Wisconsin and Illinois Claim Men’s Basketball Weekly Laurels

Player of the Week
Nick Boyd, Wisconsin
G – Sr. – 6-3 – Garnerville, N.Y. – St. Mary

• Averaged 27.0 points per game and 4.5 assists per game while leading Wisconsin to a pair of top-10 wins
• Scored 25 points to go with five assists and no turnovers in the Badgers’ 92-90 overtime win at Illinois
• Connected on 10-of-17 field goal attempts, including 5-of-7 from three-point range, for 29 points in a 92-71 victory over Michigan State
• Claims his second Player of the Week award
• Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: John Blackwell (January 19, 2026)

Freshman of the Week
Keaton Wagler, Illinois
G – 6-6 – Shawnee, Kan. – Shawnee Mission Northwest

• Averaged 26.0 points, 5.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals in a pair of games last week on 50% shooting from the field, including 43% from 3-point range
• Scored a game-high 34 points with seven assists in a 92-90 overtime loss to Wisconsin
• Paired 18 points, six rebounds, three assists, and three steals in a 71-51 win over Indiana
• Garners his sixth Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Illinois Player of the Week: Keaton Wagler (February 2, 2026)

2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Feb. 16
P: Nick Boyd, WIS
F: Keaton Wagler, ILL

Feb. 9
P: Lamar Wilkerson, IND
P: Bennett Stirtz, IOWA
F: Alijah Arenas, USC

Feb. 2
P: Bennett Stirtz, IOWA
P: Jeremy Fears Jr., MSU
F: Keaton Wagler, ILL

Jan. 26
P: Keaton Wagler, ILL
P: Jeremy Fears, MSU
F: Keaton Wagler, ILL

Jan. 19
P: Diggy Coit, MD
P: John Blackwell, WIS
F: Braden Frager, NEB

Jan. 12
P: Braden Smith, PUR
P: Nick Boyd, WIS
F: Keaton Wagler, ILL

Jan. 5
P: Morez Johnson Jr., MICH
P: Braden Smith, PUR
F: Keaton Wagler, ILL
F: Hannes Steinbach, WASH

Dec. 22
P: Tariq Francis, RUT
P: Skyy Clark, UCLA
F: Braden Frager, NEB

Dec. 15
P: Lamar Wilkerson, IND
P: Pryce Sandfort, NEB
F: Keaton Wagler, ILL

Dec. 8
P: John Blackwell, WIS
F: Hannes Steinbach, WASH

Dec. 1
P: Yaxel Lendeborg, MICH
F: Kayden Mingo, PSU

Nov. 24
P: Diggy Coit, MD
F: Braden Frager, NEB

Nov. 17
P: Braden Smith, PUR
F: David Mirkovic, ILL

Nov. 10
P: Tucker DeVries, IND
P: Bruce Thornton, OSU
F: David Mirkovic, ILL