Minnesota, Maryland Net Men’s Basketball Weekly Accolades

Player of the Week
Dawson Garcia, Minnesota
F – Sr. – 6-11 – Savage, Minn. – Prior Lake

• Led the Gophers to a pair of wins with 25.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game
• Scored 31 points on 13-for-19 shooting from the field in leading Minnesota to a 77-69 win over Oregon, the program’s highest ranked win in four years
• Posted 20 points in a 72-67 win at Iowa, Minnesota’s first win at Carver-Hawkeye Arena since 2015
• Claims second Player of the Week honor
• Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Dawson Garcia (November 13, 2023)

Freshman of the Week
Derik Queen, Maryland
C – 6-10 – Baltimore, Md. – Montverde

• Averaged 16.0 points on 13-for-21 shooting, 8.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.0 steals, and a blocked shot as Maryland scored a pair of road wins
• Tallied 25 points, six rebounds, four assists, and three steals in the Terps’ 91-70 win at Illinois
• Earns his third Freshman of the Week award
• Last Maryland Player of the Week: Derik Queen (December 9, 2024)

2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
 
Jan. 27
P: Dawson Garcia, MINN
F: Derik Queen, MD

Jan. 20
P: Trey Kaufman-Renn, PUR
F: Ace Bailey, RUT

Jan. 13
P: Payton Sandfort, IOWA
P: Vladislav Goldin, MICH
F: Wesley Yates III, USC

Jan. 6
P: Braden Smith. PUR
F: Kasparas Jakucionis, ILL
F: Ace Bailey, RUT

Dec. 23
P: Bruce Thornton, OSU
F: John Mobley Jr., OSU

Dec. 16
P: Brice Williams, NEB
F: Kasparas Jakucionis, ILL
F: Dylan Harper, RUT

Dec. 9
P: Vladislav Goldin, MICH
F: Derik Queen, MD

Dec. 2
P: Trey Kaufman-Renn, PUR
F: Dylan Harper, RUT

Nov. 25
P: John Tonje, WIS
F: Derik Queen, MD

Nov. 18
P: John Tonje, WIS
F: Dylan Harper, RUT

Nov. 11
P: Nick Martinelli, NU
F: Will Riley, ILL