Iowa, Minnesota Net 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. 26-March 3, 2024.
Player of the Week
Payton Sandfort
F – Jr. – 6-7 – Waukee, Iowa – Waukee – Major: Finance
Averaged 24.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 8.0 assists, and 1.5 blocks, with a shooting line of 40.0/40.0/95.8, as the Hawkeyes scored a pair of wins
Recorded the first triple-double in program history with 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 90-81 victory over Penn State
Tallied 23 points, five rebounds, and six assists to lead Purdue to an 87-80 win at Northwestern
Garners his first Player of the Week award
Last Iowa Player of the Week: Ben Krikke (Nov. 20, 2024)
Freshman of the Week
Cam Christie, Minnesota
G – 6-6 – Arlington Heights, Ill. – Rolling Meadows – Major: Undeclared
Averaged 21.0 points and 3.0 rebounds on 42.3 percent shooting, including 7-13 from three-point range, as the Gophers split a pair of games
Scored a career-high 23 points and hit six of nine three-point attempts in 36 minutes of a 105-97 loss at then-No. 13/16 Illinois
Notched a game-high 19 points, including 8-8 from the free throw line, in the Gophers’ 75-70 win over Penn State
Earns his second Freshman of the Week award
Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Cam Chrisie (Feb. 5, 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
March 4
P: Payton Sandfort, IOWA
F: Cam Christie, MINN