Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg has been selected as Big Ten Player of the Year by the conference’s coaches and media members.
The Big Ten announced its postseason honors Tuesday. The coaches and media both chose Illinois’ Keaton Wagler as Freshman of the Year, while Coach of the Year was a split decision: The coaches chose Nebraska’s Fred Hoiberg while the media selected Michigan’s Dusty May.
Big Ten coaches also selected Michigan’s Aday Mara as Defensive Player of the Year, Nebraska’s Braden Frager as Sixth Man of the Year and Wisconsin’s Sharif Chambliss as the Howard Moore Assistant Coach of the Year.
Wagler was a first-team All-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and media and was joined on the coaches’ All-Freshman team by Illini teammate David Mirković. Illinois guard Kylan Boswell made the coaches’ All-Defensive team.
Big Ten scoring leader Nick Martinelli of Northwestern was a second-team all-conference pick by both the coaches and media.
The conference’s selections were revealed the same day The Associated Press announced its All-Big Ten team, as chosen by a panel of 16 media members. The AP panel chose Lendeborg as Player of the Year, Wagler as Freshman of the Year and May as Coach of the Year.
