Iowa, Michigan, USC Score Men’s Basketball Weekly Accolades

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Basketball Players of the Week for the week of January 6-12, 2025.

Co-Players of the Week
Payton Sandfort Iowa
G – Sr. – 6-8 – Waukee, Iowa – Waukee

• Averaged 26.5 points, six rebounds, and 3.5 steals in leading the Hawkeyes to a pair of wins
• Shot 55.6 percent from the floor (15-of-27), 52.6 (10-of-19) from 3-point range and 92.9 (13-of-14) from the free throw stripe
• Tied a career high with 30 points in a 97-87 overtime win over Nebraska, scoring all 30 after the halftime break
• Added a game-high 23 points and six boards in Iowa’s 85-60 win over Indiana
• Claims second Player of the Week honor
• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Payton Sandfort (March 4, 2024)

Vladislav Goldin, Michigan
C – Grad. – 7-1 – Voronezh, Russia – Putnam Science Academy

• Averaged 27.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.5 assists while shooting 76.0 percent (19-of-25) from the field, 78.9 percent (15-of-19) on free throws, and added two more three-pointers (2-of-4) as No. 20 Michigan went 2-0
• Shot 13-of-18 from the field and 9-of-11 from the free throw line and scored a career-high 36 points in a 94-75 win at then-No. 22 UCLA
• Goldin's 36 points were the most by a Wolverine since Daniel Horton had 39 against Illinois on Feb. 21, 2006
• Scored game-high honors with 19 points to lead the Wolverines to a 91-75 win over Washington
• Earns his second Player of the Week award
• Last Michigan Payer of the Week: Vladislav Goldin (Dec. 9, 2024)

Freshman of the Week
Wesley Yates III, USC
G – 6-4 – Beaumont, Texas – Beaumont United

• Averaged 16.5 points on 63.2 percent shooting from the field (12-of-19), five rebounds and 2.5 assists, as the Trojans split a pair of contests
• Tallied a team-high 18 points in an 82-69 loss at Indiana before pairing 15 points and six boards in an 82-72 win at then-No. 13 Illinois  
• Earns his first Freshman of the Week award

2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
 
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