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Nine OTE writers voted, then we flipped coins and considered what would make Purdue fans most angry.
So here it is! Your All-Big Ten basketball squad:
First Team All-OTE
G Cassius Winston — Michigan State Spartans
9 First-Team Votes (FTV) | 27 pts
G Anthony Cowan Jr. —Maryland Terrapins
7 FTV | 2 STV | 25 pts
G Nojel Eastern — Purdue Boilermakers
5 FTV | 4 STV | 23 pts
G Lamar Stevens — Penn State Nittany Lions
4 FTV | 4 STV | 1 TTV | 21 pts (won tiebreaker on total FTV)
F Kaleb Wesson — Ohio State Buckeyes
8 FTV | 1 STV | 26 pts
Poll
Least-deserving first-teamer?
This poll is closed
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3%
Winston (MSU)
(6 votes) -
6%
Cowan (MD)
(11 votes) -
37%
Eastern (Purdue)
(66 votes) -
18%
Wesson (OSU)
(32 votes) -
11%
Stevens (PSU)
(21 votes) -
23%
Looks look to me
(41 votes)
Second Team All-OTE
G Ayo Dosunmu — Illinois Fighting Illini
3 FTV | 6 STV | 21 pts (lost tiebreaker on total FTV)
G Zavier Simpson — Michigan Wolverines
1 FTV | 6 STV | 2 TTV | 17 pts
F Jalen Smith — Maryland
2 FTV | 3 STV | 4 TTV | 16 pts
F Xavier Tillman — Michigan State
1 FTV | 4 STV | 4 TTV | 15 pts
F De’Ron Davis — Indiana Hoosiers
3 FTV | 6 STV | 21 pts (lost tiebreaker on total FTV)
Poll
Who should’ve made the first team?
This poll is closed
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26%
Dosunmu (ILL)
(43 votes) -
13%
Simpson (MI)
(22 votes) -
15%
Smith (MD)
(26 votes) -
12%
Tillman (MSU)
(20 votes) -
9%
Davis (IU)
(16 votes) -
3%
Other (comments!)
(6 votes) -
18%
Looks fine to me.
(30 votes)
Third Team All-OTE
G Josh Langford — Michigan State
2 STV | 7 TTV | 11 pts
G Brad Davison — wisconsin badgers
1 STV | 3 TTV | 5 pts
G Joe Wieskamp — Iowa Hawkeyes
2 STV | 6 TTV | 10 pts
C Matt Haarms — Purdue
5 STV | 4 TTV | 14 pts
C Jon Teske — Michigan
1 STV | 5 TTV | 7 pts
Also Receiving Pity Votes
*Listed alphabetically
G Jordan Bohannon (Iowa), C Luka Garza (Iowa), C Daniel Oturu (Minnesota Golden Gophers), G Rob Phinisee (Indiana), C Micah Potter (wisconsin), F Nate Reuvers (wisconsin)
Player of the Year
G Cassius Winston, Michigan State
It’s worth noting, controversially, that this is NOT a unanimous decision, as Aaron Yorke opted not to cast a ballot in this hotly-contested race.
Hey, even Stalin only won with 99% of the vote.
Coach of the Year
Chris Holtmann — Ohio State (4FPV)
Also Receiving Pity Votes: Tom Izzo (2), Mark Turgeon (1), Tim Miles (1)
Explained by beezer07: Who’s the coach at OSU? Going with that guy, because the team was bad enough last year that a non-1st finish could win the award but not SO bad that there’s no realistic shot of OSU finishing top 3. Plus they obvs tanked Micah Potter’s waiver eligibility for a competitive advantage, which you’ve gotta respect. [MC ClapYoHandz note: “They actually wrote letters of support for his waiver which was crazy classy, and also apparently didn’t matter to the NCAA.”]
2nd choice to Tim Miles for the work he’s about to do as an announcer.
Poll
Coach of the year?
This poll is closed
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8%
Holtmann
(12 votes) -
11%
Izzo
(17 votes) -
10%
Turgeon
(16 votes) -
28%
Painter
(43 votes) -
40%
Other
(61 votes)
Flame away in the comments!