Ohio State and Washington Garner Men’s Basketball Weekly Laurels

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

• Averaged 21.5 points, 7.0 assists, and 3.5 rebounds with no turnovers and shot 82.4 percent from the field in a pair of Buckeyes’ wins
• Scored 17 points on 7-of-8 from the field and 2-of-2 from three-point distance with seven assists in a 94-62 win at Penn State
• Recorded a game-high 25 points on 7-of-9 shooting with seven assists and a pair of steals in Ohio State’s 91-78 win over Indiana
• Became the all-time leading scorer in program history with 2,110 points
• Claims his fourth career Player of the Week award and third of the season
• Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Bruce Thornton (February 23, 2026) 

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

• Averaged 26.0 points and 18.5 rebounds, while shooting 78.3 percent from the field, as the Huskies went 1-1 on the week
• Paired 22 points and 24 rebounds in Washington’s 91-74 win over USC, the Huskies’ third 20-20 game since 1977
• Added a 26-point, 13-rebound performance in an 85-79 loss at Oregon
• Garners his second consecutive Freshman of the Week honor and fourth of the season
• Last Washington Freshman of the Week: Hannes Steinbach (March 2, 2026)

 2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
March 9
P: Bruce Thornton, OSU
F: Hannes Steinbach, WASH

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, IL
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