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Tom Crean Unanimous Pick For Big Ten Coach Of The Year

Hoosiers head coach Tom Crean was the unanimous selection for Big Ten coach of the year.

The Hoosiers struggled early in the season -- t hey finished sixth in the Maui Invitational and suffered a 20 point loss to Duke in early December. Crean is credited for turning the season around; he coached IU to an outright Big Ten title March 1st at Iowa.

Yogi Ferrell was a unanimous First-Team All-Big Ten selection and was also named to the all-defensive team.

Purdue's A.J. Hammons was a First-Team Big Ten winner as well as Defensive Player of the Year.

Both Indiana and Purdue had multiple other honorees. For the Hoosiers, Troy Williams and Thomas Bryant were Third-team Big Ten selections, Max Bielfeldt was Sixth Man of the Year and Ryan Burton was a sportsmanship award winner. For the Boilermakers, Vince Edwards, Raphael Davis and Caleb Swanigan were all honorable mentions for All-Big Ten.