Big Ten Basketball Players of the Week (11/18)

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Player of the Week
John Tonje, Wisconsin
G – Grad. – 6-7 – North Omaha, Neb. – Omaha Central

• Scored a career-high 41 points in Wisconsin's 103-88 win over No. 9 Arizona on Friday, second most points in program history
• Broke the Wisconsin single-game record for made free throws, finishing with a 21-for-22 clip at the line
• The only player over the last 30 years to score 40 points and make 20 free throws in a game vs an AP Top 25 opponent.
• Garners his first Player of the Week award
• Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Johnny Davis (Feb. 21, 2022)

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

• Averaged 22.0 points, 5.5 rebounds. 3.5 assists, and 1.0 blocked shots as Rutgers tallied a pair of wins
• Became the second Scarlet Knight in Rutgers history to score 20-plus points in the first three games of his freshman year, the first player to do it since Phil Sellers in 1972
• Earns his first Freshman of the Week award
• Last Rutgers Freshman of the Week: Ron Harper Jr. (March 4, 2019)

 

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Player of the Week
Lauren Betts, UCLA
Jr. – Center – Centennial, Colo. – Grandview
• Averaged 18.5 points and 12.0 rebounds in UCLA's two-win week
• Scored 17 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished four assists against Pepperdine, finishing 7-for-9 from the field
• Had a 20-point, 12-rebound performance versus Arkansas
• Earns her first Big Ten Player of the Week award
• Last UCLA Player of the Week: Lauren Betts (Nov. 18, 2024)

Freshman of the Week
Mila Holloway, Michigan
Guard – Charlotte, N.C. – Legacy Early College
• Notched a pair of double-figure scoring games as Michigan picked up two wins
• Scored a career-high 21 points with eight assists, five steals and two boards against Central Michigan
• Dropped 16 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal versus Oakland
• Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Syla Swords (Nov. 11, 2024)