2021–22 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season

Coaching changes Indiana On March 15, 2021, Indiana fired Archie Miller after four years as head basketball coach. Two weeks later, the school named former Indiana player and New York Knicks assistant Mike Woodson as the new head coach. Minnesota Following the season, Minnesota fired head coach Richard Pitino after eight years at the school. On March 23, the school named Minnesota alum and former Minnesota assistant coach Ben Johnson the new head coach. Penn State Shortly before the start of the 2020–21 season, Penn State head coach Pat Chambers resigned due to allegations of inappropriate conduct. The school named assistant coach Jim Ferry interim coach. Following the season, the school hired Purdue assistant coach Micah Shrewsberry as the new head coach. Maryland On December 3, 2021, Maryland and Mark Turgeon agreed to part ways effective immediately. Assistant coach Danny Manning was named interim coach. Coaches Notes: • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. • Year at school includes 2021–22 season. • Overall and Big Ten records are from time at current school only and are through the beginning of the season. • Turgeon's ACC conference record excluded since Maryland began Big Ten Conference play in 2014–15. Turgeon left Maryland on December 3, 2021. • Source: == Preseason ==

Preseason Big Ten poll Prior to the conference's annual media day, unofficial awards and a poll were chosen by a panel of writers. Preseason All-Big Ten Prior to the conference's annual media day, unofficial awards and a poll were chosen by a panel of writers. Preseason watchlists Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists. Preseason national polls == Regular season ==

===2021 ACC–Big Ten Challenge Big Ten 8–6=== Source: ===2021 Gavitt Tipoff Games (Big East 6–2)=== Rankings • AP does not release a post-tournament poll. Early season tournaments Of the 14 Big Ten teams, 10 participated in early season tournaments. All Big Ten teams participated in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge against Atlantic Coast Conference teams, the 21st year for the event. Eight teams participated in the Gavitt Tipoff Games. Players of the week Throughout the conference regular season, the Big Ten offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday. Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 20 conference games, and at least one game against each opponent. ) The Big Ten Conference led the nation in average attendance. It post-COVID average attendance of 12,520 outpaced the Big 12 (10,602), SEC (10,557), ACC (9,659) and Big East (9,056). Wisconsin (7th, 16,505), Indiana (9th, 15,845), Nebraska (10th, 15,283), Purdue (11th, 14,804), Michigan State (12th, 14,797), Illinois (13th, 14,690), Ohio State (20th, 13,276), Maryland (22nd, 13,052), Iowa (27th, 12,105) and Michigan (28th, 11,953) were among the top 30 of the 350 schools that compete in Division I basketball. == Honors and awards ==

All-Big Ten awards and teams On March 8, 2022, the Big Ten announced most of its conference awards. ==Postseason==

Big Ten tournament NCAA Tournament The winner of the Big Ten Tournament, Iowa, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Nine Big Ten teams received bids to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year, the most of any conference in the tournament. 2022 NBA draft Nine Big Ten athletes were selected in the 2022 NBA draft, which was the most by any conference, and the most from the Big Ten since the 1990 NBA draft. Pre-draft trades Prior to the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between teams. Draft-night trades Draft-night trades are made after the draft begins. These trades are usually not confirmed until the next day or after free agency officially begins. ==Notes==