The 2005 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played between March 9 and March 12, 2005 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. This was the seventh annual Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament. The Illinois Fighting Illini were champions of the tournament, and thereby received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. James Augustine of Illinois was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.
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