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Ann Arbor, MI

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Eugene, OR

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West Lafayette, IN

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Los Angeles, CA

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<a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/" target="_self">Big Ten Women's Basketball</a> | <a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/standings/" target="_self">Big Ten Standings</a> | <a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/schedule/?seasonFilter=2024" target="_self">Big Ten Schedule &amp; Results</a><a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/stats/" target="_self">2024-25 Big Ten Statistics (XML)</a> | <a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt5f04e9223787d76a/2024-25 WBB Overall Stats.pdf" target="_self">2024-25 Big Ten Statistics (PDF)</a><a href="https://stats.ncaa.org/rankings?sport_code=WBB&division=1" target="_self">NCAA Statistics</a> | <a href="https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings" target="_self">National Top 25 Polls (Nov. 18-19)</a><a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt00e6fae70313fd9c/Big Ten WBB Weekly Release 111924.pdf" target="_self">Big Ten Weekly Release - Nov. 19</a> <ul><li>A pair of high-profile matchups are on the agenda for the Big Ten this week. No. 3 USC welcomes No. 6/5 Notre Dame to Los Angeles on Saturday. The contest is set to tip at 4 p.m. ET on NBC. Action continues in the City of Angels on Sunday when No. 5/6 UCLA hosts defending national champion No. 1 South Carolina at 4 p.m. ET on FS1.</li><li>The Big Ten paces all Division I conferences with 68 wins so far this season, followed by the SEC (59), Big 12 (58) and ACC (57). The conference also has 12 teams with unblemished records.</li><li>Offensive production remains the calling card of the Big Ten Conference. The league has 12 teams averaging more than 81 points per game and six included among the nation’s top 25 scoring offenses – Michigan State (7th – 95.4), Penn State (9th – 94.4), Nebraska (T12th – 90.8), USC (T12th – 90.8), Ohio State (17th – 88.3) and Iowa (25th – 85.5).</li><li>Nebraska leads the nation in field goal percentage at 55.9 percent, followed by Penn State (8th – .527), Iowa (12th – .518), Michigan State (15th – .514) and Maryland (25th – .490).</li><li>From beyond the arc, Nebraska has converted at a 47.8 clip, the second-highest rate in the country. Maryland is close behind at 46.3 percent to rank fifth.</li><li>The Big Ten currently leads all Division I conferences in scoring (83.0 ppg), field goal percentage (.476) and assists (17.9 apg).</li><li>Heading into the third week of the season, the Big Ten has faced eight ranked opponents and holds a 6-2 record. This includes a quartet of upsets – Oregon def. No. 12 Baylor, 76-74; Illinois def. No. 19 Florida State, 83-74; No. 18 Maryland def. No. 11 Duke, 85-80; Indiana def. No. 24 Stanford, 79-66.</li><li>The Big Ten continues to have an impressive presence with seven teams in this week’s Associated Press (AP) poll. No. 3 USC, No. 5 UCLA, No. 11 Maryland, No. 12 Ohio State and No. 21 Nebraska held steady while No. 22 Illinois gained a spot and No. 23 Oregon moved up two spots. Iowa, Michigan and Michigan State received votes. The Big Ten and SEC tied for the top spot with seven schools ranked.</li><li>The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)/USA Today poll featured seven Big Ten teams this week. No. 3 USC and No. 6 UCLA remained unchanged. No. 11 Ohio State, No. 13 Maryland, No. 19 Nebraska, No. 23 Illinois and No. 25 Oregon all moved up the rankings. Iowa, Penn State, Michigan State and Michigan garnered votes. Yet again, the Big Ten and SEC tied for the most ranked teams.</li><li>Junior Lauren Betts was tabbed as the Big Ten Player of the Week after averaging 18.5 points and 12.0 rebounds in UCLA’s two-win week. She scored 17 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished four assists against Pepperdine. Betts followed up with a 20-point, 12-rebound performance versus Arkansas. It was the first Big Ten weekly honor of her career.</li><li>Mila Holloway was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week, her first weekly recognition. She notched a pair of double-figure scoring games as Michigan picked up two wins. Holloway scored a career-high 21 points with eight assists, five steals and two boards against Central Michigan. She dropped 16 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal against Oakland.</li><li>USC sophomore JuJu Watkins etched her name in the record books during the Trojans’ 81-50 victory over Santa Clara. Watkins scored her 1,000th career point to become the fastest player in USC history to reach the 1,000-point mark (38 games). She surpassed the previous record held by women’s basketball legend Cheryl Miller (48 games). Watkins’ 1,000 points in 38 games tied for the second fastest in Division I women’s basketball history.</li><li>Indiana handed No. 24 Stanford its first loss of the season, 79-66. It was the first win for the Hoosiers over the Cardinal since the inaugural meeting in 1979. &nbsp;</li><li>Illinois head coach Shauna Green picked up her 200th career victory after guiding the Illini to an 84-37 win over Eastern Illinois.</li><li>Head coach Lindsay Gottlieb recorded her 300th career win in USC’s 124-39 triumph over CSUN. The Trojans’ 124 points are the most in program history and ties for fifth-most in Big Ten history. The 85-point margin of victory is the largest in school history.</li><li>Rutgers legend Cappie Pondexter was selected as one of seven inductees into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the 2025 class. Pondexter, who was inducted into the Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016, led the Scarlet Knights to back-to-back BIG EAST Championships in 2005 and 2006. She was the first player to earn All-BIG EAST First Team laurels four times in the history of the league and ranks third in Rutgers history with 2,211 career points. Pondexter was the second overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury. She went on to win two WNBA titles with the Mercury, be named Finals MVP in 2007, earn seven All-Star appearances and win a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.</li><li>The new era of Big Ten women’s basketball got off to a hot start as programs won more than 87 percent of their games during the first week of the 2024-25 campaign. The stellar results included five wins over AP Top 25 opponents, including three upsets.</li><li>The 2024-25 television schedule features the most coverage on nationally distributed platforms in Big Ten women’s basketball history. Twelve Big Ten matchups, including eight regular season games, will be televised on a broadcast platform via NBC or FOX, the most in conference history. All 162 conference games will be nationally produced or distributed for the 11th consecutive season.</li><li>The 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament is set for March 5-9 inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse. This will mark the 26th time the tournament has been held in Indianapolis since the event began in 1982. The tournament will be the first to feature a 15-team field. Peacock will televise the opening three games on Wednesday, with second-round, quarterfinal and semifinal games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday slated for the Big Ten Network. CBS will broadcast Sunday’s championship game for the second year in a row.</li></ul>

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2024-25 Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Central - Nov. 19-25

