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Michigan sophomore guard Trey Burke has been named the Sports Illustrated National Player of the Year, it was announced on Tuesday. Burke becomes the Wolverines' second National Player of the Year selection, and first since Cazzie Russell in 1966. For the full release, click HERE.
Three Big Ten standouts were named to the USBWA All-America Team, it was announced on Monday afternoon, with two players earning first-team accolades. Indiana's Victor Oladipo and Michigan's Trey Burke were selected to the first team, while Hoosier Cody Zeller garnered second-team All-America honors. Indiana, who had two players earn All-America honors in the same season for the first time since 1976, is one of two programs with multiple honorees on this year's team. Burke is the first Michigan USBWA All-American since Jalen Rose in 1994.
All-Tournament Team
Cody Zeller, Indiana
Aaron Craft, Ohio State
Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State
Ryan Evans, Wisconsin
Traevon Jackson, Wisconsin
Most Outstanding Player
Aaron Craft, Ohio State
Nine Big Ten student-athletes have been named to the USBWA All-District Teams, highlighted by Michigan's Trey Burke earning District V Player of the Year honors, it was announced on Tuesday. Joining Burke on the District V team is Illinois' Brandon Paul, Indiana's Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller, Michigan's Tim Hardaway Jr., Minnesota's Trevor Mbakwe, Ohio State's Aaron Craft and Deshaun Thomas and Wisconsin's Jared Berggren. Additionally, Indiana's Tom Crean was named District V Coach of the Year.
Ohio State 68, Illinois 55
Deshaun Thomas scored 19 points Sunday to lead the No. 14 Buckeyes over Illinois 68-55 and keep alive their Big Ten title hopes. The victory put Ohio State (23-7, 13-5) in position to grab a share of the conference title if No. 7 Michigan can win at home against No. 2 Indiana later on Sunday. The Buckeyes are assured the No. 2 seed in next week's Big Ten tournament at Chicago's United Center. Brandon Paul scored 21 points for Illinois (21-11, 8-10), which is guaranteed the No. 8 seed in the Big Ten tournament. Aaron Craft added 14 points and six assists while creating his usual havoc on defense. Lenzelle Smith Jr. had 10 points. RECAP
Deshaun Thomas scored 19 points Sunday to lead the No. 14 Buckeyes over Illinois 68-55 and keep alive their Big Ten title hopes. The victory put Ohio State (23-7, 13-5) in position to grab a share of the conference title if No. 7 Michigan can win at home against No. 2 Indiana later on Sunday. The Buckeyes are assured the No. 2 seed in next week's Big Ten tournament at Chicago's United Center. Brandon Paul scored 21 points for Illinois (21-11, 8-10), which is guaranteed the No. 8 seed in the Big Ten tournament. Aaron Craft added 14 points and six assists while creating his usual havoc on defense. Lenzelle Smith Jr. had 10 points. RECAP
Wisconsin 63, Penn State 60
Maybe Traevon Jackson made his buzzer-beating 3-pointer because Penn State forgot he was left-handed. Or maybe it's because of the free run Jackson had to his spot on the left wing. What the Wisconsin guard cared about most was that the bucket allowed the 22nd-ranked Badgers to survive an upset scare from Penn State and win its regular-season finale 63-60 Sunday. "It felt good. When the shot comes off your hand like that ... I just kind of knew it was going to go in," the sophomore said coolly after the game, headphones draped around his neck. The Badgers (21-10, 12-6) escaped Happy Valley with a hard-fought victory against the Big Ten's last-place team and stopped a two-game losing streak that dropped them out of contention for the conference title. RECAP
Indiana 72, Michigan 71
Cody Zeller squeezed the basketball as the final seconds ticked off the clock, sealing Indiana's first outright Big Ten title in two decades. It was a fitting finish, for sure. Because without some huge plays by their 7-foot center, the second-ranked Hoosiers would've had to share the conference championship. Zeller made a go-ahead layup with 13 seconds left and altered Trey Burke's shot at the other end, lifting Indiana to a 72-71 victory over No. 7 Michigan on Sunday. After falling out of bounds on the final sequence, Zeller got up quickly and gave teammate Christian Watford someone to save the ball to at the end. "We've been working on that all year - closing out games," said Zeller, who had 25 points and 10 rebounds. RECAP
Michigan State 71, Northwestern 61
This was one Big Ten title coach Tom Izzo could live without. Needing help from rival Michigan for a chance to share the conference crown, No. 10 Michigan State instead settled for second place. The Spartans beat Northwestern 71-61 on Sunday night, but they'd already been eliminated from the championship race when Indiana beat the Wolverines in Ann Arbor. "Sure, I would have liked to have another Big Ten championship, but I like getting them when I earn them," Izzo said. "I don't need anybody else earning them for me." Keith Appling scored 16 points and Gary Harris added 12 for the Spartans, who struggled to put away the undermanned Wildcats. Northwestern (13-18, 4-14 Big Ten) rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit, tying the game at 51 before the Spartans recovered. RECAP
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Iowa 74, Nebraska 60
A 17-0 run midway through the second half sent the University of Iowa men's basketball team to a 74-60 victory over Nebraska on Saturday afternoon on Mediacom Court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The win gives Iowa its first 20-win season since 2005-06 and locks up the No. 6 seed in next week's Big Ten Tournament. The Hawkeyes will face No. 11 seed Northwestern on Thursday night at 8 p.m. (CT) at the United Center in Chicago. "It's a big step for us," said White of the 20 victories. "You look at the past couple of years, and they've been through their struggles, and we kind of turned it around last year with the NIT. Now it's all about that next step, getting quality wins and making the NCAA tournament." RECAP
A 17-0 run midway through the second half sent the University of Iowa men's basketball team to a 74-60 victory over Nebraska on Saturday afternoon on Mediacom Court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The win gives Iowa its first 20-win season since 2005-06 and locks up the No. 6 seed in next week's Big Ten Tournament. The Hawkeyes will face No. 11 seed Northwestern on Thursday night at 8 p.m. (CT) at the United Center in Chicago. "It's a big step for us," said White of the 20 victories. "You look at the past couple of years, and they've been through their struggles, and we kind of turned it around last year with the NIT. Now it's all about that next step, getting quality wins and making the NCAA tournament." RECAP
Purdue 89, Minnesota 73
D.J. Byrd and Rapheal Davis each scored 18 points as Purdue rolled past Minnesota 89-73 on Saturday. The Boilermakers (15-16, 8-10) won for only the third time in seven games as they head into next week's Big Ten tournament. For Minnesota (20-11, 8-10), it was another dreadful day on the road. Forward Trevor Mbakwe got into early foul trouble and the Golden Gophers looked flat as they fell into an early 15-point deficit. They never recovered. Andre Hollins scored 24 points, Rodney Williams added 13 points and Mbakwe finished with six points and 10 rebounds after playing fewer than five minutes in the first half. Minnesota lost its third straight to the Boilermakers and its eighth consecutive road game. RECAP
Indiana's Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller, Michigan's Trey Burke and Ohio State's Deshaun Thomas have been selected as finalists for the John R. Wooden National Player of the Year Award, it was announced on Saturday. The Big Ten leads all conferences with four selections, while Indiana is one of two schools to have more than one player selected to the ballot.
For the complete release, click HERE.
For the complete release, click HERE.
