Indiana’s Oumar Ballo was named to the 10-member preseason All-Huge Ten crew, the league introduced Tuesday.
Right here’s the complete launch from the Huge Ten:
ROSEMONT, Sick. – Purdue junior guard Braden Smith has been named the 2024-25 Huge Ten Preseason Participant of the Yr, as chosen by a choose media panel, the convention workplace introduced on Tuesday.
Smith is coming off a record-breaking season for the Boilermakers, setting faculty and Huge Ten information with 292 assists, whereas main the Boilermakers to their first NCAA championship sport look since 1969. Smith was the one participant within the nation to common at the least 12.0 factors, 7.5 assists and 5.0 rebounds per sport and have become simply the second participant in NCAA historical past to amass at the least 450 factors, 275 assists and 225 rebounds in a season.
The media panel additionally chosen a 10-member Preseason All-Huge Ten Workforce. 9 of the Huge Ten’s 18 groups are represented on the crew, with Smith the lone unanimous choice.
The Purdue guard is joined by Indiana’s Oumar Ballo, Iowa’s Payton Sandfort, Minnesota’s Dawson Garcia, Ohio State’s Bruce Thornton, Northwestern’s Brooks Barnhizer, Oregon’s Jackson Shelstad, Penn State’s Ace Baldwin Jr., Rutgers’ Dylan Harper, and Washington’s Nice Osobor.
Six members of the 2024-25 Preseason All-Huge Ten Workforce garnered All-Huge Ten honors final season. The league’s coaches named Smith to the First Workforce, whereas Baldwin, Barnhizer, Garcia, and Sandfort earned Third Workforce honors. Thornton acquired Honorable Point out.
The 2024-25 preseason All-Huge Ten crew could be discovered under.
2024-25 Preseason All-Huge Ten TeamOumar Ballo, R-Sr.+, C, IndianaPayton Sandfort, Sr., F, IowaDawson Garcia, Sr., F, MinnesotaBrooks Barnhizer, Sr., G, NorthwesternBruce Thornton, Jr., G, Ohio StateJackson Shelstad, So., G, OregonAce Baldwin Jr., Sr+, G, Penn StateBRADEN SMITH, Jr., G, Purdue*Dylan Harper, Fr., G, RutgersGreat Osobor, Sr., F, Washington
2024-25 Huge Ten Preseason Participant of the YearBraden Smith, Purdue
Unanimous choice listed in ALL CAPS
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