Buckeyes’ Keita Bates-Diop earns second-consecutive Player of the Week award; Spartans’ Jaren Jackson Jr. named Freshman of the Week for third time
Player of the Week
Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State
F – Jr. – 6-7 – Normal, Ill. – University High
Averaged 23 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.5 blocks in 33 minutes per game and went 18-of-34 (.529) from the field in two wins last week
Scored 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a 91-69 win vs. Maryland
Finished one rebound shy of a double-double in a 68-46 win at Rutgers (20 points, nine rebounds) and added five blocks
Shot 8-of-15 (.533) from 3-point range last week
Earns his third career Big Ten Player of the Week honor
Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Keita Bates-Diop (Jan. 8, 2018 and Dec. 11, 2017; Prior: D’Angelo Russell on Feb. 9, 2015)
Freshman of the Week
Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State
F – 6-11 – Carmel, Ind. – La Lumiere
Averaged 17.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game in a pair of games last week
Tied a career high with 19 points against Michigan and added six blocks and three rebounds
Scored 16 points, grabbed five rebounds and had two blocks in a 76-72 win in overtime vs. Rutgers
Earns his third career Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor to become one of 16 students to earn three or more Big Ten Freshman of the Week awards in a season
Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Jaren Jackson Jr. (Dec. 11 and Nov. 27, 2017; Prior: Nick Ward on Feb. 27, 2017).