2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season

October 2016 2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season #0088ce #FFFFFF NCAA Division I Basketball Big Ten Conference logo.svg 150 December 27, 2011– March 4, 2012 12 Big Ten Network, ESPN, CBS 2011-12 NCAA Division I season Michigan (13–5) Michigan State (13–5)Ohio State (13–5) Regular season tri-champions Wisconsin (12–6) Runners-Up Draymond Green Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Tournament Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana 2012 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament Michigan State Ohio State Draymond Green Most Valuable Player Basketball 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The season marked the first season of participation of the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team in Big Ten competition. With the addition of Nebraska, all teams will play seven other teams twice and four teams once during the conference schedule, which continues to be 18 games. The season commenced on October 14 when Michigan State and Minnesota celebrated Midnight Madness and three more conference schools hosted events on the 15th.http://www.bigten.org/blog/2011/10/its-madness.html It's Madness! October 22, 2011 October 14, 2011 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20111018202227/http://www.bigten.org/blog/2011/10/its-madness.html October 18, 2011 dead mdy-all For the fifth consecutive season, all conference games were broadcast nationally with eight aired by CBS Sports, 36 carried by the ESPN Inc. family of networks including ESPN and ESPN2, while 64 games were carried by the Big Ten Network.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/090611aaa.html Big Ten Releases CBS Sports and ESPN Men's Basketball Conference Schedule October 22, 2011 September 6, 2011 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20111107075209/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/090611aaa.html November 7, 2011 dead mdy-allhttp://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/090711aaa.html Big Ten Announces Men's Basketball Conference Games on BTN: Every conference contest to be nationally televised for fifth consecutive year October 22, 2011 September 7, 2011 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20111026174809/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/090711aaa.html October 26, 2011 dead mdy-all The conference led the nation in attendance for the 36th consecutive season.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/051112aaa.html Big Ten Leads Nation in Attendance for 36th Straight Year July 28, 2013 May 11, 2012 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20130804044921/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/051112aaa.html August 4, 2013 dead mdy-all The regular season ended with Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State tied for the league championship. Wisconsin finished in second place. Michigan State's Draymond Green was named the Conference Player of the Year. Michigan State's Tom Izzo was named conference Coach of the Year. Green and Izzo both won their respective (player and coach) national awards from the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Green and Jared Sullinger were both recognized as 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans. Robbie Hummel was awarded the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Aaron Craft won the Elite 89 Award. Craft (1st team), Drew Crawford (2nd team) and Zack Novak (3rd team) were named Academic All-America. Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana hosted the Big Ten tournament from March 8–March 11.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/101911aab.html All-Session Tickets for 2012 Big Ten Basketball Tournaments on Sale Saturday: Indianapolis and Bankers Life Fieldhouse host the Big Ten Women's Tournament March 1–4 and the Big Ten Men's Tournament March 8–11 October 22, 2011 October 19, 2011 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20111023031832/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/101911aab.html October 23, 2011 dead mdy-all Michigan State defeated Ohio State in the championship game to win the tournament championship. Draymond Green was also named tournament MVP. As a result, the Spartans received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Six teams (Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, and Wisconsin) received invitations to the NCAA tournament. The conference had an 11–6 record in the Tournament, with Indiana, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Wisconsin reaching the Sweet Sixteen. Ohio State advanced to the Final Four. Three teams (Iowa, Minnesota, and Northwestern) received bids to the National Invitation Tournament. The conference had a 6–3 record with Minnesota losing in the championship game. Meyers Leonard was a lottery selection (11th overall) in the 2012 NBA draft, with Jared Sullinger also being selected in the first round and Draymond Green and Robbie Hummel being chosen in the second round. Preseason Three teams were ranked in the preseason USA Today/ESPN poll: Ohio State (No. 3), Wisconsin (No. 14) and Michigan (No. 18), while Michigan State and Purdue were also receiving votes.http://www.bigten.org/blog/2011/10/three-big-ten-teams-ranked-in-preseason-coaches-poll.html Three Big Ten Teams Ranked in Preseason Coaches Poll October 20, 2011 October 22, 2011 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20111023031707/http://www.bigten.org/blog/2011/10/three-big-ten-teams-ranked-in-preseason-coaches-poll.html October 23, 2011 dead mdy-all The Big Ten Basketball Media Day for men's and women's basketball was October 27 in Chicago.http://indiana.sbnation.com/2011/10/12/2486046/big-ten-basketball-media-day-players-list-announced Big Ten Basketball Media Day: Players List Announced Miller, Travis October 22, 2011 October 12, 2011 SB Nation The men's basketball media day was covered by ESPNU.http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2011/10/13/2011espnu-media-days/ College Basketball Media Days on ESPNU Tips Off with the ACC on October 19 October 22, 2011 October 13, 2011 ESPN https://web.archive.org/web/20111020125554/http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2011/10/13/2011espnu-media-days/ October 20, 2011 dead mdy-all Jared Sullinger was named preseason conference player of the year at the conference media day. Other preseason All-Big Ten first team selections were Draymond Green, Trevor Mbakwe, Robbie Hummel, and Jordan Taylor. Ohio State was chosen as the top team, followed by Wisconsin and Michigan State.