Minnesota’s Destiny Pitts and Ohio State’s Kelsey Mitchell are this week’s honorees
Player of the Week
Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State
G – Sr. – Cincinnati, Ohio – Princeton
Earned MVP honors at the Play4Kay Showcase in Las Vegas and was named the espnW National Player of the Week after averaging 30.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game last week, leading the Buckeyes to the tournament title
Scored a season-high 37 points in an overtime win against No. 14/12 Stanford in the championship game, connecting on 19 of 20 free throws to tie the Big Ten and school records for free throws made
Had 34 points and made 7-of-11 three-point field goals in the semifinals against Florida Gulf Coast to become the NCAA Division I record holder for career three-point field goals made (now with 404), topping the old mark held by UConn’s Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (398 from 2012-15)
Collected Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2016 and 2017
Earns her ninth career Player of the Week honor, tying for fourth in Big Ten history with former Minnesota great Lindsay Whalen (nine from 2001-04)
Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Kelsey Mitchell (Feb. 27, 2017)
Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Megan Gustafson, Jr., F/C, IOWA: Averaged 20.3 points, 12.7 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game with a .674 field-goal percentage and three double-doubles in as many outings last week, helping the Hawkeyes to three wins and the Puerto Rico Classic title
Hallie Thome, Jr., C, MICH: Logged 23.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game with a .762 field-goal percentage and a double-double in Michigan’s two victories last week
Destiny Pitts, Fr., G/F, MINN: See Freshman of the Week selection
Freshman of the Week
Destiny Pitts, Minnesota
G/F – Detroit, Mich. – Country Day
Named MVP of UNLV’s Lady Rebel Round-Up after averaging 15.7 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, leading the Golden Gophers to their first Thanksgiving tournament title in nine years
Scored a team-high 22 points in Sunday’s championship game win over host UNLV
Posted a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds in the tournament opener against Wake Forest
Earns her second career Freshman of the Week honor, and second in as many weeks
Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Destiny Pitts (Nov. 20, 2017)