Junior James Blackmon Jr. and sophomore Thomas Bryant were among 10 players named to the Preseason All-Big Ten team, the conference announced Tuesday.
Blackmon is coming off knee surgery, which sidelined him for the remainder of last season after 13 games. Before his injury, he was averaging 15.8 points per game and shooting 46.3 percent from the 3-point line. Through two seasons at IU, he’s averaged 15.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, and he’s shot 40.9 percent from three.
Bryant was named Third Team All-Big Ten and received Big Ten All-Freshman honors last season.
He shot an IU-record 68.3 percent from the field last year, and averaged 11.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.
Wisconsin forward Nigel Hayes earned the Preseason Player of the Year Award.
Bryant and Blackmon will both be present at Big Ten Media Day on Thursday in Washington D.C.
Andrew Hussey
