Purdue guard Braden Smith has been tabbed as a midseason first-team All-American by FOX. He's averaging 15.1 points, 8.9 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 2.4 steals.
No. 21 Michigan takes on No. 11 Purdue, who is coming off of a home loss, in a clash of two of the best team in the Big Ten.
College basketball analyst Andy Katz believes it's a four-man race for Big Ten Player of the Year, coming down to Purdue's Braden Smith, Illinois' Kasparas Jakucionis, and Michigan's Danny Wolf and Vladislav Goldin.
After a strong start to the year during the non-conference portion of the schedule, the beginning of Big Ten play has brought tougher times for Michigan’s defense. Sitting at 24th in the country and fifth in the Big Ten in KenPom’s adjusted defensive efficiency certainly isn’t bad,