Braden Smith of Purdue is the Associated Press Big Ten player of year, Michigan State's Tom Izzo is coach of the year and Wisconsin's John Tonje the newcomer of the year.

The Boilermakers have had a great run in the upper echelon of the Big Ten Conference. Here are players earning honors this season.

For the first time in Big Ten history, players from the same team have been named Big Ten Player of the Year three seasons in a row.

Purdue’s Braden Smith was named the Big Ten player of the year and Michigan State’s Tom Izzo coach of the year by both the league’s coaches and the media in voting coordinated by the conference.

BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ Purdue’s award season hot streak continues as Braden Smith earns the program its third consecutive Big Ten Player of the Year award. Here is how the Big Ten a

Michigan State’s Tom Izzo was named Big Ten Coach of the Year for the fourth time, among the other conference awards announced Tuesday.

Purdue's Braden Smith was named the Big Ten player of the year and Michigan State's Tom Izzo coach of the year by coaches and the media in voting coordinated by the conference. Smith and Izzo won the