Illinois and Wisconsin Earn First Weekly Men’s Basketball Honors

Wisconsin’s Nate Reuvers claims his first Player of the Week;
Illinois’ Kofi Cockburn collects Freshman of the Week
Player of the Week
Nate Reuvers, Wisconsin
F – Jr. – 6-11 – Lakeville, Minn. – Lakeville North High School – Major: Business Finance and Investment Banking
Averaged 18.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 6.5 blocked shots per game in a pair of games for the Badgers
Recorded a career-high 22 points along with six rebounds and four blocked shots against No. 20 Saint Mary’s (Calif.)
Posted 14 points, 14 rebounds and a career-high tying nine blocked shots in a victory over Eastern Illinois
The nine blocked shots equaled a school record, which was originally set by Brad Sellers in 1982 and then tied by Reuvers last year
Came up one blocked shot shy of a triple-double, which would have made him the first Big Ten student to post a triple-double with double-figure blocked shots since Calvin Booth of Penn State in 1998
Earns the first Big Ten Player of the Week honor of his career
Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Ethan Happ (Dec. 10, 2018)
Freshman of the Week
Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
C – 7-0 – Kingston, Jamaica – Oak Hill Academy (Va.) – Major: General Studies
Averaged 14.0 points and 10.7 rebounds while shooting 60 percent from the floor in helping Illinois to a 2-1 week to open his collegiate career
Became the first Illinois freshman in 37 years to record double-doubles in his first two college games, the first since Efrem Winters in 1982
Opened his career with 10 points and 11 rebounds in a victory over Nicholls
Posted 23 points and corralled 14 rebounds while shooting 8-of-12 from the floor in a victory at Grand Canyon on Friday
Closed the week with nine points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots at No. 21 Arizona
Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Ayo Dosunmu (Feb. 18, 2019)