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102711aaa.html Sullinger, Ohio State Chosen as Preseason Big Ten Favorites November 3, 2011 October 27, 2011 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20111101210523/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102711aaa.html November 1, 2011 dead mdy-all Sullinger and Taylor were also both preseason Associated Press All-Americans. 5 of the 30 nominees for the men's basketball Lowe's Senior CLASS Award were from the Big Ten: Michigan's Zack Novak, Michigan State's Green, Ohio State's William Buford, Purdue's Hummel and Wisconsin's Taylor. Preseason watchlists Woodenhttp://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110911aaa.html Big Ten Men's Basketball Weekly Release - Nov. 9, 2011: All 12 Big Ten teams open 2011-12 season this weekend November 14, 2011 November 14, 2011 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20131224112807/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110911aaa.html December 24, 2013 dead mdy-allNaismith Tim Hardaway Jr. UM Draymond Green MSU Trevor Mbakwe MIN John Shurna NU William Buford OSU Aaron Craft OSU Jared Sullinger OSU Robbie Hummel PUR Jordan Taylor WIS Midseason award lists Trey Burke, Aaron Craft, Tim Frazier, Lewis Jackson and Jordan Taylor are five of the nearly 60 Bob Cousy Award candidates named in December.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/122611aab.html Big Ten Men's Basketball Weekly Release - Dec. 26, 2011: Conference play begins Tuesday night December 26, 2011 BigTen.org CBS Interactive December 26, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120104184326/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/122611aab.html January 4, 2012 dead mdy-all On January 4, Burke, Craft, and Taylor were included on the list of 20 finalists.http://www.bigten.org/blog/2012/01/three-big-ten-players-named-cousy-award-finalists.html Three Big Ten Players Named Cousy Award Finalists January 4, 2012 January 4, 2012 BigTen.org CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20120112044118/http://www.bigten.org/blog/2012/01/three-big-ten-players-named-cousy-award-finalists.html January 12, 2012 dead mdy-all On February 2, the finalist list was shortened to 11, including Taylor and Craft.http://www.cousyaward.com/docs/cousy_award_final_11.pdf Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Final 11 candidates for 2012 Bob Cousy Award February 2, 2012 February 2, 2012 CousyAward.com https://web.archive.org/web/20120315165545/http://www.cousyaward.com/docs/cousy_award_final_11.pdf March 15, 2012 dead mdy-all William Buford, Draymond Green, Jared Sullinger, and Cody Zeller were included on the 25-man Wooden Midseason list on January 17.http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2012/01/25-wooden-award-finalists-announced/1 25 Wooden Award finalists announced January 20, 2012 January 17, 2012 USA Today Auerbach, Nicole Novak, Green, Buford and Hummel were among the 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award on January 25.http://www.bigten.org/blog/2012/01/four-named-finalists-for-lowes-senior-class-award.html Big Ten Student-Athletes Named Finalists for Lowe's Senior CLASS Award January 25, 2012 January 25, 2012 BigTen.org CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20120131145050/http://www.bigten.org/blog/2012/01/four-named-finalists-for-lowes-senior-class-award.html January 31, 2012 dead mdy-all On February 6, Green, Sullinger and Zeller were included on the 20-player Oscar Robertson Trophy midseason watch list.http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2012/oscar120206.html USBWA Announces Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List February 7, 2012 February 6, 2012 United States Basketball Writers Association On February 15, Zeller was named one of five finalists for the USBWA National Freshman of the Year won the previous year by Sullinger.http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2012/tisdale120215.html USBWA Names Finalists For 2012 Wayman Tisdale Award February 16, 2012 February 15, 2012 United States Basketball Writers Association On March 1, Zeller, Green, Sullinger and Taylor were named to the 30-player midseason Naismith Award watchlist.https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2012-02-29/naismith-midseason-30-list-released Naismith 'Midseason 30' list released: Nearly a third of players on list are from mid-major conferences March 5, 2012 March 1, 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association https://web.archive.org/web/20130403155532/http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2012-02-29/naismith-midseason-30-list-released April 3, 2013 dead mdy-all On March 6, Green and Sullinger were named to the 15-man Wooden Award finalist list.https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/story/_/id/7651756/john-r-wooden-award-freshmen-big-men-lead-finalists Wooden Award finalists named March 6, 2012 March 6, 2012 ESPN On March 19, Green became one of four finalists for the Naismith Award.http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031912aaa.html Davis Named a Finalist for Naismith Player of the Year: UK freshman adds to growing list of honors following a prolific season March 19, 2012 March 19, 2012 CBS Interactive UKAthletics.com https://web.archive.org/web/20141225075133/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031912aaa.html December 25, 2014 dead mdy-all Sullinger and Green were among the 10 finalists for the Wooden Award, a designation termed as Wooden All-American.