
Minnesota, Maryland Net Men’s Basketball Weekly Accolades
Gophers’ Garcia and Terps’ Queen earn Big Ten weekly honors
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Basketball Players of the Week for the week of January 20-26, 2025.
Player of the Week
Dawson Garcia, Minnesota
F – Sr. – 6-11 – Savage, Minn. – Prior Lake
- Led the Gophers to a pair of wins with 25.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game
- Scored 31 points on 13-for-19 shooting from the field in leading Minnesota to a 77-69 win over Oregon, the program’s highest ranked win in four years
- Posted 20 points in a 72-67 win at Iowa, Minnesota’s first win at Carver-Hawkeye Arena since 2015
- Claims second Player of the Week honor
- Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Dawson Garcia (November 13, 2023)
Freshman of the Week
Derik Queen, Maryland
C – 6-10 – Baltimore, Md. – Montverde
- Averaged 16.0 points on 13-for-21 shooting, 8.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.0 steals, and a blocked shot as Maryland scored a pair of road wins
- Tallied 25 points, six rebounds, four assists, and three steals in the Terps’ 91-70 win at Illinois
- Earns his third Freshman of the Week award
- Last Maryland Player of the Week: Derik Queen (December 9, 2024)
2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
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
The Big Ten Conference is an association of world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. Founded in 1896, the Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness. The Big Ten Conference sponsors 28 official sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, and the broad-based programs of the 18 Big Ten institutions provide direct financial support for more than 14,000 student-athletes. For more information, visit www.bigten.org.
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