Before the season , it was announced that the Big Ten Network would televise 75 games including 9 straight Wednesday doubleheaders and regular Saturday and Sunday doubleheaders . The schedule also included an extensive slate of ESPN Inc. family of networks ( ESPN , ESPN2 and ESPNU ) Tuesday and Thursday night of the conference season coverage and CBS Sports scheduled games for Saturday or Sunday afternoons starting January 10 , 2016 . CBS will carry the semifinals and finals of the 2016 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament , marking the 19th consecutive year that they have covered the Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament . All teams begin a balanced 18-game conference game schedule during the week of December 28 – January 3 in which teams play home and away against 5 teams , home against 4 teams and away against the remaining 4 opponents . On January 30 , the conference scheduled its inaugural annual “ Super Saturday – College Hoops & Hockey ” doubleheader featuring a basketball game between Michigan and Penn State followed by a hockey game between the teams from the same schools at Madison Square Garden
2016 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament
2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season