Michigan guards Elliot Cadeau and Trey McKenney were both named to the 2026-27 Preseason All-Big Ten team, the league announced today.
Michigan State point guard Jeremy Fears Jr. was named Preseason Player of the Year.
Here’s the full Preseason All-Big Ten Team, which has 11 representatives due to a tie in voting.
2026-27 Preseason All-Big Ten Team*
- David Mirkovic, Illinois
- Andrej Stojakovic, Illinois
- Pharrell Payne, Maryland
- Elliot Cadeau, Michigan
- Trey McKenney, Michigan
- JEREMY FEARS Jr., Michigan State
- PRYCE SANDFORT, Nebraska
- John Mobley Jr., Ohio State
- Trent Perry, UCLA
- Rodney Rice, USC
- Nolan Winter, Wisconsin
Unanimous selection listed in ALL CAPS
*Extra player due to a tie in voting
Player of the Year
Jeremy Fears Jr., Michigan State
U-M’s Preseason All-Big Ten Selections
- 1993-94: Juwan Howard (Jr.), Jalen Rose (Jr.)
- 1995-96: Maurice Taylor (So.)
- 1996-97: Maurice Taylor (Jr.)
- 1997-98: Robert Traylor (Jr.)
- 1998-99: Louis Bullock (Sr.)
- 2000-01: LaVell Blanchard (So.)
- 2001-02: LaVell Blanchard (Jr.)
- 2003-04: Daniel Horton (So.)
- 2008-09: Manny Harris (So.)
- 2009-10: Manny Harris (Jr.)
- 2012-13: Trey Burke (So.)
- 2013-14: Mitch McGary (So.), Glenn Robinson III (So.)
- 2014-15: Caris LeVert (Jr.)
- 2015-16: Caris LeVert (Sr.)
- 2016-17: Derrick Walton Jr. (Sr.)
- 2017-18: Moritz Wagner (Jr.)
- 2018-19: Charles Matthews (Sr.)
- 2019-20: Zavier Simpson (Sr.)
- 2021-22: Hunter Dickinson (So.), Caleb Houstan (Fr.)
- 2022-23: Hunter Dickinson (Jr.)
- 2025-26: Yaxel Lendeborg (Gr.)
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