University of Iowa senior Payton Sandfort has been named honorable mention All-Big Ten by both the coaches and media, it was announced Tuesday on B1G Today on the Big Ten Network.

The Hawkeyes (16-15) head to Indianapolis on Wednesday for the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Tournament.  No. 15 seed Iowa will face No. 10 seed Ohio State at approximately 5 p.m. (CT) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.  The game will be streamed on Peacock.

It is the third honor of Sandfort’s career. He was the Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year as a sophomore and a third-team All-Big Ten selection as a junior.

Sophomore Ladji Dembele was also named Iowa’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient. 

Sandfort is averaging 16.3 points and 6.3 rebounds during the 2024-25 season, ranking second on the team in both categories.  He has a team-best 13 20-point games this season and ranks fourth in the conference with 74 3-point field goals.

This season, Sandfort has scored 505 points, eclipsing the 500-point mark for a second consecutive season.  He is the first Hawkeye since Luka Garza to accomplish the feat and he’s the 12th Hawkeye to have two 500-point seasons all-time.

The Waukee, Iowa, native currently ranks 13th in the record books with 1,572 career points and is third all-time with 261 career 3-point field goals – two shy of passing Jeff Horner for No. 2 all-time. He is one of two players in Iowa history to have 1,500+ points, 500+ rebounds and 250+ 3-point field goals.   

Sandfort is also on track to break the program’s all-time career free throw percentage record.  He has made 89.5 percent (263-of-294) of his career attempts, which puts him on track to better Jordan Bohannon’s school record of 88.7 percent.