For the second straight season, an IU basketball player is the Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
Mackenzie Mgbako shares the honor with Iowa’s Owen Freeman, the league announced on Tuesday.
The 6-foot-8 Mgbako is averaging 12.2 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 34.3 percent from three.
B1G-Mack 😤
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— Indiana Basketball (@IndianaMBB) March 12, 2024
Mgbako paced the Hoosiers with 49 made 3-pointers and averaged 12.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per contest. He led all freshman across the Big Ten in total points (377), points per game (12.2), 20-point games (3), and made free throws (82), finished second in made 3-pointers (49), and ended third in total rebounds (123).
The New Jersey native is the 14th Hoosier since the inception of the team in 2003 to be placed on the All-Freshman Team.
The Hoosiers are the first Big Ten program to win consecutive Freshman of the Year accolades since Michigan State in 2017 and 2018.
Jalen Hood-Schifino was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year last season.
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