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7738155/anthony-davis-jared-sullinger-thomas-robinson-lead-john-r-wooden-award-all-american-team Wooden team includes Final Four trio March 26, 2012 March 26, 2012 ESPN Regular season For the full season, the Big Ten led the nation in attendance for the 36th consecutive season and posted its 20th consecutive year with two million attendanees. Average attendance of 12,868 was well ahead of other high major conferences: SEC (11,513), Big 12 (11,057), Big East (10,881) and ACC (9,876). The conference has six of the top 25 schools in terms of average attendance: Wisconsin (5th, 17,181), Ohio State (8th, 16,511), Indiana (9th, 16,462), Illinois (14th, 14,986), Michigan State (15th, 14,797) and Purdue (21st, 13,324). No other conference had more than 4 of the top 25.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/051112aaa.html Big Ten Leads Nation in Attendance for 36th Straight Year May 11, 2012 BigTen.org CBS Interactive May 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120905141149/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/051112aaa.html September 5, 2012 dead mdy-allhttps://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/latest+news/2012/may/mens+basketball+attendance+still+strong Men's basketball attendance still strong Johnson, Gary May 10, 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120510200602/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/latest+news/2012/may/mens+basketball+attendance+still+strong May 10, 2012 dead mdy-allhttp://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/Reports/attend/2012.pdf 2012 NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE (For All NCAA Men's Varsity Teams) April 28, 2024 May 10, 2012 NCAA Conference play officially began on Tuesday, December 27 when Illinois hosted Minnesota and Nebraska hosted its first conference game against 11th-ranked Wisconsin. During the season Big Ten Conference led the nation in Rating percentage index among all conferences. The conference boasted 5 of the top 16 teams: Michigan State (number 3), Ohio State (number 6), Indiana (number 11), Michigan (number 15) and Wisconsin (number 16). All conference members were among the top 160 and the Big Ten was the only conference with exclusively top-180 members. The conference led the nation in both major elements of the index: combined winning percentage and strength of schedule index. Michigan State's loss in the March 4 regular season finale at home to No. 10 Ohio State meant the Spartans shared the 2011–12 Big Ten regular season championship with Ohio State and Michigan, all of which finished the Big Ten season with a 13–5 conference record.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/matchup/_/gameId/320640127 Ohio State vs. Michigan State May 12, 2024 March 4, 2012 ESPN.com Michigan needed a March 4 victory over Penn State to clinch its share of the Big Ten regular season championship.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/matchup/_/gameId/320640213 Trey Burke, Michigan top Penn State, earn share of Big Ten title May 12, 2024 March 4, 2012 ESPN It was the 13th Big Ten Conference championships for Michigan and Michigan State, while it was the 20th for Ohio State. Rankings 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Legend Improvement in ranking Drop in ranking Not ranked previous week RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll Pre/Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Wk17 Wk18 Wk19 FinalIllinois AP RV RV RV RV 24 19 25 RV RV 22 RV RV C RV RV т22 19 24 RV RV RV 25 RV Indiana AP RV 18 17 13 12 7 11 16 20 23 18 23 18 15 16 C RV RV RV 20 18 15 12 8 13 17 20 23 20 24 20 15 17 13Iowa AP C Michigan AP 18 17 15 14 20 20 20 18 16 13 20 20 23 22 17 11 13 10 13 C 18 17 15 15 19 18 19 16 13 13 19 22 22 25 19 13 16 13 14 22Michigan State AP RV RV RV RV RV 21 19 16 10 6 9 10 9 11 7 6 5 8 5 C RV RV RV RV RV 23 20 17 11 7 9 11 10 12 8 6 5 8 4 7Minnesota AP RV RV RV C Nebraska AP C Northwestern AP RV RV RV RV C RV RV RV RV Ohio State AP 3 (1) 3 (1) 3 (1) 2 (17) 2 (18) 2 (7) 2 (5) 2 (5) 6 5 6 4 3 3 6 8 10 7 7 C 3 3 3 2 (8) 2 (11) 2 (2) 2 (1) 2 (1) 7 5 6 3 3 3 6 911 7 7 3Penn State AP C Purdue AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV Wisconsin AP 15 14 11 9 14 14 13 11 18 RV RV 25 19 21 15 16 14 14 14 C 14 13 11 7 16 15 14 11 19 RV RV 25 20 22 17 15 15 12 13 12 Early-season tournaments Big Ten teams emerged victorious in the following tournaments: 2011 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments And Events http://www.bloggingthebracket.com/pages/2011-college-basketball-early-season-tournaments-and-events SB*Nation October 19, 2011Early Seasons Tourneys 2011 http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/feature/index?page=ncbearlytourney2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111111004105/http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/feature/index?page=ncbearlytourney2011 dead November 11, 2011 ESPN November 27, 2011 Name Dates No. teams Champion Charleston Classic November 17, 2011 – November 20, 2011 8 Northwestern Cancún Challenge November 22, 2011 – November 23, 2011 8 Illinois Chicago Invitational Challenge November 13, 2011 – November 26, 2011 4* Wisconsin *Although these tournaments include more teams, only the number listed play for the championship. ACC–Big Ten Challenge DateTimeACC teamB1G teamScoreLocationTelevisionAttendanceChallengeleaderNov 27 7:15 pm Virginia Tech Iowa 95–79 Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Virginia ESPNU 5,647 ACC (1–0) 7:15 pm Florida State No. 21 Minnesota 77–68 Donald L. Tucker Center • Tallahassee, Florida ESPN2 7,941 Tied (1–1) 7:30 pm No. 18 NC State No. 3 Michigan 79–72 Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, Michigan ESPN 12,693 B1G (2–1) 9:15 pm Wake Forest Nebraska 79–63 LJVM Coliseum • Winston-Salem, North Carolina ESPNU 6,508 B1G (3–1) 9:15 pm Maryland Northwestern 77–57 Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, Illinois ESPN2 6,009 B1G (3–2) 9:30 pm No. 14 North Carolina No. 1 Indiana 83–59 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Indiana ESPN 17,472 B1G (4–2)Nov 28 7:00 pm Virginia Wisconsin 60–54 Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin ESPN2 16,690 B1G (4–3) 7:15 pm