Kel’el Ware earns All-Big Ten honors, Mackenzie Mgbako named Big Ten co-freshman of the year

  • 03/12/2024 12:53 pm in

Indiana center Kel’el Ware was named second-team All-Big Ten by the league’s media and third-team by the league’s coaches, it was announced on Tuesday afternoon. Ware was also named to the league’s all-defensive team.

Mackenzie Mgbako was named Big Ten co-freshman of the year by the media and was also named to the Big Ten all-freshman team. Malik Reneau was named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the coaches and media. Trey Galloway was Indiana’s Big Ten sportsmanship award honoree.

The complete list of Big Ten postseason awards is available below:

Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS
*Additional honorees due to ties

2023-24 All-Big Ten Men’s Basketball Team (Coaches)

FIRST TEAM
ZACH EDEY, PURDUE
BOO BUIE, NORTHWESTERN
Terrance Shannon Jr., Illinois
Braden Smith, Purdue
Marcus Domask, Illinois

SECOND TEAM
Tyson Walker, Michigan State
AJ Storr, Wisconsin
Jahmir Young, Maryland
Keisei Tominaga, Nebraska
Tony Perkins, Iowa

THIRD TEAM*
Payton Sandfort, Iowa
Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State
Dawson Garcia, Minnesota
Kel’el Ware, Indiana
Rienk Mast, Nebraska
Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern

HONORABLE MENTION
Coleman Hawkins, Illinois; Malik Reneau, Indiana; Owen Freeman, Iowa; Donta Scott, Maryland; Julian Reese, Maryland; Malik Hall, Michigan State; A.J. Hoggard, Michigan State; Elijah Hawkins, Minnesota; Jamison Battle, Ohio State; Bruce Thornton, Ohio State; Nick Kern Jr., Penn State; Qudus Wahab, Penn State; Mason Gillis, Purdue; Lance Jones, Purdue; Fletcher Loyer, Purdue; Clifford Omoruyi, Rutgers; Chucky Hepburn, Wisconsin; Tyler Wahl, Wisconsin

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Mackenzie Mgbako, Indiana
Owen Freeman, Iowa
Cam Christie, Minnesota
John Blackwell, Wisconsin
DeShawn Harris-Smith, Maryland

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM*
Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State
Clifford Omoruyi, Rutgers
Zach Edey, Purdue
Chucky Hepburn, Wisconsin
Kel’el Ware, Indiana
Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Zach Edey, Purdue

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR*
Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State

SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR
Mason Gillis, Purdue

CO-COACH OF THE YEAR
Fred Hoiberg, Nebraska
Matt Painter, Purdue

CO-FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Mackenzie Mgbako, Indiana
Owen Freeman, Iowa

HOWARD MOORE ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR
Brandon Brantley, Purdue

2023-24 All-Big Ten Men’s Basketball Team (Media)

FIRST TEAM
ZACH EDEY, PURDUE
BOO BUIE, NORTHWESTERN
Terrance Shannon Jr., Illinois
Braden Smith, Purdue
Jahmir Young, Maryland

SECOND TEAM
Marcus Domask, Illinois
Tyson Walker, Michigan State
Dawson Garcia, Minnesota
AJ Storr, Wisconsin
Kel’el Ware, Indiana

THIRD TEAM
Payton Sandfort, Iowa
Bruce Thornton, Ohio State
Keisei Tominaga, Nebraska
Coleman Hawkins, Illinois
Ace Baldwin Jr., Penn State

HONORABLE MENTION
Malik Reneau, Indiana; Josh Dix, Iowa; Owen Freeman, Iowa; Ben Krikke, Iowa; Tony Perkins, Iowa; Julian Reese, Maryland; Malik Hall, Michigan State; A.J. Hoggard; Michigan State; Elijah Hawkins, Minnesota; Rienk Mast, Nebraska; Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern; Jamison Battle, Ohio State; Lance Jones, Purdue; Fletcher Loyer, Purdue; Clifford Omoruyi, Rutgers

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
ZACH EDEY, PURDUE

COACH OF THE YEAR
Fred Hoiberg, Nebraska
Matt Painter, Purdue

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Owen Freeman, Iowa

BIG TEN SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES
Quincy Guerrier, ILL; Trey Galloway, IND; Ben Krikke, IOWA; Jahmir Young, MD; Will Tschetter, MICH; Davis Smith, MSU; Parker Fox, MINN; Josiah Allick, NEB, Ty Berry, NU; Owen Spencer, OSU; Puff Johnson, PSU; Chase Martin, PUR; Oskar Palmquist, RUT; Chris Hodges, WIS

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