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BASKETBALL Big Ten Weekly honors

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Player of the Week

Payton Willis, Minnesota

G – Sr. – 6-4 – Fayetteville, Ark. – Fayetteville


  • Averaged 19.5 points, 5.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 steal per game in Minnesota’s two road victories last week
  • Scored 15 points and added four rebounds and three assists in a 54-53 win over Pitt in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
  • Recorded a game-high 24 points in an 81-76 triumph over Mississippi State, shooting 8-of-15 from the field, including 4-of-8 from behind the arc
  • Earns the first Player of the Week accolade of his career
  • Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Liam Robbins (Jan. 18, 2021)
Player of the Week

Brad Davison, Wisconsin

G – Sr. – 6-4 – Maple Grove, Minn. – Maple Grove


  • Averaged 23.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists game in Wisconsin’s two wins last week
  • Scored 27 points in a 70-66 road victory over Georgia Tech in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, finishing 5-of-7 behind the arc
  • Added 20 points, four rebounds and three assists in an 89-76 home win over Marquette
  • Earns the first Player of the Week accolade of his career
  • Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Johnny Davis (Nov. 29, 2021)
Co-Freshman of the Week

Max Christie, Michigan State

G – 6-6 – Arlington Heights, Ill. – Rolling Meadows


  • Averaged 12.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 block and 0.5 steals per game in two Michigan State victories
  • Scored 11 points while shooting 3-of-6 from the field in a 73-64 home win over Louisville
  • Recorded 14 points and added three rebounds, three assists two blocks in an 81-68 victory over visiting Toledo
  • Earns his first career Freshman of the Week honor
  • Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Rocket Watts (March 9, 2020)


Co-Freshman of the Week

Chucky Hepburn, Wisconsin

G – 6-2 – Omaha, Neb. – Bellevue West


  • Averaged 11.0 points, 4.5 assists, 2.0 steals, 1.5 rebounds and 0.5 blocks in two Wisconsin wins
  • Recorded 15 points and added six assists, three steals and two rebounds in an 89-76 home victory over Marquette
  • Went 6-of-14 from the field across the two wins
  • Earns his first career Freshman of the Week honor
  • Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Brad Davison (Feb. 26, 2018)
 
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