Clemson Purdue 73–61 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, South Carolina ESPNU 7,632 B1G (5–3) 7:30 pm Miami No. 13 Michigan State 67–59 BankUnited Center • Coral Gables, Florida ESPN 5,791 B1G (5–4) 9:00 pm Georgia Tech No. 22 Illinois 75–62 Assembly Hall • Champaign, Illinois ESPN2 12,224 B1G (6–4) 9:15 pm Boston College Penn State 73–61 Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, Pennsylvania ESPNU 6,889 B1G (6–5) 9:30 pm No. 2 Duke No. 4 Ohio State 73–68 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, North Carolina ESPN 9,314 Tied (6–6) WINNERS ARE IN BOLD.Game Times in EST. Rankings from AP Poll (Nov. 26). Composite matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season. Illinois IndianaIowaMichiganMichigan StMinnesotaNebraskaNorthwesternOhio StatePenn StatePurdueWisconsinvs. Illinois – 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 vs. Indiana0–1 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 vs. Iowa1–0 1–1 – 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 vs. Michigan0–2 1–1 1–0 – 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 vs. Michigan St1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 – 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 vs. Minnesota1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 – 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 vs. Nebraska1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 – 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 vs. Northwestern1–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 – 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 vs. Ohio State1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 – 0–1 0–1 1–1 vs. Penn State0–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 – 1–1 2–0 vs. Purdue0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 – 1–0 vs. Wisconsin0–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 –Total 6–12 11–7 8–10 13–5 13–5 6–12 4–14 8–10 13–5 4–14 10–8 12–6 Players of the week Throughout the conference regular season, the Big Ten offices named a player of the week each Monday. Week Player of the week Freshman of the week 11-14-11 Victor Oladipo,http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111411aaa.html Indiana and Iowa Collect Big Ten Men's Basketball Weekly Honors: Indiana's Oladipo named Player of the Week, Indiana's Zeller and Iowa's White share Freshman of the Week accolades November 14, 2011 November 14, 2011 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20111118043928/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111411aaa.html November 18, 2011 dead mdy-all INDCody Zeller, INDAaron White, IOWA 11-21-11 Drew Crawford,http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112111aaa.html Northwestern and Indiana Take Home Weekly Awards November 21, 2011 November 21, 2011 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20111205032540/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112111aaa.html December 5, 2011 dead mdy-all NUCody Zeller (2), IND 11-28-11 Tim Hardaway Jr.,http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112811aaa.html Michigan Sweeps Weekly Honors: Burke and Hardaway Jr. Lead Wolverines to Third-Place Finish at Maui Invitational November 28, 2011 November 28, 2011 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20111205032432/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112811aaa.html December 5, 2011 dead mdy-all MICHTrey Burke, MICH 12-05-11 Meyers Leonard,http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/120511aaa.html Illinois, Indiana and Michigan State Claim Weekly Accolades: Leonard, Zeller and Appling lead teams to 2-0 records, including wins in Big Ten/ACC Challenge December 9, 2011 December 5, 2011 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120108050518/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/120511aaa.html January 8, 2012 dead mdy-all ILLCody Zeller (3), INDKeith Appling, MSU 12-12-11 Christian Watford,http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121211aaa.html Indiana, Michigan and Michigan State Reel in Weekly Honors: Watford, Burke and Green claim conference awards December 12, 2011 December 12, 2011 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120104184330/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121211aaa.html January 4, 2012 dead mdy-all INDTrey Burke (2), MICHDraymond Green, MSU 12-19-11 Deshaun Thomas,http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121911aaa.html Indiana and Ohio State Claim Men's Basketball Weekly Laurels December 19, 2011 December 19, 2011 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120104200032/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121911aaa.html January 4, 2012 dead mdy-all OSUCody Zeller (4), IND 12-26-11 Meyers Leonard (2),http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/122611aaa.html Illinois and Iowa Claim Weekly Men's Basketball Awards December 26, 2011 December 26, 2011 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120104183406/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/122611aaa.html January 4, 2012 dead mdy-all ILLAaron White (2), IOWA 1-02-12 Trey Burke,http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010212aaa.html Michigan and Michigan State Earn Weekly Honors January 2, 2012 January 2, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120103121548/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010212aaa.html January 3, 2012 dead mdy-all MICH Trey Burke (3), MICHKeith Appling (2), MSU 1-09-12 Jared Sullinger,http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010912aab.html Indiana and Ohio State Reel in Weekly Men's Basketball Laurels: Buckeyes' Sullinger named Player of the Week; Hoosiers' Zeller tabbed top freshman January 9, 2012 January 9, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120120084114/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010912aab.html January 20, 2012 dead mdy-all OSUCody Zeller (5), IND 1-16-12 Brandon Paul,http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/011612aaa.html Illinois and Minnesota Earn Weekly Men's Basketball Awards: Fighting Illini's Paul, Golden Gophers' Coleman named Players of the Week January 16, 2012 January 16, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120120085851/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/011612aaa.html January 20, 2012 dead mdy-all ILLJoe Coleman, IND 1-23-12 Jordan Taylor,http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012312aaa.html Michigan and Wisconsin Collect Weekly Men's Basketball Accolades: Badgers' Taylor named Player of the Week; Wolverines' Burke named Freshman of the Week January 24, 2012 January 23, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120124155707/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012312aaa.html January 24, 2012 dead mdy-allWIS Trey Burke (4), MICH 1-30-12 Draymond Green (2),http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/013012aaa.html Michigan State and Nebraska Earn Weekly Men's Basketball Laurels: Spartans' Green and Dawson, Nebraska's Richardson collect weekly honors January 30, 2012 January 30, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120131145115/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/013012aaa.html January 31, 2012 dead mdy-all MSUBranden Dawson, MSUBrandon Richardson, NEB 2-6-12 John Shurna,http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/020612aaa.html Iowa, Northwestern and Ohio State Earn Weekly Men's Basketball Awards: Shurna, Sullinger tabbed Co-Player of the Week; White, Sobolewski named Co-Freshman of the Week February 6, 2012 February 6, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120221114556/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/020612aaa.html February 21, 2012 dead mdy-all NUAaron White (3), IOWAJared Sullinger (2), OSUDave Sobolewski, NU 2-13-12 Draymond Green (3),http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021312aaa.html Indiana and Michigan State Take Weekly Men's Basketball Accolades: Spartans' Green tabbed Player of the Week; Hoosiers' Zeller earns sixth Freshman of the Week honor February 13, 2012 February 13, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120215190819/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021312aaa.html February 15, 2012 dead mdy-allMSUCody Zeller (6), IND 2-20-12 Draymond Green (4),http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022012aaa.html Michigan and Michigan State Reel in Weekly Men's Basketball Awards: Spartans' Green tabbed Player of the Week; Wolverines' Burke named Freshman of the Week February 20, 2012 February 20, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120221114631/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022012aaa.html February 21, 2012 dead mdy-allMSUTrey Burke (5), MICH 2-27-12 Robbie Hummel,http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022712aaa.html Iowa, Michigan and Purdue Claim Weekly Men's Basketball Honors: Hawkeyes' Gatens, Wolverines' Burke and Boilermakers' Hummel earn conference laurels February 27, 2012 February 27, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120301102715/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022712aaa.html March 1, 2012 dead mdy-all PURTrey Burke (6), MICHMatt Gatens, IOWA 3-5-12 Jared Sullinger (3),http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030512aaa.html Indiana, Michigan and Ohio State Claim Final Weekly Men's Basketball Awards: Hoosiers' Zeller, Wolverines' Burke, Buckeyes' Sullinger take home weekly honors March 5, 2012 March 5, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120309100457/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030512aaa.html March 9, 2012 dead mdy-allOSUCody Zeller (7), INDTrey Burke (7), MICH On January 17, Brandon Paul was named national player of the week by the United States Basketball Writers Association.http://www.bigten.org/blog/2012/01/big-ten-sweeps-national-player-of-the-week-awards.html Big Ten Sweeps National Player of the Week Awards January 20, 2012 January 17, 2012 BigTen.org CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20120120052613/http://www.bigten.org/blog/2012/01/big-ten-sweeps-national-player-of-the-week-awards.html January 20, 2012 dead mdy-allhttp://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2012/oscar120117.html Illinois' Paul Is Oscar Robertson National Player Of The Week February 22, 2012 January 17, 2012 BigTen.org CBS Interactive On February 21, Draymond Green was named national player of the week by the USBWA.http://www.bigten.org/blog/2012/02/green-named-national-player-of-the-week.html Green Named National Player of the Week February 22, 2012 February 21, 2012 BigTen.org CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20120301102704/http://www.bigten.org/blog/2012/02/green-named-national-player-of-the-week.html March 1, 2012 dead mdy-allhttp://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2012/oscar120221.html Michigan State's Green Is Oscar Robertson National PLayer Of The Week February 22, 2012 February 21, 2012 BigTen.org CBS Interactive Honors and awards Four players (Novak, Craft, Drew Crawford and Jared Berggren) were named Academic All-District, meaning that they were among the 40 finalists to be named to the 15-man Academic All-America Team.http://cosida.com/media/documents/2012/2/Acad_All_District_M_Basketball_2011_12.pdf Capital One Academic All-District Men's Basketball Teams Released February 2, 2012 February 2, 2012 College Sports Information Directors of America Craft was named to the first team, Crawford to the second team and Novak to the third team, giving the Big Ten three Academic All-Americans, which was more than any other conference.http://www.bigten.org/blog/2012/02/four-big-ten-basketball-players-named-academic-all-america.html Four Big Ten Basketball Players Named Academic All-America February 23, 2012 February 23, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120227153231/http://www.bigten.org/blog/2012/02/four-big-ten-basketball-players-named-academic-all-america.html February 27, 2012 dead mdy-allhttp://www.cosida.com/news.aspx?id=3569 Tyler Zeller of UNC, Elena Delle Donne headline Capital One Academic All-America Division I Basketball Teams February 23, 2012 February 23, 2012 College Sports Information Directors of America https://web.archive.org/web/20120713070920/http://cosida.com/news.aspx?id=3569 July 13, 2012 dead mdy-all Conference honors Two sets of conference award winners were recognized by the Big Ten - one selected by league coaches and one selected by the media.