Northwestern and Michigan State Claim Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors

Player of the Week
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern
F – Jr. – 6-7 – Glenview, Ill. – Glenbrook South

• Tallied of 22.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 47.1% from the field, while leading the Wildcats to a pair of wins
• Logged 29 points on 11-of-20 shooting and 3-of-5 from three, posting the most points by a Northwestern forward in a league game since 2012 in Northwestern’s 75-63 win at Minnesota
• Fell just shy of a double-double with 16 points and a game-high nine boards in a 68-57 win over Iowa
• Earns second Player of the Week honor
• Last Northwestern Player of the Week: Nick Martinelli (November 11, 2024)

Freshman of the Week
Jase Richardson, Michigan State
G – 6-3 – Denver, Colo. – Columbus (Fla.)

• Averaged 13.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists, as the No. 8 Spartans scored a pair of top 20 wins
• Paired 15 points and a career-best eight rebounds in a 58-55 win at No. 16 Maryland
• Added 11 points, five rebounds, and five assists in Michigan State’s 71-62 win over No. 11 Wisconsin
• Claims second consecutive Freshman of the Week award
• Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Jase Richardson (February 24, 2025)

2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
 
March 3
P: Nick Martinelli, NU
F: Jase Richardson, MSU

Feb. 24
P: Nate Bittle, ORE
F: Jase Richardson, MSU

Feb. 17
P: John Tonje, WIS
F: Derik Queen, MD

Feb. 10
P: Trey Kaufman-Renn, PUR
F: Will Riley, ILL
F: Derik Queen, MD

Feb. 3
P: Brice Williams, NEB
F: Will Riley, ILL

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