Purdue’s Braden Smith headlines All-Big Ten teams

BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ

Purdue’s award season hot streak continues as Braden Smith earns the program its third consecutive Big Ten Player of the Year award. Here is how the Big Ten awards were dealt.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Braden Smith, Purdue
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State
 
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Derik Queen, Maryland
 
SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR
Will Riley, Illinois
 
COACH OF THE YEAR
Tom Izzo, Michigan State

FIRST TEAM
Derik Queen, Maryland
Brice Williams, Nebraska
TREY KAUFMAN-RENN, Purdue
BRADEN SMITH, Purdue
JOHN TONJE, Wisconsin

SECOND TEAM
Vladislav Goldin, Michigan
Danny Wolf, Michigan
Dawson Garcia, Minnesota
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern
Bruce Thornton, Ohio State

THIRD TEAM
Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois
Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Maryland
Jaden Akins, Michigan State
Jase Richardson, Michigan State
Nate Bittle, Oregon
Jackson Shelstad, Oregon
Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois
DERIK QUEEN, Maryland
Jase Richardson, Michigan State
Ace Bailey, Rutgers
Dylan Harper, Rutgers

These awards were selected via voting from the Big Ten conference coaches. Izzo led Michigan State to its 17th Big Ten regular season championship, winning his third Big Ten Coach of the Year award.

The Big Ten tournament will begin on Wednesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

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