The 2019-20 All-Big Ten teams were announced on Monday evening and Zavier Simpson was selected to the conference’s second team by coaches and media.
Simpson averaged 12.9 points, 7.9 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game as a senior.
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Iowa’s Luka Garza was named Big Ten Player of the Year. He was joined on the All-Big Ten First Team by Cassius Winston, Lamar Stevens, Jalen Smith, Anthony Cowan (coaches) and Ayo Dosunmu (media).
Michigan wing Franz Wagner was named to the All-Freshman team along with Kofi Cockburn, Trayce Jackson-Davis, CJ Fredrick and Rocket Watts.
Isaiah Livers also received an honorable mention nod from the media.
Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard was tabbed as Coach of the Year after guiding Wisconsin to a share of the regular-season championship.
Here’s a full listing of All-Big Ten honors.
2019-20 All-Big Ten Men’s Basketball Awards
(Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS)
COACHES SELECTIONS
FIRST TEAM
LUKA GARZA, IOWA
Anthony Cowan Jr., Maryland
Jalen Smith, Maryland
CASSIUS WINSTON, MICHIGAN STATE
Lamar Stevens, Penn State
SECOND TEAM
Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois
Zavier Simpson, Michigan
Xavier Tillman, Michigan State
Daniel Oturu, Minnesota
Kaleb Wesson, Ohio State
THIRD TEAM
Trayce Jackson-David, Indiana
Joe Wieskamp, Iowa
Geo Baker, Rutgers
Nate Reuvers, Wisconsin
D’Mitrik Trice, Wisconsin
HONORABLE MENTION
Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
Marcus Carr, Minnesota
Trevion Williams, Purdue
Ron Harper Jr., Rutgers
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
KOFI COCKBURN, ILLINOIS
TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS, INDIANA
CJ Fredrick, Iowa
Franz Wagner, Michigan
Rocket Watts, Michigan State
ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Jalen Smith, Maryland
Xavier Tillman, Michigan State
Daniel Oturu, Minnesota
Jamari Wheeler, Penn State
Nojel Eastern, Purdue
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Luka Garza, Iowa
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Xavier Tillman, Michigan State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR: Aaron Wiggins, Maryland
COACH OF THE YEAR: Greg Gard, Wisconsin
Big Ten Sportsmanship Honorees
TBD, Illinois
Joey Brunk, Indiana
Connor McCaffery, Iowa
Aaron Wiggins, Maryland
Austin Davis, Michigan
Cassius Winston, Michigan State
Michael Hurt, Minnesota
Haanif Cheatham, Nebraska
A.J. Turner, Northwestern
Danny Hummer, Ohio State
John Harrar, Penn State
Tommy Luce, Purdue
Akwasi Yeboah, Rutgers
Michael Ballard, Wisconsin
MEDIA SELECTIONS
FIRST TEAM
Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois
LUKA GARZA, IOWA
Jalen Smith, Maryland
Cassius Winston, Michigan State
Lamar Stevens, Penn State
SECOND TEAM
Anthony Cowan Jr., Maryland
Zavier Simpson, Michigan
Xavier Tillman, Michigan State
Daniel Oturu, Minnesota
Kaleb Wesson, Ohio State
THIRD TEAM
Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
Trayce Jackson-David, Indiana
Joe Wieskamp, Iowa
Marcus Carr, Minnesota
Nate Reuvers, Wisconsin
HONORABLE MENTION
Darryl Morsell, Maryland
Isaiah Livers, Michigan
Cam Mack, Nebraska
Myreon Jones, Penn State
Trevion Williams, Purdue
Geo Baker, Rutgers
Ron Harper Jr., Rutgers
D’Mitrik Trice, Wisconsin
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Luka Garza, Iowa
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
COACH OF THE YEAR: Greg Gard, Wisconsin
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eric_shap
If you’re going to go the counting stats route with Stevens (over Tillman), how can you justify putting him on the first team over Oturu?
3 more conference wins? Penn St is 26th in KenPom and Minnesota isn’t far behind at 29th.
sportaddict144
This is probably just because I’m such a homer, but give me X and the second team any day vs. that first team.
steve
Am I a total homer to question the sanity of those who didn’t vote Wagner to the All-Freshman Team?
Jeffrey_E_Schiller
Did anyone else have a huh reaction to McCaffrey being a “Sportsmanship Honoree?”
steve
Stevens and Cowan being on the first team feels like a “Lifetime Achievement Award” type thing. Definitely needs to be Oturu or Tillman over Stevens and I think Ayo over Cowan.
That made me LOL.