Iowa, Michigan, USC Score Men’s Basketball Weekly Accolades
Hawkeyes’ Sandfort, Wolverines’ Goldin, and Trojans’ Yates earn Big Ten weekly honors
ROSEMONT, Ill.– The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Basketball Players of the Week for the week of January 6-12, 2025.
Co-Players of the Week
Payton Sandfort, Iowa
G – Sr. – 6-8 – Waukee, Iowa– Waukee
- Averaged 26.5 points, six rebounds, and 3.5 steals in leading the Hawkeyes to a pair of wins
- Shot 55.6 percent from the floor (15-of-27), 52.6 (10-of-19) from 3-point range and 92.9 (13-of-14) from the free throw stripe
- Tied a career high with 30 points in a 97-87 overtime win over Nebraska, scoring all 30 after the halftime break
- Added a game-high 23 points and six boards in Iowa’s 85-60 win over Indiana
- Claims second Player of the Week honor
- Last Iowa Player of the Week: Payton Sandfort (March 4, 2024)
Vladislav Goldin, Michigan
C – Grad. – 7-1 – Voronezh, Russia – Putnam Science Academy
- Averaged 27.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.5 assists while shooting 76.0 percent (19-of-25) from the field, 78.9 percent (15-of-19) on free throws, and added two more three-pointers (2-of-4) as No. 20 Michigan went 2-0
- Shot 13-of-18 from the field and 9-of-11 from the free throw line and scored a career-high 36 points in a 94-75 win at then-No.22 UCLA
- Goldin’s 36 points were the most by a Wolverine since Daniel Horton had 39 against Illinois on Feb. 21, 2006
- Scored game-high honors with 19 points to lead the Wolverines to a 91-75 win over Washington
- Earns his second Player of the Week award
- Last Michigan Payer of the Week: Vladislav Goldin (Dec. 9, 2024)
Freshman of the Week
Wesley Yates III, USC
G – 6-4 – Beaumont, Texas –Beaumont United
- Averaged 16.5 points on 63.2 percent shooting from the field (12-of-19), five rebounds and 2.5 assists, as the Trojans split a pair of contests
- Tallied a team-high 18 points in an 82-69 loss at Indiana before pairing 15 points and six boards in an 82-72 win at then-No.13 Illinois
- Earns his first Freshman of the Week award
2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
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
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