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B1G announces award winners for 2021-22 women’s basketball season
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The B1G has announced the award winners from the 2021-22 women’s basketball season. The announcements were made on Tuesday, two days after the conclusion of the regular season.
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark was named the B1G Player of the Year after a magnificent season, leading the Hawkeyes to a share of the conference regular season title. She finished the season averaging 27.5 points, 8.3 assists and 7.9 rebounds per game.
Clark also posted 5 triple-doubles and hit the 40-point mark 3 times for the Hawkeyes.
She's the talk of the college basketball world. 🗣
She’s @IowaWBB star @CaitlinClark22, and she’s the 2021-22 @B1Gwbball POY (Coaches & Media). pic.twitter.com/FuOfmR1n6y
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) March 1, 2022
Michigan’s Kim Barnes Arico was named the B1G Coach of the Year after nearly leading the Wolverines to a share of the B1G regular season title.
Michigan finished the B1G season with a 13-4 record, a half-game behind Ohio State and Iowa in first. A canceled game might have cost the Wolverines a share of the championship.
The Wolverines finished with a 22-5 mark overall.
She won it in 2017. And she's won it again.@umichwbball's Kim Barnes Arico (@KBA_GoBlue) is the 2021-22 @B1Gwbball's COY (Coaches & Media). pic.twitter.com/kAHCwpbbMs
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) March 1, 2022
Northwestern’s Veronica Burton was named the Defensive Player of the Year for a third consecutive year after another great season in Evanston.
Burton was a menace on the floor, averaging over 4 steals and nearly 1 block per game for the Wildcats. Northwestern closed out the season with a 16-11 mark in regular season play, which included an 8-8 mark against B1G teams.
✅ 2020
✅ 2021
✅ 2022Put your hands together for 3x @B1Gwbball DPOY Veronica Burton. 👏 pic.twitter.com/NAPJo3XNuz
— Northwestern On BTN (@NUOnBTN) March 1, 2022
Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski was named the B1G Freshman of the Year. In her first season with the Huskers, Markowski averaged 13 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.
Markowski posted an impressive 6 double-doubles for the Huskers and shot nearly 52% from the floor.
Alex Markowski: @B1Gwbball Freshman of the Year ⭐️. @lexannmakowski x @HuskersWBB pic.twitter.com/h6fuprbHaw
— Nebraska On BTN (@NebraskaOnBTN) March 1, 2022
Maryland’s Shyanne Sellers was named the B1G Sixth Player of the Year, providing some much-needed sparks for the Terrapins throughout the year.
In 28 games, Sellers averaged 7.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game. The Terrapins ended the regular season with a 21-7 record.
The best of the bench 😤.@shyannesellers3 x @TerpsWBB pic.twitter.com/bNjPzHCoUt
— Maryland On BTN (@MarylandOnBTN) March 1, 2022
Also released on Tuesday were the first- and second-team All-B1G squads:
The 2021-22 @B1Gwbball first team is L-O-A-D-E-D. 💪 pic.twitter.com/U5cPKTUr7L
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) March 1, 2022
And here is the 2⃣nd team 👀 pic.twitter.com/95uALa6Ag1
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) March 1, 2022
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB