Men's Basketball
All-Big Ten Teams
By John Porentas

The All-Big Ten teams have been selected for the 2006-2007 men's basketball season and the Buckeyes are well-represented.

Highlighting OSU's honorees are OSU Head Coach Thad Matta who has been named the Big Ten coach of the year for the second consecutive season by both the coaches and the media and OSU freshman center Greg Oden was named to the first team by the coaches and media as well. Oden was named to the all-defensive team, was named the defensive player of the year and was named the freshman of the year.

In the coaches poll OSU freshman point guard Mike Conley was named to the second team and was named to the all-freshman team as well. Jamar Butler and Ron Lewis were named honorable mention by the coaches. Daequan Cook was named the sixth-man of the year.

The media team included both Oden and Conley on the first team while Butler, Lewis and Cook all were honorable mention.

Complete lists:

2006-07 All-Big Ten Men’s Basketball Team As selected by Big Ten coaches
(players names in ALL CAPS have 2007-08 eligibility)

FIRST TEAM

Adam Haluska, Iowa
DREW NEITZEL, Michigan State
GREG ODEN, Ohio State
Carl Landry, Purdue
Alando Tucker, Wisconsin*

SECOND TEAM

Warren Carter, Illinois
D.J. WHITE, Indiana
MIKE CONLEY JR, Ohio State
David Teague, Purdue
Kammron Taylor, Wisconsin

THIRD TEAM

SHAUN PRUITT, Illinois
Roderick Wilmont, Indiana
TYLER SMITH, Iowa
Dion Harris, Michigan
GEARY CLAXTON, Penn State\

HONORABLE MENTION

Rich McBride, Illinois
LAWRENCE MCKENZIE, Minnesota
Tim Doyle, Northwestern
JAMAR BUTLER, Ohio State
Ron Lewis, Ohio State
JAMELLE CORNLEY, Penn State
BRIAN BUTCH, Wisconsin

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM

TYLER SMITH, Iowa
RAYMAR MORGAN, Michigan St.
KEVIN COBLE, Northwestern
MIKE CONLEY JR, Ohio State
GREG ODEN, Ohio State

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM

CHESTER FRAZIER, Illinois
TRAVIS WALTON, Michigan St.
GREG ODEN, Ohio State
CHRIS KRAMER, Purdue
MICHAEL FLOWERS, Wisconsin

PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

Alando Tucker, Wisconsin

DEFENSIVE PLAYER
OF THE YEAR:

GREG ODEN, Ohio State

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:

GREG ODEN, Ohio State

SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR:

DAEQUAN COOK, Ohio State

COACH OF THE YEAR:

Thad Matta, Ohio State

*Denotes unanimous selection

As selected by Big Ten media (players names in ALL CAPS have 2007-08 eligibility)

FIRST TEAM

Adam Haluska, Iowa
DREW NEITZEL, Michigan State
MIKE CONLEY JR, Ohio State
GREG ODEN, Ohio State*
Alando Tucker, Wisconsin*

SECOND TEAM

D.J. WHITE, Indiana
GEARY CLAXTON, Penn State
Carl Landry, Purdue
David Teague, Purdue
Kammron Taylor, Wisconsin

THIRD TEAM

Warren Carter, Illinois
SHAUN PRUITT, Illinois
Roderick Wilmont, Indiana
TYLER SMITH, Iowa
Dion Harris, Michigan

HONORABLE MENTION

Earl Calloway, Indiana
DAN COLEMAN, Minnesota
LAWRENCE MCKENZIE, Minnesota
Tim Doyle, Northwestern
JAMAR BUTLER, Ohio State
DAEQUAN COOK, Ohio State
Ron Lewis, Ohio State
JAMELLE CORNLEY, Penn State
MICHAEL FLOWERS, Wisconsin

PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

Alando Tucker, Wisconsin

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:

GREG ODEN, Ohio State

COACH OF THE YEAR:

Thad Matta, Ohio State

*Denotes unanimous selection

Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honorees

Trent Meacham, Illinois; Errek Suhr, Indiana; Adam Haluska, Iowa; Brent Petway, Michigan; Drew Neitzel, Michigan State; Jamal Abu-Shamala, Minnesota; Tim Doyle, Northwestern; Greg Oden, Ohio State; David Jackson, Penn State; Chris Hartley, Purdue; Alando Tucker, Wisconsin.

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