R OSEMONT, Ill. — Purdue’s Braden Smith was named the Big Ten player of the year and Michigan State’s Tom Izzo coach of the year by coaches and the media in voting coordinated by the conference.

Halftime: Purdue 45, Nebraska 28. Trey Kaufman-Renn has 13 points, Fletcher Loyer 11, C.J. Cox 8 with 2 steals, and Braden Smith 5 with 8 assists.

Joining Smith and Tonje on the first team are Nebraska's Brice Williams, Purdue's Trey Kaufman-Renn and Michigan's Danny Wolf. Credit: AP/Michael Conroy Purdue guard Braden Smith celebrates after a ...

Joining Smith and Tonje on the first team are Nebraska's Brice Williams, Purdue's Trey Kaufman-Renn and Michigan's Danny Wolf. Williams was the Big Ten's second-leading scorer overall with 20 ...

Trey Kaufman-Renn and Braden Smith combined for 11 of those points that were packaged with a Cox 3. Purdue rode that momentum into halftime, shooting 64.3% (18-of-28) in the first half, including ...

Once again, Braden Smith connected with Cam Heide for an impressive alley-oop, this time in Purdue's Sunday afternoon showdown against Nebraska. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The alley-oop tandem of ...

Braden Smith, Purdue: On a day where Smith didn't have to score, he was the ultimate facilitator. Smith had 14 assists and is averaging 11.4 per game over Purdue's five-game winning streak. Trey ...

Braden Smith of Purdue was named the Associated Press Big Ten player of year on Tuesday, ... G — Brice Williams, Nebraska, Sr., 6-7, 214, Huntersville, North Carolina.

Purdue's Braden Smith was named the Big Ten player of the year and Michigan State's Tom Izzo coach of the year by both the league's coaches and the media in voting coordinated by the conference.

Purdue guard Braden Smith (3) celebrates after a basket against Rutgers during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in West Lafayette, Ind., Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Braden Smith of Purdue was named the Associated Press Big Ten player of year on Tuesday, Michigan State's Tom Izzo the coach of the year and Wisconsin's John Tonje the newcomer of the year.