Big Ten announces all-conference teams, individual awards
The Big Ten Tournament starts this week, and the league announced its individual awards and all-conference teams on Tuesday.
Wisconsin star Johnny Davis earned Big Ten Player of the Year honors while his coach, Greg Gard, won Coach of the Year for the second time in three years. Rutgers guard Caleb McConnell won the league’s Defensive Player of the Year award and Ohio State standout Malaki Branham was the league’s Freshman of the Year. Purdue forward Trevion Williams picked up the last individual award as the league’s Sixth Man of the Year.
Here’s the full list of Big Ten postseason awards, as voted on by the league’s coaches and the media.
Big Ten individual honors: Coaches poll
Player of the Year: Johnny Davis, Wisconsin
Defensive Player of the Year: Caleb McConnell, Rutgers
Freshman of the Year: Malaki Branham, Ohio State
Sixth Man of the Year: Trevion Williams, Purdue
Coach of the Year: Greg Gard, Wisconsin
Big Ten individual honors: Media poll
Player of the Year: Johnny Davis, Wisconsin
Freshman of the Year: Malaki Branham, Ohio State
Coach of the Year: Greg Gard, Wisconsin
Big Ten All-Conference teams: Coaches poll
First Team
Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
Keegan Murray, Iowa
EJ Liddell, Ohio State
Jaden Ivey, Purdue
Johnny Davis, Wisconsin
Second Team
Trent Frazier, Illinois
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
Hunter Dickinson, Michigan
Zach Edey, Purdue
Ron Harper Jr., Rutgers
Brad Davison, Wisconsin
Third Team
Alfonso Plummer, Illinois
Gabe Brown, Michigan State
Bryce McGowens, Nebraska
Malaki Branham, Ohio State
Trevion Williams, Purdue
Geo Baker, Rutgers
Honorable Mention
Jordan Bohannon, Iowa
Fatts Russell, Maryland
Malik Hall, Michigan State
Jamison Battle, Minnesota
Payton Willis, Minnesota
John Harrar, Penn State
Sasha Stefanovic, Purdue
Tyler Wahl, Wisconsin
Big Ten All-Conference teams: Media poll
First Team
Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
Keegan Murray, Iowa
EJ Liddell, Ohio State
Jaden Ivey, Purdue
Johnny Davis, Wisconsin
Second Team
Trent Frazier, Illinois
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
Hunter Dickinson, Michigan
Zach Edey, Purdue
Ron Harper Jr., Rutgers
Third Team
Alfonso Plummer, Illinois
Bryce McGowens, Nebraska
Malaki Branham, Ohio State
Trevion Williams, Purdue
Brad Davison, Wisconsin
Honorable mention
Xavier Johnson, Indiana
Race Thompson, Indiana
Jordan Bohannon, Iowa
Fatts Russell, Maryland
Eric Ayala, Maryland
Eli Brooks, Michigan
Gabe Brown, Michigan State
Jamison Battle, Minnesota
Payton Willis, Minnesota
Pete Nance, Northwestern
John Harrar, Penn State
Sasha Stefanovic, Purdue
Geo Baker, Rutgers
Caleb McConnell, Rutgers
Paul Mulcahy, Rutgers
Clifford Omoruyi, Rutgers
Tyler Wahl, Wisconsin
Big Ten All-Freshman and All-Defense teams
All-Freshman Team
Moussa Diabate, Michigan
Max Christie, Michigan State
Malaki Branham, Ohio State
Bryce McGowens, Nebraska
Chucky Hepburn, Wisconsin
All-Defensive Team
Trent Frazier, Illinois
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
EJ Liddell, Ohio State
Caleb McConnell, Rutgers
Eric Hunter Jr., Purdue