Athlon: Athlon Sports 2017-18 Big Ten Basketball Preview (#2. Minnesota)

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per Athlon:

2. Minnesota 
A year after escaping the hot seat, Richard Pitino has a different challenge: dealing with raging expectations created by a squad that returns four top players from a 24-win season.

CONFERENCE SUPERLATIVES
Player of the Year: Miles Bridges, Michigan State
Best Defensive Player: Reggie Lynch, Minnesota
Most Underrated Player: Dakota Mathias, Purdue
Newcomer of the Year: Jaren Jackson, Michigan State

ATHLON SPORTS’ ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM
Miles Bridges, So. F, Michigan State
Vincent Edwards, Sr. F, Purdue
Ethan Happ, Jr. C, Wisconsin
Bryant McIntosh, Sr. G, Northwestern
Moritz Wagner, Jr., F, Michigan

ATHLON SPORTS’ ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM
Amir Coffey, So., G, Minnesota
Kevin Huerter, So., G, Maryland
Jaren Jackson, Fr., F, Michigan state
Nate Mason, Sr., G, Minnesota
Nick Ward, So., F, Michigan State

ATHLON SPORTS’ ALL-BIG TEN THIRD TEAM
Tony Carr, So., G, Penn State
Isaac Haas, Sr., C, Purdue
Scottie Lindsey, Sr., G, Northwestern
Jordan Murphy, Jr., F, Minnesota
Corey Sanders, Jr., G, Rutgers

https://athlonsports.com/college-basketball/athlon-sports-2017-18-big-ten-preview

Go Gophers!!