Player of the Week Lauren Betts, UCLA Jr. – Center – Centennial, Colo. – Grandview • Averaged 18.5 points and 12.0 rebounds in UCLA's two-win week • Scored 17 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished four assists against Pepperdine, finishing 7-for-9 from the field • Had a 20-point, 12-rebound performance versus Arkansas • Earns her first Big Ten Player of the Week award • Last UCLA Player of the Week: Lauren Betts (Nov. 18, 2024)Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll JuJu Watkins, USC: Tied for No. 2 in NCAA DI history for fastest player to 1,000 career points (38 games) and became USC’s fastest to achieve the feat in the Trojans’ win over Santa Clara Destiny Adams, RU: Recorded 28 points and 11 rebounds in a victory over Iona Gracie Merkle, PSU: Averaged 22.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks during Penn State’s 2-0 weekFreshman of the Week Mila Holloway, Michigan Guard – Charlotte, N.C. – Legacy Early College • Notched a pair of double-figure scoring games as Michigan picked up two wins • Scored a career-high 21 points with eight assists, five steals and two boards against Central Michigan • Dropped 16 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal versus Oakland • Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel • Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Syla Swords (Nov. 11, 2024)2024-25 Big Ten Players of the Week Nov. 11 P: Destiny Adams, Sr., RU F: Syla Swords, MICHNov. 18 P: Lauren Betts, Jr., UCLA F: Mila Holloway, MICH

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2024-25 UCLA and Michigan Earn Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards

<a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/" target="_self">Big Ten Women's Basketball</a> | <a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/standings/" target="_self">Big Ten Standings</a> | <a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/schedule/?seasonFilter=2024" target="_self">Big Ten Schedule &amp; Results</a><a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/stats/" target="_self">2024-25 Big Ten Statistics (XML)</a> | <a href="chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt5f04e9223787d76a/67338010a72f990f383f9c3e/2024-25_WBB_Overall_Stats.pdf" target="_self">2024-25 Big Ten Statistics (PDF)</a><a href="https://stats.ncaa.org/rankings?sport_code=WBB&division=1" target="_self">NCAA Statistics</a> | <a href="https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings" target="_self">National Top 25 Polls (Nov. 11-12)</a><a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt974f6369e4eaeab5/Big Ten WBB Weekly Release 111224.pdf" target="_self">Big Ten Weekly Release - Nov. 12</a><ul><li>The second week of play tipped off on Monday with Michigan State besting Eastern Michigan, 95-49. The marquee matchup of the week brings No. 24/23 Stanford to Bloomington to face RV Indiana on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on FS1.</li><li>The Big Ten paces all Division I conferences with 37 wins so far this season, followed by the ACC (34), SEC (33) and Big 12 (32).</li><li>The new era of Big Ten women’s basketball got off to a hot start as programs won more than 87 percent of their games to open the 2024-25 campaign. The stellar results included five wins over AP Top 25 opponents, including three upsets. The conference also has 14 teams with unblemished records.</li><li>The Big Ten Conference had seven programs featured in this week’s Associated Press (AP) Top 25 poll. USC led the balloting at No. 3, followed by No. 5 UCLA, No. 11 Maryland, No. 12 Ohio State, No. 21 Nebraska, No. 23 Illinois and No. 25 Oregon. Iowa, Indiana, Michigan and Michigan State were receiving votes. The Big Ten and SEC tied for the top spot with seven schools ranked.</li><li>Six programs made an appearance in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)/USA Today Top 25 poll – No. 3 USC, No. 6 UCLA, No. 12 Ohio State, No. 14 Maryland, No. 20 Nebraska and No. 24 Illinois. Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Oregon and Penn State garnered votes. The Big Ten and ACC were tied for the second-most teams in the rankings.</li><li>Destiny Adams (RU) and Lauren Betts (UCLA) were selected as two of five Ann Meyers Drysdale National Players of the Week by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) on Tuesday. Adams averaged 26.7 points, 15.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks during a 3-0 week for Rutgers, while Betts posted 24.5 points, 11.0 boards, 3.5 blocks and 3.5 assists in UCLA’s pair of victories. Syla Swords was the Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Week by averaging 23.5 points and 9.0 rebounds for Michigan. Oregon was tabbed as the USBWA National Team of the Week after going 3-0 to start the season, which included upsetting No. 12 Baylor.</li><li>The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its 2024-25 Wade Watch List on Tuesday. The 15-person list features three representatives from the Big Ten in UCLA’s Lauren Betts and USC teammates Kiki Iriafen and JuJu Watkins. The Wade Trophy is presented to the best player in college women’s basketball.</li><li>Illinois opened its season with an 83-74 victory over No. 19 Florida State. It was the first win over the Seminoles in program history after having dropped the previous two meetings.</li><li>Then-ranked No. 18 Maryland took care of business at home as it handed No. 11 Duke its first loss of the season, 85-80.</li><li>Oregon hadn’t defeated a ranked opponent since February 2023 until Sunday, when the squad rallied to take down No. 12 Baylor, 76-74. The win snapped a 14-game losing streak to ranked opponents and earned the Ducks their first victory over the Bears in program history.</li><li>First-year head coach Jan Jensen guided Iowa to a 91-73 triumph against NIU to earn her first career win.</li><li>Rutgers senior Destiny Adams was named Big Ten Player of the Week. She netted 30 points versus Cornell and a career-high 36 against NJIT for the first back-to-back 30-plus game performances since Sue Wicks (1988) and only the third in program history. Adams also grabbed 22 rebounds against the Highlanders, the first Scarlet Knight to record 30+ points and 20+ rebounds in over 12 seasons. Her 36 points tied a Jersey Mike’s Arena record that was previously set by Arella Guirantes (2020) and tied for eighth all-time for most points in a single game with Guirantes and Caroline DeRoose (1994).</li><li>Michigan’s Syla Swords burst onto the scene with a 27-point, 12-rebound performance against No. 1 South Carolina (Nov. 4), earning herself Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors. Swords tallied the most points scored by a Michigan freshman in a debut in the NCAA era and the second-most ever behind Peg Harte (1981 – 28 points). She is only the third player since 2009-10 to have at least 27 points and 12 rebounds against the Gamecocks.</li><li>The 2024-25 television schedule features the most coverage on nationally distributed platforms in Big Ten women’s basketball history. Twelve Big Ten matchups, including eight regular season games, will be televised on a broadcast platform via NBC or FOX, the most in conference history. All 162 conference games will be nationally produced or distributed for the 11th consecutive season.</li><li>The 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament is set for March 5-9 inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse. This will mark the 26th time the tournament has been held in Indianapolis since the event began in 1982. The tournament will be the first to feature a 15-team field. Peacock will televise the opening three games on Wednesday, with second-round, quarterfinal and semifinal games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday slated for the Big Ten Network. CBS will broadcast the championship game for the second year in a row on Sunday.</li></ul>

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2024-25 Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Central - Nov. 12-18

