Ohio State and Maryland Score Men’s Basketball Weekly Laurels

Player of the Week
Bruce Thornton, Ohio State 
G –Sr. – 6-2 – Fairburn, Ga. - Milton

• Averaged 29.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and shot over 52 percent from the field as the Buckeyes split a pair of games against top 20 opponents
• Paired 27 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists in an 86-69 win over Wisconsin
• Scored a game-high 32 points with four rebounds, two assists, and two steals with no turnovers, while playing all 40 minutes of a 66-60 loss at Michigan State
• Surpassed both 2,000 career points, becoming the 36th Big Ten player to reach the milestone
• Earns third career Player of the Week honor and second of the season
• Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Bruce Thornton (November 10, 2025)

Freshman of the Week
Andre Mills, Maryland
G – 6-4 – Boston, Mass. – Brimmer & May

• Recorded 30.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists, while shooting 54.3 precent from the field and 60.0 percent from three-point range as Maryland went 1-1 on the week
• Scored a Maryland freshman record 39 points in a 78-74 loss at Northwestern
• Added 21 points, including seven consecutive points and the go-ahead three in the final two minutes of a 64-60 victory over Washington
• Garners his first Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Maryland Freshman of the Week: Derik Queen (February 17, 2025)

2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Feb. 23
P: Bruce Thornton, OSU
F: Andre Mills, MD

 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, WAS 

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