Ohio State forward E.J. Liddell has been named first-team all-Big Ten and freshman Malaki Branham was named the league’s freshmen of the year by both the coaches and media. Liddell is the first Ohio State player to repeat as first-team all-Big Ten since Jared Sullinger in 2011 and 2012. Last season, Liddell was picked to the first team by the league’s coaches and second team by the media. The Buckeyes have now had 19 first-team all-conference selections. Ohio State basketball insider: Stay in the know with texts from beat reporter Adam Jardy Branham is Ohio State’s first Big Ten freshman of the year since D’Angelo Russell in 2015 and Ohio State’s eighth overall. He was also named third-team all-league and Liddell was picked to the all-defensive team. Liddell joins Illinois’ Kofi Cockburn, Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis, Purdue’s Jaden Ivey and Iowa’s Keegan Murray on the first team as voted by both coaches…
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