Kaleb Wesson has been unanimously recognized as one of the best basketball players in the Big Ten entering the 2019-20 season.
The Ohio State big man was one of three players unanimously selected by a panel of media members to this year's preseason All-Big Ten team, along with Michigan State's Cassius Winston and Maryland's Anthony Cowan Jr.
Wesson, who was an All-Big Ten honorable mention last season, led the Buckeyes with 14.6 points per game and 6.9 rebounds per game in 2018-19 and is expected to be the team's star player once again this year.
Winston, the reigning Big Ten men's basketball player of the year, was unanimously chosen as the preseason Big Ten player of the year.
The full preseason All-Big Ten team, which consistently of 10 players and was announced by the conference on Wednesday morning (unanimous selections bolded):
| Player | Pos. | Yr. | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| AYO DOSONMU | G | SO | ILLINOIS |
| JOE WIESKAMP | G | SO | IOWA |
| ANTHONY COWAN JR. | G | SR | MARYLAND |
| JALEN SMITH | F | SO | MARYLAND |
| ZAVIER SIMPSON | G | SR | MICHIGAN |
| XAVIER TILLMAN | F | JR | MICHIGAN STATE |
| CASSIUS WINSTON | G | SR | MICHIGAN STATE |
| KALEB WESSON | F | JR | OHIO STATE |
| LAMAR STEVENS | F | SR | PENN STATE |
| NOJEL EASTERN | G | JR | PURDUE |
