Braden Smith was named Big Ten Player of the Year after averaging 16.3 points, a conference-leading 8.8 assists and 2.3 steals. Thursday's Big Ten tournament game: 14 USC or 11 Rutgers vs.

For a third straight year, the best player in the Big Ten resides in West Lafayette. On Tuesday, Purdue junior guard Braden Smith was named the Big Ten Player of the Year for the 2024-25 season.

Braden Smith had a remarkable junior season at Purdue, winning the Big Ten Player of the Year award, the Bob Cousy Award, and ...

Braden Smith lived up to the hype. On Tuesday, the Purdue junior guard was named the Big Ten Player of the Year for the 2024-25 college basketball season, bringing the honor back to West Lafayette ...

(AP Photo/Craig Pessman)(AP/Craig Pessman) 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 ...

Without Zach Edey, would Braden Smith fall off or flourish ... a resounding stamp on it came when Smith was named Big Ten Player of the Year. Smith averaged 16.3 points, a league-best 8.8 assists ...

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. Smith and Izzo won ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — 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 ...

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.