The Big Ten will announce its All-Big Ten teams and awards later today, but here’s the Inside the Hall staff’s selections for the various honors that will be handed out:
All-Big Ten freshman team
· Jaren Jackson, Michigan State; Kaleb Wesson, Ohio State; Bruno Fernando, Maryland; Trent Frazier, Illinois; Brad Davison, Wisconsin
Comment: It wasn’t a great crop of freshmen in the Big Ten this season, but Jackson and Wesson were clear cut selections as both played significant roles on teams that contended for the Big Ten title.
All-Big Ten defensive team
· Jaren Jackson, Michigan State; Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State; Josh Reaves, Penn State; Ethan Happ, Wisconsin; Carsen Edwards, Purdue
Comment: Happ and Jackson are elite post defenders, Bates-Diop was the anchor of the Big Ten’s best defense and Edwards and Reaves are two of the league’s best on-ball defenders.