B1G Ten Men and Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors

USC and Ohio State Claim Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards

Trojans’ Watkins and Buckeyes’ Cambridge capture weekly honors

Player of the Week

JuJu Watkins, USC

Sophomore – Guard – Los Angeles, Calif. – Sierra Canyon

• Dropped 30 points in USC’s 80-67 road win over No. 2 UCLA to clinch the Big Ten regular-season title

• Chipped in five assists, three blocks, three rebounds and two steals against the Bruins

• Has 20 career 30-point games, ranking second in USC history behind Cheryl Miller (25)

• Her 684 points scored this season is the sixth most in program history

• Earns the seventh Big Ten Player of the Week award of her career

• Last USC Player of the Week: JuJu Watkins (Feb. 24, 2025)

Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll

Shyanne Sellers, MD: Tallied 23.0 points and 5.0 assists while shooting 92.9 percent at the charity stripe during Maryland’s two victories, including an overtime upset of No. 12 Ohio State

Alexis Markowski, NEB: Went 13-of-19 from the field on her way to 30 points with eight rebounds in a win over Northwestern

Ajae Petty, OSU: Accumulated 17.5 points, 12. 5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in Ohio State’s split week

Freshman of the Week

Jaloni Cambridge, Ohio State

Guard – Nashville, Tenn. – Montverde Academy

• Averaged 21.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in the final week of the regular season

• Scored a career-high 33 points and connected on a career-best five three-pointers in a win over No. 23 Michigan State

• Totaled 10 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal in just 18 minutes of play versus Maryland

• Collects her fourth Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel

• Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Jaloni Cambridge (Feb. 24, 2025)

2024-25 Big Ten Players of the Week

Nov. 11

P: Destiny Adams, Sr., RU

F: Syla Swords, MICH

Nov. 18

P: Lauren Betts, Jr., UCLA

F: Mila Holloway, MICH

Nov. 25

P: Kendall Bostic, 5th-Yr., ILL

F: Lana McCarthy, PUR

Dec. 2

P: Ajae Petty, Gr., OSU

F: Syla Swords, MICH

Dec. 9

P: JuJu Watkins, So., USC

F: Olivia Olson, MICH

Dec. 16

P: Serah Williams, Jr., WIS

F: Kiyomi McMiller, RU

Dec. 23

P: JuJu Watkins, So., USC

F: Kiyomi McMiller, RU

Jan. 6

P: Kaylene Smikle, Jr., MD

P: JuJu Watkins, So., USC

F: Tori McKinney, MINN

Jan. 13

P: JuJu Watkins, So., USC

F: Jaloni Cambridge, OSU

Jan. 20

P: Shyanne Sellers, Sr., MD

F: Jaloni Cambridge, OSU

F: Britt Prince, NEB

Jan. 27

P: Lauren Betts, Jr., UCLA

F: Avery Howell, USC

Feb. 3

P: Lucy Olsen, Sr., IOWA

P: Genesis Bryant, 5th-Yr., ILL

F: Olivia Olson, MICH

Feb. 10

P: Kaylene Smikle, Jr., MD

F: Syla Swords, MICH

Feb. 17

P: JuJu Watkins, So., USC

F: Ava Watson, OSU

Feb. 24

P: JuJu Watkins, So., USC

P: Lauren Betts, Jr., UCLA

F: Jaloni Cambridge, OSU

March 3

P: JuJu Watkins, So., USC

F: Jaloni Cambridge, OSU

 

Northwestern and Michigan State Claim Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors

Wildcats’ Martinelli and Spartans’ Richardson collect Big Ten weekly awards

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Basketball Players of the Week for the week of February 24-March 2, 2025.

Player of the Week

Nick Martinelli, Northwestern

F – Jr. – 6-7 – Glenview, Ill. – Glenbrook South

• Tallied of 22.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 47.1% from the field, while leading the Wildcats to a pair of wins
• Logged 29 points on 11-of-20 shooting and 3-of-5 from three, posting the most points by a Northwestern forward in a league game since 2012 in Northwestern’s 75-63 win at Minnesota
• Fell just shy of a double-double with 16 points and a game-high nine boards in a 68-57 win over Iowa
• Earns second Player of the Week honor
• Last Northwestern Player of the Week: Nick Martinelli (November 11, 2024)

Freshman of the Week

Jase Richardson, Michigan State

G – 6-3 – Denver, Colo. – Columbus (Fla.)

• Averaged 13.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists, as the No. 8 Spartans scored a pair of top 20 wins
• Paired 15 points and a career-best eight rebounds in a 58-55 win at No. 16 Maryland
• Added 11 points, five rebounds, and five assists in Michigan State’s 71-62 win over No. 11 Wisconsin
• Claims second consecutive Freshman of the Week award
• Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Jase Richardson (February 24, 2025)

2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week

 

March 3

P: Nick Martinelli, NU

F: Jase Richardson, MSU

Feb. 24

P: Nate Bittle, ORE

F: Jase Richardson, MSU

Feb. 17

P: John Tonje, WIS

F: Derik Queen, MD

Feb. 10

P: Trey Kaufman-Renn, PUR

F: Will Riley, ILL

F: Derik Queen, MD

Feb. 3

P: Brice Williams, NEB

F: Will Riley, ILL

Jan. 27

P: Dawson Garcia, MINN

F: Derik Queen, MD

Jan. 20

P: Trey Kaufman-Renn, PUR

F: Ace Bailey, RUT

Jan. 13

P: Payton Sandfort, IOWA

P: Vladislav Goldin, MICH

F: Wesley Yates III, USC

Jan. 6

P: Braden Smith. PUR

F: Kasparas Jakucionis, ILL

F: Ace Bailey, RUT

Dec. 23

P: Bruce Thornton, OSU

F: John Mobley Jr., OSU

Dec. 16

P: Brice Williams, NEB

F: Kasparas Jakucionis, ILL

F: Dylan Harper, RUT

Dec. 9

P: Vladislav Goldin, MICH

F: Derik Queen, MD

Dec. 2

P: Trey Kaufman-Renn, PUR

F: Dylan Harper, RUT

Nov. 25

P: John Tonje, WIS

F: Derik Queen, MD

Nov. 18

P: John Tonje, WIS

F: Dylan Harper, RUT

Nov. 11

P: Nick Martinelli, NU

F: Will Riley, ILL

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