Northwestern and Michigan State Claim Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors

Northwestern and Michigan State Claim Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors

Wildcats’ Martinelli and Spartans’ Richardson collect Big Ten weekly awards

 

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Basketball Players of the Week for the week of February 24-March 2, 2025.

 

Player of the Week

Nick Martinelli, Northwestern

F – Jr. – 6-7 – Glenview, Ill. – Glenbrook South

• Tallied of 22.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 47.1% from the field, while leading the Wildcats to a pair of wins
• Logged 29 points on 11-of-20 shooting and 3-of-5 from three, posting the most points by a Northwestern forward in a league game since 2012 in Northwestern’s 75-63 win at Minnesota
• Fell just shy of a double-double with 16 points and a game-high nine boards in a 68-57 win over Iowa
• Earns second Player of the Week honor
• Last Northwestern Player of the Week: Nick Martinelli (November 11, 2024)

 

Freshman of the Week

Jase Richardson, Michigan State

G – 6-3 – Denver, Colo. – Columbus (Fla.)

• Averaged 13.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists, as the No. 8 Spartans scored a pair of top 20 wins
• Paired 15 points and a career-best eight rebounds in a 58-55 win at No. 16 Maryland
• Added 11 points, five rebounds, and five assists in Michigan State’s 71-62 win over No. 11 Wisconsin
• Claims second consecutive Freshman of the Week award
• Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Jase Richardson (February 24, 2025)

 

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

March 3

P: Nick Martinelli, NU

F: Jase Richardson, MSU

 

Feb. 24

P: Nate Bittle, ORE

F: Jase Richardson, MSU

 

Feb. 17

P: John Tonje, WIS

F: Derik Queen, MD

 

Feb. 10

P: Trey Kaufman-Renn, PUR

F: Will Riley, ILL

F: Derik Queen, MD

 

Feb. 3

P: Brice Williams, NEB

F: Will Riley, ILL

 

Jan. 27

P: Dawson Garcia, MINN

F: Derik Queen, MD

 

Jan. 20

P: Trey Kaufman-Renn, PUR

F: Ace Bailey, RUT

 

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