Ayo is B1G freshman of the week again

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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

 

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