Purdue's Braden Smith was named the Big Ten player of the year and Michigan State's Tom Izzo coach of the year by coaches and the media in voting coordinated by the conference. Smith and Izzo won ...

Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo was named Big Ten coach of the year for the fourth time in his career. At 70 years old, Izzo is the oldest recipient of the award since it began in 1977.