Michigan and Michigan State Earn Weekly Men’s Basketball Honors
Michigan State’s Cassius Winston named Player of Week; Michigan’s Ignas Brazdeikis earns Freshman of Week
Player of the Week
Cassius Winston, Michigan State
G – Jr. – 6-1 – Detroit, Mich. – University of Detroit Jesuit
- Scored a game-high 24 points, connecting on 8-of-10 shots from the floor, including 6-of-7 from 3-point land, leading the Spartans to an 88-60 victory against Northern Illinois on Saturday
- Registered seven assists and no turnovers versus the Huskies
- Marked his fifth 20-plus point game of the season and tied his career high with six 3-pointers
- Earns his second Big Ten Player of the Week honor of his career and this season
- Last Michigan State Player of the Week: Cassius Winston (Nov. 26, 2018)
Freshman of the Week
Ignas Brazdeikis, Michigan
G/F – 6-7 – Oakville, Ontario – Orangeville Prep
- Led the 13-0 Wolverines in scoring for the sixth time in his career, tallying 21 points in Michigan’s 74-52 victory against Binghamton on Sunday
- The 20-point performance marked the fifth time in his career that he has scored 20-or-more points
- Finished 3-for-3 from beyond the arc, while also pulling down eight rebounds and adding one assist in 32 minutes of play
- Earns his third Freshman of the Week honor
- Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Ignas Brazdeikis (Dec. 10, 2018)
2018-19 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 12
P: Carsen Edwards, Jr., PUR
P: Ethan Happ, Sr., WIS
F: Jalen Smith, MD
Nov. 19
P: Ethan Happ, Sr., WIS
F: Romeo Langford, IND
Nov. 26
P: Cassius Winston, Jr., MSU
P: Ethan Happ, Sr., WIS
F: Gabe Kalscheur, MINN
Dec. 3
P: Jordan Poole, So., MICH
F: Ignas Brazdeikis, MICH
Dec. 10
P: Carsen Edwards, Jr., PUR
P: Ethan Happ, Sr., WIS
F: Romeo Langford, IND
F: Ignas Brazdeikis, MICH
Dec. 17
P: Juwan Morgan, Sr., IND
F: Jalen Smith, MD
Dec. 24
P: Kaleb Wesson, So., OSU
F: Daniel Oturu, MINN
Dec. 31
P: Cassius Winston, Jr., MSU
F: Ignas Brazdeikis, MICH