Purdue, Indiana Score Men’s Basketball Weekly Accolades
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Basketball Players of the Week presented by Air National Guard for the week of Feb. 19-25, 2024.
Player of the Week
Zach Edey, Purdue
C – Sr. – 7-4 – Toronto, Canada – IMG Academy (Fla.) – Major: Organizational Leadership and Supervision
Averaged 30 points on 80.8 percent shooting from the field and 11 rebounds as No. 2/3 Purdue claimed a pair of wins last week
Shot 7-8 from the field and 11-11 from the free throw line for 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds in 27 minutes of a 96-68 win over Rutgers
Scored 35 points on 14-18 shooting from the floor and grabbed 15 rebounds, including eight on the offensive glass, in an 84-76 win at Michigan
Garners his 11th career Player of the Week award and sixth of the season
Last Purdue Player of the Week: Zach Edey (Feb. 5, 2024)
Freshman of the Week
Mackenzie Mgbako, Indiana
F – 6-8 – Gladstone, N.J. – Roselle Catholic – Major: Sport Marketing and Management
Averaged 14.5 points and 4.5 rebounds, as Indiana suffered a pair of losses
Scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds in an 85-70 loss to Nebraska
Added seven points and three assists as the Hoosiers fell at Penn State 83-74
Earns his second Freshman of the Week award
Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Mackenzie Mgbako (Jan. 2, 2024)
2023-24 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 13
P: Dawson Garcia, MINN
F: Owen Freeman, IOWA
Nov. 20
P: Ben Krikke, IOWA
F: Owen Freeman, IOWA
Nov. 27
P: Zach Edey, PUR
F: John Blackwell, WIS
Dec. 4
P: Boo Buie, NU
F: Owen Freeman, IOWA
Dec. 11
P: Zach Edey, PUR
F: John Blackwell, WIS
Dec. 18
P: Fletcher Loyer, PUR
F: Owen Freeman, IOWA
Jan. 2
P: Jahmir Young, MD
F: Mackenzie Mgbako, IND
Jan. 8
P: Marcus Domask, ILL
F: Owen Freeman, IOWA
Jan. 15
P: Jahmir Young, MD
F: Owen Freeman, IOWA
Jan. 22
P: Zach Edey, PUR
F: John Blackwell, WIS
Jan. 29
P: Boo Buie, NU
F: Owen Freeman, IOWA
Feb. 5
P: Zach Edey, PUR
F: Cam Christie, MINN
Feb. 12
P: Jeremiah Williams, RUT
F: Owen Freeman, IOWA
Feb. 19
P: Terrence Shannon Jr., ILL
F: Owen Freeman, IOWA
Feb. 26
P: Zach Edey, PUT
F: Mackenzie Mgbako, IND