Big Ten unveils 2023-24 conference slate for men's basketball

The Big Ten has announced its full 2023-24 men’s basketball conference schedule. Each team will play a game in December before fully diving into conference play in January, according to the Big Ten office.

After the first round of games in December, the full Big Ten slate begins Jan. 2. As part of the scheduling format, teams will have seven home-and-home series while playing six other teams once — three games at home and three games on the road.

The season will culminate with the Big Ten Tournament March 13-17 at Target Center in Minneapolis. Here’s the full Big Ten schedule, as announced by the league Tuesday.

Illinois Fighting Illini

Dec. 2: at Rutgers
Jan. 2: vs. Northwestern
Jan. 5: at Purdue
Jan. 11: vs. Michigan State
Jan. 14: vs. Maryland
Jan. 18: at Michigan
Jan. 21: vs. Rutgers
Jan. 24: at Northwestern
Jan. 27: vs. Indiana
Jan. 30: at Ohio State
Feb. 4: vs. Nebraska
Feb. 10: at Michigan State
Feb. 13: vs. Michigan
Feb. 17: at Maryland
Feb. 21: at Penn State
Feb. 24: vs. Iowa
Feb. 28: vs. Minnesota
March 2: at Wisconsin
March 5: vs. Purdue
March 10: at Iowa

Indiana Hoosiers

Dec. 1: vs. Maryland
Dec. 5: at Michigan
Jan. 3: at Nebraska
Jan. 6: vs. Ohio State
Jan. 9: at Rutgers
Jan. 12: at Minnesota
Jan. 16: vs. Purdue
Jan. 19: at Wisconsin
Jan. 27: at Illinois
Jan. 30: vs. Iowa
Feb. 3: vs. Penn State
Feb. 6: at Ohio State
Feb. 10: at Purdue
Feb. 18: vs. Northwestern
Feb. 21: vs. Nebraska
Feb. 24: at Penn State
Feb. 27: vs. Wisconsin
March 3: at Maryland
March 6: at Minnesota
March 10: vs. Michigan State

Iowa Hawkeyes

Dec. 4: at Purdue
Dec. 10: vs. Michigan
Jan. 2: at Wisconsin
Jan. 6: vs. Rutgers
Jan. 12: vs. Nebraska
Jan. 15: at Minnesota
Jan. 20: vs. Purdue
Jan. 24: vs. Maryland
Jan. 27: at Michigan
Jan. 30: at Indiana
Feb. 2: vs. Ohio State
Feb. 8: at Penn State
Feb. 11: vs. Minnesota
Feb. 14: at Maryland
Feb. 17: vs. Wisconsin
Feb. 20: at Michigan State
Feb. 24: at Illinois
Feb. 27: vs. Penn State
March 2: at Northwestern
March 10: vs. Illinois

Maryland Terrapins

Dec. 1: at Indiana
Dec. 6: vs. Penn State
Jan. 2: vs. Purdue
Jan. 7: at Minnesota
Jan. 11: vs. Michigan
Jan. 14: at Illinois
Jan. 17: at Northwestern
Jan. 21: vs. Michigan State
Jan. 24: at Iowa
Jan. 27: vs. Nebraska
Feb. 3: at Michigan State
Feb. 6: vs. Rutgers
Feb. 10: at Ohio State
Feb. 14: vs. Iowa
Feb. 17: vs. Illinois
Feb. 20: at Wisconsin
Feb. 25: at Rutgers
Feb. 28: vs. Northwestern
March 3: vs. Indiana
March 10: at Penn State

Michigan Wolverines

Dec. 5: vs. Indiana
Dec. 10: at Iowa
Jan. 4: vs. Minnesota
Jan. 7: at Penn State (played at The Palestra in Philadelphia)
Jan. 11: at Maryland
Jan. 15: vs. Ohio State
Jan. 18: vs. Illinois
Jan. 23: at Purdue
Jan. 27: vs. Iowa
Jan. 30: at Michigan State
Feb. 3: vs. Rutgers
Feb. 7: vs. Wisconsin
Feb. 10: at Nebraska
Feb. 13: at Illinois
Feb. 17: vs. Michigan State
Feb. 22: at Northwestern
Feb. 25: vs. Purdue
Feb. 29: at Rutgers
March 3: at Ohio State
March 10: vs. Nebraska

Michigan State Spartans

Dec. 5: vs. Wisconsin
Dec. 10: at Nebraska
Jan. 4: vs. Penn State
Jan. 7: at Northwestern
Jan. 11: at Illinois
Jan. 14: vs. Rutgers
Jan. 18: vs. Minnesota
Jan. 21: at Maryland
Jan. 26: at Wisconsin
Jan. 30: vs. Michigan
Feb. 3: vs. Maryland
Feb. 6: at Minnesota
Feb. 10: vs. Illinois
Feb. 14: at Penn State
Feb. 17: at Michigan
Feb. 20: vs. Iowa
Feb. 25: vs. Ohio State
March 2: at Purdue
March 6: vs. Northwestern
March 10: at Indiana

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Dec. 3: at Ohio State
Dec 6: vs. Nebraska
Jan. 4: at Michigan
Jan. 7: vs. Maryland
Jan. 12: at Indiana
Jan. 15: vs. Iowa
Jan. 18: at Michigan State
Jan. 23: vs. Wisconsin
Jan. 27: at Penn State
Feb. 3: vs. Northwestern
Feb. 6: vs. Michigan State
Feb. 11: at Iowa
Feb. 15: at Purdue
Feb. 18: vs. Rutgers
Feb. 22: vs. Ohio State
Feb. 25: at Nebraska
Feb. 28: at Illinois
March 2: vs. Penn State
March 6: vs. Indiana
March 9: at Northwestern

