2025 All-Big Ten men's basketball teams revealed, awards announced

On Tuesday, the Big Ten revealed its 2025 men’s basketball postseason honors. As one of the best conferences in the country this season, the Big Ten coaches had plenty to consider.

After leading his team to the regular season title, Michigan State’s Tom Izzo was named Big Ten Coach of the Year. It’s the third time Izzo has taken home the award. He’s now won 11 regular season conference championships at the helm of Michigan State.

Purdue guard Braden Smith took home the coveted Player of the Year Award, the third straight season a Boilermaker has reeled in the honor. Smith is averaging 16.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, while his 8.8 assists lead the conference and rank second in the country.

Of course, Izzo and Smith weren’t the only ones to take home some new hardware. To see the complete list of postseason honors, look below.

As voted on by the league’s coaches.
 
Coach of the Year: Tom Izzo, Michigan State
Player of the Year: Braden Smith, Purdue
Defensive Player of the Year: Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State
Freshman of the Year: Derik Queen, Maryland
Sixth Man of the Year: Will Riley, Illinois
Howard Moore Assistant Coach of the Year Award: Doug Wojcik, Michigan State

All-Big Ten First Team

Derik Queen, Maryland
Brice Williams, Nebraska
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue
Braden Smith, Purdue
John Tonje, Wisconsin

All-Big Ten Second Team

Vladislav Goldin, Michigan
Danny Wolf, Michigan
Dawson Garcia, Minnesota
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern
Bruce Thornton, Ohio State

All-Big Ten Third Team

Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois
Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Maryland
Jaden Akins, Michigan State
Jase Richardson, Michigan State
Nate Bittle, Oregon
Jackson Shelstad, Oregon
Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA

Big Ten Honorable Mention

Oumar Ballo, Indiana
Payton Sandfort, Iowa
Julian Reese, Maryland
Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State
Ace Bailey, Rutgers
Dylan Harper, Rutgers
John Blackwell, Wisconsin

Big Ten All-Freshman Team

Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois
Derik Queen, Maryland
Jase Richardson, Michigan State
Ace Bailey, Rutgers
Dylan Harper, Rutgers

Big Ten All-Defensive Team

Jaden Akins, Michigan State
TJ Bamba, Oregon
Nate Bittle, Oregon
Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State
Kobe Johnson, UCLA

Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honorees

Ben Humrichous, Illinois
Anthony Leal, Indiana
Ladji Dembele, Iowa
Selton Miguel, Maryland
Nimari Burnett, Michigan
Nick Sanders, Michigan State
Kadyn Betts, Minnesota
Rollie Worster, Nebraska
Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern
James Cooper, Oregon
Kalen Etzler, Ohio State
Puff Johnson, Penn State
Caleb Furst, Purdue
Zach Martini, Rutgers
Lazar Stefanovic, UCLA
Harrison Hornery, USC
Wilhelm Breidenbach, Washington
Markus Ilver, Wisconsin