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.

(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 ...

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 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue junior point guard Braden Smith was named the Big Ten Player of the Year, while Trey Kaufman-Renn was named a first-team All-Big Ten honoree, the league office announced ...

Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith is not done yet with his college basketball career even after his stellar junior year.

The Big Ten basketball landscape gained clarity as NBA draft early-entry candidates made their decisions to stay in the draft or return to college.

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 ...

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 ...