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030512aad.html Big Ten Announces 2012 Men's Basketball Postseason Honors: Michigan State's Green named Big Ten Player of the Year March 7, 2012 March 5, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org https://web.archive.org/web/20120827085708/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030512aad.html August 27, 2012 dead mdy-allhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/B1GMBB12Awards.pdf 2011-12 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Team March 7, 2012 March 5, 2012 CBS Interactive BigTen.org March 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120324003753/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/B1GMBB12Awards.pdf dead Honor Coaches Media Player of the Year Draymond Green, Michigan State Draymond Green, Michigan State Coach of the Year Tom Izzo, Michigan State Tom Izzo, Michigan State Freshman of the Year Cody Zeller, Indiana Trey Burke, Michigan Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Craft, Ohio StateNot Selected Sixth Man of the Year D. 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Byrd, PurdueNot Selected All Big Ten First Team Draymond Green, Michigan State Draymond Green, Michigan State John Shurna, Northwestern John Shurna, Northwestern Jared Sullinger, Ohio State Jared Sullinger, Ohio State Robbie Hummel, Purdue Robbie Hummel, Purdue Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin Tim Frazier, Penn State All Big Ten Second Team Tim Frazier, Penn State Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin Cody Zeller, Indiana Cody Zeller, Indiana Trey Burke, Michigan Trey Burke, Michigan William Buford, Ohio State William Buford, Ohio State Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State Matt Gatens, Iowa All Big Ten Third Team Matt Gatens, Iowa Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State Tim Hardaway Jr., Michigan Tim Hardaway Jr., Michigan Keith Appling, Michigan State Keith Appling, Michigan State Drew Crawford, Northwestern Drew Crawford, Northwestern Brandon Paul, Illinois Aaron Craft, Ohio State All Big Ten Honorable Mention Aaron Craft, Ohio State Brandon Paul, Illinois Meyers Leonard, Illinois Meyers Leonard, Illinois Christian Watford, Indiana Christian Watford, Indiana Lewis Jackson, Purdue Lewis Jackson, Purdue Jared Berggren, Wisconsin Jared Berggren, Wisconsin Ryan Evans, Wisconsin Ryan Evans, Wisconsin Jordan Hulls, Indiana Victor Oladipo, Indiana Aaron White, Iowa Zack Novak, Michigan Branden Dawson, Michigan State D. J. Byrd, Purdue All-Freshman Team Cody Zeller, Indiana Not Selected Trey Burke, Michigan Aaron White, Iowa Branden Dawson, Michigan State Dave Sobolewski, Northwestern All Defensive Team Victor Oladipo, Indiana Not Selected Draymond Green, Michigan State Aaron Craft, Ohio State Tim Frazier, Penn State Josh Gasser, Wisconsin The leading scorer for the year was John Shurna with an average of 20.0 and the leading rebounder was Draymond Green with an average of 10.6. NABC The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced their Division I All-District teams on March 14, recognizing the nation's best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, 240 student-athletes, from 24 districts were chosen. The selection on this list were then eligible for the State Farm Coaches' Division I All-America teams. The following list represented the Big Ten players chosen to the list.http://www.nabc.com/NABC_Releases/releases/2011-12_NABC_Releases/2012_NABC_Division_I_All-District_teams.pdf National Association of Basketball Coaches National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2012 Division I All-District Teams March 14, 2012 March 14, 2012 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304171925/http://nabc.com/nabc_releases/releases/2011-12_nabc_releases/2012_nabc_division_i_all-district_teams.pdf dead Since the Big Ten Conference was its own district, this is equivalent to being named All-Big Ten by the NABC.http://www.nabc.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/nabc/sports/c-baskbl/auto_pdf/2008-09NABCDistrictRealignm 2008–09 NABC Division I Men's Basketball: District Realignment March 10, 2011 National Association of Basketball Coaches/CBS Interactive July 9, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250709150958/http://www.nabc.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/nabc/sports/c-baskbl/auto_pdf/2008-09NABCDistrictRealignm dead First Team Draymond Green Michigan State Jared Sullinger Ohio State Jordan Taylor Wisconsin William Buford Ohio State John Shurna Northwestern Second Team Cody Zeller Indiana Robbie Hummel Purdue Tim Frazier Penn State Trey Burke Michigan Brandon Paul Illinois USBWA On March 6, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association released its 2011–12 Men's All-District Teams, based upon voting from its national membership. There were nine regions from coast to coast, and a player and coach of the year were selected in each. The following lists all the Big Ten representatives selected within their respective regions.http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2012/alldistrict120306.html U.S. Basketball Writers Association USBWA Names 2011-12 Men's All-District Teams March 6, 2012 March 6, 2012 District II (NY, NJ, DE, DC, PA, WV) None Selected District V (OH, IN, IL, MI, MN, WI) Player of the Year Draymond Green, Michigan State Coach of the Year Tom Izzo, Michigan State All-District Team William Buford, Ohio State Trey Burke, Michigan Draymond Green, Michigan State Robbie Hummel, Purdue John Shurna, Northwestern Jared Sullinger, Ohio State Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin Cody Zeller, Indiana District VI (IA, MO, KS, OK, NE, ND, SD) None Selected National postseason honors Sullinger and Green were first team 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans by The Sporting News, while Zeller was a member of their All-Freshman