BiG Ten Men and Women’s Basketball Weekly Awards

Iowa and Nebraska Earn Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards

Hawkeyes’ Megan Gustafson and Huskers’ Leigha Brown are this week’s honorees

 

Player of the Week

Megan Gustafson, Iowa

F/C – Sr. – Port Wing, Wis. – South Shore

• Recorded her NCAA-leading 12th double-double of the season on Jan. 3 against Nebraska, collecting game highs of 28 points, 17 rebounds and five blocks to help No. 19/20 Iowa to the victory

• Scored 16 of her points in the second half as the Hawkeyes held off the Huskers’ fourth-quarter rally

• Her season-high five blocks were also one off her career best

• Selected for Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2017-18

• Earns her 17th career Player of the Week award, tying Penn State’s Kelly Mazzante (2001-04) for second-most in Big Ten history, and collects her seventh of the season

• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Megan Gustafson (Dec. 24, 2018)

 

Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll

Ali Patberg, Jr., G, IND: Averaged 19.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game last week, leading the Hoosiers to wins over Penn State and No. 15/17 Michigan State

Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah, Sr., F, NU: Tallied 14.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game with two double-doubles last week in the Wildcats’ victories over Illinois and No. 15/17 Michigan State

Stasha Carey, Sr., F, RU: Collected 11.7 points and 6.0 rebounds per game with a .571 field goal percentage last week in RU’s 3-0 week, highlighted by 18 points and six rebounds in a Dec. 31 win at No. 4/4 Maryland

 

Freshman of the Week

Leigha Brown, Nebraska

G/F – Auburn, Ind. – DeKalb

• Came off the bench to average 19.5 points per game with a .526 field goal percentage and .556 three-point percentage last week as Nebraska won at Ohio State and dropped a six-point decision at No. 19/20 Iowa

• Posted career-high scoring totals in both games last week, including 20 points on Jan. 3 at Iowa

• Registered 19 points in the victory at OSU on Dec. 31

• Receives her first Freshman of the Week award

• Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Kate Cain (Dec. 26, 2017)

 

2018-19 Big Ten Players of the Week

Nov. 12

P: Megan Gustafson, Sr., IOWA

F: Shakira Austin, MD

 

Nov. 19

P: Megan Gustafson, Sr., IOWA

F: Shakira Austin, MD

 

Nov. 26

P: Megan Gustafson, Sr., IOWA

F: Imani Lewis, WIS

 

Dec. 3

P: Megan Gustafson, Sr., IOWA

F: Dorka Juhász, OSU

 

Dec. 10

P: Jenna Allen, Sr., MSU

F: Naz Hillmon, MICH

 

Dec. 17

P: Megan Gustafson, Sr., IOWA

F: Shakira Austin, MD

F: Naz Hillmon, MICH

 

Dec. 24

P: Megan Gustafson, Sr., IOWA

F: Shakira Austin, MD

 

Dec. 31

P: Jenna Allen, Sr., MSU

F: Nia Clouden, MSU

 

Jan. 7

P: Megan Gustafson, Sr., IOWA

F: Leigha Brown, NEB

Indiana and Michigan State Earn Weekly Men’s Basketball Honors

Michigan State’s Nick Ward named Player of the Week; Indiana’s Romeo Langford earns Freshman of the Week

 

Player of the Week

Nick Ward, Michigan State
F – Jr. – 6-9 – Gahanna, Ohio – Lincoln

• Averaged 21.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks while connecting on 60.9 percent of his shots (14-of-23) and 70.0 percent from the free throw line (14-of-20) in a 2-0 week for the Spartans
• Scored all 21 of his points in the first half in a win over Northwestern
• Finished with 21 points, eight rebounds and three blocks, hitting 5-of-7 field goals and 11-of-14 free throws in a battled victory at No. 14 Ohio State
• Earns the third Big Ten Player of the Week honor of his career and the first this season
• Last Michigan State Player of the Week: Cassius Winston (Dec. 31, 2018)

Freshman of the Week

Romeo Langford, Indiana

G – 6-6 – New Albany, Ind. – New Albany

• Averaged 22.5 points, six rebounds and 2.5 assists in a win over Illinois at home and a loss at #2/4 Michigan
• Shot 54.2 percent from the field (13-of-24) and 81.0 percent from the free throw line (17-of-21) throughout both games
• Against the Illini, scored a career-high 28 points to help the Hoosiers erase a 10-point first half deficit in an eventual 73-65 win
• Versus the Wolverines, despite early foul trouble, scored 17 points, 11 in the second half, grabbed six boards and made all six free throw attempts
• Earns his third Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Romeo Langford (Dec. 10, 2018)

 

2018-19 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week

Nov. 12

P: Carsen Edwards, Jr., PUR

P: Ethan Happ, Sr., WIS

F: Jalen Smith, MD

 

Nov. 19

P: Ethan Happ, Sr., WIS

F: Romeo Langford, IND

 

Nov. 26

P: Cassius Winston, Jr., MSU

P: Ethan Happ, Sr., WIS

F: Gabe Kalscheur, MINN

 

Dec. 3  

P: Jordan Poole, So., MICH

F: Ignas Brazdeikis, MICH

 

Dec. 10

P: Carsen Edwards, Jr., PUR

P: Ethan Happ, Sr., WIS

F: Romeo Langford, IND

F: Ignas Brazdeikis, MICH

 

Dec. 17

P: Juwan Morgan, Sr., IND

F: Jalen Smith, MD

 

Dec. 24

P: Kaleb Wesson, So., OSU

F: Daniel Oturu, MINN

 

Dec. 31

P: Cassius Winston, Jr., MSU

F: Ignas Brazdeikis, MICH

 

Jan. 7

P: Nick Ward, Jr., MSU

F: Romeo Langford, IND