Big Ten Players of the Week (12/6)

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Co-Player of the Week
Payton Willis, Minnesota
G – Sr. – 6-4 – Fayetteville, Ark. – Fayetteville

• Averaged 19.5 points, 5.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 steal per game in Minnesota’s two road victories last week
• Scored 15 points and added four rebounds and three assists in a 54-53 win over Pitt in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
• Recorded a game-high 24 points in an 81-76 triumph over Mississippi State, shooting 8-of-15 from the field, including 4-of-8 from behind the arc
• Earns the first Player of the Week accolade of his career
• Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Liam Robbins (Jan. 18, 2021)

Co-Player of the Week
Brad Davison, Wisconsin
G – Sr. – 6-4 – Maple Grove, Minn. – Maple Grove

• Averaged 23.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists game in Wisconsin’s two wins last week
• Scored 27 points in a 70-66 road victory over Georgia Tech in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, finishing 5-of-7 behind the arc
• Added 20 points, four rebounds and three assists in an 89-76 home win over Marquette
• Earns the first Player of the Week accolade of his career
• Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Johnny Davis (Nov. 29, 2021)

Co-Freshman of the Week
Max Christie, Michigan State
G – 6-6 – Arlington Heights, Ill. – Rolling Meadows

• Averaged 12.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 block and 0.5 steals per game in two Michigan State victories
• Scored 11 points while shooting 3-of-6 from the field in a 73-64 home win over Louisville
• Recorded 14 points and added three rebounds, three assists two blocks in an 81-68 victory over visiting Toledo
• Earns his first career Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Rocket Watts (March 9, 2020)

Co-Freshman of the Week
Chucky Hepburn, Wisconsin
G – 6-2 – Omaha, Neb. – Bellevue West

• Averaged 11.0 points, 4.5 assists, 2.0 steals, 1.5 rebounds and 0.5 blocks in two Wisconsin wins
• Recorded 15 points and added six assists, three steals and two rebounds in an 89-76 home victory over Marquette
• Went 6-of-14 from the field across the two wins
• Earns his first career Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Brad Davison (Feb. 26, 2018)

 

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Player of the Week
Caitlin Clark, Iowa
So. – G – West Des Moines, Iowa – Dowling Catholic – Major: Business
• Averaged 23.0 points, 10.0 assists and 9.5 rebounds per game last week, including her second triple-double of the season
• Scored a team-high 24 points in a victory over Michigan State and added 12 assists and 10 rebounds to register her third career triple-double
• Became the second Hawkeye in program history to record three or more triple-doubles in her career, joining Sam Logic, who had six career triple-doubles
• Earns her sixth career Big Ten Player of the Week award and first of the season
• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Caitlin Clark (March 1, 2021)

Freshman of the Week
Alanna Micheaux, Minnesota
F – Wayne, Mich. – Wayne Memorial – Major: Undeclared
• Scored 23 points off the bench against North Carolina on 8-of-10 shooting, the most points by a non-starter for the Golden Gophers since Gadvia Hubbard scored 28 points off the bench against Maryland back in 2017
• Has helped the Gopher bench score 50 and 43 points in the last two games, scoring 29 of those points herself
• Improved her scoring average to 11.0 points per game over her last four contests
• Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week award
• Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Jasmine Powell (Feb. 24, 2020)