PURDUE, RUTGERS SCORE MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY AWARDS

PURDUE, RUTGERS SCORE MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY AWARDS

Boilermakers’ Kaufman-Renn, Scarlet Knights’ Harper net Big Ten weekly honors

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Basketball Players of the Week for the week of November 25-December 1, 2024.

Player of the Week
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue
F – Jr. – 6-9 – Sellersburg, Ind. – Silver Creek

• Named MVP of the Rady Children’s Invitational after leading No. 8 Purdue to a pair of wins, scoring 23.5 points on 61.5 percent shooting and 10.5 rebounds
• Recorded his first career double-double with 25 points and a career best 13 rebounds in a win over then-No. 23 Ole Miss
• Garners his first Player of the Week award
• Last Purdue Player of the Week: Zach Edey (March 11, 2024)

Freshman of the Week

Dylan Harper, Rutgers
G – 6-6 – Franklin Lakes, N.J. – Don Bosco Prep

• Averaged 30.3 points last week, including 29-of-34 form the free throw line
• Tallied 26 points in a win over Notre Dame and 37 points in a loss to then-No. 9 Alabama
• First freshman in 20 years to score 35-plus points in back-to-back games and first Rutgers player to score 30-plus points in back-to-back games since Quincy Douby on March 9, 2006
• Earns his second Freshman of the Week award
• Last Rutgers Freshman of the Week: Dylan Harper (Nov. 18,  2024)

2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week

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