Big Ten All-Conference Awards

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Will Riley - Big Ten 6th Man of the Year

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Kasparas Jakucionis Third-Team All-Big Ten, Big Ten All-Freshman Team

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Three Illini Earn All-Big Ten Recognition - University of Illinois Athletics

The 2025 All-Big Ten teams and individual award winners were announced on Tuesday by the conference office, as well as Big Ten accolades from the Associated Press.
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I-L-L 1318
These awards are a mess across the board. All-defense team is a joke. 1st & 2nd need to be expanded teams with the addition of new teams.
 
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Piotyr
Here's the full conference list of awards:

2024-25 All-Big Ten Men’s Basketball Honors
As selected by Big Ten Coaches

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



HOWARD MOORE ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD
Doug Wojcik, 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

HONORABLE MENTION
Oumar Ballo, Indiana
Payton Sandfort, Iowa
Julian Reese, Maryland
Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State
Ace Bailey, Rutgers
Dyler Harper, Rutgers
John Blackwell, Wisconsin

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

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Jadin Akins, Michigan State
TJ Bamba, Oregon
NateBittle, Oregon
Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State
Kobe Johnson, UCLA

2024-25 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honorees
Ben Humrichous, ILL; Anthony Leal, IND, Ladji Dembele, IOWA; Selton Miguel, MD; Nimari Burnett, MICH; Nick Sanders, MSU; Kadyn Betts, MINN; Rollie Worster, NEB; Brooks Barnhizer, NU; James Cooper, ORE; Kalen Etzler, OSU; Puff Johnson, PSU; Caleb Furst, PUR; Zach Martini, RU; Lazar Stefanovic, UCLA; Harrison Hornery, USC; Wilhelm Breidenbach, WASH; Markus Ilver, WIS.


2024-25 All-Big Ten Men’s Basketball Honors
As selected by Media Voting Panel

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Braden Smith, Purdue

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Derik Queen, Maryland

COACH OF THE YEAR
Tom Izzo, Michigan State

FIRST TEAM
Vladislav Goldin, Michigan
Brice Williams, Nebraska
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue
BRADEN SMITH, Purdue
JOHN TONJE, Wisconsin

SECOND TEAM
Derik Queen, Maryland
Danny Wolf, Michigan
Dawson Garcia, Minnesota
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern
Bruce Thornton, Ohio State

THIRD TEAM
Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois
Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Maryland
Jase Richardson, Michigan State
Ace Bailey, Rutgers
Dylan Harper, Rutgers

HONORABLE MENTION
Tomislav Ivisic, Illinois
Malik Reneau, Indiana
Oumar Ballo, Indiana
Payton Sandfort, Iowa
Julian Reese, Maryland
Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern
Nate Bittle, Oregon
Jackson Shelstad, Oregon
Yanic Konan Niederhauser, Penn State
Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State
Fletcher Loyer, Purdue
Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA
Desmond Claude, USC
Great Osobor, Washington
John Blackwell, Wisconsin

Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS
*Additional honorees due to ties
 
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ChiefGritty
Piotyr said:
Here's the full conference list of awards:

2024-25 All-Big Ten Men’s Basketball Honors
As selected by Big Ten Coaches

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



HOWARD MOORE ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD
Doug Wojcik, 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

HONORABLE MENTION
Oumar Ballo, Indiana
Payton Sandfort, Iowa
Julian Reese, Maryland
Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State
Ace Bailey, Rutgers
Dyler Harper, Rutgers
John Blackwell, Wisconsin

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

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Jadin Akins, Michigan State
TJ Bamba, Oregon
NateBittle, Oregon
Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State
Kobe Johnson, UCLA

2024-25 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honorees
Ben Humrichous, ILL; Anthony Leal, IND, Ladji Dembele, IOWA; Selton Miguel, MD; Nimari Burnett, MICH; Nick Sanders, MSU; Kadyn Betts, MINN; Rollie Worster, NEB; Brooks Barnhizer, NU; James Cooper, ORE; Kalen Etzler, OSU; Puff Johnson, PSU; Caleb Furst, PUR; Zach Martini, RU; Lazar Stefanovic, UCLA; Harrison Hornery, USC; Wilhelm Breidenbach, WASH; Markus Ilver, WIS.


