Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year


The Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year is a basketball award given to the Big Ten Conference's most outstanding freshman player. The award was first given following the 1985–86 season.
Indiana has the record for the most winners with twelve.

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolReference
1985–86Michigan
1986–87Indiana
1987–88Indiana
1988–89Indiana
1989–90Ohio State
1990–91Indiana
1991–92Michigan
1992–93Ohio State
1993–94Iowa
1994–95Michigan
1995–96Wisconsin
1996–97Indiana
1997–98Ohio State
1998–99Illinois
1999–00†Illinois
1999–00†Michigan
2000–01Indiana
2001–02Minnesota
2002–03Michigan
2003–04*Minnesota
2004–05Indiana
2005–06Penn State
2006–07*Ohio State
2007–08*Indiana
2008–09Ohio State
2009–10Illinois
2010–11Ohio State
2011–12Indiana
2012–13Michigan State
2013–14*Indiana
2014–15*Ohio State
2015–16Wisconsin
2016–17Michigan State
2017–18*Michigan State
2018–19*Michigan
2019–20Illinois
2020–21Michigan
2021–22*Ohio State
2022–23*Indiana
2023–24†Indiana
2023–24†Iowa
2024–25Maryland