Ohio State's Brice Sensabaugh voted third-team all-Big Ten by media
Ohio State freshman forward Brice Sensabaugh has been named third-team all-Big Ten in the media poll.
The team’s leading scorer at 16.5 points per game, Sensabaugh was the only Buckeye to be named to the league’s first, second or third teams. Sensabaugh was also named honorable mention all-conference by the Big Ten coaches, putting him on par with sixth-year senior forward Justice Sueing and third-year center Zed Key.
It is the first time Ohio State has not had either a first- or second-team all-conference pick since the 2019 season. Last year, E.J. Liddell was voted first-team all-league by the coaches and media and freshman Malaki Branham was voted to the third team by both.
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Sensabaugh, like Branham last year, was also voted to the league’s all-freshman team that is selected by the coaches only. No member was a unanimous selection.
With a 21-point game at Michigan State on Saturday, Sensabaugh became the sixth freshmen in Ohio State history to surpass 500 points in a season. He closed the regular season with 512 points, passing Greg Oden in the process.
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Sensabaugh is eighth in the Big Ten in scoring, 10th in field-goal percentage (48.1%) and third in free-throw percentage (83.0%). He's the leading freshman scorer in the league.
Sueing is second on the team in scoring at 12.0 points per game, second in rebounding at 5.4 per game and third in assists with 60. Key, who suffered a shoulder injury that required season-ending surgery last week, averaged 10.8 points and a team-high 7.5 rebounds.
West Virginia transfer Sean McNeil was named the team’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree.
The league honors were unveiled on an awards show aired live on the Big Ten Network.
Purdue’s Zach Edey was named Big Ten player of the year as well as first-team all-conference in both the coaches’ and media polls. He averaged 21.9 points, 12.8 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game to help the Boilermakers win an outright league title. Northwestern's Chris Collins was voted coach of the year after leading the Wildcats to a No. 2 seed in the conference tournament. Indiana's Jalen Hood-Schifino was voted freshman of the year.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State's Brice Sensabaugh, others earn all-Big Ten honors
