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U-M's Kim Barnes Arico Big Ten coach of the year

The Michigan women's basketball team is cruising through one of its best seasons in program history.

Now they're being recognized for it.

U-M coach Kim Barnes Arico was named the Big Ten coach of the year today and three players were honored in the conference awards for the most honorees in program history.

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Junior Katelynn Flaherty was a consensus first-team pick, sophomore center Hallie Thome was a coaches first-team pick and second-team by the media and freshman star Kysre Gondrezick was a second-team pick and on the all-freshman team.

Barnes Arico was a consensus selection, the first coach in program history with that distinction.