The Big Ten Conference women's basketball awards were announced, with the conference's coaches and the media choosing first-team, second-team and honorable mention winners.
Big Ten honors Gophers players Rose Micheaux and Mara Braun
Micheaux was named honorable mention All-Big Ten and Braun was named to the conference's All-Freshmen Team.
February 28, 2023 at 6:04PM
Gophers center Rose Micheaux, a sophomore, was named to the honorable mention team by both media and coaches. Guard Mara Braun was named to both all-freshman teams.
Micheaux started all 29 games, averaging 14.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and shooting 51.1 percent. She had nine point-rebound double-doubles and scored in double figures 22 times.
Braun led the Gophers in scoring (15.3) and in threes made (61), shooting 35.1% from behind the arc. She also averaged 3.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.5 steals.
Isabelle Gradwell, who joined the Gophers this year as a graduate transfer, was the Gophers' recipient of the sportsmanship award given by the coaches.
Minnesota’s bench scored 50 points, including a team-leading 18 points from graduate transfer Annika Stewart, showcasing the depth that coach Dawn Plitzuweit promised.