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Dec. 6: at Minnesota
Dec. 10: vs. Michigan State
Jan. 3: vs. Indiana
Jan. 6: at Wisconsin
Jan. 9: vs. Purdue
Jan. 12: at Iowa
Jan. 17: at Rutgers
Jan. 20: vs. Northwestern
Jan. 23: vs. Ohio State
Jan. 27: at Maryland
Feb. 1: vs. Wisconsin
Feb. 4: at Illinois
Feb. 7: at Northwestern
Feb. 10: vs. Michigan
Feb. 17: vs. Penn State
Feb. 21: at Indiana
Feb. 25: vs. Minnesota
Feb. 29: at Ohio State
March 3: vs. Rutgers
March 10: at Michigan

Northwestern Wildcats

Dec. 1: vs. Purdue
Jan. 2: at Illinois
Jan. 7: vs. Michigan State
Jan. 10: at Penn State
Jan. 13: at Wisconsin
Jan. 17: vs. Maryland
Jan. 20: at Nebraska
Jan. 24: vs. Illinois
Jan. 27: vs. Ohio State
Jan. 31: at Purdue
Feb. 3: at Minnesota
Feb. 7: vs. Nebraska
Feb. 11: vs. Penn State
Feb. 15: at Rutgers
Feb. 18: at Indiana
Feb. 22: vs. Michigan
Feb. 28: at Maryland
March 2: vs. Iowa
March 6: at Michigan State
March 9: vs. Minnesota

Ohio State Buckeyes

Dec. 3: vs. Minnesota
Dec. 9: at Penn State
Jan. 3: vs. Rutgers
Jan. 6: at Indiana
Jan. 10: vs. Wisconsin
Jan. 15: at Michigan
Jan. 20: vs. Penn State
Jan. 23: at Nebraska
Jan. 27: at Northwestern
Jan. 30: vs. Illinois
Feb. 2: at Iowa
Feb. 6: vs. Indiana
Feb. 10: vs. Maryland
Feb. 13: at Wisconsin
Feb. 18: vs. Purdue
Feb. 22: at Minnesota
Feb. 25: at Michigan State
Feb. 29: vs. Nebraska
March 3: vs. Michigan
March 10: at Rutgers

Penn State Nittany Lions

Dec. 6: at Maryland
Dec. 9: vs. Ohio State
Jan. 4: at Michigan State
Jan. 7: vs. Michigan (played at The Palestra in Philadelphia)
Jan. 10: vs. Northwestern
Jan. 13: at Purdue
Jan. 16: vs. Wisconsin
Jan. 20: at Ohio State
Jan. 27: vs. Minnesota
Jan. 31: at Rutgers
Feb. 3: at Indiana
Feb. 8: vs. Iowa
Feb. 11: at Northwestern
Feb. 14: vs. Michigan State
Feb. 17: at Nebraska
Feb. 21: vs. Illinois
Feb. 24: vs. Indiana
Feb. 27: at Iowa
March 2: at Minnesota
March 10: vs. Maryland

Purdue Boilermakers

Dec. 1: at Northwestern
Dec. 4: vs. Iowa
Jan. 2: at Maryland
Jan. 5: vs. Illinois
Jan. 9: at Nebraska
Jan. 13: vs. Penn State
Jan. 16: at Indiana
Jan. 20: at Iowa
Jan. 23: vs. Michigan
Jan. 28: at Rutgers
Jan. 31: vs. Northwestern
Feb. 4: at Wisconsin
Feb. 10: vs. Indiana
Feb. 15: vs. Minnesota
Feb. 18: at Ohio State
Feb. 22: vs. Rutgers
Feb. 25: at Michigan
March 2: vs. Michigan State
March 5: at Illinois
March 10: vs. Wisconsin

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Dec. 2: vs. Illinois
Jan. 3: at Ohio State
Jan. 6: at Iowa
Jan. 9: vs. Indiana
Jan. 14: at Michigan State
Jan. 17: vs. Nebraska
Jan. 21: at Illinois
Jan. 28: vs. Purdue
Jan. 31: vs. Penn State
Feb. 3: at Michigan
Feb. 6: at Maryland
Feb. 10: vs. Wisconsin
Feb. 15: vs. Northwestern
Feb. 18: at Minnesota
Feb. 22: at Purdue
Feb. 25: vs. Maryland
Feb. 29: vs. Michigan
March 3: at Nebraska
March 7: at Wisconsin
March 10: vs. Ohio State

Wisconsin Badgers

Dec. 5: at Michigan State
Jan. 2: vs. Iowa
Jan. 6: vs. Nebraska
Jan. 10: at Ohio State
Jan. 13: vs. Northwestern
Jan. 16: at Penn State
Jan. 19: vs. Indiana
Jan. 23: at Minnesota
Jan. 26: vs. Michigan State
Feb. 1: at Nebraska
Feb. 4: vs. Purdue
Feb. 7: at Michigan
Feb. 10: at Rutgers
Feb. 13: vs. Ohio State
Feb. 17: at Iowa
Feb. 20: vs. Maryland
Feb. 27: at Indiana
March 2: vs. Illinois
March 7: vs. Rutgers
March 10: at Purdue