The Coach Was Happy (Beilein joins WTKA 3-11)

Ole!  Via BTN Brent Yarina.

Enjoy a very happy John Beilein chatting with Sam and Ira this morning on WTKA 1050AM.  They hit on many topics – the success this year, the 1-3-1 zone, the postgame celebration on Saturday, the evolution of the Crisler atmosphere (LOL), the upcoming B1G tournament and much more:

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Here’s the full POY and 2014 Big Ten Basketball all-conference selections press release via U-M Media Relations:

Stauskas Big Ten’s Top Player; Beilein Coach of the Year

March 10, 2014

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Sophomore Nik Stauskas (Mississauga, Ontario/St. Marks [Mass.]) of the University of Michigan men’s basketball team was named the 2014 Big Ten Player of the Year by the coaches and media, and Wolverine head coach John Beilein was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year as selected by the media on Monday night (March 10). Sophomore Caris LeVert (Pickerington, Ohio/Central HS), sophomore Glenn Robinson III (St. John, Ind./Lake Central HS) and freshman Derrick Walton Jr. (Detroit, Mich./Chandler Park Academy) garnered other conference postseason recognition — LeVert an all-conference second teamer, Robinson an honorable mention and Walton an all-freshman member.

Stauskas becomes the second U-M player to earn Big Ten Player of the Year in program history and helps the Wolverines earn back-to-back honors after Trey Burke was honored last season. In addition to his Player of the Year distinction, Stauskas was the only unanimous selection to the All-Big Ten first team by the coaches and media.

Stauskas, who was a four-time Big Ten Player of the Week and recently named to the Sporting News’ All-America second team, led U-M to a 23-7 overall mark and guided the Wolverines to their first outright Big Ten title in 28 years with a 15-3 record.

He led the Maize and Blue with 17.4 points and 3.5 assists while pulling down 3.3 rebounds per game. He scored in double figures in 25 of his 29 games, with 13 20-plus point games, including a career-best 26 twice. He is the only player in the Big Ten to rank among the top 10 for field goal percentage (48.9), three-point percentage (45.8) and free throw percentage (81.1).

Beilein was named the Big Ten’s Coach of the Year by the media and becomes just the third U-M coach honored, joining the late Johnny Orr (1974, ’77) and Bill Frieder (1985) as the only others selected.

LeVert, who started all 30 games, improved his averages from just 2.3 points in 2012-13 to 13.4 points per game this season. He posted 21 double-figure scoring games with seven 20-plus point games, including a career-best 25 against Wisconsin on Feb. 16. He added 4.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists while playing in 34.0 minutes per game.

Robinson, who was a preseason All-Big Ten selection, averaged 13.2 points per game in his second season, posting 22 double-figure scoring games, including a career-best 23 points on two occasions. He added 4.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game while shooting 49.7 percent from the field.

Walton became the fourth straight Wolverine freshman to be named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team by the coaches, as Tim Hardaway Jr. (2011), Burke (2012) and Robinson (2013) also earned the distinction in their rookie seasons. Walton played in all 30 games, starting 29, and is averaging 8.1 points, 2.9 assists and 2.9 rebounds. He reached double figures in 11 games with a career-best 19 points at Michigan State on Jan. 25. He also had his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds at Ohio State on Feb. 11.

The Wolverines earned the program’s first No. 1 seed in Big Ten Tournament history and open play on Friday (March 14) at noon against the winner of the match-up between No. 8 seed Indiana and No. 9 seed Illinois.

2013-14 ALL-BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL AWARDS

(UNANIMOUS SELECTIONS IN ALL CAPS)

COACHES SELECTIONS

First Team

Roy Devyn Marble, Iowa

NIK STAUSKAS, MICHIGAN

Gary Harris, Michigan State

Terran Petteway, Nebraska

Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin

Second Team

Yogi Ferrell, Indiana

Caris LeVert, Michigan

Adreian Payne, Michigan State

D.J. Newbill, Penn State

Sam Dekker, Wisconsin

Third Team

Noah Vonleh, Indiana

Aaron White, Iowa

Aaron Craft, Ohio State

LaQuinton Ross, Ohio State

Tim Frazier, Penn State

Honorable Mention

Rayvonte Rice, Illinois

Glenn Robinson III, Michigan

Keith Appling, Michigan State

Denzel Valentine, Michigan State

Andre Hollins, Minnesota

Shavon Shields, Nebraska

Drew Crawford, Northwestern

A.J. Hammons, Purdue

Ben Brust, Wisconsin

All-Freshman Team

Kendrick Nunn, Illinois

Noah Vonleh, Indiana

Derrick Walton Jr., Michigan

Kendall Stephens, Purdue

Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin

All-Defensive Team

Gary Harris, Michigan State

Aaron Craft, Ohio State

Shannon Scott, Ohio State

A.J. Hammons, Purdue

Josh Gasser, Wisconsin

Player of the Year: Nik Stauskas, Michigan

Defensive Player of the Year: Aaron Craft, Ohio State

Freshman of the Year: Noah Vonleh, Indiana

Sixth Man of the Year: Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin

Coach of the Year: Tim Miles, Nebraska

 

MEDIA SELECTIONS

First Team

Roy Devyn Marble, Iowa

NIK STAUSKAS, MICHIGAN

Gary Harris, Michigan State

Terran Petteway, Nebraska

Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin

Second Team

Yogi Ferrell, Indiana

Caris LeVert, Michigan

Adreian Payne, Michigan State

Aaron Craft, Ohio State

D.J. Newbill, Penn State

Third Team

Noah Vonleh, Indiana

Aaron White, Iowa

Drew Crawford, Northwestern

Tim Frazier, Penn State

Sam Dekker, Wisconsin

Honorable Mention

Rayvonte Rice, Illinois

Will Sheehey, Indiana

Glenn Robinson III, Michigan

Keith Appling, Michigan State

Denzel Valentine, Michigan State

Andre Hollins, Minnesota

DeAndre Mathieu, Minnesota

Shavon Shields, Nebraska

LaQuinton Ross, Ohio State

A.J. Hammons, Purdue

Ben Brust, Wisconsin

Josh Gasser, Wisconsin

Traevon Jackson, Wisconsin

Player of the Year: Nik Stauskas, Michigan

Freshman of the Year: Noah Vonleh, Indiana

Coach of the Year: John Beilein, Michigan

Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honorees

Joseph Bertrand, Illinois

Will Sheehey, Indiana

Mike Gesell, Iowa

Jon Horford, Michigan

Denzel Valentine, Michigan State

Austin Hollins, Minnesota

Shavon Shields, Nebraska

Drew Crawford, Northwestern

Lenzelle Smith Jr., Ohio State

Tim Frazier, Penn State

Travis Carroll, Purdue

Ben Brust, Wisconsin