team.http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2012-03-05/all-american-teams-anthony-davis-draymond-green-isaiah-canaan-thomas-robinson-ja Sporting News 2012 All-American college basketball teams March 6, 2012 March 5, 2012 Sporting News July 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120706033408/http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2012-03-05/all-american-teams-anthony-davis-draymond-green-isaiah-canaan-thomas-robinson-ja dead Green and Sullinger were also first team All-American selections by the United States Basketball Writers Association.http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2012/allamerica120312.html USBWA Names 2011-12 All-Americans March 12, 2012 March 12, 2012 United States Basketball Writers Association On March 20, the NABC chose Green and Sullinger as a first team All-Americans.http://www.nabc.org/NABC_Releases/releases/2011-12_NABC_Releases/2012_NABC_Coaches-_Division_I_All-America_release National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2012 NABC Coaches' Division I All-America Teams March 20, 2012 March 20, 2012 National Association of Basketball Coaches Sullinger and Green were named first team Associated Press All-Americans, making them unanimous first team selections. Trey Burke, Robbie Hummel, Jordan Taylor, John Shurna, and Cody Zeller were honorable mention selections.http://washingtonexaminer.com/sports/2012/03/2011-12-ap-all-america-teams/408371 2011-12 AP All-America Teams March 26, 2012 March 26, 2012 Washington Examiner June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Hummel was named the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award winner.http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/033012aaa.html Hummel Wins Lowe's Senior CLASS Award: Valparaiso native is first Purdue player to claim prestigious award. March 30, 2012 March 30, 2012 CBS Interactive PurdueSports.com Aaron Craft won the Elite 89 Award.https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2012-03-29/osus-craft-earns-elite-89-honor OSU's Craft earns Elite 89 honor: Buckeye takes award after posting 3.89 cumulative GPA March 31, 2012 March 29, 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130858/http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2012-03-29/osus-craft-earns-elite-89-honor March 4, 2016 dead mdy-allhttp://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/rapid-reports/post/18144845 Craft gets another academic accolade Bean, Doug March 31, 2012 March 29, 2012 CBS Sports/CBS Interactive Green was named the NABC Player of the Year, while Izzo won his second career NABC Coach of the Year.https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2012/04/nabc_names_michigan_states_dra.html NABC names Michigan State's Draymond Green national player of the year and Tom Izzo coach of the year May 12, 2024 April 2, 2012 MLive.com Leung, Diamond 41 men's basketball players in their second year or beyond earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition for carrying a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032812aaa.html Big Ten Recognizes Winter Academic All-Big Ten Honorees April 2, 2012 March 28, 2012 BigTen.org CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20120426181858/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032812aaa.html April 26, 2012 dead mdy-all CBSSports.com used a modified selection process that resulted in Green being named a first team All-American, while Sullinger and Burke were second team selections. The process derided the traditional basketball All-American process of naming the best players and was modelled on the All-Pro or NHL All-Star team formula of choosing the best players by position.http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/17767925/kansas-robinson-worthy-of-poy-but-kentuckys-davis-is-better Kansas' Robinson worthy of POY, but Kentucky's Davis is better March 23, 2012 CBS Sports Parrish, Gary and Jeff Goodman dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120401054833/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/17767925/kansas-robinson-worthy-of-poy-but-kentuckys-davis-is-better April 1, 2012 Shurna was also selected to participate in the NABC 2012 Reese's Division I All-Star Game at the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament final four.http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/Harvards_Wright_Selected_to_Play_in_the_2012_NABC_Division_I_All-Star_Game Harvard's Wright Selected to Play in the 2012 NABC Division I All-Star Game April 14, 2012 March 26, 2012 IvyLeagueSports.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150918235125/http://ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/Harvards_Wright_Selected_to_Play_in_the_2012_NABC_Division_I_All-Star_Game September 18, 2015 dead mdy-all Postseason Big Ten tournament 2012 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament Michigan State emerged as the Big Ten Conference tournament champion by defeating Ohio State in the championship game. The team was led by most outstanding player Green. Spartan Brandon Wood, Minnesota's Andre Hollins and Ohio State's Sullinger and Deshaun Thomas were also on the all-tournament team. First roundThursday, March 8ESPN2/BTN QuarterfinalsFriday, March 9ESPN/BTN SemifinalsSaturday, March 10CBS ChampionshipSunday, March 11CBS 8 Iowa 64 9 Illinois 61 5 Indiana 75 12 Penn State 58 7 Northwestern 68 10 Minnesota 75OT 6 Purdue 79 11 Nebraska 61 1 Michigan State 92 8 Iowa 75 4 Wisconsin 79 5 Indiana 71 2 Michigan 73OT 10 Minnesota 69 3 Ohio State 88 6 Purdue 71 1 Michigan State 65 4 Wisconsin 52 2 Michigan 55 3 Ohio State 77 1 Michigan State 68 3 Ohio State 64 NCAA tournament 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament The Big Ten had six teams in the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament: Michigan State earned the automatic bid and a number 1 seed, while Indiana (2 seed), Michigan (4 seed), Ohio State (4 seed), Purdue (4 seed), Wisconsin (10 seed). With 5 top-4-seeded teams, the Big Ten tied the tournament record since seeding began in 1979. The Big Ten matched its conference best and for 2012 national lead with