The 2018–19 season marked the first time in Big Ten history that the teams played a 20-game conference schedule.

[5] The Big Ten tournament returned to its more traditional Midwest roots and was held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

[7] Michigan State guard Cassius Winston was named Big Ten Player of the Year.

The table includes former NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament champion coach Tom Izzo and former Big Ten Conference champion coaches Izzo, John Beilein and Matt Painter.

[16] Notes: Big Ten players received significant preseason accolades.

Michigan State was the consensus preseason selection to win the conference, receiving 22 of 28 first place votes.

[19] On October 11, 2018, a panel of conference media selected a 10-member preseason All-Big Ten Team and Player of the Year.

[39] After the season the final Coaches Poll was published they continued to be ranked as was Maryland and Iowa, Minnesota and Ohio State received votes.

On December 18, Juwan Morgan earned United States Basketball Writers Association National Player of the Week recognition.

[60] Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, and Wisconsin participated in the Gavitt Tip-Off Games against Big East Conference teams for a fourth consecutive year.

The 2018–19 season marked the first time in Big Ten history that the teams played a 20-game conference schedule.

[1] The new schedule included a regional component to increase the frequency of games among teams in similar areas.

[67] It marked the 43rd consecutive season that the Big Ten has led the nation in attendance.

[8] Cassius Winston was selected as Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year.

Winston and Carsen Edwards were unanimous first team All-Big Ten selections by both the coaches and the media.

[8][10] On March 12, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association released its 2018–19 Men's All-District Teams, based upon voting from its national membership.

[72] As the top seed,[4][73] their path included a double bye and victories over Ohio State and Wisconsin.

Due to salary cap reasons, most of these trades were officially announced on July 6, after the NBA moratorium period ended.

[92] Following the season, Juwan Howard was named coach of Michigan Wolverines men's basketball where he had been an All-American in 1994 as a player.