Michigan and Michigan State Earn Weekly Men’s Basketball Honors

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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

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