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Purdue's Jaden Ivey, Trevion Williams Named to Preseason 2021-22 All-Big Ten Team

Sophomore guard Jaden Ivey and senior forward Trevion Williams were listed among 11 players selected to the 2021-22 preseason All-Big Ten team. Ivey was one of five unanimous selections.

D.J. Fezler

Purdue's Jaden Ivey, Trevion Williams Named to Preseason 2021-22 All-Big Ten Team
Purdue's Jaden Ivey, Trevion Williams Named to Preseason 2021-22 All-Big Ten Team /

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue sophomore guard Jaden Ivey and senior forward Trevion Williams were among 11 players selected to the 2021-22 preseason All-Big Ten team, the conference announced Wednesday. Ivey was a unanimous selection. 

Alongside Ivey, Illinois center Kofi Cockburn, Michigan center Hunter Dickinson, Ohio State forward E.J. Liddell and Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis were also unanimous selections. 

Below is the 2021-22 All-Big Ten team, including the winner of the preseason Player of the Year: 

2021-22 Preseason All-Big Ten Team 

  • KOFI COCKBURN, JR., C, ILLINOIS
  • Andre Curbelo, So., G, Illinois
  • TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS, JR., F, INDIANA
  • Keegan Murray, So., F, Iowa
  • Eric Ayala, Sr., G, Maryland
  • HUNTER DICKINSON, SO., C, MICHIGAN
  • Caleb Houstan, Fr., G/F, Michigan
  • E.J. LIDDELL, JR., F, OHIO STATE
  • JADEN IVEY, SO., G, PURDUE
  • Trevion Williams, Sr., F, Purdue
  • Ron Harper Jr., Sr., G/F, Rutgers

Unanimous selections listed in ALL CAPS

2021-22 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year

  • Kofi Cockburn, Jr., C, Illinois

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D.J. Fezler is a staff writer for BoilermakersCountry.com. Hailing from The Region, he is from Cedar Lake in Northwest Indiana and has spent the last two years covering Purdue football and basketball. 

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