Wisconsin and Washington Garner Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors
Badgers’ Blackwell, Huskies’ Steinbach score Big Ten weekly accolades
Player of the Week
John Blackwell, Wisconsin
G – Jr. – 6-4 – Bloomfield Hills, Mich. – Brother Rice
- Averaged 28.0 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per game to lead Washington to a pair of wins
- Paired 26 points and a career-best 11 rebounds in an 85-73 win over Northwestern for his first double-double of the season
- Posted 30 points, shooting 6-for-12 from three-point range, in leading the Badgers to a 96-76 win over Marquette, his third 30+ point game of the year
- Claims first Player of the Week honor
- Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: John Tonje (February 17, 2025)
Freshman of the Week
Hannes Steinbach, Washington
F – 6-11 – Würzburg, Germany – Würzburg Baskets
- Returned from three-game absence with 26.5 points, 13.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game, as Washington split a pair of games
- Connected on 75 percent of his field goal attempts, converted 15-of-18 attempts from the free throw line, and grabbed 11 offensive rebounds over the two games
- Shot 11-12 from the floor, posting 29 points and 10 rebounds in an 82-80 loss to UCLA
- Recorded 24 points and 16 boards, including 14 points and eight rebounds in the second half, as Washington scored an 84-76 win at No. 24 USC
- Earns first Freshman of the Week award
2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Dec. 8
P: John Blackwell, WIS
F: Hannes Steinbach, WASH
Dec. 1
P: Yaxel Lendeborg, MICH
F: Kayden Mingo, PSU
Nov. 24
P: David Coit, MD
F: Braden Frager, NEB
Nov. 17
P: Braden Smith, PUR
F: David Mirkovic, ILL
Nov. 10
P: Tucker DeVries, IND
P: Bruce Thornton, OSU
F: David Mirkovic, ILL