Believe it or not, hoops season is about to tip-off across this great country of ours, and that means Ohio State is ready to hit the hardwood. In fact, the Buckeyes have a scrimmage against Indianapolis at the Schott this coming Monday. From there, it’s just a little over a wee before OSU opens the season against Akron at home. So yeah, we’re going to be watching some hoops before you know it.
On Wednesday, to prepare for the 2021-2022 season, the Big Ten announced its preseason All-Big Ten team, and Ohio State forward E.J. Liddell was the lone Buckeye making the cut. He joined eleven other players across eight programs on the team. Liddell was one of just four players that were unanimous choices among the selection panel. Michigan, Illinois, and Purdue were the only programs with more than one selection, with two players each represented.
🏀 🚨 #𝗕𝟭𝗚 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀
Your 2021-22 Preseason All-#B1GMBBall Team:
🏀 5 1st-team All-#B1G players
🏀 4 All-Freshman Team honorees from 2020-21
🏀️ 2 #B1G individual award winners🗞️ https://t.co/3JEgX4w3uF pic.twitter.com/HiCrAEWjpx
— Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) October 27, 2021
It also should be noted that Illinois big man Kofi Cockburn was named the conference’s Preseason Player of the Year.
Here’s a look at the entire 11-man Preseason All-Big Ten as chosen by a media panel.
2021-22 PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN TEAM*
KOFI COCKBURN, JR., C, ILLINOIS
Andre Curbelo, So., G, Illinois
TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS, JR., F, INDIANA
Keegan Murray, So., F, Iowa
Eric Ayala, Sr., G, Maryland
HUNTER DICKINSON, SO., C, MICHIGAN
Caleb Houstan, Fr., G/F, Michigan
E.J. LIDDELL, JR., F, OHIO STATE
JADEN IVEY, SO., G, PURDUE
Trevion Williams, Sr., F, Purdue
Ron Harper Jr., Sr., G/F, Rutgers
*Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS.
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