Frank Kaminsky Named Big Ten Player of the Year: Latest Details and Reaction

To the surprise of few, Wisconsin Badgers forward Frank Kaminsky won Big Ten Player of the Year on Monday.    

The conference revealed Kaminsky was atop the voting for both the coaches and media:

He's the third Badger to win the award:

Kaminsky finished the regular season third in the Big Ten in scoring (18.4 points a game) and second in rebounding (8.1 boards a game). He can't take sole credit for the regular-season conference title, but he was the Badgers' most important player.

According to Sports-Reference, he also led the Big Ten in player efficiency rating (35.6), effective field-goal percentage (.603), true shooting percentage (.635) and win shares (7.9).

The Big Ten Network illustrated just how good Kaminsky has performed in 2014-15:

Jeff Rabjohns of Peegs.com noted how much the senior has developed over the years:

Wisconsin heads into the Big Ten tournament as the top seed and favorite to win, and should the Badgers do so, they could lock down a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tourney.  

Much of the team's fortunes hinge on Kaminsky. He stepped up big last March, and a repeat of that could have Wisconsin in the Final Four once again.