Rayno: Mbakwe and Andre Hollins in the All-Big Ten mix

The pair was selected by media and coaches as part of the end-of-the-year honors.

March 12, 2013 at 6:21AM
Minnesota's Trevor Mbakwe, front, battles Purdue's Rapheal Davis for a rebound during an NCAA basketball game Saturday, March 9, 2013, in West Lafayette, Ind. Purdue defeated Minnesota 89-73. (AP Photo/Journal & Courier, Alex Farris) NO SALES ORG XMIT: MIN2013030918231035
Minnesota's Trevor Mbakwe, front, battles Purdue's Rapheal Davis for a rebound during an NCAA basketball game Saturday, March 9, 2013, in West Lafayette, Ind. Purdue defeated Minnesota 89-73. (Dml - Associated Press - Ap/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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The All-Big Ten teams and league honors were announced tonight, and a couple of Gophers got in the mix.

Trevor Mbakwe was named to the second team, selected by the media, and the third team selected by the coaches.

Andre Hollins was named to the media's third team, and received an honorable mention from the coaches.

Mbakwe was also named to the second team by both media and coaches in his junior year. This season, Mbakwe led the Big Ten in rebounding with 8.7 a game, including a conference-leading 3.3 offensive rebounds per game. He also ranked third in field goal percentage (.566) and blocks per game (1.5).

Hollins averaged 13.9 points a game, 10th in the Big Ten. He ranked sixth in three-point percentage (.401) and seventh in free throw percentage (.80)

Player of the Year was Michigan's Trey Burke.

You can see the full league honors here.

Mbakwe's regular-season stats.

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Hollins' regular-season stats.

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