Big Ten Players of the Week (12/21)

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Player of the Week
G - Boo Buie, Northwestern (SO)
- Averaged 22.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in Northwestern's wins over Quincy and then-No. 4/No. 4 Michigan State
- Scored a career-high 30 points while shooting 9-of-15 from the field (.600), including 5-of-6 (.833) from three-point range in the win over Michigan State. Also sank 7-of-8 free throws (.875) while adding four assists and three rebounds. Buie's five three-pointers in the contest tied his single-game career high
- Buie's performance against Michigan State helped Northwestern capture its first win over an AP Top 5 team since Jan. 27, 1979, and its first win over an AP Top 10 team since Feb. 12, 2017
- Earns the first Player of the Week award of his career
- Last Northwestern Player of the Week: Scottie Lindsey (Jan. 16, 2017)

Freshman of the Week
F - Mason Gillis, Purdue (FR)
- Averaged 9.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in wins over then-ranked No. 20/No. 19 Ohio State and Notre Dame. Gillis was perfect on the week, shooting 7-of-7 (1.000) from the field, including two three-pointers, and was 2-of-2 (1.000) from the free throw line
- Recorded career highs in points (12) and rebounds (9) during Purdue's 88-78 win over Notre Dame in the Crossroads Classic played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Finished the contest 4-for-4 from the field (1.000), including two three-pointers and was 2-of-2 from the foul line (1.000)
- Gillis has connected on 10 straight field goal attempts spanning the last four games. The Boilermaker record for most consecutive field goals made is currently 15.
- Earns the first Freshman of the Week accolade of his career
- Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Zach Edey (Nov. 11, 2020)

 

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Player of the Week
G - Arella Guirantes, Rutgers (SR)
- Named the espnW National Player of the Week on Monday, the second consecutive week a Big Ten student-athlete has been selected for the award (following Iowa's Caitlin Clark on Dec. 14)
- Averaged 27.7 points, 8.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 2.3 blocks, and 2.3 steals per game with two double-doubles last week as the Scarlet Knights won two of three games
- Scored a season-high 33 points (her third career 30-point game) while adding 10 rebounds and six assists in a Dec. 14 four-point loss to No. 14 Maryland
- Registered 25 points each in wins over Hampton (Dec. 18) and Sacred Heart (Dec. 20), along with 10 rebounds and a career high four blocks in the Sacred Heat win, plus eight assists and a career high five three pointers in the win over Hampton
- Earns the third Big Ten Player of the Week honor of her career and first this season
- Last Rutgers Player of the Week: Arella Guirantes (Dec. 2, 2019)

Freshman of the Week
G - Diamond Johnson, Rutgers (FR)
- Averaged 16.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game last week to help Rutgers win two of three outings
- Posted career-highs of 21 points, eight rebounds and three steals in Sunday's win over Sacred Heart
- Added 18 points and a career-best three steals in a Dec. 14 four-point loss to No. 14 Maryland
- Collects the first Freshman of the Week award of her career
- Last Rutgers Freshman of the Week: N/A (Johnson is the first Rutgers player to win the award)

 

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WOMEN

Player of the Week
G - Arella Guirantes, Rutgers (SR)
- Named the espnW National Player of the Week on Monday, the second consecutive week a Big Ten student-athlete has been selected for the award (following Iowa's Caitlin Clark on Dec. 14)
- Averaged 27.7 points, 8.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 2.3 blocks, and 2.3 steals per game with two double-doubles last week as the Scarlet Knights won two of three games
- Scored a season-high 33 points (her third career 30-point game) while adding 10 rebounds and six assists in a Dec. 14 four-point loss to No. 14 Maryland
- Registered 25 points each in wins over Hampton (Dec. 18) and Sacred Heart (Dec. 20), along with 10 rebounds and a career high four blocks in the Sacred Heat win, plus eight assists and a career high five three pointers in the win over Hampton
- Earns the third Big Ten Player of the Week honor of her career and first this season
- Last Rutgers Player of the Week: Arella Guirantes (Dec. 2, 2019)

Freshman of the Week
G - Diamond Johnson, Rutgers (FR)
- Averaged 16.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game last week to help Rutgers win two of three outings
- Posted career-highs of 21 points, eight rebounds and three steals in Sunday's win over Sacred Heart
- Added 18 points and a career-best three steals in a Dec. 14 four-point loss to No. 14 Maryland
- Collects the first Freshman of the Week award of her career
- Last Rutgers Freshman of the Week: N/A (Johnson is the first Rutgers player to win the award)

Looks good for the ladies as well @MrsScrew

 

[LarryMullenJr.]

Have to give it to C Vivian: she sure can find the interesting names.

 

[MrsScrew]

Looks good for the ladies as well @MrsScrew

Yep. CVS Still killing it 48 years into her coachingcareer. And while Ron Harper Jr. didn't get B1G player of the week he was recognized as the National Player of the Week. It's fun to be a Rutgers fan again!

Ron Harper Jr. Earns National Player of the Week Recognition - Rutgers University Athletics

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[2432Hawk]

For Women's Basketball....

You know how you stop Caitlin Clark from winning a weekly award?

Have the games canceled/postponed due to COVID

 

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[UpstreamHawkeye]

For Women's Basketball....

You know how you stop Caitlin Clark from winning a weekly award?

Have the games canceled/postponed due to COVID

That's what I was thinking. Although, Rutgers played three games last week, so there's a good argument for their players to get the awards.