Iowa and Purdue Earn Weekly Men’s Basketball Honors

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Purdue’s Carsen Edwards collects fifth Player of the Week honor of career;

Iowa’s Joe Wieskamp named Freshman of the Week for second time

Player of the Week

Carsen Edwards, Purdue

G – Jr. – 6-1 – Atascocita, Texas – Atascocita High School – Major: Organizational Leadership and Supervision

Averaged 27.5 points, 3.5 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals in a 2-0 week for the Boilermakers

Notched his fifth 30-point game of the season with a 38-point outing at Penn State

Converted 8-of-15 from 3-point range against Penn State to tie a Purdue record for made 3-pointers in a game

Added 17 points, five rebounds and five assists in a victory over Minnesota

Has scored in double-figures in 42 consecutive games

Leads Big Ten in scoring at 24.5 ppg, which is fifth in the nation

Earns the fifth Big Ten Player of the Week honor of his career, and third this season

Joins Glenn Robinson (seven), Brad Miller (six) and Caleb Swanigan (six) as the only Boilermakers to earn five or more Big Ten Player of the Week honors in a career

Last Purdue Player of the Week: Carsen Edwards (Dec. 10, 2018)

Freshman of the Week

Joe Wieskamp, Iowa

G – 6-6 – Muscatine, Iowa – Muscatine High School – Major: Business

Tallied 16 points, seven rebounds, five steals and two assists in helping Iowa to a 74-59 victory over No. 5 Michigan

Became fourth freshman in the last five years to register at least 16 points, seven rebounds and five steals against a nationally-ranked opponent along with LSU’s Ben Simmons, NC State’s Dennis Smith Jr., and Pitt’s Trey McGowens

Victory over Michigan marked the Hawkeyes’ fourth win over a ranked team this season and highest win over a ranked foe since beating No. 4 Michigan State on Jan. 14, 2016

Earns his second Freshman of the Week honor, and second in three weeks

Last Iowa Freshman of the Week: Joe Wieskamp (Jan. 21, 2019)

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