The Kofi Trophy awarded again

bucshon · Jan 13, 2020

Players of the Week

Daniel Oturu, Minnesota

C – So. – 6-10 – Woodbury, Minn. – Cretin-Derham Hall – Major: Sports Management

Set a new career high with 30 points and seven rebounds in a 75-67 victory versus No. 19 Michigan on Sunday
Posted his 10th double-double of the year with 22 points and 10 rebounds at No. 8 Michigan State
Has now scored 20 or more points nine times this season
Averaged 26 points and 8.5 rebounds for the Gophers over the week
Scored 16 of Minnesota's 19 points in the first 15 minutes of the first half, finished the first half 9-for-12 from the floor versus the Wolverines
Earns the second Player of the Week accolade of his career; claimed Freshman of the Week twice in 2018-19
Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Daniel Oturu (Dec. 30, 2019)

Trevion Williams, Purdue

F – So. – 6-9 – Chicago, Ill. – Henry Ford Academy (Mich.) – Major: Organizational Leadership

Recorded career highs in points (36) and rebounds (20) versus Michigan, becoming the first Purdue player since Bob Ford (36 points, 20 rebounds on Feb. 16, 1971, vs. Minnesota) to have a 35-point and 20-rebound game
Posted the first 35-point and 20-rebound game in college basketball this season and becomes the first player since 2010-11 to have a 35-20 game with no turnovers
The performance marked his fourth double-double in the last seven games
Led Purdue with 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists (leader in all categories) in Purdue's 71-42 win over No. 8 Michigan State
Averaged 26.0 points, 13.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in two Purdue games this week ... shot 23-of-42 from the field in the two games
Earns the first Player of the Week accolade of his career
Last Purdue Player of the Week: Carsen Edwards (Feb. 4, 2019)

Freshman of the Week

Kofi Cockburn, Illinois

C – Fr. – 7-0 – Kingston, Jamaica – Oak Hill Academy (Va.) – Major: General Studies

Recorded a double-double on the week, averaging 13.0 points and 11.5 rebounds in a pair of Illini wins
Scored 15 points on 6-of-9 from the field and grabbed a team-high six rebounds in win at Wisconsin
Helped the Illini storm back from a six-point deficit to claim a 71-70 victory, snapping a 15-game losing streak against the Badgers and earning their first victory in Madison in 10 years
Recorded his seventh double-double of the season with 11 points and game-high and career-high tying 17 rebounds in comeback win over Rutgers
17 boards tied his school single-game freshman rebound record, a mark which he first set on Nov. 20
Set the Illinois freshman record for double-doubles in a season, tallying his seventh against the Scarlet Knights in 17 games, breaking the previous Illini freshman record of six double-doubles that had stood since the 1982-83 season
Earns the sixth Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor of his career
Becomes the first Illinois player in Big Ten history to earn Freshman of the Week six times in one season
Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Kofi Cockburn (Dec. 30, 2019)

2019-20 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week

Nov. 11

P: Nate Reuvers, Jr., F, WIS

F: Kofi Cockburn, C, ILL

Nov. 18

P: Kaleb Wesson, Jr., C, OSU

F: Trayce Jackson-Davis, F, IND

F: Malik Hall, F, MSU

Nov. 25

P/F: Kofi Cockburn, Fr., C, ILL

Dec. 2

P: Anthony Cowan Jr., Sr., G, MD

P: Jon Teske, Sr., C, MICH

F: Trayce Jackson-Davis, F, IND

Dec. 9

P: Luka Garza, Jr., C, IOWA

F: Kofi Cockburn, C, ILL

Dec. 16

P: Lamar Stevens, Sr., F, PSU

F: Kofi Cockburn, C, ILL

F: Trayce Jackson-Davis, F, IND

Dec. 23

P: Gabe Kalscheur, So., G, MINN

P: D'Mitrik Trice, Jr., G, WIS

F: Armaan Franklin, G, IU

F: D.J. Carton, G, OSU

Dec. 30

P: Daniel Oturu, So., F, MINN

F: Kofi Cockburn, ILL

Jan. 6

P: Cassius Winston, Sr., G, MSU

F: Joe Toussaint, G, IOWA

Jan. 13

P: Daniel Oturu, So., F, MINN

P: Trevion Williams, So., F, PUR

F: Kofi Cockburn, ILL

bucshon · Jan 13, 2020