Big Ten Players of the Week (12/10)

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Co-Players of the Week
Carsen Edwards, Purdue
G – Jr. – 6-1 – Atascocita, Texas – Atascocita

• Averaged 30.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 rebounds in a pair of Purdue games last week
• In a homecoming game in his native state, matched his career high with 40 points at Texas, on 15-of-26 shooting from the floor, including 7-of-14 from 3-point range
• His 40 points are the most by a Big Ten player this season and match his 40-point game from 2017-18 as the most by a Big Ten player since the 2013-14 season
• Became the seventh Division I player and second major conference player to score 40-plus points in a game this season
• His 28 second-half points at Texas were the second-most ever scored in a half in the 42-year history of the Frank Erwin Center and his 40 points marked the seventh time in facility history a player recorded 40 or more points
• Tallied a game-high 20 points in Purdue’s win over No. 23 Maryland
• Earns his fourth career Big Ten Player of the Week honor and second of the season
• Last Purdue Player of the Week: Carsen Edwards (Nov. 12, 2018)

Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
F – Sr. – 6-10 – Milan, Ill. – Rockridge

• Averaged 27.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game while shooting 68.4 percent from the floor in leading the Badgers to a split of games last week
• Notched his nation-leading eighth double-double with a career-high 34 points and 11 rebounds in overtime game at Marquette on Saturday
• Shot 16-of-21 from the floor (76.2 percent), added four assists and three steals against the Golden Eagles
• Netted a game-best 20 points in leading the Badgers to a victory over Rutgers as Wisconsin started 2-0 in conference play
• Earns his sixth career Big Ten Player of the Week honor and fourth in five weeks this season
• Six career Player of the Week honors ties him for fifth in Big Ten history for most Player of the Week honors in a career and most by a Badger tied with Frank Kaminsky (2011-15)
• With four Player of the Week accolades, already stands in a tie for the fourth-most honors in a single-season
• Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Ethan Happ (Nov. 26, 2018)

Co-Freshmen of the Week
Romeo Langford, Indiana
G – 6-6 – New Albany, Ind. – New Albany

• Averaged 19.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists, shooting 50.0 percent from the floor in two victories for the Hoosiers last week
• Tallied a team-high 21 points in leading Indiana’s comeback victory over Louisville as the Hoosiers erased an eight-point deficit
• Langford’s two free throws with 2.2 seconds remaining sealed the one-point win
• Netted a game-high 17 points in another comeback win at Penn State lifting Indiana to a 2-0 start in conference action
• Earns his second Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Romeo Langford (Nov. 19, 2018)

Ignas Brazdeikis, Michigan
G/F – 6-7 – Oakville, Ontario – Orangeville Prep

• Averaged 20.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in helping the Wolverines to a pair of wins last week
• Registered a game-best 23 points in Wolverines’ two-point win at Northwestern helping Michigan to a 2-0 start in Big Ten play
• Connected on 9-of-18 from the floor, including three 3-point goals in win over Wildcats
• Tallied 17 points, including 11-of-12 from the foul line, and grabbed six rebounds in non-conference win over South Carolina
• Earns his second Freshman of the Week honor, and second in as many weeks
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Ignas Brazdeikis (Dec. 3, 2018)

 

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Player of the Week
Jenna Allen, Michigan State
C – Sr. – Bedford, Ind. – Bedford North Lawrence
• Averaged 21.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game with a .708 field goal percentage and .625 three-point percentage last week as the Spartans earned wins over No. 3 Oregon and Oakland
• Scored a season-high 27 points on 11-of-14 shooting (3-of-4 on three-pointers) in Sunday’s win over the third-ranked Ducks, the highest-ranked opponent MSU has defeated since April 3, 2005 (No. 3 Tennessee in the NCAA Women’s Final Four national semifinals in Indianapolis)
• Also named espnW National Player of the Week on Monday, the first Big Ten student to receive that award since Nov. 27, 2017 (Ohio State’s Kelsey Mitchell)
• Collected Academic All-Big Ten honors the past two seasons
• Earns her first career Player of the Week award
• Last Michigan State Player of the Week: Taryn McCutcheon (Jan. 15, 2018)

Freshman of the Week
Naz Hillmon, Michigan
F – Cleveland, Ohio – Gilmour Academy
• Averaged 20.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game with an .800 field goal percentage and a double-double last week, leading Michigan to wins over LIU Brooklyn and Oakland
• Had a near-perfect shooting night against LIU Brooklyn on Dec. 6, making 10-of-11 shots en route to her first career double-double with a career-high 24 points and 10 rebounds in 24 minutes
• Added 16 points and nine rebounds in Sunday’s win at Oakland
• Earns her first career Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Hailey Brown (Jan. 15, 2018)

 

[2432Hawk]

Nice of Megan to allow other BigTen players to be recognized

 

[UpstreamHawkeye]

Nice of Megan to allow other BigTen players to be recognized

Yeah, thanks to Gustafson, the Player of the Week honor has become so much more precious -- to other players. She's still on this week's honor roll, though.