Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week

Maryland, Purdue and Michigan State Earn Weekly Men’s Basketball Honors

Terrapins’ Melo Trimble and Boilermakers’ Caleb Swanigan named Co-Players of the Week; Spartans’ Miles Bridges earns Freshman of the Week honors

Co-Players of the Week

Melo Trimble, Maryland

G – Jr. – 6-3 – Upper Marlboro, Md. – Bishop O’Connell

Averaged 23.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game in leading the Terrapins to three wins over Stony Brook, Richmond and Kansas State
Earned Most Valuable Player honors at the Barclays Classic as the Terps claimed the team title
Shot 51.2 percent (20-of-39) from the field, 40.9 percent (9-of-22) from three-point range and 77.8 percent (21-of-27) from the free throw line
Scored 21 points, pulled down five rebounds, swiped three steals and handed out a pair of assists against Stony Brook
Matched his career-high with 31 points, including 21 points in the second half, to go along with four rebounds and two steals in the overtime win versus Richmond
Scored 18 points, including the game-winning layup with 6.6 seconds remaining, to secure the Terrapins’ 69-68 win over Kansas State in the Barclays Classic championship game
Earns his third career Big Ten Player of the Week honor
Last Maryland Player of the Week: Diamond Stone (Jan. 4, 2016)

Caleb Swanigan, Purdue

F – So. – 6-9 – Fort Wayne, Ind. – Homestead

Averaged 17.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, recording three double-doubles, in leading the Boilermakers to three victories over Utah State, Auburn and NJIT
Earned Most Valuable Player honors at the Cancun Challenge as the Boilermakers earned the team title
Shot 65.2 percent (15-of-23) from the field, 75.0 percent (3-of-4) from three-point range and 90.0 percent (18-of-20) from the free throw line
Scored 15 points, including an 8-of-9 performance from the free throw line, and pulled down 10 rebounds against Utah State
Scored 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting, corralled 10 rebounds and handed out two assists versus Auburn
Poured in 22 points, including a 6-of-6 effort from the floor and 10-of-10 output from the free throw line, pulled down 13 rebounds and tallied three assists against NJIT
Earns his first Big Ten Player of the Week honor
Last Purdue Player of the Week: A.J. Hammons (Dec. 28, 2015)

Freshman of the Week

Miles Bridges, Michigan State

G/F – 6-7 – Flint, Mich. – Huntington Prep

Averaged 19.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game in Michigan State’s wins over St. John’s and Wichita State, and setback versus nationally-ranked Baylor
Scored 22 points, corralled a season-high 15 rebounds and added three assists and a block against St. John’s in the opening round of the Battle 4 Atlantis
Chipped in 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting, pulled down five rebounds and recorded three blocks versus Baylor
Scored 21 points, collected four rebounds and tallied a pair of blocks in 23 minutes against Wichita State, as the Spartans secured a third-place finish in the Battle 4 Atlantis
Earns his second Freshman of the Week honor
Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Miles Bridges (Nov. 14, 2016)

2016-17 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week

Nov. 14 Player (Co): Malcolm Hill, ILL and James Blackmon Jr., IND

Freshman (Co): Curtis Jones, IND and Miles Bridges, MSU

Nov. 21 Player: Peter Jok, IOWA

Freshman: Amir Coffey, MINN

Nov. 28 Player (Co): Melo Trimble, MD and Caleb Swanigan, PUR

Freshman: Miles Bridges, MSU