BiG Ten Men and Women’s Weekly Awards

Michigan, Michigan State and Minnesota Earn Weekly Men’s Basketball Honors

Michigan State’s Cassius Winston and Minnesota’s Jordan Murphy share Player of the Week;

Michigan’s Ignas Brazdeikis earns Freshman of the Week

 

Co-Players of the Week

Cassius Winston, Michigan State
G – Jr. – 6-1 – Detroit, Mich. – University of Detroit Jesuit High School – Major: Advertising Management

• Averaged 20 points, 7.3 assists, 3.3 rebounds and shot 47.1 percent (8-of-17) from 3-point range leading Michigan State to a 2-1 week in Big Ten action
• Helped Spartans to a pair of wins over ranked teams
• Scored 23 points and handed out seven assists, connecting on 3-of-5 3-point field goals in win at #19/21 Iowa
• Tallied 14 points and dished out seven assists in victory over #13/16 Maryland
• Had 23 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, making 4-of-7 on 3-pointers at Purdue
• Leads Big Ten in assists per game (7.3), which is fifth in the nation
• Earns the fourth Big Ten Player of the Week honor of his career and this season and second in as many weeks
• Joins Draymond Green (2011-12) and Denzel Valentine (2015-16) as only Spartans to earn four Big Ten Player of the Week honors in a single season
• Last Michigan State Player of the Week: Cassius Winston (Jan. 28, 2019)

Jordan Murphy, Minnesota
F – Sr. – 6-7 – San Antonio, Texas – Brennan High School – Major: Communication Studies

• Averaged 19 points, 11 rebounds, 3.5 assists and shot 63.2 percent (12-of-19) from the field in two games last week
• Posted double-doubles in a pair of games against ranked teams
• Led the Gophers in a win over #19/21 Iowa with 23 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, making 7-of-9 field goals
• Moved to second in career rebounds in Big Ten history in the win over Hawkeyes and stands with 1,150 in his career, behind Ohio State’s Jerry Lucas, who had 1,411 from 1959-62
• Registered a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds in two-point loss at #5/6 Michigan
• Leads Big Ten in rebounds per game (12.0), which is fourth in the nation
• Earns the fifth Big Ten Player of the Week honor of his career and first season
• First Gopher to earn five career Big Ten Player of the Week honors
• Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Jordan Murphy (Nov. 27, 2017)

 

Freshman of the Week

Ignas Brazdeikis, Michigan

G/F – 6-7 – Oakville, Ontario – Orangeville Prep – Major: Undecided

• Averaged 19 points and nine rebounds in guiding Michigan to an undefeated week with wins over Minnesota and at Indiana
• Posted his second double-double of the season with 18 points and a career-high tying 11 rebounds along with clutch 9-of-11 performance from the foul line versus the Gophers
• Recorded his sixth 20-point game of the season in converting 8-of-12 from the field as Michigan posted its largest win at Indiana in the rivalry’s history
• Also added seven rebounds and made a career-high tying three 3-pointers in win at Hoosiers
• Earns his fourth Freshman of the Week honor, most for a Wolverine in history, surpassing Tim Hardaway Jr. (2010-11) and Nik Stauskas (2012-13), who each earned three
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Ignas Brazdeikis (Dec. 31, 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

 

Jan. 28

P: Cassius Winston, Jr., MSU

P: Jordan Murphy, Sr., MINN

F: Ignas Brazdeikis, MICH

 

Iowa and Maryland Earn Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards

Hawkeyes’ Megan Gustafson and Terrapins’ Taylor Mikesell are this week’s honorees

 

Player of the Week

Megan Gustafson, Iowa

F/C – Sr. – Port Wing, Wis. – South Shore – Majors: Marketing & Finance

• Averaged 28.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game with a .639 field goal percentage and two double-doubles last week, as No. 17/15 Iowa handed No. 14/18 Rutgers its first Big Ten loss of the year before defeating Purdue to avenge a loss to the Boilers earlier this month

• Had 32 points (on 13-of-16 shooting) and 12 rebounds in last Wednesday’s win over Rutgers

• Added 25 points and 11 rebounds in Sunday’s win over Purdue, posting her NCAA-leading 19^th double-double of the season

• Received Academic All-Big Ten recognition in 2017-18

• Earns her 19^th career Big Ten Player of the Week award and ninth this season, tying the conference single-season and career records (Gustafson had nine honors last year and joins Ohio State’s Jantel Lavender who had 19 career awards from 2008-11)

• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Megan Gustafson (Jan. 21, 2019)

 

Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll

Jaelynn Penn, So., G, IND: Averaged 21.5 points per game with a .571 three-point percentage last week, including 28 points (6-7 3FG) in a win over Michigan on Jan. 24

Kaila Charles, Jr., G, MD: Registered 16.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game with a .609 field goal percentage for No. 11/10 Maryland in two conference road wins last week

Jenna Allen, Sr., C, MSU: Dropped in 14.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game with a .632 field goal percentage last week as No. 23/21 MSU earned two Big Ten victories

 

Freshman of the Week

Taylor Mikesell, Maryland

G – Massillon, Ohio – Jackson – Major: Letters & Sciences

• Averaged 13.5 points, 6.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game last week to help the No. 11/10 Terrapins pick up Big Ten road wins at Ohio State and Indiana

• Tallied 14 points and seven assists in last Thursday’s victory at OSU

• Registered 13 points, five rebounds and five assists in Sunday’s win at Indiana

• Collects her first Freshman of the Week award

• Last Maryland Freshman of the Week: Shakira Austin (Jan. 14, 2019)

 

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

 

Jan. 28

P: Megan Gustafson, Sr., IOWA

F: Taylor Mikesell, MD