Rutgers, Purdue Score men’s basketball weekly accolades

Partner of the week
Cam Spencer, Rutgers
G Sr. 6-4 Davidsonville, Md. Boys Lain School of Maryland Major: Labor and Employment Relations

• Averaged 22.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 37 minutes per game as Rutgers defeated Northwestern and Ohio State
• Scored 23 points, including the final five in Northwestern’s 65-62 win. He hit a career-best sixth 3-pointer to give Rutgers a 63-62 lead with 15 seconds left.
• He had 21 points, six assists, four steals, six rebounds and one steal in a 68-64 overtime win over Ohio State. He became the first player since 2010 to record this statistic.
• Collects the first Player of the Week award of his career
• Last Rutgers Player of the Week: Geo Baker (February 14, 2022)

Teammate and freshman of the week
Fletcher Rent, Purdue
G 6-4 Fort Wayne, Ind. Homestead Major: Organizational Leadership

• Scored a career-high 27 points in 34 minutes in a win over Nebraska with six 3-pointers, the most by a freshman in program history.
• Shot 6-12 from 3-point range, setting new freshman program record for 3-pointers made
• Collects first career Player of the Week award and fourth Freshman of the Week award
• Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Fletcher Loyer (12/5/2022)
• Purdue Final Player of the Week: Zach Edey (January 9, 2023)

2022-23 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week

November 14th

P: Hunter Dickinson, Jr., MICH
F: Jett Howard, MICH

21 November

P: Terence Shannon Jr., Sr., ILL
F: Braden Smith, PUR

November 28

P: Zach Edey, Jr., PUR
F: Fletcher Loyer, PUR

December 5th

P: Zach Edey, Jr., PUR
P: Kris Murray, Sr., IOWA
F: Fletcher Loyer, PUR

December 12th

P: Zach Edey, Jr., PUR
Q: Well McDaniel, ME

December 19th

P: Filip Rebraca, IOWA
F: Brice Sensabaugh, OSU

December 27th

P: Jalen Pickett, PSU
F: Brice Sensabaugh, OSU

January 3rd

P: Hunter Dickinson, MICH
F: Brice Sensabaugh, OHU

January 9th

P: Zach Edey, Purdue
F: Jalen Hood-Schifino, Indiana

January 16th

P: Fletcher Rent, PUR
P: Cam Spencer, RUT
F: Fletcher Loyer, PUR