Wisconsin, Maryland Score Men’s Basketball Weekly Accolades
Badgers’ Tonje, Terps’ Queen net Big Ten weekly honors
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Basketball Players of the Week for the week of November 18-24, 2024.
Player of the Week
John Tonje, Wisconsin
G – Grad. – 6-7 – North Omaha, Neb. – Omaha Central
- Averaged 22.3 points on .526 shooting from the field and .958 from the free throw line to lead the Badgers to a 3-0 week
- Earned Greenbrier Tip-Off MVP honors after tallying 33 points and seven rebounds in an 81-75 win over Pitt in the title game
- First Division I player to score 33 or more against two high major opponents in the month of November over the last 15 years
- Garners his second consecutive Player of the Week award
- Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: John Tonje (Nov. 18, 2024)
Freshman of the Week
Derik Queen, Maryland
F – 6-10 – Baltimore, Md. – Monteverde Academy
- Posted 16.0 points on .650 shooting from the field and 8.5 rebounds as Maryland claimed a pair of wins
- Named Empire Classic MVP after a 22 point, 11 rebound, five assist performance in a 76-75 comeback win over Villanova
- Scored 18 points, including the game-tying and game-winning free throws with 19 seconds to play in the victory
- Earns his first Freshman of the Week award
- Last Maryland Freshman of the Week: Jalen Smith (March 11, 2019)
2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
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