John Blackwell earns his first All-Big Ten honors

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MADISON, WISCONSIN – DECEMBER 06: John Blackwell #25 and Nick Boyd #2 of the Wisconsin Badgers celebrate a win over the Marquette Golden Eagles at Kohl Center on December 06, 2025 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images) | Getty Images

The Big Ten released its all-conference awards on Tuesday, and the Wisconsin Badgers saw two players earn awards. Nick Boyd led the way, being a consensus All-Big Ten second team selection, missing out on the top team in a year with loaded Big Ten talent.

On the flip side, John Blackwell was an All-Big Ten selection for the first time in his career, being a consensus All-Big Ten third team selection after posting 18.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists this season.

Blackwell’s efficiency went down this year amid a couple of cold stretches, as he shot just 41.2 percent from the field. But he also looked to shoot the three-ball at a higher rate, and was much more efficient at that. On 7.1 attempts per game, Blackwell connected at a 38.1 percent clip. His 2.7 three-point makes per game were fifth in the conference.

Last season, Blackwell was also Wisconsin’s second-leading scorer behind John Tonje, averaging 15.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game in a combo guard role, while shooting 45.1 percent from the field and 32.2 percent from three.

However, he was snubbed on the all-conference teams, being an honorable mention by the coaches and not even that by the media. This year, he was able to change that. Here’s a look at all of the conference teams from the coaches vote and the media vote.

COACHES

First Team

Keaton Wagler, Illinois

Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan

Jeremy Fears Jr., Michigan State

Pryce Sandfort, Nebraska

Braden Smith, Purdue

Second Team

Lamar Wilkerson, Indiana

Bennett Stirtz, Iowa

Nick Martinelli, Northwestern

Bruce Thornton, Ohio State

Nick Boyd, Wisconsin

Honorable Mentions

David Mirkovic, Illinois

Jaxon Kohler, Michigan State

Cade Tyson, Minnesota

Sam Hoiberg, Nebraska

Rienk Mast, Nebraska

Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue

Donovan Dent, UCLA

Third Team

Morez Johnson Jr., Michigan

Aday Mara, Michigan

Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA

Hannes Steinbach, Washington

John Blackwell, Wisconsin

MEDIA