2022–23 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season

The 2022–23 Big Ten men's basketball season was the season for Big Ten Conference basketball teams that began with practices in October 2022, followed by the start of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November 2022. The regular season ended in March 2023.

2022–23 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Big Ten Network, ESPN, Fox, FS1, CBS
2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Regular season championsPurdue
Season MVPZach Edey, Purdue
Top scorerZach Edey, Purdue
Tournament
ChampionsPurdue
  Runners-upPenn State
Finals MVPZach Edey
2022–23 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Purdue155 .750296  .829
No. 21 Indiana128 .6002312  .657
Northwestern128 .6002212  .647
Michigan State118 .5792113  .618
Maryland119 .5502213  .629
Illinois119 .5502013  .606
Iowa119 .5501914  .576
Michigan119 .5501816  .529
Penn State1010 .5002314  .622
Rutgers1010 .5001915  .559
Wisconsin911 .4502015  .571
Nebraska911 .4501616  .500
Ohio State515 .2501619  .457
Minnesota217 .105922  .290
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

With Northwestern's loss to Maryland on February 26, 2023, Purdue clinched a share of the Big Ten regular season championship. With Michigan's loss to Illinois on March 2, Purdue clinched the outright regular season championship, its first outright championship since 2017. The championship marked the school's 25th, the most in Big Ten history.

Purdue center Zach Edey was named Big Ten Player of the Year. Northwestern coach Chris Collins was named Big Ten Coach of the Year.

The Big Ten tournament was held March 8 through March 12 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Purdue defeated Penn State in the championship game.

In addition to Purdue, who received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the conference had eight teams received bids to the tournament: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, and Penn State.

Three schools also received invitations to the National Invitation Tournament: Michigan, Rutgers, and Wisconsin.

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