:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/51314275/usa-today-9177940.0.jpg)
Many of the 2016-17 Preseason honors are starting to come out with a month to go before tipoff. SB Nation named Purdue No. 16 nationally and called us the most physical team in America. Today the Big Ten officially released its 10 member all-Big Ten team, and it included Purdue’s Caleb Swanigan:
2016-17 PRESEASON BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin
2016-17 PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN TEAM
Malcolm Hill, G, Illinois
James Blackmon Jr., G, Indiana
Thomas Bryant, C, Indiana
Peter Jok, G, Iowa
Melo Trimble, G, Maryland
Derrick Walton Jr., G, Michigan
Caleb Swanigan, F, Purdue
Ethan Happ, F, Wisconsin
NIGEL HAYES, F, Wisconsin
Bronson Koenig, F, Wisconsin
Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS
As expected, there are some solid players here. Defending champion Indiana has two members in Bryant and Blackmon (even though Blackmon missed the Big Ten season last year). Wisconsin, the preseason favorite, has three players. Nigel Hayes was an SB Nation all-Big Ten 1st team selection a year ago according to the Big Ten bloggers.