Player of the Week Destiny Adams, Rutgers Sr. – Forward – Manchester, N.J. – Manchester • Averaged 26.7 points, 15.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks to help Rutgers open its season with wins over Manhattan, Cornell and NJIT • Went 25-for-33 (.758) from the charity stripe • Netted 30 points versus Cornell and a career-high 36 against NJIT for the first back-to-back 30-plus game performances since Sue Wicks (1988) and only the third in program history • Also grabbed 22 rebounds against the Highlanders, the first Scarlet Knight to record 30+ points and 20+ rebounds in over 12 seasons • Her 36 points tied a Jersey Mike’s Arena record that was previously set by 2024 Olympian&nbsp;Arella Guirantes in 2020 • Tied for eighth all-time for most points in a single game with Guirantes and Caroline DeRoose (1994) • Earns her first Big Ten Player of the Week award • Last Rutgers Player of the Week: Arella Guirantes (Dec. 28, 2020)Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll Deja Kelly, ORE: Propelled Oregon to a 3-0 week, including a 76-74 upset of No. 12 Baylor, behind 17.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists Jaloni Cambridge, OSU: Totaled 31 points, six rebounds, six assists, five steals and a pair of blocks in 26 minutes in her collegiate debut as Ohio State beat Cleveland State Serah Williams, WIS: Picked up two double-doubles against Wright State (29 points, 12 rebounds) and Georgetown (17 points, 16 rebounds)Freshman of the Week Syla Swords, Michigan Guard – Sudbury, Ontario – Long Island Lutheran &nbsp; • Burst onto the scene with a 27-point, 12-rebound performance against No. 1 South Carolina • Only the third player since 2009-10 to have at least 27 points and 12 rebounds against the Gamecocks • Tallied the most points scored by a Michigan freshman in a debut in the NCAA era and the second-most ever behind Peg Harte (1981 – 28 points) • Added 20 points, six rebounds and five assists in the 86-55 win over Lehigh • Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel • Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Laila Phelia (Feb. 7, 2022)2024-25 Big Ten Players of the Week Nov. 11 P: Destiny Adams, Sr., RU F: Syla Swords, MICH

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Rutgers and Michigan Net Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards - Nov. 11, 2024

<a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/" target="_self">Big Ten Women's Basketball</a> | <a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/standings/" target="_self">Big Ten Standings</a> | <a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/schedule/?seasonFilter=2024" target="_self">Big Ten Schedule &amp; Results </a><a href="https://bigten.org/wbb/stats/" target="_self">2024-25 Big Ten Statistics</a> | <a href="https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings" target="_self">National Top 25 Polls (Preseason)</a><a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt415ebc5199f075d8/Big Ten WBB Weekly Release 110324.pdf" target="_self">Big Ten Weekly Release - Nov. 3</a><ul><li>The 44th season of Big Ten women’s basketball tips off Monday with 11 teams taking the court. The remaining seven schools will open play over the next three days. 14 teams will begin the 2024-25 campaign on their home courts. USC and UCLA will be overseas in Paris to challenge Ole Miss and Louisville, respectively, while Maryland visits in-state rival UMBC and Michigan heads to Las Vegas to face defending national champion South Carolina. &nbsp;</li><li>The 2024-25 season welcomes the addition of four new members to the Big Ten Conference – Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington. Kelly Graves (ORE), Cori Close (UCLA), Lindsay Gottlieb (USC) and Tina Langley (WASH) have all been at the helm of their programs for at least four seasons.</li><li>A familiar presence in the Big Ten remains on the sideline for Iowa, but in a new role. Jan Jensen was named head coach of the Hawkeyes on May 13, 2024 after Lisa Bluder announced her retirement from coaching after 24 years at Iowa.</li><li>Six Big Ten teams earned rankings in the Associated Press (AP) preseason poll. USC led the AP balloting at No. 3, followed by No. 5 UCLA, No. 14 Ohio State, No. 18 Maryland, No. 23 Nebraska and No. 25 Indiana. Iowa, Illinois and Michigan State were receiving votes.</li><li>The same six programs made an appearance in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)/USA Today preseason poll – No. 3 USC, No. 6 UCLA, No. 14 Ohio State, No. 18 Maryland, No. 23 Nebraska and No. 24 Indiana. Iowa, Illinois and Michigan garnered votes.</li><li>14 Big Ten players were named to the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Player of the Year Watch List presented by AXIA Time. Eight schools were represented, led by USC with four honorees – Makira Cook (ILL), Lucy Olsen (IOWA), Hannah Stuelke (IOWA), Shyanne Sellers (MD), Alexis Markowski (NEB), Cotie McMahon (OSU), Deja Kelly (ORE), Lauren Betts (UCLA), Charlisse Leger-Walker (UCLA), Kiki Rice (UCLA), Kiki Iriafen (USC), Rayah Marshall (USC), Talia von Oelhoffen (USC) and JuJu Watkins (USC).</li><li>For the sixth time in seven seasons, each member institution will play an 18-game Big Ten slate, playing one school both home and away, while facing 16 teams once. Of the single-play opponents, teams will play eight at home and eight on the road. The Big Ten season tips off on Saturday, Dec. 7 with three games – Indiana at Penn State, Maryland at Purdue and USC at Oregon. Following the holiday break, Big Ten competition will resume on Saturday, Dec. 28 with a four-game slate.</li><li>The 2024-25 television schedule features the most coverage on nationally distributed platforms in Big Ten women’s basketball history. Twelve Big Ten matchups, including eight regular season games, will be televised on a broadcast platform via NBC or FOX, the most in conference history. All 162 conference games will be nationally produced or distributed for the 11th consecutive season.</li><li>The 32nd annual TIAA Big Ten Tournament will take place at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on March 5-9, 2025. The Big Ten has held its tournament in Indianapolis 27 times since the event began in 1982.</li><li>As season ago, the Big Ten concluded its non-conference slate with a combined 114-41 (.735) record. Big Ten teams dominated on their home courts with an 82-11 (.882) record.</li><li>Ohio State enters the 2024-25 campaign as the defending Big Ten Champion after going 16-2 in conference play last season. Iowa hoisted its third consecutive Big Ten Tournament trophy after defeating Nebraska, 94-89, in overtime in the 2024 TIAA Big Ten Tournament final.</li></ul>

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2024-25 Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Central - Nov. 4-11

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Natalie Nakase Named First Head Coach of Golden State Valkyries

<a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltca750cef518bc6e4/blt28be9e72efb46b5c/2024-25 Big Ten Women's Basketball TV Schedule.pdf" target="_self">2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Television Schedule</a>ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference released the start times and television assignments for its 2024-25 women’s basketball schedule on Wednesday, with all 162 conference games to be nationally produced and distributed for the 11th consecutive season. The conference also unveiled times and network designations for selected non-conference games hosted by Big Ten schools as part of Wednesday’s announcement.This schedule marks the most coverage on nationally distributed platforms in Big Ten women’s basketball history. Twelve Big Ten matchups, including eight regular season games, will also be televised on a broadcast platform via NBC or FOX, the most in conference history.For the second time in as many years, the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament championship will be televised on a broadcast platform, with CBS airing the game on March 9. It will also be streamed live on Paramount+.The Big Ten, which sent a record-tying seven teams to the NCAA Tournament a season ago, including Iowa’s second straight appearance in the National Championship game, features an 18-game women’s basketball conference slate. Teams will play one school in a home-and-away series while facing 16 teams once. Of the single-play opponents, member institutions will play eight at home and eight on the road.Conference play tips off on Dec. 7 and picks up in earnest on Dec. 28, culminating in the 32nd Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, scheduled for March 5-9, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.Big Ten women’s basketball will make its 2024-25 debut on FS1 with a doubleheader, starting with Duke visiting Maryland at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 10. The action continues at 7 p.m. ET with Notre Dame at Purdue.The Big Ten Network’s coverage also begins on Nov. 10, when reigning WBIT champion Illinois hosts Marquette at 8 p.m. ET. Women’s basketball coverage on BTN continues later that night at 10 p.m. ET with Oregon welcoming Baylor to Matthew Knight Arena.For the third straight season, FOX will televise Big Ten women’s basketball games. Its nine-game slate opens with a Saturday, Dec. 7 matchup between Iowa and Tennessee at 7 p.m. ET inside the Barclays Center.After its inaugural year providing coverage for Big Ten women’s basketball, NBC will show three games this season, leading off with Notre Dame at USC on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 4 p.m. ET.NBCUniversal’s direct-to-consumer platform, Peacock, will carry Big Ten games live for the second consecutive season. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET between Indiana and Iowa on Sunday, Jan. 12.Peacock will televise the opening three games of the 2025 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament on Wednesday, with second-round, quarterfinal and semifinal games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday slated for the Big Ten Network. CBS will broadcast the championship game on Sunday.All Big Ten Network, FOX and FS1 on-air games will also be streamed nationwide via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices on the FOX Sports App, while the game televised on CBS will also be available for live streaming on Paramount+. NBC’s broadcasts will also be available for live streaming on Peacock, while contests exclusive to Peacock will only be available on the platform.B1G+ will have a robust slate of additional games available for streaming on the platform. The full schedule is available online at <a href="https://www.bigtenplus.com/en-int/page/home">bigtenplus.com</a>.

