Illinois and Minnesota Claim Weekly Men’s Basketball Honors
Jordan Murphy collects sixth Player of Week honor in career;
Ayo Dosunmu claims Freshman of the Week for second week in a row
Player of the Week
Jordan Murphy, Minnesota
F – Sr. – 6-7 – San Antonio, Texas – Brennan High School – Communication Studies
- Averaged 21.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists while shooting 53.6 percent from the floor in two games vs. Indiana and Nebraska
- Posted double-doubles in both games to give him 18 this season, second-most in the NCAA
- Recorded 23 points and 11 rebounds along with three assists in Gophers’ win over Indiana
- Registered 19 points, 13 rebounds and three assists at Nebraska
- Murphy has a Minnesota record 63 double-doubles in his career
- Leads the Big Ten in rebounds per game in all games (11.9 rpg), which is fourth in the nation
- Tops the conference in rebounds per game in Big Ten-only games (11.0 rpg)
- With 1,219 career rebounds, stands second in Big Ten history behind Ohio State’s Jerry Lucas (1,411)
- Earns the sixth Big Ten Player of the Week honor of his career and the second of the season
- First Gopher to earn six career Big Ten Player of the Week honors
- Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Jordan Murphy (Jan. 28, 2019)
Freshman of the Week
Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois
G – 6-5 – Chicago, Ill. – Morgan Park High School – Division of General Studies
- Scored 15 points, grabbed four rebounds and handed out three assists as Illinois won at Ohio State for the first time since 2009
- Illinois has won four games in a row, the longest active win streak in the Big Ten, with Dosunmu scoring in double-figures in all four wins
- Scored nine of the Illini’s final 15 points including a clutch 3-pointer with 29 seconds left in the game in Columbus
- Ranks second among freshmen in scoring in conference games (15.1 ppg)
- Earns his second Freshman of the Week honor in as many weeks
- Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Ayo Dosunmu (Feb. 11, 2019)
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
Feb. 4
P: Carsen Edwards, Jr., PUR
F: Joe Wieskamp, IOWA
Feb. 11
P: Giorgi Bezhanishvili, Fr., ILL
F: Ayo Dosunmu, ILL
Feb. 18
P: Jordan Murphy, Sr., MINN
F: Ayo Dosunmu, ILL
Iowa and Ohio State Earn Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards
Hawkeyes’ Megan Gustafson and Buckeyes’ Dorka Juhász are this week’s honorees
Player of the Week
Megan Gustafson, Iowa
F/C – Sr. – Port Wing, Wis. – South Shore – Majors: Marketing & Finance
• Averaged 29.0 points, 17.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game with a .655 field goal percentage and two double-doubles last week, leading No. 14/13 Iowa to two Big Ten wins and into a tie for first place in the conference standings
• Set a Big Ten record for career double-doubles this week (now with 79), topping the previous mark of 77 established by Ohio State’s Jantel Lavender from 2008-11
• Scored a game-high 31 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and blocked three shots in Sunday’s win over No. 7/8 Maryland, the Hawkeyes’ first victory over the Terrapins since 1992
• A 2017-18 Academic All-Big Ten selection
• Earns her 22nd career Big Ten Player of the Week award and 12th this season, extending her conference single-season and career records in both categories
• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Megan Gustafson (Feb. 11, 2019)
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Hallie Thome, Sr., C, MICH: Averaged 14.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game with a .579 field goal percentage and a double-double in the Wolverines’ two Big Ten victories last week, while also scoring her 2,000th career point on Sunday at Illinois
Destiny Pitts, So., G/F, MINN: Registered 24.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game with a .600 field goal percentage and .462 three-point percentage in the Golden Gophers’ two conference wins
Marsha Howard, Sr., F, WIS: Posted 23.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game last week, including 28 points, five rebounds and four steals in the Badgers’ Feb. 14 win over No. 24/22 Michigan State (Wisconsin’s first victory over a Top 25 opponent since Jan. 31, 2013)
Freshman of the Week
Dorka Juhász, Ohio State
F – Pecs, Hungary – PTS Babits – Major: Undeclared
• Averaged 15.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game with a .619 field goal percentage and a double-double last week to help the Buckeyes collect a pair of Big Ten wins
• Recorded her ninth double-double of the season with game highs of 21 points and 15 rebounds in Sunday’s win over Wisconsin
• Added nine points, 13 rebounds and a season-high three blocks in a Feb. 14 win at No. 23/24 Rutgers
• Collects her second Freshman of the Week award
• Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Dorka Juhász (Dec. 3, 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
Jan. 28
P: Megan Gustafson, Sr., IOWA
F: Taylor Mikesell, MD
Feb. 4
P: Megan Gustafson, Sr., IOWA
F: Naz Hillmon, MICH
F: Sam Haiby, NEB
Feb. 11
P: Megan Gustafson, Sr., IOWA
F: Naz Hillmon, MICH
Feb. 18
P: Megan Gustafson, Sr., IOWA
F: Dorka Juhász, OSU
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