Big Ten Players of the Week (2/22)

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Co-Player of the Week
C - Luka Garza, Iowa (SR)

• Averaged 26.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game in wins over then-ranked No. 21/No. 21 Wisconsin and Penn State. Shot 19-for-35 (.543 pct.) from the field on the week, including 7-for-16 (.437 pct.) from three-point range. Made 11-of-16 free throw attempts (.687 pct.) and added four assists and two blocks during the Hawkeyes’ two wins.
• Scored his 2,118th career point to break Iowa’s all-time scoring record in the second half of Sunday’s win vs. Penn State. Surpassed the previous record of 2,116 points set by Roy Marble (1986-89, 134 games) and did so in just 119 career games. Also passed Marble for the most made field goals in program history (799).
• Finished the win over Penn State with a double-double and led the team in both points (23) and rebounds (11).
• Scored 30 points and grabbed eight rebounds in Iowa’s 77-62 win at then-ranked No. 21/No. 21 Wisconsin. Shot 11-for-19 (.579 pct.) from the field in the contest, including 4-for-6 (.667 pct.) from three-point range. Registered 30-plus points in a game for the seventh time this season, marking the most 30-plus-point games in the NCAA this year.
• Earns the fifth Player of the Week accolade of his career; was also a two-time Freshman of the Week honoree in 2017-18
• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Joe Wieskamp (Feb. 15, 2021)

Co-Player of the Week
G - Duane Washington Jr., Ohio State (JR)

• Averaged 25.5 points per game in home contests against Penn State and then-ranked No. 3/No. 3 Michigan. Went 18-for-27 (.667 pct.) from the field on the week, including 9-for-15 (.600 pct.) from three-point range
• Led Ohio State, and all scorers, with a career-high 30 points in a narrow 87-92 loss vs. then-ranked No. 3/No. 3 Michigan. Shot 12-for-18 (.667 pct.) from the field, while hitting 5-of-10 (.500 pct.) three pointers. Also notched three assists in the game
• Scored 21 points earlier in the week in Ohio State’s 92-82 win vs. Penn State. Connected on 4-of-5 (.800 pct.) three-pointers in the game, while adding three rebounds and an assist. Also went 5-for-5 from the free-throw line
• Earns the first Player of the Week accolade of his caree
• Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Kaleb Wesson (Nov. 18, 2019)

Freshman of the Week
C - Hunter Dickinson, Michigan (FR)

• Averaged 16.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game in wins vs. Rutgers and at then-ranked No. 4/No. 4 Ohio State.
• Helped Michigan notch its first win over Ohio State in Columbus in the last seven years by leading the Wolverines in both points (22) and rebounds (nine) in the Buckeyes’ 92-87 victory. Also added two blocked shots, two assists and a steal in the win. Shot 8-for-14 (.571 pct.) from the field and 6-for-6 from the free-throw line.
• Earns the seventh Freshman of the Week accolade of his career. Is now tied for the second-most Freshman of the Week selections in Big Ten history, trailing only Jared Sullinger of Ohio State (12 in 2010-11).
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Hunter Dickinson (Feb. 15, 2021)

 

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Player of the Week
F - Isabelle Bourne, Nebraska (SO)
- Averaged 21.5 points, 14.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game with two double-doubles last week, leading the Huskers to a pair of wins, including a road victory at No. 24/22 Northwestern
- Tallied 21 points and a career-high 17 rebounds in the Feb. 17 win at Northwestern, Nebraska's fourth Top 25 victory this season
- Tied her career-high with 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Sunday's win over Penn State
- Earns her first career Big Ten Player of the Week award
- Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Kate Cain (Jan. 18, 2021)

Freshman of the Week
G - Caitlin Clark, Iowa (FR)
- Recorded her fourth consecutive 30-point game and eighth of the season on Feb. 18 against Penn State, finishing with a game-high 32 points (12-of-21 FG, 6-of-11 3FG) in Iowa's 88-81 win at Carver-Hawkeye Arena
- Her eight 30-point games this season are the most by an NCAA Division I freshman since 2009-10 when Delaware's Elena Delle Donne and Oral Roberts' Kevi Luper also had eight such outings
- Also contributed seven assists and six rebounds in the Hawkeyes' victory
- Collects the 11th Big Ten Freshman of the Week award of her career, setting a conference record and surpassing the previous mark of 10 freshman weekly honors by Nebraska's Jessica Shepard in 2015-16
- Has the second-most individual weekly awards in a single season in Big Ten women's basketball history, topped only by Iowa's Megan Gustafson, who had 13 Big Ten Player of the Week honors in 2018-19 on the way to being chosen the consensus National Player of the Year
- Last Iowa Freshman of the Week: Caitlin Clark (Feb. 15, 2021)

 

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WOMEN

Player of the Week
F - Isabelle Bourne, Nebraska (SO)
- Averaged 21.5 points, 14.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game with two double-doubles last week, leading the Huskers to a pair of wins, including a road victory at No. 24/22 Northwestern
- Tallied 21 points and a career-high 17 rebounds in the Feb. 17 win at Northwestern, Nebraska's fourth Top 25 victory this season
- Tied her career-high with 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Sunday's win over Penn State
- Earns her first career Big Ten Player of the Week award
- Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Kate Cain (Jan. 18, 2021)

Freshman of the Week
G - Caitlin Clark, Iowa (FR)
- Recorded her fourth consecutive 30-point game and eighth of the season on Feb. 18 against Penn State, finishing with a game-high 32 points (12-of-21 FG, 6-of-11 3FG) in Iowa's 88-81 win at Carver-Hawkeye Arena
- Her eight 30-point games this season are the most by an NCAA Division I freshman since 2009-10 when Delaware's Elena Delle Donne and Oral Roberts' Kevi Luper also had eight such outings
- Also contributed seven assists and six rebounds in the Hawkeyes' victory
- Collects the 11th Big Ten Freshman of the Week award of her career, setting a conference record and surpassing the previous mark of 10 freshman weekly honors by Nebraska's Jessica Shepard in 2015-16
- Has the second-most individual weekly awards in a single season in Big Ten women's basketball history, topped only by Iowa's Megan Gustafson, who had 13 Big Ten Player of the Week honors in 2018-19 on the way to being chosen the consensus National Player of the Year
- Last Iowa Freshman of the Week: Caitlin Clark (Feb. 15, 2021)

Clark is wreakinng havoc on the BIG womens player of the week awards......