BTN.com staff, March 5, 2012
BTN announced the 2011-12 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Teams live on Monday night. Michigan State star Draymond Green was the only unanimous first-team player and also won Player of the Year from the coaches and the media, while Green's coach, Tom Izzo, claimed both Coach of the Year honors. As for the highly debated Freshman of the Year laurel, Trey Burke (media) and Cody Zeller (coaches) were both selected. Let the debate continue!
See all the teams and superlative winners in this post. Earlier Monday, BTN.com's Tom Dienhart and Brent Yarina posted their own teams. See them here. Watch our interview with Draymond Green now and check out all of our other interviews in this post.
2011-12 ALL-BIG TEN MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS – COACHES |
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POSITION | FIRST TEAM |
SECOND TEAM | THIRD TEAM |
G: | Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin | Trey Burke, Michigan | Keith Appling, Michigan State |
G/F: | Robbie Hummel, Purdue | Tim Frazier, Penn State | Brandon Paul, Illinois |
G/F: | John Shurna, Northwestern | William Buford, Ohio State | Matt Gatens, Iowa |
F: | DRAYMOND GREEN, Michigan State | Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State | Tim Hardaway Jr., Michigan |
F/C: | Jared Sullinger, Ohio State | Cody Zeller, Indiana | Drew Crawford, Northwestern |
HONORABLE MENTION: Lewis Jackson, Purdue; Aaron Craft, Ohio State; Ryan Evans, Wisconsin; Christian Watford, Indiana; Jared Berggren, Wisconsin; Meyers Leonard, Illinois
ALL FRESHMAN
TREY BURKE, Michigan
Dave Sobolewski, Northwestern
Branden Dawson, Michigan State
Aaron White, Iowa
CODY ZELLER, Indiana
SUPERLATIVE WINNERS
Player of the Year: Draymond Green, Michigan State
Coach of the Year: Tom Izzo, Michigan State
Freshman of the Year: Cody Zeller, Indiana
Defensive Player of the Year: Aaron Craft, Ohio State
Sixth Man of the Year: D.J. Byrd, Purdue
2011-12 ALL-BIG TEN MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS – MEDIA |
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POSITION | FIRST TEAM |
SECOND TEAM | THIRD TEAM |
G: | Tim Frazier, Penn State | Trey Burke, Michigan | Keith Appling, Michigan State |
G/F: | Robbie Hummel, Purdue | Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin | Aaron Craft, Ohio State |
G/F: | John Shurna, Northwestern | Matt Gatens, Iowa | Tim Hardaway Jr., Michigan |
F: | DRAYMOND GREEN, Michigan State | William Buford, Ohio State | Drew Crawford, Northwestern |
F/C: | Jared Sullinger, Ohio State | Cody Zeller, Indiana | Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State |
HONORABLE MENTION: Meyers Leonard, Illinois; Brandon Paul, Illinois; Jordan Hulls, Indiana; Victor Oladipo, Indiana; Christian Watford, Indiana; Aaron White, Iowa; Zack Novak, Michigan; Branden Dawson, Michigan State; D.J. Byrd, Purdue
Lewis Jackson, Purdue; Jared Berggren, Wisconsin; Ryan Evans, Wisconsin
Player of the Year: Draymond Green, Michigan State
Freshman of the Year: Trey Burke, Michigan
Coach of the Year: Tom Izzo, Michigan State
BIG TEN SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES: Sam Maniscalco, Illinois; Jordan Hulls, Indiana; Matt Gatens, Iowa; Stu Douglass, Michigan; TBD, Michigan State; Ralph Sampson III, Minnesota; Brandon Richardson, Nebraska; Nick Fruendt, Northwestern; Aaron Craft, Ohio State; Billy Oliver, Penn State; Robbie Hummel, Purdue; Rob Wilson, Wisconsin.
Tom Izzo, the Big Ten Coach of the Year
Aaron Craft, the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
Cody Zeller, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Coaches)
Trey Burke, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Media)
Also, use the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament interactive bracket below to track games live, print the bracket here, and find more links below.
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