Big Ten Players of the Week (2/8)

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Player of the Week
G - Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois (JR)

• Scored 21 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out 12 assists in the Illini’s 75-60 win over then-ranked No. 19/N0. 20 Wisconsin. Became just the third player in Illinois history, and the first since 2001, to record a triple-double (Mark Smith, 2/1/79; Sergio McClain 1/13/01). Became the first Illinois player to record a triple-double against a ranked opponent.
• Recorded the first triple-double by a Big Ten player since Ohio State's JaQuan Lyle (16 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists vs. Rutgers on 1/13/16). The last Big Ten player to record a 20-plus point triple-double in a conference game was Ohio State’s D’Angelo Russell (23 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists at Rutgers on 2/8/15).
• Contributed 10 points and six rebounds in Illinois’ 75-71 overtime win at Indiana.
• Helped the Illini defeat the Badgers in Champaign for the first time in 10 years and the Hoosiers in Bloomington for the first time in 11 years.
• Earns the fifth Player of the Week accolade of his career; was also a two-time Freshman of the Week honoree in 2018-19
• Last Illinois Player of the Week: Ayo Dosunmu (Feb. 1, 2020)

Freshman of the Week
G - Jaden Ivey, Purdue (FR)

• Averaged 17.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in contests against Maryland and Northwestern. Also added two steals and one blocked shot on the week.
• Registered career highs in points (20) and rebounds (seven) during Purdue’s 75-70 win over Northwestern. Also added three assists and two steals in the win.
• Scored 14 points, grabbed four rebounds and dished out three assists in a tight 61-60 loss at Maryland.
• Is one of four Boilermaker freshmen to be named Big Ten Freshman of the Week this season and is the second to win the award multiple times (Jan. 25 and Feb. 8). Fellow freshmen Zach Edey (Nov. 11), Mason Gillis (Dec. 21) and Brandon Newman (Jan. 18 and Feb. 1) have all won the award this season.
• Earns the second Freshman of the Week accolade of his career.
• Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Brandon Newman (Feb. 1, 2021)

 

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Player of the Week
F - Johnasia Cash, Penn State (SR)

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• Averaged 22.5 points and 11.5 rebounds with a .630 field-goal percentage and a double-double in two Lady Lion victories last week​

• Recorded 27 points and a career-high 19 rebounds in a Feb. 4 win over Nebraska, extending her streak of consecutive double-doubles to four in a row, the longest by a PSU player since 1997 (Angie Potthoff)​

• Needed just 16 minutes to score 18 points (8-11 FG) in Sunday’s victory over Wisconsin, stretching Penn State’s active conference winning streak to four in a row, its longest since 2017​

• Earns her first career Big Ten Player of the Week award​

• Last Penn State Player of the Week: Kamaria McDaniel (Dec. 9, 2019)​

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Freshman of the Week
G - Caitlin Clark, Iowa (FR)

• Averaged 30.0 points, 5.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game in the Hawkeyes’ two conference matchups last week​

• Scored 30 points in both contests at No. 11/13 Ohio State and at home against No. 17 Indiana, giving her a conference-leading six 30-point games this season​

• Finished with nine assists at OSU, one shy of what would have been her sixth double-double this season​

• Collects the ninth Freshman of the Week award of her career, the second-most freshman honors in a single season (most since Nebraska’s Jessica Shepard earned a conference-record 10 awards in 2015-16)​

• Last Iowa Freshman of the Week: Caitlin Clark (Feb. 1, 2021)​