Venues
This is the largest Big Ten Basketball venue.
What is the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (Indiana)?
This Big Ten coach currently holds the record for most career conference wins
Who is Tom Izzo?
This Big Ten team upset No. 1 Florida in 2026.
Who is Iowa?
This Michigan guard forced overtime with a legendary last‑second steal‑and‑score sequence against Michigan State in 2013.
Who is Trey Burke?
This rivalry features the “Izzone and Maize Rage” and has produced the most top‑10 matchups of any Big Ten rivalry in the last 15 years.
What is Michigan vs Michigan State?
With a decibel record of 124.3 dB, this is regarded as the loudest Big Ten Basketball Venue
What is Mackey Arena (Purdue)?
This Purdue center won both the Wooden Award and Naismith Award in 2023.
Who is Zach Edey?
Part of the “Flintstones,” he helped MSU reach three straight Final Fours from 1999–2001.
Who is Charlie Bell?
In 2025, Michigan State point guard Tre Holloman won a late-season, top 25 matchup with a half-court buzzer beater at this team's home court.
Who is Maryland?
In 1982, this rivalry produced a game that devolved into a bench‑clearing brawl, resulted in multiple suspensions and remains the largest brawl in Big Ten Basketball history.
What is Minnesota vs Iowa?
Iowa plays in this arena named after a medical researcher who helped develop the first heart‑lung machine.
What is Carver‑Hawkeye Arena?
These five players were the first team in NCAA history to compete in the championship game with all-freshman starters.
Who are the Fab Five?
Ohio State’s star big man led the Buckeyes to the 2012 Final Four before falling to Kansas.
Who is Jared Sullinger?
Illinois’ lightning‑quick guard hit a buzzer‑beating three to defeat Purdue in 2004, part of the run that set up the Illini’s historic 2005 season.
Who is Dee Brown?
In 2020, this rivalry produced what is consider its most dramatic finish when Jonah Mathews hit a game‑winning three on Senior Night.
What is USC vs Washington?
This UCLA arena has hosted 11 national championship teams and was renovated in 2012 to modernize its legendary court.
What is Pauley Pavilion?
Before becoming an NBA Defensive Player of the Year, he earned First‑Team All‑Big Ten honors in 2012.
Who is Draymond Green?
In 2017, this 8‑seed knocked out defending national champion Villanova, the tournament’s No. 1 overall seed.
Who is Wisconsin?
This Penn State "do‑everything" guard hit a buzzer‑beating floater to stun Nebraska in 2012.
Who is Tim Frazier?
The “Border Battle” on the hardwood is one of the oldest rivalries in college basketball, dating back to 1904.
What is Wisconsin vs Minnesota?
Washington’s home court; originally opened in 1927, is the oldest active basketball venue in the Big Ten.
What is Alaska Airlines Arena?
Who is Braden Smith
This UCLA forward scored the game‑winning layup against Gonzaga in 2006, completing one of the biggest comebacks in tournament history.
Who is Luc (Richard) Mbah a Moute?
Before becoming a March Madness hero, he hit a last‑second layup to beat Illinois in 2014 at the Kohl Center.
Who is Sam Dekker?
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In 2000, these two Big Ten foes met five times, including a Final Four showdown where the winning team held the losing team to just 41 points. Which remains the lowest output in a national semifinal since 1985.
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What is Michigan State vs Wisconsin?