Indiana, Ohio State, and Illinois Score Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors
Hoosiers’ DeVries, Buckeyes’ Thornton, and Illini’s Mirkovic claim Big Ten weekly awards
Co-Player of the Week
Tucker DeVries, Indiana
F – R-Sr. – 6-7 – Waukee, Iowa – Waukee
- Paired 22.5 points and 8.0 rebounds while shooting 57.1 percent from the field and 58.8 from three-point range
- Opened the season with an 18-point,11-rebound double-double in a win over Alabama A&M, surpassing 2,000 career points in the win
- Shot 6-9 from three-point range en route to a27-point, five rebound performance in a win over Marquette
- Earns first Player of the Week honor
- Last Indiana Player of the Week: Trayce Jackson-Davis (March 6, 2023)
Co-Player of the Week
Bruce Thornton, Ohio State
G – Sr. – 6-2 – Fairburn, Ga. – Milton
- Averaged 32.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.5assists per game which shooting 77.8 percent from the floor and 7-of-12 from long range
- Scored a career-high 38 points on 14-of-17shooting and 5-of-8 from distance in a win over Purdue Fort Wayne, the most points for a Buckeye since Jared Sullinger had 40 points in 2010
- Opened the season with 26 points on 7-of-10shooting from the field, five rebounds, four assists, and a steal in a victory over IU Indianapolis
- Claims second Player of the Week honor
- Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Bruce Thornton (December 23, 2024)
Freshman of the Week
David Mirkovic, Illinois
F – 6-9 – Niksic, Montenegro – SC Derby
- Paired 18.0 points and 12.5 rebounds, as Illinois scored a pair of wins
- Tallied 19 points, game-high 14 rebounds and4 assists in the win over Jackson State, becoming the first Illini freshman to record a double-double in his college debut since Kofi Cockburn
- Totaled 17 points and a game-high 11 rebounds in the Illini’s win over FGCU
- Claims first Freshman of the Week award
- Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Will Riley (February 10, 2025)
2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 10
P: Tucker DeVries, IND
P: Bruce Thornton, OSU
F: David Mirkovic, ILL