AP FILE PHOTO - Iowa forward Payton Sandfort (20) celebrates during the second half of a college basketball game against Ohio State on Feb. 2 in Iowa City.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior forward Payton Sandfort has been named to the 10-player preseason All-Big Ten team, it was announced Tuesday by the conference office.

The Hawkeyes have been represented on the preseason All-Big Ten team in five of the last six seasons as voted upon by a selected panel of media. Previous honorees include: Joe Wieskamp (2019), Luka Garza (2020), Keegan Murray (2021) and Kris Murray (2022).

Sandfort has also been named to Blue Ribbon’s preseason first-team All-Big Ten team and he has been tabbed as one of the best seniors and sharp shooters in college basketball by Andy Katz on NCAA.com.

The 6-foot-8, 215 pound forward put up career-best numbers across the board last season, averaging 16.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists, while shooting 44.6 percent from the floor, 37.9 percent from distance and 91.1 percent from the free-throw stripe. He ranked second in the Big Ten in free-throw percentage, third in 3-point percentage, eighth in scoring and 13th in rebounding en route to third-team All-Big Ten honors.

The Waukee native led the Big Ten with 94 3-point field goals, and he recorded the first triple-double in program history.

2024-25 Preseason All-Big Ten Team

(* denotes unanimous selection)

Oumar Ballo, Indiana

Payton Sandfort, Iowa

Dawson Garcia, Minnesota

Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern

Bruce Thornton, Ohio State

Jackson Shelstad, Oregon

Ace Baldwin, Jr., Penn State

Braden Smith, Purdue*

Dylan Harper, Rutgers

Great Osobor, Washington

Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year

Braden Smith, Purdue