Iowa and Michigan State Earn Weekly Men’s Basketball Honors
Michigan State’s Cassius Winston named Player of the Week;
Iowa’s Joe Wieskamp earns Freshman of the Week
Player of the Week
Cassius Winston, Michigan State
G – Jr. – 6-1 – Detroit, Mich. – University of Detroit Jesuit High School – Major: Advertising Management
- Scored a career-high 29 points, handed out six assists and grabbed three rebounds in No. 6/6 Michigan State’s win at Nebraska
- Shot 9-of-15 from the floor, including 3-of-7 from 3-point range and 8-of-9 from the foul line as Michigan State extended its school record 19-game conference game win streak
- Scored nine of Michigan State’s last 11 points in the road victory, which ended Nebraska’s 20-game homecourt win streak
- Became the 51st individual in Michigan State history to surpass 1,000 career points in the victory and now has 1,006 in 88 career games
- Leads Big Ten in assists per game (7.3), which is fourth in the nation
- Earns the third Big Ten Player of the Week honor of his career and this season
- Last Michigan State Player of the Week: Cassius Winston (Dec. 31, 2018)
Freshman of the Week
Joe Wieskamp, Iowa
G – 6-6 – Muscatine, Iowa. – Muscatine High School – Major: Business
- Averaged 17 points and six rebounds in a pair of Iowa victories over Penn State and Illinois
- Shot a perfect 8-of-8 from the floor including 6-of-6 from 3-point range in a victory over the Fighting Illini
- His 6-of-6 day on 3-pointers equaled an Iowa school record for most made 3-pointers without a miss previously accomplished by Jim Bartels in 1995 and Jeff Horner in 2004
- Helped Iowa to a school record for team field goal percentage (68.0 percent) with his 8-of-8 performance from the floor
- Scored all 10 of his points in the second half of Iowa’s comeback victory at Penn State
- Earns his first Freshman of the Week honor
- Last Iowa Freshman of the Week: Luka Garza (Jan. 2, 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
Jan. 14
P: Bruno Fernando, So., MD
F: Romeo Langford, IND
Jan. 21
P: Cassius Winston, Jr., MSU
F: Joe Wieskamp, IOWA
Iowa and Michigan Earn Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards
Hawkeyes’ Megan Gustafson and Wolverines’ Naz Hillmon are this week’s honorees
Player of the Week
Megan Gustafson, Iowa
F/C – Sr. – Port Wing, Wis. – South Shore – Major: Business & Finance
• Averaged 27.3 points, 13.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game with a .740 field goal percentage and three double-doubles last week, helping No. 22/18 Iowa to three Big Ten victories
• Scored 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the Hawkeyes’ win at No. 23/25 Minnesota on Jan. 14
• Capped her week with her NCAA-leading 17th double-double (27 points/12 rebounds), including her first career three-pointer, in Sunday’s victory at Illinois
• An Academic All-Big Ten selection in 2017-18
• Earns her 18th career Big Ten Player of the Week award, moving past Penn State’s Kelly Mazzante (17 from 2001-04) for second place all-time and one behind Lavender (19 from 2008-11) for the most in conference history … also earns her eighth honor of the season, one shy of her own record set last year
• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Megan Gustafson (Jan. 7, 2019)
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Brianna Fraser, Sr., F, MD: Came off the bench to average 17.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game with a .545 field goal percentage in a 1-1 week for No. 9/9 Maryland
Naz Hillmon, Fr., F, MICH: See below
Stasha Carey, Sr., F, RU: Registered 20.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game last week, including a career-high 30 points on Sunday against Michigan State, to pace No. 20/23 Rutgers to a pair of Big Ten wins and a school-record 7-0 start in conference play
Freshman of the Week
Naz Hillmon, Michigan
F – Cleveland, Ohio – Gilmour Academy – Major: Undecided
• Averaged 18.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game with a .708 field goal percentage last week as Michigan split Big Ten matchups at Iowa (loss) and at home against Ohio State (win)
• Highlight of her week was 20 points (on 9-of-12 shooting) and eight rebounds in Sunday’s comeback victory over OSU, including the game-winning basket from an offensive rebound with 13 seconds remaining
• Also registered 16 points and six rebounds on Jan. 17 at Iowa
• Collects her third Freshman of the Week award
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Naz Hillmon (Dec. 17, 2018)
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
Jan. 14
P: Hallie Thome, Sr., MICH
F: Shakira Austin, MD
Jan. 21
P: Megan Gustafson, Sr., IOWA
F: Naz Hillmon, MICH
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