Michigan point guard Derrick Walton Jr. was named to the Preseason All-Big Ten team this afternoon.
His inclusion marks the fifth straight year that a Wolverine was named to the Preseason All-Big Ten team. Caris LeVert earned those honors in 2014-15 and 2015-16, Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III were on the team in 2013-14 and Trey Burke in 2012-13.
Walton averaged 11.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game last season and recorded the fifth triple-double in Michigan program history.
Here’s the full 2016-17 Preseason All-Big Ten team, led by Preseason Player of the Year Nigel Hayes.
Malcolm Hill, Illinois
James Blackmon Jr., Indiana
Thomas Bryant, Indiana
Peter Jok, Iowa
Melo Trimble, Maryland
Derrick Walton Jr., Michigan
Caleb Swanigan, Purdue
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin (unanimous)
Bronson Koenig, Wisconsin
U-M’s Preseason All-Big Ten Selections
1993-94: Juwan Howard & Jalen Rose
1995-96: Maurice Taylor
1996-97: Maurice Taylor
1997-98: Robert Traylor
1998-99: Louis Bullock
2000-01: LaVell Blanchard
2001-02: LaVell Blanchard
2003-04: Daniel Horton
2008-09: Manny Harris
2009-10: Manny Harris
2012-13: Trey Burke
2013-14: Mitch McGary & Glenn Robinson III
2014-15: Caris LeVert
2015-16: Caris LeVert
2016-17: Derrick Walton Jr.
