The 2007–08

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men's basketball season began with practices in October, 2007 followed by the

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in November. The conference season began in January, 2008 and concluded in March. The season marked the 103rd season of Big Ten play.

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won the Big Ten Conference regular season championship by one game over

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finished in third with

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in fourth. Indiana's D.J. White was named Big Ten Player of the Year. Purdue's

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was named Coach of the Year. The Big Ten tournament was held from March 13–16, 2008 at

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. Wisconsin won the tournament championship by defeating surprise championship participant No. 10-seeded

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. As a result of the win, Wisconsin received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Four Big Ten teams (Wisconsin, Purdue, Indiana, and

) were invited to the NCAA Tournament. Two teams, Wisconsin and Michigan State, advance to the Sweet Sixteen, both losing in that round.

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and

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received bids to the

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with Ohio State winning the tournament.

Preseason

All-Big Ten players

The following players were chosen as preseason All-Big Ten by the media. : Shaun Pruitt, ILL, SR, C : D.J. White, IND, SR, F : Drew Neitzel, MSU, SR, G (Player of the Year) : Jamar Butler, OSU, SR, G :Geary Claxton, PSU, SR, G/F

Teams

The following teams were selected as the top teams in the conference by the media. # Michigan State # Indiana # Ohio State

Regular season

Early-season tournaments

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Final standings

Statistical leaders

Players of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, the

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offices name a player of the week each Monday.

All-Big Ten Conference honors and awards

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

Postseason

Big Ten tournament

Bracket

Source

NCAA Tournament

NIT

2008 NBA draft

The following Big Ten players were selected in the

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References

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