Rosemont, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced on Thursday the 30 men’s basketball standouts, including 13 seniors, tentatively scheduled to attend Big Ten Basketball Media Day on Thursday, Oct. 13 in Washington D.C.
The list of students scheduled to attend features 16 returning All-Big Ten selections, including Illinois’ Malcolm Hill, Indiana’s James Blackmon Jr. and Thomas Bryant, Iowa’s Peter Jok, Maryland’s Melo Trimble, Michigan’s Zak Irvin and Derrick Walton Jr., Minnesota’s Jordan Murphy, Northwestern’s Bryant McIntosh, Ohio State’s Keita-Bates Diop and Jae-Sean Tate, Purdue’s Vincent Edwards and Caleb Swanigan, Rutgers’ Corey Sanders and Wisconsin’s Nigel Hayes and Bronson Koenig. All 14 conference coaches will also be in attendance.
The 2016-17 Big Ten men’s basketball season will commence on Friday, Nov. 11. Conference play will begin on Tuesday, Dec. 27.
The 2017 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament will be held at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. from March 8-12. Tickets for the 20th annual tournament will go on sale to the general public on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. ET.
STUDENTS ATTENDING 2016 BIG TEN BASKETBALL MEDIA DAY
ILLINOIS
Tracy Abrams, Sr., G
Malcolm Hill, Sr., G*
INDIANA
James Blackmon Jr., G*
Thomas Bryant, So., C*
IOWA
Dale Jones, Sr., F
Peter Jok, Sr., G*
MARYLAND
Damonte Dodd, Sr., F
Melo Trimble, Jr., G*
MICHIGAN
Zak Irvin, Sr., F*
Derrick Walton Jr., Sr., G*
MICHIGAN STATE
Miles Bridges, Fr., F
Eron Harris, Sr., G
Tum Tum Nairn, Jr., G
MINNESOTA
Nate Mason, Jr., G
Jordan Murphy, So., F*
NEBRASKA
Tai Webster, Sr., G
NORTHWESTERN
Sanjay Lumpkin, Sr., G/F
Bryant McIntosh, Jr., G*
OHIO STATE
Keita Bates-Diop, Jr., F*
Jae’Sean Tate, Jr., F*
PENN STATE
Payton Banks, Jr., F
Shep Garner, Jr., G
PURDUE
Vincent Edwards, Jr., F*
Isaac Haas, Jr., C
Caleb Swanigan, So., F*
RUTGERS
Corey Sanders, So., G*
Mike Williams, Jr., G
WISCONSIN
Nigel Hayes, Sr., F*
Bronson Koenig, Sr., G*
Zak Showalter, Sr., G
* indicates previous all-conference selections
The list of students scheduled to attend features 16 returning All-Big Ten selections, including Illinois’ Malcolm Hill, Indiana’s James Blackmon Jr. and Thomas Bryant, Iowa’s Peter Jok, Maryland’s Melo Trimble, Michigan’s Zak Irvin and Derrick Walton Jr., Minnesota’s Jordan Murphy, Northwestern’s Bryant McIntosh, Ohio State’s Keita-Bates Diop and Jae-Sean Tate, Purdue’s Vincent Edwards and Caleb Swanigan, Rutgers’ Corey Sanders and Wisconsin’s Nigel Hayes and Bronson Koenig. All 14 conference coaches will also be in attendance.
The 2016-17 Big Ten men’s basketball season will commence on Friday, Nov. 11. Conference play will begin on Tuesday, Dec. 27.
The 2017 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament will be held at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. from March 8-12. Tickets for the 20th annual tournament will go on sale to the general public on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. ET.
STUDENTS ATTENDING 2016 BIG TEN BASKETBALL MEDIA DAY
ILLINOIS
Tracy Abrams, Sr., G
Malcolm Hill, Sr., G*
INDIANA
James Blackmon Jr., G*
Thomas Bryant, So., C*
IOWA
Dale Jones, Sr., F
Peter Jok, Sr., G*
MARYLAND
Damonte Dodd, Sr., F
Melo Trimble, Jr., G*
MICHIGAN
Zak Irvin, Sr., F*
Derrick Walton Jr., Sr., G*
MICHIGAN STATE
Miles Bridges, Fr., F
Eron Harris, Sr., G
Tum Tum Nairn, Jr., G
MINNESOTA
Nate Mason, Jr., G
Jordan Murphy, So., F*
NEBRASKA
Tai Webster, Sr., G
NORTHWESTERN
Sanjay Lumpkin, Sr., G/F
Bryant McIntosh, Jr., G*
OHIO STATE
Keita Bates-Diop, Jr., F*
Jae’Sean Tate, Jr., F*
PENN STATE
Payton Banks, Jr., F
Shep Garner, Jr., G
PURDUE
Vincent Edwards, Jr., F*
Isaac Haas, Jr., C
Caleb Swanigan, So., F*
RUTGERS
Corey Sanders, So., G*
Mike Williams, Jr., G
WISCONSIN
Nigel Hayes, Sr., F*
Bronson Koenig, Sr., G*
Zak Showalter, Sr., G
* indicates previous all-conference selections
