Wagner, Robinson and Abdur-Rahkman Earn Big Ten Honors
2/26/2018 5:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan men's basketball junior Moritz Wagner was named to the All-Big Ten second team by the Big Ten coaches and media, while senior Duncan Robinson was named the Sixth Man of Year to highlight the Wolverines' postseason honors announced by the conference office today (Monday, Feb. 26).
Additionally, senior Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman earned All-Big Ten honorable mention recognition by the Big Ten coaches and media, while Robinson was named as U-M's Sportsmanship honoree.
Wagner, who was a Preseason All-Big Ten selection, leads the Wolverines in scoring (14.4) and rebounding (7.2), while shooting 53.6 percent from the field and 40.9 percent from long range. His 47 three-pointers are the most by any player in the nation 6-foot-11 or taller. He has produced 24 double-figure scoring games with seven of 20 or more, including a career-best 27 points in Michigan's win at Michigan State. Wagner is just 39 points (961) away from becoming the 53rd Wolverine to reach 1,000 career points.
Setting a new single-season career best with 208 rebounds this season, Wagner gives U-M a 200-plus rebounder for the second straight season -- D.J. Wilson (203, 2016-17). The native of Berlin, Germany, has six double-digit rebounding games this season, all of which came in double-doubles.
Robinson becomes U-M's first Sixth Man of the Year award recipient. After starting the first 18 games of the season, he transitioned to coming off the bench during Big Ten play. Robinson is averaging 9.3 points per game and once again leads U-M with 61 three-pointers. With those long-range buckets, he became the ninth Wolverine to surpass 200 in a career and currently stands sixth all-time with 220.
After transferring from Williams College, Robinson sat out one season but has not missed a single game in three seasons playing in 105 straight games for the Maize and Blue. He needs 18 points (982) to reach 1,000 points at U-M and currently has at 1,530 point in his collegiate career after scoring 548 as a freshman at Williams.
Abdur-Rahkman earns honorable mention recognition following a career high final season in Ann Arbor. Averaging 12.3 points per game, he has amassed 20 double-figure scoring games with three 20-plus, including a career-best 28 in the regular-season finale at Maryland. Abdur-Rahkman became the 52nd Wolverine to reach 1,000 points and is currently 41st in school history with 1,167 career points.
With a career-high 105 assists this season, Abdur-Rahkman ranks second nationally with a 5.00 assist-to-turnover ratio. He has also averaged a career-best 3.9 rebounds per game. Abdur-Rahkman has played in 134 career games, including 129 consecutive games, starting the last 57 straight. He needs just eight games to tie the all-time mark for games played at U-M.
The Wolverine trio has led the Maize and Blue to a 24-7 overall record, helping U-M post its 29th 20-win season in Michigan history and eighth in the 11-year tenure of head coach John Beilein. With a 13-5 conference record, the Wolverines earned the No. 5 seed for the 2018 Big Ten Tournament (Wed-Sun., Feb. 28-March 4) being played in New York City at Madison Square Garden.
2017-18 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball Awards
(UNANIMOUS SELECTIONS IN ALL CAPS)
COACHES SELECTIONS
FIRST TEAM
MILES BRIDGES, MICHIGAN STATE
James Palmer Jr., Nebraska
KEITA BATES-DIOP, OHIO STATE
Tony Carr, Penn State
Carsen Edwards, Purdue
SECOND TEAM
Juwan Morgan, Indiana
Moritz Wagner, Michigan
Jae'Sean Tate, Ohio State
Vincent Edwards, Purdue
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
THIRD TEAM
Anthony Cowan Jr., Maryland
Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State
Cassius Winston, Michigan State
Jordan Murphy, Minnesota
Isaac Haas, Purdue
HONORABLE MENTION
Leron Black, Illinois
Robert Johnson, Indiana
Tyler Cook, Iowa
Kevin Huerter, Maryland
Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, Michigan
Nick Ward, Michigan State
Nate Mason, Minnesota
Isaac Copeland Jr., Nebraska
Lamar Stevens, Penn State
Mike Watkins, Penn State
Dakota Mathias, Purdue
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Trent Frazier, Illinois
Bruno Fernando, Maryland
JAREN JACKSON JR., MICHIGAN STATE
Kaleb Wesson, Ohio State
Brad Davison, Wisconsin
ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Anthony Cowan Jr., Maryland
JAREN JACKSON JR., MICHIGAN STATE
Josh Reaves, Penn State
Mike Watkins, Penn State
Dakota Mathias, Purdue
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State
SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR: Duncan Robinson, Michigan
COACH OF THE YEAR: Chris Holtmann, Ohio State
MEDIA SELECTIONS
FIRST TEAM
MILES BRIDGES, MICHIGAN STATE
KEITA BATES-DIOP, OHIO STATE
Tony Carr, Penn State
Carsen Edwards, Purdue
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
SECOND TEAM
Juwan Morgan, Indiana
Moritz Wagner, Michigan
Jordan Murphy, Minnesota
James Palmer Jr., Nebraska
Vincent Edwards, Purdue
THIRD TEAM
Anthony Cowan Jr., Maryland
Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State
Nick Ward, Michigan State
Cassius Winston, Michigan State
Isaac Haas, Purdue
HONORABLE MENTION
Leron Black, Illinois
Trent Frazier, Illinois
Jordan Bohannon, Iowa
Tyler Cook, Iowa
Kevin Huerter, Maryland
Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, Michigan
Nate Mason, Minnesota
Isaac Copeland Jr., Nebraska
Bryant McIntosh, Northwestern
Dererk Pardon, Northwestern
Jae'Sean Tate, Ohio State
Lamar Stevens, Penn State
Mike Watkins, Penn State
Dakota Mathias, Purdue
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State
COACH OF THE YEAR: Chris Holtmann, Ohio State
Sportsmanship Honorees
Aaron Jordan, Illinois
Collin Hartman, Indiana
Nicholas Baer, Iowa
Michal Cekovsky, Maryland
Duncan Robinson, Michigan
Tum Tum Nairn Jr., Michigan State
Dupree McBrayer, Minnesota
Evan Taylor, Nebraska
Gavin Skelly, Northwestern
Andrew Dakich, Ohio State
Julian Moore, Penn State
P.J. Thompson, Purdue
Mike Williams, Rutgers
Aaron Moesch, Wisconsin
