A collective effort led the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team to the undisputed Big Ten Conference regular-season title.

And when conference honors were handed out Monday, several Badgers found themselves collecting recognition for their parts in that success from the league's media and coaches.

First among them was 6-foot-11 senior center Brian Butch, a first-team All-Big Ten pick by both groups.

Butch, UW's leading scorer (12.7 points per game) and rebounder (7.0 per game), was joined on the media's first team by senior forward D.J. White and freshman guard Eric Gordon of Indiana, Purdue freshman forward Robbie Hummel and Ohio State senior guard Jamar Butler.

Michigan State senior guard Drew Neitzel replaced Butler on the coaches' first team.

"It's an honor to be mentioned among the best players in this conference," Butch said in a news release. "This is definitely a by-product of the great success we had this season as a team and this truly wouldn't have been possible without the help of my teammates. I can't say enough about them and also the coaches, who have helped me immensely in my development over five years here."

White was selected as player of the year, Gordon as freshman of the year and Purdue's Matt Painter as coach of the year by both panels.

Badgers senior guard Michael Flowers was a second-team pick by the media and a third-team pick by the coaches in addition to being named to the league's all-defensive team for the second straight season. The 6-2 Flowers, who received honorable mention from the media last season, leads the Badgers in minutes played and is averaging a career-best 9.5 points per game. He also ranks sixth in the Big Ten in steals (46).

UW junior forward Marcus Landry was a second-team pick by the coaches and a third-team pick by the media. Landry, who led the Badgers in scoring in conference games, is averaging 11.2 points and 5.1 rebounds.

Sophomore point guard Trevon Hughes, who ranks second on the team in scoring (11.2 ppg) and third in the Big Ten in steals (55) in his first year as a starter, received honorable mention by both the media and coaches.

Sophomore guard Jason Bohannon, who came off the bench in 28 of UW's 30 games, was named sixth man of the year by the coaches. Bohannon is averaging 8.2 points this season after averaging 4.6 ppg as a freshman.

"This is a tremendous honor and one that wouldn't have been possible without my teammates and the things we've achieved as team this season," Bohannon said. "My job is to come off the bench and add some energy. It doesn't matter if it's by knocking down some shots, getting a deflection on defense or making a good pass, I just try to add a spark."

Additionally, UW junior swingman Joe Krabbenhoft joined Flowers on the league's all-defensive team.

"The number of different players we had honored speaks volumes about the balance of this team and the unselfishness of our players," Badgers coach Bo Ryan said. "To echo Brian, these awards are a result of the success we have had as a team this season. I'm proud of all our players and it's nice to see them recognized."

Badgers keep climbing

UW moved up two spots in each of the major polls, moving to No. 8 in The Associated Press Top 25 media poll and No. 6 in the ESPN-USA Today coaches' poll.