Nik Stauskas was the Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and a 2014 Consensus All-American.
The conference had 7 selections in the 2014 NBA draft, including 5 in the first round: Nik Stauskas (8th), Noah Vonleh (9th), Adreian Payne (15th), Gary Harris (19th), Mitch McGary (21st), Glenn Robinson III (40th), and Roy Devyn Marble (56th).
[10][15][16] Sports Illustrated both posted a preseason power ranking and a college basketball preview edition.
Aaron Craft and Jordan Morgan were named to the 5-man NCAA Division I Allstate Good Works Team for their commitment to improving their communities and the lives of others.
[53][54] Stauskas earned third team All-American recognition from USA Today, while Gary Harris and Sam Dekker were honorable mention honorees.
[62] Keith Appling, Adreian Payne, Aaron Craft, and Sam Dekker were included in the Wooden Award midseason Top 25 watchlist.
[63] Appling and Gary Harris were selected to the 23-man Oscar Robertson Award midseason watchlist by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).
[64] Appling, Harris, Nik Stauskas and Roy Devyn Marble were named to the 30-man Naismith College Player of the Year midseason watchlist.
[65][66] Noah Vonleh was selected for the 9-player Integris Wayman Tisdale Award Midseason Watch List by the USBWA.
[68] On February 12, Craft and Tim Frazier were named two of ten finalists for the Men's basketball Senior CLASS Award.
On March 11, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association released its 2013–14 Men's All-District Teams, based upon voting from its national membership.
The Big Ten Conference had six bids to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
[86] The following all-conference selections were listed as seniors: Roy Devyn Marble, Adreian Payne, Aaron Craft, Tim Frazier, and Drew Crawford.
[87] At the close of business on April 15, the Big Ten Network sent a tweet of tweets that listed the following individuals as having declared for the draft: Noah Vonleh,[88] LaQuinton Ross,[89] Gary Harris,[90] Nik Stauskas[91] and Glenn Robinson III.
[93][94] Marble, Payne, Craft and all six early entrants were selected to receive invitations to the NBA Draft Combine.