2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season

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2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2006
through March 2007
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)Big Ten Network, ESPN, CBS
2007–08 NCAA Division I season
ChampionOhio State (15–1)
Runners-UpWisconsin (13–3)
Season MVPAlando Tucker – Wisconsin
Tournament
ChampionsOhio State
  Runners-upWisconsin
Basketball seasons
← 05–06
07–08 →
2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Ohio State 15 1   .938 35 4   .897
No. 6 Wisconsin 13 3   .813 30 6   .833
Indiana 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Iowa 9 7   .563 17 14   .548
Purdue 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Illinois 9 7   .563 23 12   .657
Michigan State 8 8   .500 23 12   .657
Michigan 8 8   .500 22 13   .629
Minnesota 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
Penn State 2 14   .125 13 18   .419
Northwestern 2 14   .125 11 19   .367
2007 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 13, 2007
Rankings from AP Poll[1]


The 2006–07 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season began with the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The season marked the 102nd season of Big Ten play. Ohio State won the Big Ten Conference regular season championship by two games over Wisconsin. Wisconsin's Alando Tucker was named Big Ten Player of the Year.

Ohio State also won the Big Ten tournament by defeating Wisconsin. As a result of the win, Ohio State received the conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Six Big Ten teams (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, and Wisconsin) were invited to the NCAA tournament. Ohio State advanced to the National Championship game before losing to Florida.

Michigan received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament and lost in the second round.

Preconference schedules

Tournaments

ACC–Big Ten Challenge

ACC team Big Ten team Outcome Location ACC B10
NC State Michigan NCSU 74–67 [1] Raleigh, North Carolina X
No. 19 Maryland Illinois UMD 72–66 [2] Champaign, Illinois X
Florida State No. 13 Wisconsin WISC 81–66 [3] Madison, Wisconsin X
No. 24 Georgia Tech Penn State GT 77–73 [4] Atlanta, Georgia X
No. 10 Duke Indiana Duke 54–51 [5] Durham, North Carolina X
Miami Northwestern NW 61–59 [6] Evanston, Illinois X
Boston College Michigan State BC 65–58 [7] Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts X
Virginia Purdue PUR 61–59 [8] West Lafayette, Indiana X
Virginia Tech Iowa VT 69–65 [9] Blacksburg, Virginia X
No. 6 North Carolina No. 1 Ohio State UNC 98–89 [10] Chapel Hill, North Carolina X
Clemson Minnesota CLEM 90–68 [11] Minneapolis, Minnesota X
Result ACC 8 3
Winners are in bold. Rankings from ESPN Coaches Poll (Nov. 27). Wake Forest did not play.

Regular season

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  • AP does not release a post-tournament poll.

Conference honors

Two sets of conference award winners are recognized by the Big Ten – one selected by league coaches and one selected by the media.[2]

