Travis Walton MSU 4.3 Al Nolen MINN 1.9
Manny Harris MICH 16.1 Shaun Pruitt ILL 7.3 Michael Thompson NU 4.3 Craig Moore NU 1.8
Jamar Butler OSU 15.0 Jamarcus Ellis IND 7.0 Drew Neitzel MSU 4.0 Trevon Hughes WIS 1.8
Kosta Koufos OSU 14.4 Kosta Koufos OSU 6.7 Kalin Lucas MSU 3.8 Damian Johnson MINN 1.7
Blocked shots per game
Field goal percentage
Three-point FG percentage
Free throw percentage
Player School BPG Player School FG% Player School 3FG% Player School FT%
Ekpe Udoh MICH 2.9 D. J. White IND 60.5 Armon Bassett IND 45.4 Jamar Butler OSU 94.3
Kosta Koufos OSU 1.8 Othello Hunter OSU 59.6 Robbie Hummel PUR 44.7 Jason Bohannon WIS 86.7
Drew Naymick MSU 1.7 Shaun Pruitt ILL 57.2 Keaton Grant PUR 44.0 Robbie Hummel PUR 86.5
D. J. White IND 1.6 Raymar Morgan MSU 55.8 E'Twaun Moore PUR 43.4 Drew Neitzel MSU 86.0
Othello Hunter OSU 1.5 Goran Suton MSU 55.1 Michael Thompson NU 43.3 Keaton Grant PUR 85.1

Players of the week

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Throughout the conference regular season, the Big Ten offices name a player of the week each Monday.

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

All-Big Ten Conference honors and awards

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Two sets of conference award winners are recognized by the Big Ten – one selected by league coaches and one selected by the media.[6]

Honor Coaches Media
Player of the Year D. J. White, IND D. J. White, IND
Coach of the Year Matt Painter, PUR Matt Painter, PUR
Freshman of the Year Eric Gordon, IND Eric Gordon, IND
Defensive Player of the Year Chris Kramer, PUR None Selected
Sixth Man of the Year Jason Bohannon, WIS None Selected
All-Big Ten First Team Eric Gordon, IND Eric Gordon, IND
D. J. White, IND D. J. White, IND
Drew Neitzel, MSU Jamar Butler, OSU
Robbie Hummel, PUR Robbie Hummel, PUR
Brian Butch, WIS Brian Butch, WIS
All-Big Ten Second Team Manny Harris, MICH Manny Harris, MICH
Raymar Morgan, MSU Raymar Morgan, MSU
Jamar Butler, OSU Drew Neitzel, MSU
E'Twaun Moore, PUR E'Twaun Moore, PUR
Marcus Landry, WIS Michael Flowers, WIS
All Big Ten Third Team Armon Bassett, IND Shaun Pruitt, ILL
Tony Freeman, IA Armon Bassett, IND
Lawrence McKenzie, MINN Kosta Koufos, OSU
Kosta Koufos, OSU Jamelle Cornley, PSU
Michael Flowers, WIS Chris Kramer, PUR
Marcus Landry, WIS
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Shaun Pruitt, ILL Jamarcus Ellis, IND
DeShawn Sims, MICH Tony Freeman, IA
Kalin Lucas, MSU Kalin Lucas, MSU
Dan Coleman, MINN Dan Coleman, MINN
Kevin Coble, NU Lawrence McKenzie, MINN
Jamelle Cornley, PSU Kevin Coble, NU
Keaton Grant, PUR Craig Moore, NU
Chris Kramer, PUR Keaton Grant, PUR
Trevon Hughes, WIS Trevon Hughes, WIS
All-Freshman Team Eric Gordon, IND Not Selected
Manny Harris, MICH
Kosta Koufos, OSU
Robbie Hummel, PUR
E'Twaun Moore, PUR
All Defensive Team Ekpe Udoh, MICH Not Selected
Travis Walton, MSU
Chris Kramer, PUR
Michael Flowers, WIS
Joe Krabbenhoft, WIS

Postseason

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Big Ten tournament

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Bracket

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Opening round
March 13
Quarterfinals
March 14
Semifinals
March 15
Championship
March 16
            
1 Wisconsin 51
9 Michigan 34
8 Iowa 47
9 Michigan 55
1 Wisconsin 65
4 Michigan State 63
4 Michigan State 67
5 Ohio State 60
1 Wisconsin 61
10 Illinois 48
2 Purdue 67
10 Illinois 74
7 Penn State 63
10 Illinois 64
10 Illinois 54
6 Minnesota 50
3 Indiana 58
6 Minnesota 59
6 Minnesota 55
11 Northwestern 52

Source[7]

NCAA Tournament

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Team Bid Type Seed Results
Wisconsin Automatic 3 Won 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 State At-large 5 Won First Round vs. #12 Temple 72–61
Won Second Round vs. #4 Pittsburgh 65–54
Lost Sweet 16 vs. #1 Memphis 92–74
Purdue At-large 6 Won First Round vs. #11 Baylor 90–79
Lost Second Round vs. #3 Xavier 85–78
Indiana At-large 8 Lost First Round vs. #9 Arkansas 86–72
Team Bid Type Seed Results
Ohio State At-large 1 Won 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
Minnesota At-large 4 Lost First Round vs. #5 Maryland 68–58

2008 NBA draft

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The following Big Ten players were selected in the 2008 NBA draft:

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team
1 7 Eric Gordon SG   United States Los Angeles Clippers Indiana (Fr.)
1 23 Kosta Koufos C   Greece Utah Jazz Ohio State (Fr.)
1 29 D.J. White SG   United States Detroit Pistons (traded to Seattle) Indiana (Sr.)

References

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  1. ^ "2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Mar. 23)". ESPN. March 23, 2008.
  2. ^ "Indiana's White Named Big Ten Player of the Year by Coaches and Media". Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Big Ten names White Player of the Year, Painter Coach of the Year". 13 WTHR Indianapolis. March 11, 2008. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Michigan State Named Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite by the Media: Spartans' Neitzel earns Preseason Player of the Year accolades". CBS Interactive. October 28, 2007. Archived from the original on January 8, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  5. ^ "Big Ten 2007–08 men's basketball Final Release" (PDF). Big Ten. April 17, 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
  6. ^ "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. March 10, 2008. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  7. ^ "Tournament Bracket". Big Ten CSTV. March 10, 2008. Archived from the original on March 13, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2008.