four Sweet Sixteen participants (Indiana, Michigan State, Ohio State Wisconsin) and was the only conference with multiple entrants to have half its teams make the Elite Eight round. Ohio State achieved its conference leading 10th final four.https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt6b5f4cc63e11b4a9/65ed1c7fc26d91c404539666/2011-12_MBB_Season_in_review.pdf 2011–12 Big Ten Men's Basketball Season in Review April 25, 2024 May 4, 2012 Big Ten Conference # of BidsRecordWin %R32S16E8F4CG611–611 654110 TeamBid TypeSeedResultsMichigan StateAutomatic#1 defeated #16 Long Island 89–67 defeated #9 Saint Louis 65–61lost to No. 4 Louisville 57–44Ohio StateAt-large#2 defeated #15 Loyola 78–59 defeated #7 Gonzaga 73–66 defeated #6 Cincinnati 81–66 defeated #1 Syracuse 77–70lost to No. 2 Kansas 64–62MichiganAt-large#4 lost to No. 13 Ohio 65–60WisconsinAt-large#4 defeated #13 Montana 73–49 defeated #5 Vanderbilt 60–57 lost to No. 1 Syracuse 64–63IndianaAt-large#4 defeated #13 New Mexico State 79–66 defeated #12 VCU 63–61lost to No. 1 Kentucky 102–90PurdueAt-large#10 defeated #7 Saint Mary's 72–69 lost to No. 2 Kansas 63–60 National Invitation Tournament 2012 National Invitation Tournament All three Big Ten entrants in the 2012 National Invitation Tournament won their opening games and Minnesota reached the championship game before losing. # of BidsRecordWin %R2R3SFCG36–36 33111 TeamBid TypeSeedResultsNorthwesternAt-large#4 defeated #5 Akron 76–74 lost to No. 1 Washington 76–55MinnesotaAt-large#6 defeated #3 La Salle 70–61 defeated #2 Miami 78–60 defeated #4 Middle Tennessee 78–72 defeated #1 Washington 68–67 OT lost to No. 3 Stanford 75–51IowaAt-large#7 defeated #2 Dayton 84–75 lost to No. 3 Oregon 108–97 Other tournaments 2012 College Basketball Invitational 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament The Big Ten did not have any entrants in the other post season tournaments. 2012 NBA draft 2012 NBA draft The following current 1st, 2nd & 3rd team All-Big Ten performers were listed as seniors: Draymond Green, Robbie Hummel, John Shurna, Jordan Taylor, Matt Gatens, William Buford. Former All-Big Ten performer and fifth-year Trevor Mbakwe has been granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA,https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7733348/minnesota-golden-gophers-trevor-mbakwe-leaning-returning Trevor Mbakwe considering returning March 26, 2012 March 24, 2012 ESPN and he has opted to use it.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7820845/minnesota-gophers-trevor-mbakwe-announces-returning Trevor Mbakwe returning to Gophers April 17, 2012 April 16, 2012 ESPN The deadline for entering the NBA draft is April 29, but once one has declared, the deadline for withdrawing the declaration and retaining NCAA eligibility is April 10.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigten/story/2012-03-21/trey-burke-nba-michigan/53691584/1 Michigan's Trey Burke inquiring about NBA draft status March 23, 2012 March 21, 2012 USA Today Snyder, Mark The deadline for submitting information to the NBA Advisory Committee for a 72-hour response is April 3.http://www.annarbor.com/sports/um-basketball/nba-draft-analyst-assesses-early-entry-prospects-for-michigan-basketball-pg-trey-burke/ Michigan point guard Trey Burke 'has nothing to lose' by seeking advisory y committe's committee's opinion, NBA draft analyst says March 23, 2012 March 22, 2012 AnnArbor.com Baumgardner, Nick The following Big Ten underclassmen have sought the advice of the NBA's undergraduate advisory committee to determine his draft prospects: Trey Burke The following Big Ten underclassmen declared early for the 2011 draft: Jared Sullinger,https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2012/story/_/id/7774756/jared-sullinger-ohio-state-buckeyes-entering-nba-draft Jared Sullinger entering draft April 5, 2012 April 4, 2012 ESPN Meyers Leonardhttps://www.espn.com/chicago/ncb/story/_/id/7767655/meyers-leonard-leave-illinois-fighting-illini-early-enter-nba-draft Meyers Leonard to enter NBA draft April 5, 2012 April 3, 2012 ESPN The following Big Ten underclassmen entered their name in the draft but who did not hire agents and opted to return to college: The following Big Ten players were drafted in the 2012 NBA draft.https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2012.html 2012 NBA Draft April 22, 2024 Sports Reference Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team 1 11 Meyers Leonard C Portland Trail Blazers Illinois (So.) 1 21 Jared Sullinger PF USA United States Boston Celtics Ohio St. (So.) 2 35 Draymond Green PF USA United States Golden State Warriors (from Brooklyn)On February 23, 2011, the Golden State Warriors acquired Troy Murphy and a 2012 second-round draft pick (the 35th pick) from the New Jersey Nets (now Brooklyn Nets) in exchange for Brandan Wright and Dan Gadzuric.February 23, 2011 Warriors Acquire Troy Murphy and 2012 Second Round Draft Pick from New Jersey http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors_acquire_murphy_pick_022311.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20200809020254/https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors_acquire_murphy_pick_022311.html August 9, 2020 August 7, 2012 NBA.com lower-alpha Michigan St. (Sr.) 2 58 Robbie Hummel PF USA United States Minnesota Timberwolves (from Oklahoma City)On December 13, 2011, the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired Robert Vaden, a 2012 second-round draft pick (the 58th pick) and a future conditional second-round draft pick from the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Lazar Hayward.December 13, 2011 Timberwolves Trade Lazar Hayward to Oklahoma City http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/hayward_trade_okc_2011_12_13.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20131204081731/http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/hayward_trade_okc_2011_12_13.html December 4, 2013 June 28, 2012 NBA.com lower-alpha Purdue (Sr.) Pre-draft trades Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams. lower-alpha References 30em External links Big Ten website Men's basketball at Big Ten Network