Ohio State forward E.J. Liddell has been named first-team all-Big Ten by both the coaches and media and freshman Malaki Branham earned third-team honors. 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 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 and media. Cockburn and Murray were both unanimous picks, while Davis was a unanimous coaches’ choice. No other Ohio State players were picked to the three all-league teams or received honorable mention honors. Last season, Liddell was named first-team all-league…
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