Honor Coaches Media
Player of the Year Alando Tucker, Wisconsin Alando Tucker, Wisconsin
Coach of the Year Thad Matta, Ohio State Thad Matta, Ohio State
Freshman of the Year Greg Oden, Ohio State Greg Oden, Ohio State
Defensive Player of the Year Greg Oden, Ohio State Not Selected
Sixth Man of the Year Daequan Cook, Ohio State Not Selected
All-Big Ten first team Adam Haluska, Iowa Adam Haluska, Iowa
Drew Neitzel, Michigan State Drew Neitzel, Michigan State
Greg Oden, Ohio State Mike Conley Jr., Ohio State
Carl Landry, Purdue Greg Oden, Ohio State
Alando Tucker, Wisconsin Alando Tucker, Wisconsin
All-Big Ten second team Warren Carter, Illinois D.J. White, Indiana
D.J. White, Indiana Geary Claxton, Penn State
Mike Conley Jr., Ohio State Carl Landry, Purdue
David Teague, Purdue David Teague, Purdue
Kammron Taylor, Wisconsin Kammron Taylor, Wisconsin
All-Big Ten third team Shawn Pruitt, Illinois Warren Carter, Illinois
Roderick Wilmont, Indiana Shawn Pruitt, Illinois
Tyler Smith, Iowa Roderick Wilmont, Indiana
Dion Harris, Michigan Tyler Smith, Iowa
Geary Claxton, Penn State Dion Harris, Michigan
All Big Ten Honorable Mention Rich McBride, Illinois Earl Calloway, Indiana
Lawrence McKenzie, Minnesota Dan Coleman, Minnesota
Tim Doyle, Northwestern Lawrence McKenzie, Minnesota
Jamar Butler, Ohio State Tim Doyle, Northwestern
Ron Lewis, Ohio State Jamar Butler, Ohio State
Jamelle Cornley, Penn State Daequan Cook, Ohio State
Brian Butch, Wisconsin Ron Lewis, Ohio State
Not Selected Jamelle Cornley, Penn State
Michael Flowers, Wisconsin
All-Freshman team Tyler Smith, Iowa Not Selected
Raymar Morgan, Michigan State
Kevin Coble, Northwestern
Mike Conley Jr., Ohio State
Greg Oden, Ohio State
All-Defensive team Chester Frazier, Illinois Not Selected
Travis Walton, Michigan State
Greg Oden, Ohio State
Chris Kramer, Purdue
Michael Flowers, Wisconsin

Postseason

Big Ten tournament

Bracket

Opening round
March 8
Quarterfinals
March 9
Semifinals
March 10
Championship
March 11
            
1 Ohio State 72
8 Michigan 62
8 Michigan 49
9 Minnesota 40
1 Ohio State 63
5 Purdue 52
4 Iowa 55
5 Purdue 74
1 Ohio State 66
2 Wisconsin 49
2 Wisconsin 70
7 Michigan State 57
7 Michigan State 62
10 Northwestern 57
2 Wisconsin 53
6 Illinois 41
3 Indiana 54
6 Illinois 58OT
6 Illinois 66
11 Penn State 60

NCAA tournament

Team Bid Type Seed Results
Ohio State Automatic 1 Won First Round vs. No. 16 Central Connecticut State 78–57
Won Second Round vs. No. 9 Xavier 78–71 OT
Won Sweet Sixteen vs. No. 5 Tennessee 85–84
Won Elite Eight vs. No. 2 Memphis 92–76
Won Final Four vs. No. 2 Georgetown 67–60
Lost National Championship vs. No. 1 Florida 75–84
Wisconsin At-Large 2 Won First Round vs. No. 15 Texas A&M–CC 76–63
Lost Second Round vs. No. 7 UNLV 68–74
Indiana At-Large 7 Won First Round vs. No. 10 Gonzaga 70–57
Lost Second Round vs. No. 2 UCLA 49–54
Michigan State At-Large 9 Won First Round vs. No. 8 Marquette 61–49
Lost Second Round vs. No. 1 North Carolina 67–81
Purdue At-Large 9 Won First Round vs. No. 8 Arizona 72–63
Lost Second Round vs. No. 1 Florida 67–74
Illinois At-Large 12 Lost First Round vs. No. 5 Virginia Tech 52–54

NIT

Team Bid Type Seed Results
Michigan At-large 3 Won vs. No. 6 Utah State
Lost vs. No. 2 Florida State

2007 NBA draft

The following Big Ten players were selected in the 2007 NBA draft:

Round Pick Player Position team School/club team
1 2 Greg Oden C Portland Trail Blazers Ohio State (Fr.)
1 4 Mike Conley Jr. PG Memphis Grizzlies Ohio State (Fr.)
1 21 Daequan Cook SG Philadelphia 76ers Ohio State (Fr.)
1 29 Alando Tucker SF Phoenix Suns Wisconsin (Sr.)
2 31 Carl Landry PF Seattle SuperSonics Purdue (Sr.)
2 43 Adam Haluska SG New Orleans Hornets Iowa (Sr.)

References

  1. ^ "2007 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. March 13, 2007.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin's Tucker Named Big Ten Player Of The Year By Coaches And Media". Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.