Michigan, Maryland Earn Men’s Basketball Weekly Accolades

ROSEMONT, Ill. (Dec. 9, 2024) – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Basketball Players of the Week for the week of December 2-8, 2024.  

Player of the Week 
Vladislav Goldin, Michigan 
C – Gr. – 7-1 – Voronezh, Russia – Putnam Science Academy  

• Averaged 22.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and shot 62.5 percent (15-for-24) from the field, helping Michigan start Big Ten play with a pair of wins against No. 11 Wisconsin and Iowa 

• Scored a career-best 24 points, adding five rebounds, three blocks and a steal in the Wolverines’ 67-64 win at Wisconsin  

• Posted a second 20-point game and his first double-double at Michigan (11^th career) with 20 points and 11 rebounds against the Hawkeyes 

• Last Michigan Player of the Week: Hunter Dickinson (Jan. 3, 2024)

Freshman of the Week 
Derik Queen, Maryland  
C – 6-10 – Baltimore, Md. – Montverde Academy  

• Averaged 21.5 points and 11.5 rebounds as Maryland opened Big Ten play 1-1 with a win against Ohio State (83-59) and a road loss at No. 8 Purdue (83-78) 

• Shot 60.7% (17-28) from the field and was 7-8 from the free throw line, while adding three steals, two assists and two blocks 

• In the win against Ohio State, Queen posted 17 points and 11 rebounds with two steals 

• Tallied a career-best 26 points and 12 rebounds with two blocks, one assist and one steal at Purdue 

• Earns his second Freshman of the Week award  

• Last Maryland Freshman of the Week: Derik Queen (Nov. 25, 2024) 

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