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Big Ten Releases 2024-25 Women’s Basketball Television Schedule

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2024 Basketball Media Days #B1GMediaDays

ROSEMONT, Ill. -&nbsp;The Big Ten Conference recently announced the complete list of women’s and men’s basketball student-athletes scheduled to attend the 2024 Big Ten Basketball Media Days presented by TIAA.The two-day event will be held on October 2-3 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. Coaches and student-athletes from the conference’s 18 women’s basketball programs will be featured on Wednesday, with the men’s programs to take center stage on Thursday.The Big Ten Network will provide live coverage for both days, beginning at 10 a.m. ET/9 a.m. CT/7 a.m. PT.2024 Big Ten Basketball Media Days Attendees<table><colgroup data-width='908'><col style="width:27.533%"/><col style="width:35.1322%"/><col style="width:37.33480000000001%"/></colgroup><thead><tr><th></th><th>Women</th><th>Men</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Illinois</td><td>Head Coach Shauna Green</td><td>Head Coach Brad Underwood</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Adalia McKenzie, Sr., G</td><td>Kylan Boswell, Jr., G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Makira Cook, 5th Yr., G</td><td>Ty Rodgers, Jr., G/F</td></tr><tr><td>Indiana</td><td>Head Coach Teri Moren</td><td>Head Coach Mike Woodson</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Sydney Parrish, Grad., G</td><td>Trey Galloway, Sr.+, G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Chloe Moore-McNeil, Grad., G</td><td>Myles Rice, R-So., G</td></tr><tr><td>Iowa</td><td>Head Coach Jan Jensen</td><td>Head Coach Fran McCaffery</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Lucy Olsen, Sr., G</td><td>Owen Freeman, So., F</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Hannah Stuelke, Jr., F</td><td>Payton Sandfort, Sr., F</td></tr><tr><td>Maryland</td><td>Head Coach Brenda Frese</td><td>Head Coach Kevin Willard</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Shyanne Sellers, Sr., G</td><td>Selton Miguel, 5th Yr., G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Christina Dalce, Sr., F</td><td>Julian Reese, Sr., F</td></tr><tr><td>Michigan</td><td>Head Coach Kim Barnes Arico</td><td>Head Coach Dusty May</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jordan Hobbs, Sr., G</td><td>Vlad Goldin, Grad., C</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Greta Kampschroeder, Sr., G</td><td>Danny Wolf, Jr., F/C</td></tr><tr><td>Michigan State</td><td>Head Coach Robyn Fralick</td><td>Head Coach Tom Izzo</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Julia Ayrault, Grad., G</td><td>Jaden Akins, Sr., G </td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Theryn Hallock, Jr., G</td><td>Xavier Booker, So., F</td></tr><tr><td>Minnesota</td><td>Head Coach Dawn Plitzuweit</td><td>Head Coach Ben Johnson</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Mara Braun, Jr., G</td><td>Parker Fox, R-Sr., F</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Amaya Battle, Jr., G</td><td>Dawson Garcia, Sr., F</td></tr><tr><td>Nebraska</td><td>Head Coach Amy Wiliams</td><td>Head Coach Fred Hoiberg</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Alexis Markowski, Sr., C/F</td><td>Juwan Gary, Sr., F</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Natalie Potts, So., F</td><td>Brice Williams, Sr., G</td></tr><tr><td>Northwestern</td><td>Head Coach Joe McKeown</td><td>Head Coach Chris Collins</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Melannie Daley, Sr., G</td><td>Brooks Barnhizer, Sr., G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Caroline Lau, Jr., G</td><td>Ty Berry, Grad., G</td></tr><tr><td>Ohio State</td><td>Head Coach Kevin McGuff</td><td>Head Coach Jake Diebler</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Taylor Thierry, Sr., G/F</td><td>Meechie Johnson Jr., Sr., G </td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Madison Greene, Grad., G</td><td>Bruce Thornton, Jr., G</td></tr><tr><td>Oregon</td><td>Head Coach Kelly Graves</td><td>Head Coach Dana Altman</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Deja Kelly, Grad., G</td><td>Brandon Angel, Sr., F</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Phillipina Kyei, Sr., C</td><td>TJ Bamba, Sr., G</td></tr><tr><td>Penn State</td><td>Head Coach Carolyn Kieger</td><td>Head Coach Mike Rhoades</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Alli Campbell, Grad., G</td><td>Ace Baldwin Jr., Sr.+, G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jayla Oden, Sr., G</td><td>Puff Johnson, Sr.+, G/F</td></tr><tr><td>Purdue</td><td>Head Coach Katie Gearlds</td><td>Head Coach Matt Painter</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Rashunda Jones, So., G</td><td>Fletcher Loyer, Jr., G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Sophie Swanson, So., G</td><td>Braden Smith, Jr., G</td></tr><tr><td>Rutgers</td><td>Head Coach Coquese Washington</td><td>Head Coach Steve Pikiell</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Destiny Adams, Sr., G/F</td><td>Ace Bailey, Fr., G/F</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Kiyomi McMiller, Fr., G</td><td>Dylan Harper, Fr., G</td></tr><tr><td>UCLA</td><td>Head Coach Cori Close</td><td>Head Coach Mick Cronin</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Lauren Betts, Jr., C</td><td>Dylan Andrews, Jr., G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Kiki Rice, Jr., G</td><td>Kobe Johnson, Sr., G</td></tr><tr><td>USC</td><td>Head Coach Lindsay Gottlieb</td><td>Head Coach Eric Musselman</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JuJu Watkins, So., G</td><td>Desmond Claude, Jr., G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Kiki Iriafen, Grad., F</td><td>Saint Thomas, Grad., F</td></tr><tr><td>Washington</td><td>Head Coach Tina Langley</td><td>Head Coach Danny Sprinkle </td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Dalayah Daniels, Sr., F</td><td>Mekhi Mason, Jr., G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Elle Ladine, Jr., G</td><td>Great Osobor, Sr., F</td></tr><tr><td>Wisconsin</td><td>Head Coach Marisa Moseley</td><td>Head Coach Greg Gard</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Serah Williams, Jr., F</td><td>John Blackwell, So., G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Halle Douglass, Grad., G</td><td>Max Klesmit, Sr., G</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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Abbott and the Big Ten Conference Tackle U.S. Blood Shortages with First-of-its-Kind, Nationwide Blood Donation Competition, 'The We Give Blood Drive'