2024-25 All-Big Ten Men’s Basketball Honors
As selected by Media Voting Panel

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Braden Smith, Purdue

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Derik Queen, Maryland

COACH OF THE YEAR
Tom Izzo, Michigan State

FIRST TEAM
Vladislav Goldin, Michigan
Brice Williams, Nebraska
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue
BRADEN SMITH, Purdue
JOHN TONJE, Wisconsin

SECOND TEAM
Derik Queen, Maryland
Danny Wolf, Michigan
Dawson Garcia, Minnesota
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern
Bruce Thornton, Ohio State

THIRD TEAM
Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois
Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Maryland
Jase Richardson, Michigan State
Ace Bailey, Rutgers
Dylan Harper, Rutgers

HONORABLE MENTION
Tomislav Ivisic, Illinois
Malik Reneau, Indiana
Oumar Ballo, Indiana
Payton Sandfort, Iowa
Julian Reese, Maryland
Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern
Nate Bittle, Oregon
Jackson Shelstad, Oregon
Yanic Konan Niederhauser, Penn State
Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State
Fletcher Loyer, Purdue
Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA
Desmond Claude, USC
Great Osobor, Washington
John Blackwell, Wisconsin

Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS
*Additional honorees due to ties
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Sparty three games clear of the pack in an 18 team league with zero first or second team all-conference players.

I hate Izzo's guts and really believed he was done, but you can't do anything but tip your cap, absolute beast mode coaching.
 
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Oldskoolkoach
Give me the All-Freshman team, and I'll play any team in the country. Of course, they'll have to coach themselves, but I'll sit in the coach's seat for a front-row experience.

Maybe I could watch some Bourbon and Blobs during the game to draw up some plays...
 
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Piotyr
My only real hot take reaction from these lists is that I'd argue there were probably 4 freshmen in the B1G that were better than Derik Queen, so he's not first team All-B1G material and shouldn't have been freshman of the year. Other than that, no real issues.
 
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IlliniShelt
For all I know Brice Williams could be averaging 40ppg but I have a tough time with a guy making first team all conference when his team doesn't make the conference tournament (yes I know they were tied for 12th and lost a big tiebreaker).
 
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blackdog
Piotyr said:
My only real hot take reaction from these lists is that I'd argue there were probably 4 freshmen in the B1G that were better than Derik Queen, so he's not first team All-B1G material and shouldn't have been freshman of the year. Other than that, no real issues.
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That's certainly a take. He's averaging 15.7 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1.1 steals per game. Those are insane numbers for any player let alone a freshman.
 
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the national
These awards are just a beauty contest. I usually don’t put a lot of stock in them.

That said, I haven’t watched a lot of Maryland or Penn state. Ace might deserve his flowers for all I know.
 
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RollChief
ChiefGritty said:
Sparty three games clear of the pack in an 18 team league with zero first or second team all-conference players.

I hate Izzo's guts and really believed he was done, but you can't do anything but tip your cap, absolute beast mode coaching.
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Not quite applicable but reminds me of a quote I've heard about Bob Knight, I don't quite remember where I heard it but it went that "he made bad players good and made great players good," highlighting his overall drive to build cohesive teams instead of focusing on individual player development.

Something funny that's always stuck with me.
 
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Bigtex
IlliniShelt said:
For all I know Brice Williams could be averaging 40ppg but I have a tough time with a guy making first team all conference when his team doesn't make the conference tournament (yes I know they were tied for 12th and lost a big tiebreaker).
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feels like Andre Dawson MVP in 1987 Cubs finished LAST Where do they finish without Dawson?
 
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Piotyr
blackdog said:
That's certainly a take. He's averaging 15.7 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 1.1 steals per game. Those are insane numbers for any player let alone a freshman.
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They're solid numbers for sure, but Harper averaged 19-5-4, Bailey averaged 18 and 7 with 1.3 blocks and 1 steal per game, KJ averaged 15-6-5, and Jace Richardson was more efficient in less usage as the best player on the best team in the conference. It was an exceptionally good year for B1G freshmen.
 
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the juiceman cometh
Chieeeeeef said:
Did KB get screwed not being on the All-Defensive team? TWO guys from Oregon???
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Individual defense is such a hard thing to evaluate, especially for guards (for bigs you can just kind of go off blocks and rebounds and be in the right ballpark). Even advanced stats are not great. Evan Miya, for example has KB as the 6th best defender on the Illini, #69 best defender in the Big 10, one spot behind BH in both rankings. Now, if you've ever watched an Illinois basketball game, this result is absurd (even though I think BH is a better defender than he gets credit for, though he is inconsistent). A little off topic, but it's this kind of stuff that also makes me doubt the accuracy of any of Miya's algorithms and causes me to shudder whenever I see him quoted or referenced on here.

TLDR: it's best not to put too much stock in any All-Defense team as it remains very hard to judge, individual defensive stats are bad, and therefore voters are forced to vote largely on either bad stats or vibes.
 
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