Wisconsin, Rutgers Score Men’s Basketball Weekly Accolades

ROSEMONT, Ill. (Nov. 18, 2024) – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Basketball Players of the Week for the week of November 11-17, 2024.

Player of the Week
John Tonje, Wisconsin
G – Grad. – 6-7 – North Omaha, Neb. – Omaha Central

• Scored a career-high 41 points in Wisconsin's 103-88 win over No. 9 Arizona on Friday, second most points in program history
• Broke the Wisconsin single-game record for made free throws, finishing with a 21-for-22 clip at the line
• The only player over the last 30 years to score 40 points and make 20 free throws in a game vs an AP Top 25 opponent.
• Garners his first Player of the Week award
• Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Johnny Davis (Feb. 21, 2022)
  

Freshman of the Week
Dylan Harper, Rutgers
G – 6-6 – Franklin Lakes, N.J. – Don Bosco Prep

• Averaged 22.0 points, 5.5 rebounds. 3.5 assists, and 1.0 blocked shots as Rutgers tallied a pair of wins
• Became the second Scarlet Knight in Rutgers history to score 20-plus points in the first three games of his freshman year, the first player to do it since Phil Sellers in 1972
• Earns his first Freshman of the Week award
• Last Rutgers Freshman of the Week: Ron Harper Jr. (March 4, 2019)

2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
 
Nov. 18
P: John Tonje, WIS
F: Dylan Harper, RUT

Nov. 11
P: Nick Martinelli, NU
F: Will Riley, ILL