Big Ten Players of the Week (1/20)

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Player of the Week
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue
F – Jr. – 6-9 – Sellersburg, Ind. – Silver Creek

• Averaged 21.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, leading No. 11 Purdue to a pair of road victories
• Paired 23 points, including 9-for-9 from the free throw line, and 11 rebounds in a 65-58 win at then-No 13 Oregon
• Scored 19 points, including six in the second half, in a come-from-behind 69-58 win over Washington
• Claims second Player of the Week honor this season
• Last Purdue Player of the Week: Braden Smith (January 6, 2025)

Freshman of the Week
Ace Bailey, Rutgers
G – 6-10 – Chattanooga, Tenn. – McEachern

• Averaged 22 points, 10.5 rebounds. 3.0 assists, and 3.0 blocked shots, as Rutgers scored a pair of wins
• Posted 24 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, three blocks, and a game-sealing steal in the final minute of an 85-82 win at Nebraska
• Led the Scarlet Knights with 20 points and 10 rebounds in a 75-68 win over UCLA
• Earns his second Freshman of the Week award
• Last Rutgers Player of the Week: Ace Bailey (January 6, 2025)