ROSEMONT, Ill. – In its inaugural year as a member of the Big Ten Conference, USC has been voted as the preseason Big Ten women's basketball favorite by both the league’s 18 head coaches and a select media panel, the conference office announced Thursday. The coaches and media also chose Trojan sophomore guard JuJu Watkins as the 2024-25 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year.The coaches and media preseason polls mirrored one another, with UCLA ranked second and Ohio State slated third. Maryland claimed the fourth spot and Indiana rounded out the top five.Watkins was a unanimous selection for the media’s Preseason All-Big Ten Team. She was joined by her USC teammate Kiki Iriafen, Iowa’s Hannah Stuelke and Lucy Olsen, Maryland’s Shyanne Sellers, Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski, Ohio State’s Cotie McMahon, UCLA’s Lauren Betts and Kiki Rice and Wisconsin’s Serah Williams.The 10 honorees also earned spots on the coaches Preseason All-Big Ten Team, with the addition of Illinois’ Makira Cook due to a tie in voting. Watkins and Betts were unanimously chosen by the coaches.Six of the 11 players recognized were all-conference selections a season ago, including four who earned first team honors in Williams, McMahon, Markowski and Sellers. Williams is the lone returner from last season to win an individual award, having been named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year by the media.The Big Ten Conference is coming off another successful season that saw a record-tying seven programs selected for the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Iowa advanced to the NCAA Final Four for the third time in program history and became the first Big Ten program to compete in consecutive National Championship games. The 2024 TIAA Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament saw a total attendance of 129,512 fans, a new tournament record, surpassing the previous mark of 47,923 fans set in 2023. All-session tickets were sold out prior to the start of the event, marking the first sellout in the history of the 31-year tournament. In addition, Big Ten women’s basketball programs set ratings records on seven different networks – BTN, FOX, FS1, NBC, Peacock, ESPN and CBS.Preseason practices are underway for all 18 Big Ten member institutions, with all Big Ten head coaches and selected student-athletes from each school preparing to make their way to Rosemont, Ill. for the 2024 Big Ten Basketball Media Day on Oct. 2 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. The 2024-25 campaign tips off Nov. 4, while the 32nd Big Ten Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament will take place March 5-9 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.The 2024-25 Preseason All-Big Ten Teams and rankings are as follows:2024-25 Coaches Big Ten Preseason Rankings<ol><li>USC</li><li>UCLA</li><li>Ohio State</li><li>Maryland</li><li>Indiana &nbsp;</li></ol>2024-25 Coaches Preseason All-Big Ten Team* Makira Cook, 5th-Yr., G, Illinois Hannah Stuelke, Jr., F, Iowa Lucy Olsen, Gr., G, Iowa Shyanne Sellers, Sr., G, Maryland Alexis Markowski, Sr., C/F, Nebraska Cotie McMahon, Jr., F, Ohio State LAUREN BETTS, JR., C, UCLA Kiki Rice, Jr., G, UCLA JUJU WATKINS, SO., G, USC Kiki Iriafen, Gr., F, USC Serah Williams, Jr., F, Wisconsin*Additional player due to tie in voting2024-25 Coaches Preseason Player of the Year JUJU WATKINS, SO., G, USC2024-25 Media Big Ten Preseason Rankings<ol><li>USC</li><li>UCLA</li><li>Ohio State</li><li>Maryland</li><li>Indiana</li></ol>2024-25 Media Preseason All-Big Ten Team Hannah Stuelke, Jr., F, Iowa Lucy Olsen, Gr., G, Iowa Shyanne Sellers, Sr., G, Maryland Alexis Markowski, Sr., C/F, Nebraska Cotie McMahon, Jr., F, Ohio State Lauren Betts, Jr., C, UCLA Kiki Rice, Jr., G, UCLA JUJU WATKINS, SO., G, USC Kiki Iriafen, Gr., F, USC Serah Williams, Jr., F, Wisconsin2024-25 Media Preseason Player of the Year JuJu Watkins, So., G, USCUnanimous selections listed in ALL CAPS

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USC, JuJu Watkins Headline Big Ten Preseason Honors

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2024-25 Big Ten Conference Women’s Basketball Slate Announced

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Cotie McMahon Named to USA 3x3 U23 National Team

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Caitlin Clark Named CSC Division I Academic All-America Team Member of the Year

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference today officially admitted the University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and the University of Washington, bringing the total number of member institutions to 18. Competition will begin this season for all conference sports.“We are excited today to officially welcome the University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and the University of Washington to the Big Ten Conference,” said Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti. “All four institutions feature a combination of world class academics and athletics that are a great fit for our conference, and we look forward to building long-lasting relationships with the administrators, coaches, student-athletes, alumni and fans.”On June 30, 2022, the Big Ten’s Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) voted unanimously to admit the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC). A little more than a year later, on August 4, 2023, the COP/C voted unanimously once more to admit the University of Oregon and the University of Washington, with all four schools joining the Conference on August 2, 2024.Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington are all members of the Association of American Universities, an organization of American research institutions devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education. Today, they also become members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, where Big Ten institutions lead the nation with more than 75,000 instructional staff, 810,000 students, $17.4 billion in annual research expenditures, and 145 million library volumes, representing 25 percent of all print titles in North America. Collaboration through the Big Ten Academic Alliance allows the universities to work more effectively and efficiently by, among other things, sharing a high-speed fiber optic network, offering an array of leadership development programs, building shared infrastructure, and seamlessly sharing library resources.Athletically, Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington have won a combined 302 NCAA team championships and have 49 Olympians on Team USA at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games. On the football field, they’ve combined for 10 Heisman Trophies, 73 College Football Hall of Famers, 41 Rose Bowl championships and 173 First Round NFL draft picks, including six this year.The University of Oregon is a Carnegie R1 research university and a member of the Association of American Universities. The Oregon faculty includes a Nobel Prize winner, a MacArthur fellow, a pair of National Medal of Science winners and a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize. Oregon has more than 500 student-athletes competing in 20 sports and have taken home 38 national championships, including men’s basketball, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track &amp; field men’s and women’s cross country, men’s golf, acrobatics and tumbling.UCLA has been ranked the nation’s No. 1 public university for seven years in a row by U.S. News &amp; World Report and is known worldwide for the breadth and quality of its academic, research, health care, cultural, continuing education and athletics programs. UCLA is the most applied-to university in the country. UCLA Athletics has more than 700 student-athletes competing in 25 sports and has won 123 NCAA national championships, the second most in the country.University of Southern California (USC) is a prestigious private research university offering more than 350-degree programs excelling in education, the arts, business, engineering and sciences, as well as in research innovation and healthcare. Sponsoring 23 sports, USC has a long tradition of successful Olympic athletes, boasting more Olympians, medalists and gold medalists than any school in the country. Entering 2024-25, the Trojan teams have won 113 national championships.The University of Washington has been recognized as the No. 1 most innovative public university in the world and recently tied for seventh on the U.S. News &amp; World Report’s Best Global Universities rankings and second among U.S. public institutions. Washington receives more federal research dollars than any other U.S. public university and has been home to seven Nobel Prize winners. In athletics, the Huskies 650 student-athletes compete in 22 sports and have won national championships in football, women’s cross country, men’s rowing, women’s rowing, softball, women’s volleyball and women’s golf. The department annually finishes among the top schools in the nation in the NACDA Director’s Cup.The Big Ten Conference is an association of 18 world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. Founded in 1896, Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness. The Big Ten sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women.The Big Ten Network will celebrate the new schools throughout the day Friday, beginning with four hours of classic games, a special one-hour edition of B1G Today, original B1G Moment and B1G Trailblazers programming for each institution, and the Washington edition of BTN’s Football Training Camp Tour in Seattle. Additionally, the Big Ten Conference will debut an updated version of its fan-favorite “Maps” commercial that will include its four new members.

