Purdue junior guard Braden Smith was named the 2025 Big Ten Player of the Year after averaging 16.3 points, 8.8 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game.

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.

Braden Smith was named the Big Ten Player of the Year, while Trey Kaufman-Renn was named a first-team All-Big Ten honoree.