Big Ten Players of the Week (1/6)

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Player of the Week
Cassius Winston, Michigan State
G – Sr. – 6-1 – Detroit, Mich. – University of Detroit Jesuit – Major: Sports Management

• Averaged 26.5 points, 7.5 assists and 3.0 rebounds, while connecting on 54.5 percent of his field goals, including 62.5 percent of his three-point attempts (5-of-8), in two Michigan State home wins
• Posted a career-high 32 points and nine assists in a win over No. 12 Michigan on Sunday
• Scored 21 points, dished six assists and grabbed four rebounds against Illinois on Thursday
• Now has 1,685 career points and 802 career assists, becoming the first player in Big Ten history with 1,600 career points and 800 career assists
• Trails Mateen Cleaves by 15 for the all-time assists lead at Michigan State
• Marked his ninth game this season, and the 32nd for his career, with at least 20 points
• Earns his first Player of the Week accolade this season and the sixth of his career
• Last Michigan State Player of the Week: Cassius Winston (Feb. 25, 2019)

Freshman of the Week
Joe Toussaint, Iowa
G – 6-0 – Bronx, New York – Cardinal Hayes – Major: Undecided

• In his third start of the season, scored a career-high 18 points along with team highs in assists (4) and steals (2) against No. 21 Penn State at The Palestra on Saturday
• Sparked Iowa’s offense late as he scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half
• Also tied his personal best shooting 50 percent from the three-point line against the Nittany Lions
• Earns his first Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Iowa Freshman of the Week: Joe Wieskamp (Feb. 4, 2019)

 

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Player of the Week
Kathleen Doyle, Iowa
G – Sr. – La Grange Park, Ill. – Benet Academy – Major: Journalism
• Averaged 24.0 points, 5.5 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game with a .708 field-goal percentage in leading Iowa to conference wins over Illinois and at Northwestern last week
• Scored a career-high 33 points (including 11-of-14 field goals and 9-of-9 free throws) in 25 minutes of Dec. 31 win over Illinois
• Added 15 points and seven assists in Sunday’s win at Northwestern, giving her 602 career assists and making her the 12th women’s basketball student in Big Ten history to reach to 600-assist milestone
• A two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2017-18 and 2018-19)
• Earns her first Big Ten Player of the Week award
• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Megan Gustafson (March 4, 2019)


Freshman of the Week
Kierstan Bell, Ohio State
F – Canton, Ohio – Canton McKinley – Major: Undeclared
• Tallied 13 points and a season-high two blocks in Ohio State’s lone game last week, a three-point win at No. 24/RV Minnesota on Dec. 31
• Scored all of her team high-tying point total in the second half
• Made a season-best 3-of-8 from three-point range
• Collects her second Freshman of the Week award
• Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Jacy Sheldon (Dec. 23, 2019)