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University of Oregon, UCLA, USC and University of Washington Officially Join Big Ten Conference

ROSEMONT, Ill.&nbsp;– The Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday that Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis will host the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women’s and Men’s Basketball Tournaments, with future events headed to United Center in Chicago, T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The lineup will bring the conference's premier basketball events to fans in all three time zones across the new Big Ten landscape over the next four seasons.“We look forward to partnering with the cities of Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, and Las Vegas as they host the Big Ten Basketball Tournaments from 2025-28,” said Big Ten Commissioner, Tony Petitti. “Each city will be an exciting postseason opportunity for our student-athletes, coaches, and fans, both locally and from across the country.”The 2025 TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament will take place March 5-9, followed by the 2025 TIAA Men’s Basketball Tournament from March 12-16. The events will be the first to feature a 15-team field following the additions of Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington this summer.The Big Ten also announced basketball tournament locations for 2026-28. The women’s tournament will remain in Indianapolis in 2026 before moving to Las Vegas in 2027 and Detroit in 2028. The Big Ten will host the men’s tournament in Chicago for the 12th&nbsp;time in 2026, return to Indianapolis in 2027, and head to Las Vegas in 2028. This will mark the first time Big Ten Tournaments will be held in Las Vegas or Detroit.The TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament&nbsp;returns&nbsp;to Indianapolis next season, where it has been&nbsp;held&nbsp;27 times since the tournament began in 1982. Eight different programs have claimed&nbsp;a&nbsp;tournament title,&nbsp;with Iowa winning the last three tournament championships.The TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament&nbsp;is back in&nbsp;Indianapolis for the 14th time. Seven different teams have claimed the Big Ten Tournament title since the inaugural event in 1998, including Illinois&nbsp;winning&nbsp;its fourth tournament championship in 2024.An overview of future Big Ten Women’s and Men’s Basketball Tournament sites can be found below.Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament Future Sites:<ul><li>March 5-9, 2025 – Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis)</li><li>March 4-8, 2026 – Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis)</li><li>March 3-7, 2027 – T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas)</li><li>March 1-5, 2028 – Little Caesars Arena (Detroit)</li></ul>Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Future Sites:<ul><li>March 12-16, 2025 – Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis)</li><li>March 11-15, 2026 – United Center (Chicago)</li><li>March 10-14, 2027 – Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis)</li><li>March 8-12, 2028 – T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas)</li></ul>

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Big Ten Conference Announces 2025-28 Basketball Tournament Sites

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Four women’s basketball student-athletes will represent the Big Ten Conference after being named to the 2024 USA 3x3 Women’s Nations League Team, USA Basketball announced Friday. Christina Dalce&nbsp;(Maryland), Cotie McMahon&nbsp;(Ohio State),&nbsp;Lucy Olsen&nbsp;(Iowa) and&nbsp;Serah Williams&nbsp;(Wisconsin) will compete at the 2024 FIBA 3x3 Nations League Americas Conference July 22-28 in Mexico City. In April, Dalce and Olsen participated in the 2024 USA Basketball 3x3 Women's National Team training camp in Springfield, Mass. The duo competed at the 2023 FIBA 3x3 U21 Nations League, qualifying for and winning the 2023 FIBA 3x3 Nations League Final as representatives of the USA U21 squad. McMahon is a two-time USA Basketball gold medalist (5-on-5) at the 2023 FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup and 2022 FIBA U18 Women’s Americas Championship. Williams is making her USA Basketball debut. Per FIBA, the seventh edition of the 3x3 Nations League will feature 13 conferences including U23 and U21 teams.&nbsp;The 2024 FIBA 3x3 Nations League includes seven conferences from Europe, including three U21, two from Africa and Asia, and one each from Americas and U21 Asia-Pacific. The Americas Conference will feature six three-game tournaments in seven days. The six team members can substitute as needed for each day’s four-person entry. For the first time, the FIBA 3x3 Nations League will be a qualification route to the&nbsp;<a href="https://fiba3x3.com/2024/u23worldcup">FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup 2024</a>. Conference winners will qualify for the event, set for Sept. 11-15 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The 2024 FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League will stream live on&nbsp;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/fiba3x3">YouTube</a>. Different than five-on-five, 3x3 is played on a half-court with a 10-minute game clock and 12-second shot clock. Play is continuous, as teams “clear” the ball behind the 2-point line following a made basketball, defensive rebound or steal. The first team to score 21 points via 1-pointer field goals or 2-pointers behind the arc is victorious; or if time expires then the team leading wins.

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Four Big Ten Student-Athletes Named to 2024 USA 3x3 Women’s Nations League Team

ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference is celebrating its 110th class of recipients who earned the Big Ten Medal of Honor from their respective institutions during the 2023-24 academic year. Established in 1915, the Big Ten Medal of Honor is the conference’s most prestigious award. It was the first award in intercollegiate athletics to demonstrate support for the educational emphasis placed on athletics. The Big Ten Medal of Honor is awarded to one male and one female student-athlete from the graduating class of each member institution who has demonstrated excellence on and off the field throughout their collegiate career. This year’s class comprised student-athletes from 17 sports. Big Ten schools currently feature more than 9,800 student-athletes, but only 28 earn the award on an annual basis. Since the Big Ten Medal of Honor was first presented more than a century ago, just over 1,650 student-athletes have earned this unique distinction. Those names are on display at the Big Ten Office in Rosemont. Below is a listing of this year’s recipients: 2024 Big Ten Medal of Honor Class Illinois Kendall Bostic, Basketball Isaiah Williams, Football Indiana Anne Fowler, Diving Joey Maher, Soccer Iowa Samantha Cary, Soccer Gratt Reed, Track &amp; Field Maryland Emily Sterling, Lacrosse Ajax Zappitello, Lacrosse Michigan Gabby Wilson, Gymnastics Blake Corum, Football Michigan State Justina Gaynor, Soccer Jack Frank, Baseball Minnesota Gianna Gerdes, Gymnastics Isaiah Salazar, Wrestling Nebraska Billie Andrews, Softball Ethan Piper, Football Northwestern Izzy Scane, Lacrosse Boo Buie, Basketball Ohio State Amy Fulmer, Swimming Lyle Yost, Diving Penn State Cori Dyke, Soccer TJ Malone, Lacrosse Purdue Maddie Schermerhorn, Volleyball Mason Gillis, Basketball Rutgers Cassidy Spilis, Lacrosse Shane Knobloch, Lacrosse Wisconsin Emma Jaskaniec, Soccer Cameron Huss, Golf School Releases: <a href="https://fightingillini.com/news/2024/4/22/general-fighting-illini-athletics-celebrated-at-the-2024-oskees.aspx" target="_self">Illinois</a> <a href="https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2024/5/8/general-holmes-stone-highlight-award-winners-at-iu-athletics-night-to-shine-annual-banquet" target="_self">Indiana</a> <a href="https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2024/05/10/award-winners-announced-at-ui-athletics-senior-student-athlete-reception-3/" target="_self">Iowa</a> <a href="https://umterps.com/news/2024/5/8/terrapin-athletics-sterling-zappitello-awarded-marylands-2024-big-ten-medal-of-honor.aspx#:~:text=COLLEGE%20PARK%2C%20MD%20%2D%2D%20Maryland,of%20Honor%20recipients%20on%20Wednesday." target="_self">Maryland</a> <a href="https://mgoblue.com/news/2024/4/23/general-wilson-corum-named-michigans-big-ten-medal-of-honor-recipients" target="_self">Michigan</a> <a href="https://msuspartans.com/news/2024/6/20/baseball-michigan-state-athletics-announces-2024-all-sports-award-winners.aspx" target="_self">Michigan State</a> <a href="https://gophersports.com/news/2024/5/6/athletics-gerdes-salazar-recipients-of-big-ten-medal-of-honor" target="_self">Minnesota</a> <a href="https://huskers.com/news/2024/04/29/andrews-piper-take-top-honors-at-a-night-at-the-lied" target="_self">Nebraska</a> <a href="https://nusports.com/news/2024/6/28/womens-lacrosse-buie-and-scane-honored-as-big-ten-medal-of-honor-recipients" target="_self">Northwestern</a> <a href="https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/news/2024/4/15/general-student-athletes-recognized-with-academic-awards" target="_self">Ohio State</a> <a href="https://gopsusports.com/news/2024/6/18/general-malone-dyke-tabbed-as-penn-states-big-ten-medal-of-honor-recipients.aspx#:~:text=%E2%80%93%20Penn%20State%20Nittany%20Lion%20student,the%202023%2D24%20academic%20year." target="_self">Penn State</a> <a href="https://purduesports.com/" target="_self">Purdue</a> <a href="https://scarletknights.com/news/2024/7/2/mens-lacrosse-knobloch-and-spillis-named-2024-big-ten-medal-of-honor-recipients.aspx" target="_self">Rutgers</a> <a href="https://uwbadgers.com/news/2024/4/30/general-news-huss-jaskaniec-named-big-ten-medal-of-honor-recipients.aspx#:~:text=%E2%80%94%20Members%20of%20the%20Badgers'%20Class,Big%20Ten%20Medal%20of%20Honor." target="_self">Wisconsin</a>

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Big Ten Recognizes 110th Medal of Honor Class

