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The Big Ten released its 2016-’17 All-Big Ten awards on Monday afternoon and there were more than a few intriguing selections. While there will always be some degree of controversy surrounding these picks, there’s no debating that it’s a great honor for any player to hear his name called.
Here is the full list of players below.
2016-’17 Media Awards:
-All-Big Ten First Team
- Ethan Happ (Wisconsin)
- Peter Jok (Iowa)
- Nate Mason (Minnesota)
- Caleb Swanigan (Purdue)*
- Melo Trimble (Maryland)
-All-Big Ten Second Team
- Miles Bridges (Michigan State)
- Malcolm Hill (Illinois)
- Bryant McIntosh (Northwestern)
- Derrick Walton (Michigan)
- Tai Webster (Nebraska)
-All-Big Ten Third Team
- James Blackmon, Jr. (Indiana)
- Thomas Bryant (Indiana)
- Vincent Edwards (Purdue)
- Nigel Hayes (Wisconsin)
- Bronson Koenig (Wisconsin)
- Jordan Murphy (Minnesota)
-All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
- Tony Carr (Penn State)
- Isaac Haas (Purdue)
- Zak Irvin (Michigan)
- Scottie Lindsey (Northwestern
- Dakota Mathias (Purdue)
- Corey Sanders (Rutgers)
- Jae’Sean Tate (Ohio State)
- Trevor Thompson (Ohio State)
- Moritz Wagner (Michigan)
- Nick Ward (Michigan State)
-Big Ten Player of the Year
- Caleb Swanigan (Purdue)
-Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- Miles Bridges (Michigan State)
-Big Ten Coach of the Year
- Richard Pitino (Minnesota)
2016-’17 Coaches’ Awards:
-All-Big Ten First Team
- Ethan Happ (Wisconsin)
- Peter Jok (Iowa)
- Nate Mason (Minnesota)
- Caleb Swanigan (Purdue)*
- Melo Trimble (Maryland)*
-All-Big Ten Second Team
- Miles Bridges (Michigan State)
- Malcolm Hill (Illinois)
- Bronson Koenig (Wisconsin)
- Bryant McIntosh (Northwestern)
- Derrick Walton (Michigan)
-All-Big Ten Third Team
- Thomas Bryant (Indiana)
- Scottie Lindsey (Northwestern)
- Jordan Murphy (Minnesota)
- Tai Webster (Nebraska)
- Nigel Hayes (Wisconsin)
-All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
- James Blackmon, Jr. (Indiana)
- Vincent Edwards (Purdue)
- Isaac Haas (Purdue)
- Dakota Mathias (Purdue)
- Corey Sanders (Rutgers)
- Jae’Sean Tate (Ohio State)
- Moritz Wagner (Michigan)
- Nick Ward (Michigan State)
-Big Ten Player of the Year
- Caleb Swanigan (Purdue)*
-Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- Miles Bridges (Michigan State)
-All-Big Ten Freshmen Team
- Jordan Bohannon (Iowa)
- Miles Bridges (Michigan State)*
- Tony Carr (Penn State)
- Amir Coffey (Minnesota)
- Tyler Cook (Iowa)
-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
- Reggie Lynch (Minnesota)
-All-Big Ten Defensive Team
- Ethan Happ (Wisconsin)
- Vic Law (Northwestern)
- Reggie Lynch (Minnesota)
- Dakota Mathias (Purdue)
- Zak Showalter (Wisconsin)
-Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year
- Nicholas Baer (Iowa)
-Big Ten Coach of the Year
- Richard Pitino (Minnesota)
* - Signifies a unanimous selection.