Indiana Point Guard Xavier Johnson Named All-Big Ten Second Team By Fox Sports
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Fox Sports released its preseason All-Big Ten first and second teams, player of the year and breakout player to watch on Monday.
Despite being left off the All-Big Ten teams in a conference-wide media poll, Indiana's Xavier Johnson made Fox Sports' All-Big Ten second team.
Johnson played just 11 games last season due to a broken foot, but coach Mike Woodson is relying on him to play a major role as a point guard and team captain.
In Johnson's first and only complete season as a Hoosier in 2021-22, he was named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention by the conference's voting media. That season, Johnson led Indiana in assists (172) and steals (40) and finished second in points per game at 12.1.
Here's the rest of Fox Sports' preseason Big Ten selections.
First team
- Zach Edey, Purdue
- Tyson Walker, Michigan State
- Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois
- Jahmir Young, Maryland
- Boo Buie, Northwestern
Second team
- A.J. Hoggard, Michigan State
- Cliff Omoruyi, Rutgers
- Xavier Johnson, Indiana
- Chucky Hepburn, Wisconsin
- Olivier Nkamhoua, Michigan
Preseason Player of the Year
- Zach Edey, Purdue
Breakout Player to Watch
- Bruce Thornton, Ohio State
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