Indiana basketball absent in preseason All-Big Ten honors

The preseason All-Big Ten honors were related this afternoon and for the first time in awhile, there was not an Indiana basketball presence.

In total, 10 players were selected for the honors which included Zach Edey (Purdue), Terrence Shannon Jr. (Illinois), Jahmir Young (Maryland), Boo Buie (Northwestern), Julian Reese (Maryland), Dawson Garcia (Minnesota), A.J. Hoggard (Michigan State), Tyson Walker (Michigan State), Keisei Tominaga (Nebraska) and Clifford Omoruyi (Rutgers).

Purdue’s Zach Edey was also named 2023-24 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year.

Indiana basketball brought in 6 new faces to the program in the offseason while returning 5 players from a season ago.

The ‘unofficial’ start of the season for Indiana is the annual Hoosier Hysteria that is scheduled for October 20th, with the Indiana basketball men’s team playing their first game on November 7th against Florida Gulf Coast.

Below is the full release of the preseason All-BigTen honors.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Purdue senior center Zach Edey has been named the 2023-24 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year, as chosen by a select media panel, the conference office announced on Thursday. The reigning Big Ten Player of the Year also claimed the 2023 Jim and Kitty Delany Most Outstanding Player Award after leading Purdue to the 2023 Big Ten Tournament title.

The media panel also selected a 10-member Preseason All-Big Ten Team, with eight conference members represented.

Edey was one of four unanimous selections, joining a trio of guards in Illinois’ Terrence Shannon Jr., Maryland’s Jahmir Young, and Boo Buie from Northwestern. Also selected to the team were Maryland forward Julian Reese, Minnesota guard Dawson Garcia,  Michigan State guards A.J. Hoggard and Tyson Walker, Nebraska guard Keisei Tominaga, and Rutgers center Clifford Omoruyi.

All ten members of the 2023-24 Preseason All-Big Ten Team received All-Big Ten honors following the 2022-23 campaign. Buie and Shannon joined Edey with First Team accolades, while Omoruyi, Walker, and Young were named to the Second Team. Hoggard earned a spot on the Third Team, with Garcia, Reese, and Tominaga receiving Honorable Mention.

The 2023-24 preseason All-Big Ten team can be found below.

2023-24 Preseason All-Big Ten Team
TERRENCE SHANNON JR., 5th YEAR, G, ILLINOIS
Julian Reese, Jr., F, Maryland
JAHMIR YOUNG, 5th YEAR, G, MARYLAND
Dawson Garcia, Jr., F, Minnesota
A.J. Hoggard, Sr., G, Michigan State
Tyson Walker, Grad., G, Michigan State
Keisei Tominaga, Sr., G, Nebraska
BOO BUIE, Grad., G, NORTHWESTERN
ZACH EDEY, Sr., C, PURDUE
Clifford Omoruyi, Sr., C, Rutgers

2023-24 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year
Zach Edey, Purdue

Unanimous selections listed in ALL CAPS

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