Iowa and Ohio State Earn Weekly Men’s Basketball Awards

Iowa and Ohio State Earn Weekly Men’s Basketball Awards
Iowa’s Keegan Murray Named Player of the Week

Player of the Week
Keegan Murray, Iowa
F – So. – 6-8 – Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Prairie/DME Sports Academy (FL)
• Averaged 21.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 block, and 1.0 steal per game in Iowa’s two victories last week
• Recorded 28 points, five rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a block in an 86-60 home win over Michigan State
• Scored 15 points and added 11 rebounds, two assists, and a block in an 88-78 road victory over Nebraska
• Earns his fourth career Player of the Week honor
• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Keegan Murray (Feb. 14, 2022)

Freshman of the Week
Malaki Branham, Ohio State
G – 6-5 – Columbus, Ohio – St. Vincent-St. Mary’s
• Averaged 23.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.0 blocks, and 0.3 steals per game in Ohio State’s three games last week
• Recorded 27 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two blocks in an 80-69 home victory over Indiana
• Scored 31 points and added two rebounds, an assist, a block, and a steal in an 86-83 road win over Illinois
• Recorded 13 points, three assists, and two rebounds against Maryland
• Earns his third career Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Malaki Branham (Jan. 10, 2022)

2021-22 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week

Nov. 15
P: Trayce Jackson-Davis, Jr., IND
F: Bryce McGowens, NEB

Nov. 22
P: Keegan Murray, So., IOWA
P: Trevion Williams, Sr., PUR
F: Caleb Furst, PUR

Nov. 29
P: Johnny Davis, So., WIS
F: Bryce McGowens, NEB

Dec. 6
P: Payton Willis, Sr., MINN
P: Brad Davison, Sr., WIS
F: Max Christie, MSU
F: Chucky Hepburn, WIS

Dec. 13
P: E.J. Liddell, Jr., OSU
P: Trevion Williams, Sr., PUR
F: Max Christie, MSU

Dec. 20
P: Keegan Murray, So., IOWA
F: Kobe Bufkin, MICH
F: Bryce McGowens, NEB

Dec. 27
P: Kofi Cockburn, Jr., ILL
F: Max Christie, MSU

Jan. 3
P: Keegan Murray, So., IOWA
F: Malaki Branham, OSU

Jan. 10
P: Kofi Cockburn, Jr., ILL
P: Johnny Davis, So., WIS
F: Max Christie, MSU
F: Malaki Branham, OSU

Jan. 17
P: Trent Frazier, Sr., ILL
F: Max Christie, MSU

Jan. 24
P: Payton Willis, Sr., MINN
P: Hunter Dickinson, So., MICH
F: Caleb Houstan, MICH

Jan. 31
P: Jaden Ivey, So., PUR
F: Bryce McGowens, NEB

Feb. 7
P: Kofi Cockburn, Jr., ILL
F: Bryce McGowens, NEB

Feb. 14
P: Keegan Murray, So., IOWA
P: Geo Baker, Sr., RU
F: Bryce McGowens, NEB

Feb. 21
P: Johnny Davis, So., WIS
F: Bryce McGowens, NEB

Feb. 28
P: Keegan Murray, So., IOWA
F: Malaki Branham, OSU