ROSEMONT, Ill. - Simple question: Who’s the best basketball player in the Big Ten Conference? That’s tough to answer, as we found when we surveyed 11 Big Ten players at the conference media day Thursday.

In our quick nine-question poll, players agreed on little, except for which coach - besides their own - they’d want to play for. Michigan State’s Tom Izzo was the easy winner in that category.

“Seems like an unbelievable motivator and he wins,” one player said.

The results:

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo.

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Who is the most exciting player in the Big Ten? Talor Battle, Penn State - 2 Comment: “When he’s making those crazy shots.” Kalin Lucas, Michigan State - 2 Jon Leuer, Wisconsin - 2 Demetri McCamey, Illinois - 2 John Shurna, Northwestern - 1 Rodney Williams, Minnesota - 1 Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin - 1

Who is the most overrated player in the Big Ten? Mike Davis, Illinois - 2 John Shurna, Northwestern - 2 Durrell Summers, Michigan State - 1 Verdell Jones III, Indiana - 1 Delvon Roe, Michigan State - 1 N/A - 4

Who is the most underrated player in the Big Ten? John Shurna, Northwestern - 2 Durrell Summers, Michigan State - 1 Comment: “He gets some love but not as much as he should.” Michael Thompson, Northwestern - 1 Drew Crawford, Northwestern - 1 Demetri McCamey, Illinois - 1 Mike Tisdale, Illinois - 1 Verdell Jones III, Indiana - 1 Al Nolen, Minnesota - 1 David Lighty, Ohio State - 1 N/A - 1

Who is the coach, besides your own, that you'd want to play for? Tom Izzo, Michigan State - 6 Matt Painter, Purdue - 2 Tubby Smith, Minnesota - 1 Bo Ryan, Wisconsin - 1 John Beilein, Michigan - 1 Comment: “Just seems like a fun guy.”

What coach wouldn’t want to play for? Tom Crean, Indiana - 4 Comment: “They say he’s a little crazy.” Tom Izzo, Michigan State - 2 Bo Ryan, Wisconsin - 1.5 Bill Carmody, Northwestern - 1.5 Ed DeChellis, Penn State - 1 Fran McCaffery, Iowa - 1

What is the best arena to play in (besides your own)? Breslin Center, Michigan State - 7 Comment: “But it’s the hardest.” Assembly Hall, Indiana - 2 Value City Arena, Ohio State - 2

What is the worst arena to play in? Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa - 3 Comment: “Just because of the locker rooms.” Welsh-Ryan Arena, Northwestern - 3 Comment: “It’s like a run-down, big high school gym.” Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State - 2 Crisler Arena, Michigan - 1 Mackey Arena, Purdue - 1 Williams Arena, Minnesota - 1

Who is the best defender in the league? JaJuan Johnson, Purdue - 3 Comment: “He’s just so long and athletic.” Al Nolen, Minnesota - 2 David Lighty, Ohio State - 2 Kelsey Barlow, Purdue - 1 Jeremiah Rivers, Indiana - 1 D.J. Richardson, Illinois - 1 N/A - 1

Who is the dirtiest player in the league? Michael Thompson, Northwestern - 3 Comment: “He just pinches and stuff.” Dallas Lauderdale, Ohio State - 2 Matt Gatens, Iowa - 1 Draymond Green, Michigan State - 1 Durrell Summers, Michigan State - 1 N/A - 3

Michael Rothstein covers University of Michigan basketball for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at (734) 623-2558, by e-mail at michaelrothstein@annarbor.com or follow along on Twitter @mikerothstein