Dustin Johnston
Michigan sophomore point guard Trey Burke was named Big Ten Player of the Year this evening. Burke was selected as Player of the Year by both coaches and the media.
Burke is the first Michigan player to win Big Ten Player of the Year honors since Glen Rice in 1989. Burke led the Big Ten in both scoring and assists with averages of 20.2 points and 6.4 assists in Big Ten games. He was the only player in the conference to score at least 15 points in every league game this season.
VIDEO: Trey Burke reacts to Big Ten Player of the Year award
Tim Hardaway Jr. also earned First Team All-Big Ten honors according to Big Ten coaches. Michigan’s junior guard averaged 14 points per game in conference play. Hardaway has now earned All-Big Ten honors in each of his first three seasons in Ann Arbor. He was named to the third team last year and received honorable mention and All-Freshman honors in his rookie season.
Jordan Morgan earned a nod on the All-Big Ten Defensive team long with Victor Oladipo, Aaron Craft, Jared Bergrren and Shannon Scott.
Freshman Glenn Robinson III was named to the league’s All-Freshman team along with Freshman of the Year Gary Harris, Yogi Ferrell, Sam Dekker and AJ Hammons. Robinson also earned honorable mention honors from the coaches.
Full All-Big Ten teams and additional honors after the jump.
Big Ten Player of the Year could be the first of many prestigious honors for Trey Burke. Michigan’s point guard was also named a first team Sporting News All-American earlier today. If he ends up a unanimous first team All-American he would be just the fifth Wolverine to accomplish that feat, joining Cazzie Russell (1985, 86), Rickey Green (1977), Gary Grant (1988) and Chris Webber (1993).
Burke is also a finalist for the John Wooden and Oscar Robertson Player of the Year awards as well as the Bob Cousy Award for the nation’s best point guard.
| 2012-13 ALL-BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAMS | ||
| CATEGORIES | COACHES | MEDIA |
| FIRST TEAM | VICTOR OLADIPO, INDIANA
Cody Zeller, Indiana TREY BURKE, MICHIGAN Tim Hardaway Jr., Michigan Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State |
VICTOR OLADIPO, INDIANA
CODY ZELLER, INDIANA TREY BURKE, MICHIGAN Aaron Craft, Ohio State DESHAUN THOMAS, OHIO STATE |
| SECOND TEAM | Keith Appling, Michigan State
Gary Harris, Michigan State Adreian Payne, Michigan State Aaron Craft, Ohio State Jared Berggren, Wisconsin |
Tim Hardaway Jr., Michigan
Gary Harris, Michigan State Adreian Payne, Michigan State Trevor Mbakwe, Minnesota Jared Berggren, Wisconsin |
| THIRD TEAM* | Brandon Paul, Illinois
D.J. Richardson, Illinois Christian Watford, Indiana Roy Devyn Marble, Iowa Trevor Mbakwe, Minnesota Terone Johnson, Purdue |
Brandon Paul, Illinois
Christian Watford, Indiana Aaron White, Iowa Keith Appling, Michigan State Andre Hollins, Minnesota |
| HONORABLE MENTION | Jordan Hulls, Indiana
Aaron White, Iowa Derrick Nix, Michigan State Andre Hollins, Minnesota Dylan Talley, Nebraska Jermaine Marshall, Penn State D.J. Newbill, Penn State Ben Brust, Wisconsin |
D.J. Richardson, Illinois
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana Jordan Hulls, Indiana Roy Devyn Marble, Iowa Glenn Robinson III, Michigan Dylan Talley, Nebraska Reggie Hearn, Northwestern Jermaine Marshall, Penn State D.J. Newbill, Penn State D.J. Byrd, Purdue Terone Johnson, Purdue Ben Brust, Wisconsin Sam Dekker, Wisconsin |
| ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM | Yogi Ferrell, Indiana
Glenn Robinson III, Michigan Gary Harris, Michigan State A.J. Hammons, Purdue Sam Dekker, Wisconsin |
Media do not vote on this category |
| ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM | VICTOR OLADIPO, INDIANA
Jordan Morgan, Michigan AARON CRAFT, OHIO STATE Shannon Scott, Ohio State Jared Berggren, Wisconsin |
Media do not vote on this category |
| PLAYER OF THE YEAR | Trey Burke, Michigan | Trey Burke, Michigan |
| DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR | Victor Oladipo, Indiana | Media do not vote on this category |
| FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR | Gary Harris, Michigan State | Gary Harris, Michigan State |
| SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR | Will Sheehey, Indiana | Media do not vote on this category |
| COACH OF THE YEAR | Bo Ryan, Wisconsin | Bo Ryan, Wisconsin |
(UNANIMOUS SELECTIONS IN ALL CAPS; *Additional honorees due to a tie)
