USA Today Sports Network All-Big Ten men’s basketball teams, awards in 2025

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INDIANAPOLIS — Beginning Wednesday, the bulk of the Big Ten will congregate in Indianapolis for this year’s men’s conference tournament.

For the first time, not every team in the league reached this phase. In seeding the field, the league pared 18 teams down to 15, leaving Nebraska, Penn State and Washington at home.

That newfound breadth also made selecting for all-conference honors more difficult. The Big Ten has very simply become so big, it’s hard to separate out its best players. But, we did it anyway.

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A poll of nine reporters from the USA Today network — each covering a beat somewhere in the conference — produced two All-Big Ten teams, plus a slew of individual awards. No beat had multiple voters. In total, 14 different teams within the conference were represented somewhere in the final results.

With games set to tip off Wednesday afternoon, here’s who arrives to Indy with honors in tow:

USA Today Sports Network All-Big Ten men’s basketball selections

FIRST TEAM

(unanimous selections in all caps)

SECOND TEAM

(four tied for final spot)

Vladislav Goldin, Michigan

Nick Martinelli, Northwestern

Danny Wolf, Michigan

Dawson Garcia, Minnesota

Bruce Thornton, Ohio State (tie)

Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Maryland (tie)

Dylan Harper, Rutgers (tie)

Ace Bailey, Rutgers (tie)

Honorable mention: Jaden Akins, Michigan State; Oumar Ballo, Indiana; Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA; Nate Bittle, Oregon; Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois; Jase Richardson, Michigan State.

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Individual awards

COACH OF THE YEAR: Tom Izzo, Michigan State.

Also receiving votes: Dusty May, Michigan; Greg Gard, Wisconsin.

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Braden Smith, Purdue.

Also receiving votes: Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue; John Tonje, Wisconsin.

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Publish date : 2025-03-11 20:54:00

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