Tag: Big Ten Awards

Joey Larson wins Big Ten Second Star of the Week

Joey Larson was rewarded for his efforts at Air Force last week:

Michigan State hockey is off and running in the 2023-24 season, jumping out to an early 3-1 record, sweeping Lake Superior State before splitting with Air Force. In this past week’s split with Air Force, sophomore Joey Larson was a star for Michigan State, recording 5 points in the series, while scoring a hat trick.

Rewarding his efforts in the series, he has been recognized as the Big Ten’s

Jaden Akins receives Big Ten sportsmanship honors

Jaden Akins has received the Big Ten’s sportsmanship honors

A part of the Big Ten awards that were announced on Tuesday, the Big Ten has honored a player from every team within the conference who have the best sportsmanship in the conference. Jaden Akins has received the sportsmanship honor from the Big Ten conference, Michigan State’s representative on the list.

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MSU basketball PG AJ Hoggard receives Big Ten honors

AJ Hoggards is officially an all conference player:

AJ Hoggard was named to the All-Big Ten teams, joining his fellow backcourt member Tyson Walker on the conference honors list. After a much improved junior season, Hoggard was named to the All-Big Ten third team by the media.

Hoggard finished the 2022-23 regular season averaging 12.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game.

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Michigan State basketball G Tyson Walker named to all-conference team

Tyson Walker has been named as an all-conference player:

With the regular season concluded, it is time for awards and honors to be selected and announced. A year ago, Gabe Brown was the only honoree for Michigan State among the all conference teams, but that has changed.

Tyson Walker was honored as an All-Big Ten second-team performer by both the coaches and the media for his outstanding season.

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Michigan State basketball F Malik Hall given honorable mention honors

Malik Hall has been given All-Big Ten honorable mention honors

Malik Hall has been one of the most impactful players on the Spartans basketball team during the 2021-22 season. Hall has been a do-it-all player in the front court for MSU, providing good defense, a scoring touch and a much needed playmaking ability.

For Hall’s consistent performance this season, he has been given All-Big Ten honorable mention honors.

On the season, Hall has averaged 9.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Hall will be a major factor for the Spartans this March if the team has any plans to disrupt the Big Ten or NCAA tournament.

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Gabe Brown named to the All-B1G third team

Gabe Brown has been named to the Big Ten’s third team

Gabe Brown’s senior leadership and shooting ability has played a big role in the Spartans successes this season. Brown’s play this season has earned him a postseason honor. Brown was named to the All-Big Ten third team on Tuesday afternoon on the Big Ten Network.

Brown was named to the third team selected by the coaches. On the media side, Brown was snubbed from the third team but was given honorable mention honors.

Brown has been Michigan State’s leading scorer this season averaging 11.5 points per game and adding 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists to his totals.

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Michigan State basketball G Max Christie named to All-B1G Freshman team

Michigan State basketball guard Max Christie has earned a postseason honor, being named to the Big Ten’s freshman team.

The Big Ten Conference announced its end-of-the-season awards on Tuesday afternoon. The awards included player of the year awards and all-conference teams. Max Christie found his name announced on an all-conference team, being named as one of the five members to the Big Ten’s freshman team, which was selected by the coaches.

Christie is joined by Moussa Diabate, Bryce McGowens, Chucky Hepburn and Malakai Branham.

Christie has been a do-it-all player for Michigan State this season, playing over 31 minutes per game and continuously guarding the opposing team’s best wing players. On the year he has averaged 9.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.

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A Wisconsin Badger is the Big Ten Linebacker of the Year

A Wisconsin Badger is the Big Ten Linebacker of the Year

Wisconsin Badger star linebacker Leo Chenal is the Big Ten Linebacker of the Year, according to the Wisconsin football Twitter account.

He becomes the third Badger to win the honor, joining Joe Schobert and Chris Borland.

Chenal finished the regular season with 106 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 7 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. That all after missing the team’s first two games with COVID-19.

Related: How Brian Kelly’s departure from Notre Dame directly affects Wisconsin football

The star linebacker projects to be one of the first 10 linebackers selected in the upcoming NFL Draft, that obviously if he chooses to leave school early. That decision to stay or leave will likely come after Wisconsin’s upcoming bowl game.

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Ohio State cornerback Shaun Wade named Big Ten’s Defensive Back of the Year

Ohio State DB Shaun Wade was named Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year Wednesday.

The Ohio State football team wants you to know that they believe they have the best defensive backs in the country. The Buckeye secondary doesn’t even care about being “DBU”. They’ve moved on to BIA… Best In America.

Shaun Wade has done his best to keep up with the moniker and was recently named the Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year in the Big Ten. Even though Wade doesn’t have the eye-popping numbers in this shortened season, he’s done enough to garner the attention of the voters.

Wade basically was learning a new position this year, moving from the slot corner to the outside corner position. It may not seem like a big move, but there are certainly nuances to each.

What might come as a surprise to many, is since the inception of this award in 2011, Shaun Wade is the first Ohio State Buckeye to win the title as the Big Ten’s best DB. When you consider the first-round NFL corners OSU has produced with names like Bradley Roby, Eli Apple, Marshon Lattimore, Denzel Ward, Jeff Okudah, and Damon Arnette, it’s unbelievable that Wade is the first winner for the Buckeyes since the inception of the Tatum-Woodson trophy in 2011.

There will be those who will try to tell you that Wade wasn’t deserving of the honor. Don’t believe them. Shaun Wade is not only the best in the Big Ten, but he’s also one of the best in the country and I think we’ll see proof of that through the end of the season.

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Cassius Winston named Michigan State’s 2020 Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award Winner

Michigan State basketball Guard Cassius Winston has been named MSU’s honoree for the Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award.

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Michigan State basketball Guard Cassius Winston has received a number of honors this off-season. Now, Winston and Volleyball player Samantha McLean have been named MSU’s Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2019-20 academic year. The award winners were picked from a large group of 270 students who displayed positive sportsmanship throughout the academic year.

Here is the official award description from the Big Ten’s website:

“One member of each varsity sports team on every campus was chosen by his or her institution as a Sportsmanship Award honoree, and two Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners were then selected from each institution. All of the Sportsmanship Award winners have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. In addition, these honorees must be in good academic standing and must have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.”

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