Big Ten Players of the Week (3/7)

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Co-Player of the Week
Keegan Murray, Iowa
F – So. – 6-8 – Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Prairie/DME Sports Academy (FL)

• Averaged 23.7 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, 2.3 assists, and 1.0 steal per game in Iowa’s three last week
• Recorded 26 points, 18 rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and two steals in an 82-61 home win over Northwestern
• Scored 23 points and added seven rebounds, three assists, three blocks, and a steal in an 82-71 home win over Michigan
• Tallied 22 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks, and an assist in the game against No. 20/17 Illinois
• Earns his sixth career Player of the Week honor
• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Keegan Murray (Feb. 28, 2022)

Co-Player of the Week
Alonzo Verge Jr., Nebraska
G – Sr. – 6-3 – Chicago, Ill. – Thornton

• Averaged 19.5 points, 8.5 assists, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.0 steal per game in Nebraska’s two ranked road wins last week
• Recorded 13 points, 11 assists, and five rebounds in a 78-70 road victory over No. 23/23 Ohio State
• Scored 26 points and added six assists, five rebounds, and two steals in a 74-73 road win over No. 10/10 Wisconsin
• Earns his first career Player of the Week honor
• Last Nebraska Player of the Week: James Palmer Jr. (Jan. 22, 2018)

Freshman of the Week
Bryce McGowens, Nebraska
G – 6-7 – Pendleton, S.C. – Legacy Early College

• Recorded 26 points and four rebounds against Ohio State
• Finished 8-of-15 from the field
• Earns his eighth career Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Bryce McGowens (Feb. 21, 2022)