Ohio State's point guard has collected some hardware following the regular season.
Bruce Thornton was named third-team All-Big Ten by the conference's media on Tuesday, the lone Buckeye to make either the first-, second- or third-team list. Thornton was an honorable mention per the league's coaches.
Ohio State forward Jamison Battle was selected as an honorable mention by both the media and the coaches.
Thornton has been the Buckeyes' leading scorer and offensive maestro throughout the season, collecting a team-high 16.1 points and 4.3 assists per game. He's done so with just 1.2 turnovers per game, more than tripling his giveaways with dimes.
Thornton's scored at least 20 points in eight of Ohio State's games this year with a season-high 29 in the team's win over Alabama in the Emerald Coast Classic on Nov. 24.
Battle transferred into Ohio State from Minnesota this offseason and has been the Big Ten's best 3-point shooter, hitting a conference-best 44% of his threes with 81 makes from distance, the second-most in the league.
Purdue center Zach Edey took home Big Ten Player of the Year for the second season in a row, pacing the conference in scoring with 24.2 points per game and rebounding with 11.7 per game. Edey added 2.2 blocks per contest, third-most in the Big Ten behind Rutgers center Clifford Omoruyi and Ohio State center Felix Okpara.
Ohio State kicks off what it hopes will be a deep Big Ten Tournament run against Iowa on Thursday. Tip-off is at 6:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network.
