B1G names 2021 All-Tournament Team, MVP
After a year without postseason basketball, the 2021 postseason is off to a roaring start!
With a number of conference tournaments going down this weekend, the B1G provided some impressive firepower and incredible highlights throughout. It came to a dramatic conclusion Sunday between Illinois and Ohio State.
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To get there, the Buckeyes took down Minnesota, Purdue, and Michigan. Duane Washington Jr. was phenomenal all weekend long, scoring at least 16 points in every game, including 32 points in the championship game Sunday.
For Illinois, big man Kofi Cockburn and do-everything guard Ayo Dosunmu were integral to the success of the Illini. While the bench did provide a huge boost Sunday, Illinois was powered by their stars in Indy.
For their efforts, Washington, Cockburn, and Dosunmu were named to the 2021 B1G All-Tournament team. They were joined by E.J. Liddell from Ohio State and Luka Garza from Iowa:
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐁𝐈𝐆 𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐌𝐄𝐍’𝐒 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐀𝐋𝐋-𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌#B1GTourney x #B1GMBBall pic.twitter.com/wBHTMqa34U
— Big Ten Men's Hoops (@B1GMBBall) March 14, 2021
For his work in leading Illinois to the title, Dosunmu was named the Jim and Kitty Delany Most Outstanding Player for the Tournament:
Ayo Dosunmu of @IlliniMBB has something 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐀 special all this week 💯 @AyoDos_11 is your 2021 #B1GTourney Jim and Kitty Delany Most Outstanding Player. pic.twitter.com/e9YC6VHObY
— Big Ten Men's Hoops (@B1GMBBall) March 14, 2021
Iowa, Ohio State, and Illinois all punched tickets to March Madness, and it will be interesting to see which team and stars will be the last ones standing in the NCAA Tournament.