Big Ten Players of the Week (1/27)

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Player of the Week
Jalen Smith, Maryland
F – So. – 6-10 – Baltimore, Md. – Mount Saint Joseph – Major: Information Science

• Posted back-to-back career-high point totals in a pair of road wins for the Terps at Northwestern and at Indiana
• Averaged 27.0 points, 11 rebounds and 1.5 blocks, while shooting .630 from the field and .545 from the 3-point line in two Terp victories
• Scored 25 points (9-of-9 FTs) and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Terps' comeback win over Northwestern
• Poured in 29 points (10-of-14 FGs) and added 11 rebounds in the win at Indiana
• Earns the first Player of the Week accolade of his career; was a three-time Freshman of the Week honoree in 2018-19
• Last Maryland Player of the Week: Anthony Cowan Jr. (Dec. 2, 2019)

Freshman of the Week
Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
C – Fr. – 7-0 – Kingston, Jamaica – Oak Hill Academy (Va.) – Major: General Studies

• Averaged 13.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in a pair of road wins at Purdue and at Michigan
• Helped Illinois extend the Big Ten's longest winning streak to six during a memorable week that saw the Illini win in West Lafayette for the first time in 11 seasons and win in Ann Arbor for the first time in 10 years
• Posted game-highs of 22 points and 15 rebounds along with 3 blocks in the win at Purdue, to record his eighth double-double of the season
• Illinois has now won six straight Big Ten games for the first time since setting a school record with 25 consecutive conference wins spanning the 2004 and 2005 seasons (Jan. 31, 2004 - March 3, 2005)
• Illinois is off to its best nine-game start in the Big Ten (7-2) since starting 15-0 in 2005
• Earns the seventh Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor of his career
• Becomes the first Illinois player in Big Ten history to earn Freshman of the Week seven times in one season
• Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Kofi Cockburn (Jan. 13, 2020)

 

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Player of the Week
Ae’Rianna Harris, Purdue
F – Sr. – Indianapolis, Ind. – Lawrence North – Major: Electronic and Studio Arts
• Averaged 23.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 blocks per game with a .769 field-goal percentage and a double-double in Purdue’s two conference wins last week
• Posted 21 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks in Sunday’s victory over Penn State, tying the program record with her 27th career double-double and becoming the school’s all-time leader (men’s or women’s) with 352 blocked shots, passing Joe Barry Carroll (349 from 1976-80)
• Came off the bench to score a game-high 25 points and grab nine rebounds in a Jan. 22 win at Nebraska
• Earns her second Big Ten Player of the Week award
• Last Purdue Player of the Week: Ae’Rianna Harris (Nov. 20, 2017)

Freshman of the Week
McKenna Warnock, Iowa
G/F – Marshall, Wis. – Monona Grove – Major: Undeclared
• Averaged 13.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game with a .600 field-goal percentage and a double-double in Iowa’s two Big Ten victories last week
• Tallied her second career double-double with a career-high 22 points and 10 rebounds in Sunday’s win over Michigan State, including 19 second-half points on 7-of-8 shooting
• Added four points and seven rebounds in a Jan. 22 win over Ohio State
• Collects her first Freshman of the Week award
• Last Iowa Freshman of the Week: Makenzie Meyer (Feb. 13, 2017)