The All-Big Ten selections and awards turned out almost exactly as expected for the Gophers on Monday.
How did my All-Big Ten team and awards compare to official results?
Comparing Star Tribune college hoops writer Marcus Fuller's picks to the actual All-Big Ten awards announced Monday.
March 7, 2017 at 5:27AM
The honors Nate Mason (first team), Reggie Lynch (Defensive Player of the Year), Amir Coffey (freshman team) and Richard Pitino (Coach of the Year) earned became a strong possibility during Minnesota's eight-game win streak this season to finish 23-8 and 11-7 in the Big Ten.
The biggest surprise to me was Jordan Murphy not being picked by either the media or coaches on the All-Big Ten second team. Murphy, a member of the third team, had the most impressive stretch of any power forward in the conference in February.
Big Ten awards (my picks were the same):
Player of the year: Caleb Swanigan, Purdue
Coach of the year: Richard Pitino, Minnesota
Freshman of the year: Miles Bridges, Michigan State
Defensive player of the year: Reggie Lynch, Minnesota*
Sixth man of the year: Nicholas Baer, Iowa*
*Coaches selection only
Coaches and Media All-Big Ten First Team**
G- Melo Trimble, Maryland
G- Nate Mason, Minnesota
G- Peter Jok, Iowa
F- Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
F- Caleb Swanigan, Purdue
**My picks are the same as coaches and media
My All-Big Ten Second Team
G- Derrick Walton Jr., Michigan
G- Bryant McIntosh, Northwestern
G- Malcolm Hill, Illinois
F- Miles Bridges, Michigan State
F- Jordan Murphy, Minnesota
Coaches All-Big Ten Second Team
G- Derrick Walton Jr., Michigan
G- Bryant McIntosh, Northwestern
G- Bronson Koenig, Wisconsin
G- Malcolm Hill, Illinois
F- Miles Bridges, Michigan State
Media All-Big Ten Second Team
G- Bryant McIntosh, Northwestern
G- Derrick Walton, Michigan
G- Tai Webster, Nebraska
G- Malcolm Hill, Illinois
F- Miles Bridges, Michigan State
My All-Big Ten Third Team
G- Bronson Koenig, Wisconsin
G- Tai Webster, Nebraska
F- Vincent Edwards, Purdue
F-Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin
C-Thomas Bryant, Indiana
Coaches Third Team
G- Tai Webster, Nebraska
G- Scottie Lindsey, Northwestern
F- Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin
F- Jordan Murphy, Minnesota
C- Thomas Bryant, Indiana
Media Third Team
G- Bronson Koenig, Wisconsin
G- James Blackmon Jr., Indiana
G/F- Vincent Edwards, Purdue
F- Jordan Murphy, Minnesota
C- Thomas Bryant, Indiana
Coaches All-Defensive Team
G- Dakota Mathias, Purdue
G- Zak Showalter, Wisconsin
G- Vic Law, Northwestern
F- Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
C- Reggie Lynch, Minnesota
Each team has a loss to Michigan, by the same score (27-24), that suggests this one could be close, too.
