Izzo is top coach, Tonje newcomer of year

Purdue's Braden Smith is AP's Big Ten player of the year, Izzo is top coach, Tonje newcomer of year
Braden Smith of Purdue is the Associated Press Big Ten player of year, Michigan State's Tom Izzo is coach of the year and Wisconsin's John Tonje the newcomer of the year.
Purdue's Braden Smith Named 2025 Big Ten Player of the Year
Purdue junior guard Braden Smith was named the 2025 Big Ten Player of the Year after averaging 16.3 points, 8.8 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game.
Braden Smith is Purdue basketball's third straight Big Ten Player of the Year
The Boilermakers have had a great run in the upper echelon of the Big Ten Conference. Here are players earning honors this season.
Smith Named Big Ten Player of the Year; Kaufman-Renn Joins Him on First Team
Braden Smith was named the Big Ten Player of the Year, while Trey Kaufman-Renn was named a first-team All-Big Ten honoree.
Braden Smith wins 2025 Big Ten Player of the Year
Braden Smith has won 2025 Big Ten Player of the Year, bringing the award home to Lafayette for the third straight year. The point guard set program records and led the team in assists and steals.
Purdue Makes Big Ten History as Braden Smith Named Player of the Year
With Purdue's Braden Smith named the Big Ten Player of the Year, it marks the first time in league history that a team has won the award three straight years.
Purdue’s Braden Smith, Spartans’ Tom Izzo win top awards in Big Ten’s voting for conference honors
Purdue’s Braden Smith was named the Big Ten player of the year and Michigan State’s Tom Izzo coach of the year by coaches and the media in voting coordinated by the conference. Smith and Izzo won the same honors from The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Big Ten Player of Year is Purdue basketball's Braden Smith; Trey Kaufman-Renn honored
Even without Zach Edey, Braden Smith flourished as a junior and was recognized as the best player in the Big Ten.
2024-25 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Teams, Individual Award Winners Announced
The All-Big Ten men's basketball teams for the 2024-25 season were announced on Tuesday, as well as winners of the individual ...
Wisconsin men's basketball players John Tonje, John Blackwell receive all-Big Ten honors
On Tuesday the Big Ten announced Tonje as a first-team all-conference pick. He is the first Badger to achieve that ...
Penn State basketball star wins 2nd straight Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year nomination
Fifth-year senior point guard Ace Baldwin Jr. took home the Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Year award for the second ...
How Illinois basketball players fared with Big Ten all-conference awards in 2025
Freshman Will Riley (12.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.3 apg) was named the Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year. The 6-foot-8 forward, expected ...
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Predicting 2024-25 Big Ten basketball season awards, All-Conference teams
The Big Ten regular season is over. Before the tournament begins, it's time to forecast the recipients of the conference's ...
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Penn State's Ace Baldwin Jr. repeats as Big Ten defensive player of the year
Penn State men's basketball graduate student Ace Baldwin Jr. has been named the Big Ten defensive player of the year for the ...
Maryland’s Derik Queen honored as Big Ten Freshman of the Year, first-team selection
The legend of Derik Queen grows. The 20-year-old Maryland center from Baltimore was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year by ...
Gophers men’s basketball team flops against Northwestern in Big Ten tournament
INDIANAPOLIS - Gophers seniors Dawson Garcia and Parker Fox tapped coach Ben Johnson on the shoulder as they walked off the ...