big conference men basketball season big men basketball season began practices october followed start ncaa division men basketball season november conference play began early january concluded march big men basketball tournament chicago conference regular season tournament games broadcast nationally 37th consecutive season conference led nation attendance conference enjoyed postseason including seven ncaa men ncaa tournament participants posted win conference compiled postseason record including record ncaa tournament michigan runner ncaa tournament iowa national invitation tournament won national player year award year college player year won sporting news shared year big athletes thomas earned ncaa american recognition consensus americans addition won senior class award earned year big defensive player year craft outstanding player big tournament craft earned national defensive player year recognition earned bob award selected 2nd 4th 9th respectively big trio selections nba draft players declared early drafted 24th thomas preseason teams ranked preseason poll usa today espn coaches poll indiana number number coaches ohio_state michigan wisconsin minnesota receiving votes preseason lists selected notable committees prior season represent likely candidates recognized end season specific awards called lists players watch award preseason honors following players selected espn preseason american teams preseason media big team preseason national polls schedules ohio_state won team tournament november sun arena indiana won team legends classic november illinois won team november civic center michigan won sixteen team season tip tournament november madison square garden november northwestern won team early season tournament victories tournaments include teams number listed play championship big challenge big challenge results times eastern rankings achieving high rankings season big able teams national polls weeks conference portion season result big set record opponents conference play total games michigan played record indiana played winning minnesota ohio_state played games conference schedules season announced sixth consecutive season regular season conference games conference tournament games broadcast nationally family networks including espn season big led nation attendance 37th consecutive season average attendance paced nation conferences game conference matrix table head head results teams conference play indicates games remaining season february michigan number number coaches indiana appeared espn college assembly hall indiana won television broadcast game espn set big record viewership million viewers iowa nebraska game scheduled february center rescheduled february winter storm big tournament big standings including conference tournament games bold indicates winner regular season record conference record including big tournament games tournament games nationally broadcast tournament set attendance record spectators attending sessions shattering total set tournament player week players week conference regular season big offices named players week monday december paul earned national player week recognition january earned april player week recognition postseason big tournament march big conference men basketball tournament chicago ncaa tournament big entered seven teams ranging indiana making 37th trip earning number seed minnesota making 8th appearance seed big conference send teams sweet sixteen years tournaments big fifth time advancing teams time consecutive occurrences entering sweet sixteen round strong contenders spread regions talk conference matching surpassing big east conference performance final michigan advanced named tournament outstanding player michigan fourth appearance final giving conference total appearances michigan highest attendance game date attendance iowa school trip semifinals madison square garden marked conference second consecutive year sending team semifinals college basketball postseason tournament postseason tournament nba draft declared draft april april junior entered draft april sophomore announced plans enter draft april sophomore entered draft april declared nba draft team big selections players conference declare early nba draft players invited nba draft combine following conference selections listed seniors paul victor 2nd 4th 9th combined big trio nba draft 24th joined father 14th round selection honors awards january big points guards craft award finalists january wooden award midseason list announced included thomas january thomas named oscar trophy year midseason list named national freshman year midseason list team district selections placing candidates man academic american team february thomas paul finalists award march thomas announced man players march thomas named finalists march named finalists march named finalists award americans named finalist senior class award making senior americans craft repeat academic america selection named year joined team hulls team selection named team american march thomas second team selection named team named team march named second team named american sports_illustrated march march named american team thomas second team selection team selection craft defensive player year march selected man march named team american second team selection thomas team selection april associated_press gave big 1st team 2nd team 3rd team thomas day thomas named man team finalists wooden award april named man kyle freshman america team national awards named named year 19th april named basketball player year won bob award april april won oscar trophy won senior class award april player year college player year awards named national defensive player year won big awards teams march big announced conference awards march big men basketball players recognized winter academic big maintaining averages march released men district teams based voting national membership regions coast coast player coach year selected following lists big representatives selected respective regions announced teams march recognizing nation best men collegiate basketball student athletes selected voted member coaches student athletes districts chosen selections list eligible teams following list represented district players chosen list coaching recognized april selected assistant coach world university games earned coaches cancer champion award usa basketball addition coach big represented games
2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season