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Message: [QUOTE="Plebe, post: 2597381, member: 6927"] POY: split between Kelsey Mitchell (coaches' pick) and Megan Gustafson (media). FOY: Destiny Pitts, Minnesota COY: Amy Williams, Nebraska DPOY: Ae'Rianna Harris, Purdue SPOY: Ieshia Small, Maryland [URL='http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022618aac.html']Big Ten Women’s Basketball Honors Announced On BTN[/URL] [INDENT]Ohio State’s Kelsey Mitchell was chosen as Big Ten Player of the Year by the conference coaches, while Iowa’s Megan Gustafson earned the Big Ten Player of the Year award from a select panel of Big Ten media members. It’s the third time in four years Mitchell has been the coaches’ choice for Player of the Year, while Gustafson becomes the first Iowa student to earn that honor from either the coaches or media since 1998, when Tangela Smith was chosen by both groups. Minnesota’s Destiny Pitts was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year by both the coaches and media, while Nebraska’s Amy Williams took home Coach of the Year accolades from her colleagues as well as the media. In addition, the Big Ten coaches selected Purdue’s Ae’Rianna Harris as Defensive Player of the Year and Maryland’s Ieshia Small as the Sixth Player of the Year.[/INDENT] [/QUOTE]