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Player of the Week
Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois
G – Sr. – 6-6 – Chicago, Ill. – Lincoln Park – Major: Sociology
Braden Smith, Purdue
G – 6-0 – Westfield, Ind. – Westfield – Major: Undecided
Player of the Week
Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois
G – Sr. – 6-6 – Chicago, Ill. – Lincoln Park – Major: Sociology
- Averaged 22.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists last week, as Illinois went 2-1
- Scored 29 points on 9-13 shooting from the floor, including 7-9 from three-point range, and grabbed 10 rebounds in a win over #8/7 UCLA in the Continental Tire Main Event
- Connected on nine of his 14 field goal attempts to score a career-high 30 points in just 23 minutes of a win over Monmouth
- Earns the first Player of the Week accolade of his career
- Last Illinois Player of the Week: Kofi Cockburn (Feb. 7, 2022)
Braden Smith, Purdue
G – 6-0 – Westfield, Ind. – Westfield – Major: Undecided
- Paired 20 points, two rebounds and three assists in Purdue’s 75-70 win over Marquette
- Six of Smith’s points came in a 56-second span that saw the Boilermakers go from a 62-59 deficit to a 65-62 lead with 4:20 left.
- Earns his first career Freshman of the Week honor
- Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Caleb Furst (Nov. 22, 2021)