All eighteen of the men’s basketball teams of the Big Ten conference joined in Rosemont, Illinois, on Thursday for the Big Ten Media Days event.
The day began with head coaches from Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin in the first discussion panel taped for the Big Ten Network. Panels continued until 11:00 a.m. CT and ended with a short break for lunch and interviews with players in the hallways surrounding the main conference hall. Breakout podium interview sessions alternating between players and coaches began at noon.
Interviews concluded at 3:30 p.m. CT with coaches and players leaving the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center to end the media days’ scheduled events.
Rutgers Head Coach Steve Pikiell tosses his water bottle to Big Ten Vice President of Studio Operations Quentin Carter before a panel discussion during the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Media Days at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Big Ten Network hosts alternated questions between three coaches in discussion panels for fifteen minutes each.