Nebraska, Northwestern, Washington Score Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards

Co-Player of the Week
Pryce Sandfort, Nebraska 
F – Jr. – 6-7 – Waukee, Iowa – Waukee Northwest

• Averaged 24 points, 7.0 assists, and 3.0 assists, while shooting 50 percent from the field in a 2-0 week for Nebraska
• Paired 16 points, eight rebounds, and four assists in a 74-61 win over Maryland
• Tallied 32 points, including 20 in the second half, and six rebounds in an 82-67 win at USC
• Earns second Player of the Week honor
• Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Pryce Sandfort (December 15, 2025)

Co-Player of the Week
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern
F – Sr. – 6-7 – Glenview, Ill. – Glenbrook South

• Averaged 25.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game for the week as Northwestern claimed a pair of wins
• Posted 22 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists, three steals and hit the game-winning bucket in a 63-62 win over Oregon
• Scored 21 of his 28 points in the second half of a 72-68 victory at Indiana
• Claims his third Player of the Week award
• Last Northwestern Player of the Week: Nick Martinelli (March 3, 2025)

Freshman of the Week
Hannes Steinbach, Washington
F – 6-11 – Würzburg, Germany – Würzburg Basket

• Recorded back-to-back 20-point double-doubles and shot north of 70 percent from the field to lead Washington to a 1-1 week
• Paired 24 points and a career-best 16 rebounds in the Huskies’ 79-72 win at Rutgers
• Tallied 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbed 11 boards in a 90-73 loss to Wisconsin  
• Garners his third Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Washington Freshman of the Week: Hannes Steinbach (January 5, 2025)

2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
March 2
P: Pryce Sandfort, NEB
P: Nick Martinelli, NU
F: Hannes Steinbach, WASH

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, 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