2 – 1 3 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁season ▁in ▁November . ▁ ▁Conference ▁play ▁began ▁in ▁early - J anu ary ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁and ▁concluded ▁in ▁March ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Men ' s ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Center ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁All ▁conference ▁regular ▁season ▁and ▁tournament ▁games ▁were ▁broadcast ▁nation ally . ▁For ▁the ▁ 3 7 th ▁consecutive ▁season , ▁the ▁conference ▁led ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁attend ance . ▁ ▁The ▁conference ▁enjoyed ▁nine ▁post season ▁inv itations ▁including ▁seven ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁Division ▁I ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ▁( N CAA ▁Tournament ). ▁E ight ▁of ▁the ▁nine ▁post season ▁participants ▁posted ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁win . ▁The ▁Conference ▁compiled ▁a ▁ 1 9 – 9 ▁post season ▁record ▁including ▁a ▁ 1 4 – 7 ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Tournament . ▁Michigan ▁was ▁runner ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁and ▁Iowa ▁was ▁runner up ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁National ▁Inv itation ▁Tournament . ▁ ▁Tre y ▁Bur ke ▁won ▁almost ▁every ▁National ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award ▁( O scar ▁Robert son ▁Tro phy , ▁John ▁R . ▁Wood en ▁Award , ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁PO Y , ▁Sports ▁Illustr ated ▁PO Y , ▁N ABC ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁and ▁Na ism ith ▁College ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ), ▁while ▁Victor ▁O lad ipo ▁won ▁the ▁Sport ing ▁News ▁PO Y ▁and ▁Ad olph