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Big Ten Player of the Week
G - Caitlin Clark, Iowa (SR)
- Paced Iowa with 31.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game in a pair of wins over Iowa State and Wisconsin
- Put up 35 points, nine rebounds and five assists against the Cyclones
- Added 28 points, nine rebounds, and five assists in the Hawkeyes' opener against Wisconsin
- Scored her 3,000th career point against Iowa State to become the first player in Division I men's or women's basketball history with 3,000+ points, 750+ rebounds and 750+ assists
- Earns her 21st career Big Ten Player of the Week award (second-most in conference history)
- Last Iowa Player of the Week: Caitlin Clark (Nov. 27, 2023)
Big Ten Freshman of the Week
F - Natalie Potts, Nebraska (FR)
- Helped Nebraska to a pair of wins over UNC-Wilmington and Michigan State behind 10.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.0 assists per game
- Tallied 11 points, eight rebounds, two blocks, an assist and a steal against UNCW
- Opened Big Ten play with 10 points, two blocks and five rebounds versus the Spartans
- Earns her third Big Ten Freshman of the Week award of her career
- Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Natalie Potts (Nov. 27, 2023)
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Player of the Week
Zach Edy, Purdue
C – Sr. – 7-4 – Toronto, Canada – IMG Academy (Fla.) – Major: Organizational Leadership and Supervision
• Averaged 30.0 points on .700 (21-30) shooting from the floor and .900 (18-20) from the free throw line with 9.5 rebounds per game as Purdue went 2-0
• Tallied 25 points, 12 rebounds, and three blocks in just 24 minutes of a win over Iowa
• Posted 35 points, including 11-11 from the free throw line, and seven boards as the Boilermakers rallied for a win over Alabama
• Garners his eighth career Player of the Week award and second of the season
• Last Purdue Player of the Week: Zach Edey (Nov. 27, 2023)
Freshman of the Week
John Blackwell, Wisconsin
G – 6-4 – Bloomfield Hills, Mich. – Brother Rice – Major: Undeclared
• Averaged 13.5 points and 5.5 rebounds, while shooting .500 from the field and 4-7 from three-point range, as the Badgers split a pair of games
• Went 6-6 from the free throw line en route to 10 points in a win at Michigan State
• Led the Badgers with 17 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench at No. 1 Arizona
• Earns his second Freshman of the Week award
• Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: John Blackwell (Nov. 27, 2023)
Big Ten Player of the Week
G - Caitlin Clark, Iowa (SR)
- Paced Iowa with 31.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game in a pair of wins over Iowa State and Wisconsin
- Put up 35 points, nine rebounds and five assists against the Cyclones
- Added 28 points, nine rebounds, and five assists in the Hawkeyes' opener against Wisconsin
- Scored her 3,000th career point against Iowa State to become the first player in Division I men's or women's basketball history with 3,000+ points, 750+ rebounds and 750+ assists
- Earns her 21st career Big Ten Player of the Week award (second-most in conference history)
- Last Iowa Player of the Week: Caitlin Clark (Nov. 27, 2023)
Big Ten Freshman of the Week
F - Natalie Potts, Nebraska (FR)
- Helped Nebraska to a pair of wins over UNC-Wilmington and Michigan State behind 10.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.0 assists per game
- Tallied 11 points, eight rebounds, two blocks, an assist and a steal against UNCW
- Opened Big Ten play with 10 points, two blocks and five rebounds versus the Spartans
- Earns her third Big Ten Freshman of the Week award of her career
- Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Natalie Potts (Nov. 27, 2023)
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Purdue and Wisconsin Net Men’s Basketball Weekly Accolades
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Basketball Players of the Week presented by Air National Guard for the week of Dec. 4-10.
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Player of the Week
Zach Edy, Purdue
C – Sr. – 7-4 – Toronto, Canada – IMG Academy (Fla.) – Major: Organizational Leadership and Supervision
• Averaged 30.0 points on .700 (21-30) shooting from the floor and .900 (18-20) from the free throw line with 9.5 rebounds per game as Purdue went 2-0
• Tallied 25 points, 12 rebounds, and three blocks in just 24 minutes of a win over Iowa
• Posted 35 points, including 11-11 from the free throw line, and seven boards as the Boilermakers rallied for a win over Alabama
• Garners his eighth career Player of the Week award and second of the season
• Last Purdue Player of the Week: Zach Edey (Nov. 27, 2023)
Freshman of the Week
John Blackwell, Wisconsin
G – 6-4 – Bloomfield Hills, Mich. – Brother Rice – Major: Undeclared
• Averaged 13.5 points and 5.5 rebounds, while shooting .500 from the field and 4-7 from three-point range, as the Badgers split a pair of games
• Went 6-6 from the free throw line en route to 10 points in a win at Michigan State
• Led the Badgers with 17 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench at No. 1 Arizona
• Earns his second Freshman of the Week award
• Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: John Blackwell (Nov. 27, 2023)
