5 Boilermakers Honored by Big Ten Conference

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men's basketball program capped off an impressive regular season by picking up six All-Big Ten honors, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.
 
For their roles in Purdue's 25-6 regular-season mark, Jaden Ivey, Zach Edey, Trevion Wlliams, Sasha Stefanovic and Eric Hunter Jr., each picked up All-Big Ten accolades.
 
In voting done by the league's coaches, Sophomore Jaden Ivey was named to the first team, Zach Edey to the second team, Trevion Williams on the third team, Sasha Stefanovic was named to the honorable mention squad and Eric Hunter Jr., was selected to the All-Defensive Team.

Williams also became Purdue's second recipient of the Sixth Man of the Year Award (D.J. Byrd – 2012) and Stefanovic, who is also a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award, was named the team's Sportsmanship Award winner.

The media list was the same for the Boilermakers, with the exception of the All-Defense Team, in which the media does not vote on.
 
Since the 2015-16 season, Purdue has had a league-best six first-team All-Big Ten selections (A.J. Hammons – 2016; Caleb Swanigan – 2017; Carsen Edwards – 2018; Carsen Edwards – 2019; Trevion Williams – 2021; Jaden Ivey – 2022).
 
Jaden Ivey / Sophomore / Guard / South Bend, Indiana / First Team All-Big Ten

• Recently named a second-team All-American by The Sporting News, Ivey averaged 17.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists in Big Ten play.
• He is the eighth Purdue underclassmen (freshman or sophomore) since 1950 to be named first-team All-Big Ten (Terry Dischinger, Dave Schellhase, Rick Mount, Glenn Robinson, JaJuan Johnson, Caleb Swanigan, Carsen Edwards).
• One of two underclassmen (Duke's Paulo Banchero) to score 500 points with 140 rebounds, 90 assists, 30 steals and 15 blocked shots.
• Ivey needs just 84 points, eight rebounds and nine assists to become the second player in school history to have 600 points, 150 rebounds and 100 assists in a season (Caleb Swanigan – 2017).
• Ivey has played his best against ranked teams, averaging 19.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.4 assists while shooting 14-of-34 (.412) from long distance in six games. He was outstanding in a win over No. 18 North Carolina with 22 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, then added 10 points, seven rebounds and seven assists against No. 5 Villanova.
• Had one of the signature moments of the college basketball season in an 81-78 win over No. 16 Ohio State, hitting a fadeaway 25-footer as the clock expired for the buzzer-beating victory.
• Three games later, he tallied 26 points with six assists and four rebounds to finish a season sweep of Illinois. He also had 25 points with four assists in a big win over a Rutgers team that had won four straight games against nationally-ranked teams.
• Ivey tied a school record for most 3-pointers made without a miss with a 6-of-6 performance against Butler in the final edition of the Crossroads Classic.

 
Zach Edey / Sophomore / Center / Toronto, Ontario / Second Team All-Big Ten

• Named second-team All-Big Ten after averaging 14.1 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 blocks per game in just 20.1 minutes per contest.
• One of five Big Ten players to reach those marks in conference play, but his 20.1 minutes played were the fewest by 11.7 minutes (Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis; 31.8 minutes per game).
• Per 40 minutes, Edey is averaging 30.7 points, 15.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. Per 100 possessions, Edey is at a staggering 45.7 points and 23.5 rebounds.
• Leads the country in offensive rating (128.1) and his career offensive rating is the best for a player nationally in the last 15 years.
• He is one of four players nationally in the last 15 years to average at least 14.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.0 blocks in under 25 minutes (A.J. Hammons, DeMarcus Cousins are two of them).
• Leads the Big Ten and the country in field goal percentage (.667), which ranks tied for fourth in a season in school history.
• His career 64.2 field goal percentage is second in school history behind Stephen Scheffler, and is fifth in the NCAA among active players.
• Has recorded 55 dunks this season, the second most in school history (Joe Barry Carroll – 70).
• Leads the team with eight double-doubles and has nine 20-point games. In games that he starts during his career, Purdue is 24-5.

 
Trevion Williams / Senior / Center / Chicago, Illinois / Third Team All-Big Ten / 6th Man of the Year

• Named third-team All-Big Ten and Sixth Man of the Year after averaging 11.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 0.9 steals in just 19.5 minutes per game. Shot 49.2 percent from the field and 50.0 percent (4-of-8) from 3-point range.
• Ranks 7th on Purdue's career rebounds list (857) and 28th on the career scoring chart (1,327). Needs just three rebounds to become the third player in school history (Joe Barry Carroll, Terry Dischinger) with three seasons of 230 or more rebounds.
• Is 1-of-4 Purdue players (Walter Jordan, Robbie Hummel, Brad Miller) and 1-of-4 active players nationally to have 1,300 points, 850 rebounds and 200 assists.
• Owns seven double-doubles (28 for career) and has scored 20 or more points five times this season.
• Named a two-time Big Ten Player of the Week and his four career honors are the fifth most in Purdue history.

 
Sasha Stefanovic / Senior / Guard / Crown Point, Indiana / Honorable Mention All-Big Ten

• Named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten after averaging 11.0 points, 2.9 assists and 2.5 rebounds with 47 made 3-pointers in Big Ten play.
• His 218 career trifectas rank seventh in school history.
• Finished the regular season with 79 3-pointers, good for second in the Big Ten and tied for 11th on Purdue's single-season list.
• Needs 52 points to become the seventh player in school history with 1,000 points, 200 rebounds, 200 assists and 200 made 3-pointers.
• Has scored in double-figures in 17 games this season. Purdue is 16-1 when he scores 10 or more points and 34-6 during his career.
• Leads the team with 104 assists and his 2.67 (104 / 39) assist / turnover ratio is just outside the top 10 in a season.

 
Eric Hunter Jr. / Senior / Guard / Indianapolis, Indiana / All-Defensive Team

• Named to the All-Defensive Team after a strong conference season.
• Averaged 7.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in Big Ten play and led the league in 3-point percentage (23-of-43; .535).
• Was assigned the top perimeter player most of the season for the improving Purdue defense.
• Tasked with guarding Wisconsin's Johnny Davis in the second-to-last game of the year and held him to 5-of-13 shooting with three turnovers. Davis had 37 points in the first meeting.
• Also limited Iowa's second-leading scorer (Jordan Bohannon) to 10 combined points (2-of-8 3Ps, 4 turnovers) in two games.
• Held Illinois' Trent Frazier to 1-of-7 shooting (0-of-4 from 3) and two points and two turnovers in a Feb. 8, win over the Illini.
• Northwestern's Boo Buie was 3-of-10 from the field and 1-of-5 from long range with 11 points and two turnovers in a Feb. 16, victory.
• Becomes Purdue's league-leading 17th occurrence that a Boilermaker has been named to the All-Defensive Team.