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Purdue University basketball center Zach Edey has been selected as the 2023-24 Big Ten Conference Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year, and University of Iowa basketball guard Caitlin Clark has been recognized as the 2023-24 Big Ten Conference Female Athlete of the Year, the conference announced Thursday.Edey is the third Boilermaker student-athlete to earn Big Ten Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year honors, joining diver David Boudia in 2011 and basketball’s Glenn Robinson in 1994. Edey also joins former Ohio State wrestler Kyle Snyder, the 2017 and 2018 honoree, as the only repeat winners.Edey is also eighth basketball student-athlete chosen as Big Ten Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year and the first since Iowa’s Luka Garza in 2021. In addition to Edey, Robinson and Garza, the other basketball recipients of the Big Ten Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year have been Indiana’s Steve Alford (1987), Michigan’s Glen Rice (1989), Ohio State’s Evan Turner (2010), and Michigan State’s Draymond Green (2012) and Denzel Valentine (2016).Likewise, Clark joins field hockey standout Kristy Gleason in 1994 and basketball great Megan Gustafson in 2019 as award winners from Iowa and becomes the third repeat winner in the award’s 42-year history, joining Wisconsin’s Suzy Favor and Indiana’s Lilly King.This marks the 10th time a basketball student-athlete has captured the Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year award. Along with the selections of Clark and Gustafson, other basketball recipients have been Purdue’s Joy Holmes (1991), MaChelle Joseph (1992), Stephanie White (1999) and Katie Douglas (2001), Penn State’s Kelly Mazzante (2004), Ohio State’s Jessica Davenport (2007), and Minnesota’s Rachel Banham (2016).After posting one of the most-statistically dominant seasons in college basketball history in 2022-23, Edey improved on it in 2023-24. Edey averaged 25.2 points, 12.2 rebounds, 2.2 blocks and 2.0 assists and shot 62.3 percent from the field and 71.1 percent from the free throw line, while leading the Boilermakers to their first Final Four since 1980 and NCAA championship game appearance since 1969. He is the only player in NCAA history to average at least 25.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 2.0 assists per game.A 7-4 center from Toronto, Edey swept all six major National Player of the Year awards for the second straight year, becoming the first player since UCLA’s Bill Walton (1972, 1973) to accomplish the feat. His 12 major National Player of the Year honors are the second most in NCAA history, behind only Ralph Sampson’s 14. For the second consecutive year, Edey also received the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award given to the nation’s top center and the Pete Newell Award given to the nation’s top post player.Edey joins Elvin Hayes in 1968 as the only players in NCAA history to record at least 983 points and 474 rebounds in a season and becomes the first player to lead the country in points and rebounds since Hank Gathers did so in 1989.Edey was at his best during Purdue’s 2024 NCAA Tournament run. His 177 points in the NCAA Tournament were the third most in March Madness tournament history. Edey became the first player since 1975 to have at least 30 points, 20 rebounds, two assists and two blocks in an NCAA Tournament game, when he did so against Grambling in the first round. Edey’s 37 points in the NCAA Championship game were also the fourth most in title-game history and the most since 1978.Clark was named the consensus National Player of the Year in 2023-24, earning 12 National Player of the Year accolades. The West Des Moines, Iowa native was also recently honored as recipient of the 2024 Honda Cup Award winner and named Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive year.Clark led the nation in 10 statistical categories, including 31.6 points per game, 8.9 assists per game, 201 three-pointers made, and six triple-doubles, while leading Iowa to a 34-5 record and its second consecutive Big Ten regular season and tournament titles and a return trip to the NCAA championship game.In addition to her third consecutive Big Ten Tournament Most Valuable Player honor, Clark was a unanimous All-Big Ten First Team selection, becoming the first Iowa women’s basketball player to earn four First Team All-Big Ten honors.Clark is the only player in NCAA DI men’s or women’s basketball history to lead her conference in scoring and assists in four consecutive seasons and the first Division-I player to surpass 3,800 points, 1,000 assists, and 950 rebounds in a career. She is the first Division I player to notch back-to-back 1,000 point seasons and the sixth to collect more than 1,000 career assists.This season, Clark recorded 1,234 points, breaking Kelsey Plum’s NCAA single season scoring mark, en route to collecting 3,951 points throughout her career, surpassing “Pistol” Pete Maravich as the NCAA’s men’s or women’s all-time leading scorer. Clark also owns the NCAA’s all-time field goals mark of 1,293.Clark’s 59 games with at least 30 points are the most in men’s or women’s basketball over the last 25 seasons, while her 20 games with at least 30 points and 10 assists are 18 more than any other women’s basketball players during the same span.Edey and Clark were among a high-powered field of 28 nominees (one male and one female per Big Ten school) that included eight national champions, 26 All-Americans, 15 conference champions, 12 conference Players of the Year and nine standouts who collected at least one national player of the year accolade.The Big Ten Conference has recognized a Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year since 1982 and first honored a Female Athlete of the Year in 1983. The Big Ten Athletes of the Year are selected by a panel of conference media members from nominations submitted by each institution.The complete list of 2023-24 Athlete of the Year nominations, as well as the list of all-time winners for each award, can be found below.2023-24 BIG TEN ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES Illinois: Terrence Shannon Jr., basketball; Rose Yeboah, track &amp; field Indiana: Carson Tyler, swimming &amp; diving; Anna Peplowski, swimming &amp; diving Iowa: Real Woods, wrestling; Caitlin Clark, basketball Maryland: Ajax Zappitello, lacrosse; Emily Sterling, lacrosse Michigan: Blake Corum, football; Kari Miller, tennis Michigan State: Heath Baldwin, track &amp; field; Skyla Schulte, gymnastics Minnesota: Isaiah Salazar, wrestling; Vivi Del Angel, swimming &amp; diving Nebraska: Darius Luff, track &amp; field; Eleanor Dale, soccer Northwestern: Daniel Svärd, Golf; Lauren Wadas, field hockey Ohio State: JJ Tracy, tennis; Jacy Sheldon, basketball Penn State: Aaron Brooks, wrestling; Bridget Nemeth, softball Purdue: Zach Edey, basketball; Eva Hudson, volleyball Rutgers: Josh Kuroda-Grauer, baseball; Chloe Timberg, track &amp; field Wisconsin: Kyle McClellan, ice hockey; Sarah Franklin, volleyballBIG TEN JESSE OWENS MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS1982 - Jim Spivey, Indiana, cross country/track &amp; field 1983 - Ed Banach, Iowa, wrestling 1984 - Sunder Nix, Indiana, track &amp; field 1985 - Barry Davis, Iowa, wrestling 1986 - Chuck Long, Iowa, football 1987 - Steve Alford, Indiana, basketball 1988 - Jim Abbott, Michigan, baseball 1989 - Glen Rice, Michigan, basketball 1990 - Anthony Thompson, Indiana, football 1991 - Mike Barrowman, Michigan, swimming 1992 - Desmond Howard, Michigan, football 1993 - John Roethlisberger, Minnesota, gymnastics 1994 - Glenn Robinson, Purdue, basketball 1995 - Tom Dolan, Michigan, swimming 1996 - Eddie George, Ohio State, football 1997 - Blaine Wilson, Ohio State, gymnastics 1998 - Charles Woodson, Michigan, football 1999 - Luke Donald, Northwestern, golf 2000 - Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, football 2001 - Ryan Miller, Michigan State, ice hockey 2002 - Jordan Leopold, Minnesota, ice hockey 2003 - Amer Delic, Illinois, tennis &amp; Matt Lackey, Illinois, wrestling 2004 - Damion Hahn, Minnesota, wrestling 2005 - Luis Vargas, Penn State, gymnastics 2006 - Peter Vanderkaay, Michigan, swimming 2007 - Cole Konrad, Minnesota, wrestling 2008 - Brent Metcalf, Iowa, wrestling 2009 - Jake Herbert, Northwestern, wrestling 2010 - Evan Turner, Ohio State, basketball 2011 - David Boudia, Purdue, diving 2012 - Draymond Green, Michigan State, basketball 2013 - Derek Drouin, Indiana, track &amp; field 2014 - David Taylor, Penn State, wrestling 2015 - Logan Stieber, Ohio State, wrestling 2016 - Denzel Valentine, Michigan State, basketball 2017 - Kyle Snyder, Ohio State, wrestling 2018 - Kyle Snyder, Ohio State, wrestling 2019 - Bo Nickal, Penn State, wrestling 2020 - Chase Young, Ohio State, football 2021 - Luka Garza, Iowa, basketball 2022 - Gable Steveson, Minnesota, wrestling 2023 - Zach Edey, Purdue, basketball 2024 – Zach Edey, Purdue, basketballBIG TEN FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS 1983 - Judi Brown, Michigan State, track &amp; field 1984 - Lisa Ishikawa, Northwestern, softball 1985 &amp; Cathy Branta, Wisconsin, cross country/track &amp; field 1986 - Stephanie Herbst, Wisconsin, cross country/track &amp; field 1987 - Jennifer Averill, Northwestern, field hockey/lacrosse 1988 - Suzy Favor, Wisconsin, cross country/track &amp; field 1989 - Suzy Favor, Wisconsin, cross country/track &amp; field 1990 - Suzy Favor, Wisconsin, cross country/track &amp; field 1991 - Julie Farrell-Ovenhouse, Michigan State, diving &amp; Joy Holmes, Purdue, basketball 1992 - MaChelle Joseph, Purdue, basketball 1993 - Lara Hooiveld, Michigan, swimming 1994 - Kristy Gleason, Iowa, field hockey 1995 - Laura Davis, Ohio State, volleyball 1996 - Olga Kalinovskaya, Penn State, fencing 1997 - Kathy Butler, Wisconsin, track &amp; field &amp; Gretchen Hegener, Minnesota, swimming 1998 - Sara Griffin, Michigan, softball 1999 - Stephanie White-McCarty, Purdue, basketball 2000 - Lauren Cacciamani, Penn State, volleyball 2001 - Katie Douglas, Purdue, basketball 2002 - Christie Welsh, Penn State, soccer 2003 - Perdita Felicien, Illinois, track &amp; field 2004 - Kelly Mazzante, Penn State, basketball 2005 - Jennie Ritter, Michigan, softball 2006 - Tiffany Weimer, Penn State, soccer 2007 - Jessica Davenport, Ohio State, basketball 2008 - Hannah Nielsen, Northwestern, lacrosse 2009 - Maria Hernandez, Purdue, golf 2010 - Megan Hodge, Penn State, volleyball 2011 - Shannon Smith, Northwestern, lacrosse 2012 - Christina Manning, Ohio State, track &amp; field 2013 - Amanda Kessel, Minnesota, ice hockey  2014 - Dani Bunch, Purdue, track &amp; field 2015 - Taylor Cummings, Maryland, lacrosse 2016 - Rachel Banham, Minnesota, basketball  2017 - Lilly King, Indiana, swimming 2018 - Lilly King, Indiana, swimming 2019 - Megan Gustafson, Iowa, basketball 2020 - Dana Rettke, Wisconsin, volleyball 2021 - Sarah Bacon, Minnesota, diving 2022 - Dana Rettke, Wisconsin, volleyball 2023 - Caitlin Clark, Iowa, basketball 2024 – Cailtin Clark, Iowa, basketball

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