2017-18 B1G Postseason Honors
The Big Ten All-Conference teams and individual award winners were announced Monday. Illinois RS junior forward Leron Black was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by both the coach and media, while freshman guard Trent Frazier was named to the All-Freshman team (only the coaches name an All-Freshman team) along with honorable mention All-Big Ten honors from the media.
Additionally, senior guard Aaron Jordan was recognized by the conference office as Illinois' Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree.
LERON BLACK | HM All-Big Ten (Coaches & Media)
RS Jr., F, 6-7, 230 | Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS)
» Leads Illini in scoring (15.7), rebounding (5.3), FG% (.552) and 3FG% (.524)
» Ranks 10th in the Big Ten in scoring for all games (15.7 ppg) & 11th in conference games (16.4)
» Scored in double figures in 26 of 30 games on the year, including 13 of the last 14 games
» Scored at least 12 points in 16 of 18 conference games
» Seven outings of 20-plus points, including four-straight 20-point games from Feb. 14-22
» First Illini player in the last 15 years to record four-consecutive 20-point performances during Big Ten play
» Career-high 28 points twice in the last five games, vs. Nebraska (Feb. 18) & vs. Purdue (Feb. 22)
» Illini's leading scorer 14 times on the season
» Averaging 21.3 points on 53.9 percent shooting and 60.0 percent 3-point shooting over the last six games
» Ranks sixth in the Big Ten and 51st in the NCAA in field goal percentage (.552)
TRENT FRAZIER | All-Freshman Team & HM All-Big Ten (Media)
Fr., G, 6-1, 170 | Wellington, Fla. (Wellington HS)
» Leads all Big Ten freshmen in scoring (12.5 ppg), assists (3.0), steals (1.6) and 3-pointers (1.9) for season
» Also leads B1G freshmen in scoring (14.1 ppg), assists (3.07), steals (1.65) and 3-pointers (2.4) for conference games
» Two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Dec. 26 & Feb. 12
» Scored career-high 32 points vs. Wisconsin (Feb. 8), the most by a Big Ten freshman this year and the third-highest total ever by an Illini freshman
» Career-high seven 3-pointers twice – vs. Iowa (Jan. 11) & vs. Wisconsin (Feb. 8) – the most ever by an Illini freshman
» Averaging 15.6 points and 1.9 steals while shooting 39.1 percent from 3-point range over the last 21 games
» Second on Illini in scoring at 12.5 ppg, the highest scoring average by an Illini freshman in the last 19 years
» Averaged 14.1 points in league play (20th in B1G)
» Scored in double figures in 18 of the last 21 games, and 21 times on the season
» First Illini freshman since 1999 with five 20-point games
» Second in the Big Ten in steals at 1.7 spg
