Northwestern and Purdue Earn Weekly Men’s Basketball Honors
Northwestern’s Boo Buie named Player of the Week;
Purdue’s Mason Gillis named Freshman of the Week
Player of the Week
Boo Buie, Northwestern
G – So. – 6-2 – Albany, N.Y. – Gould Academy (Maine) – Major: Undecided
- Averaged 22.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in Northwestern’s wins over Quincy and then-No. 4/No. 4 Michigan State.
- Scored a career-high 30 points while shooting 9-for-15 from the field (.600 pct.), including 5-for-6 (.833 pct.) from three-point range. Also sank 7-of-8 free throws (.875 pct.), while adding four assists and three rebounds. Buie’s five three-pointers in the contest tied his single-game career high.
- Buie’s performance against Michigan State helped Northwestern capture its first win over an Associated Press Top-5 team since Jan. 27, 1979, and its first win over an AP Top-10 team since Feb. 12, 2017.
- Earns the first Player of the Week accolade of his career
- Last Northwestern Player of the Week: Scottie Lindsey (Jan. 16, 2017)
Freshman of the Week
Mason Gillis, Purdue
F – 6-6 – New Castle, Ind. – New Castle (Ind.) – Major: Organizational Leadership
- Averaged 9.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in wins over then-ranked No. 20/No. 19 Ohio State and Notre Dame. Was perfect on the week, shooting 7-for-7 (1.000 pct.) from the field, including two three-pointers (1.000 pct.), and 2-for-2 from the free throw line (1.000 pct.).
- Recorded career highs in points (12) and rebounds (nine) during Purdue’s 88-78 win over Notre Dame in the Crossroads Classic played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Finished the contest 4-for-4 from the field (1.000 pct.), including two three-pointers, and 2-for-2 from the foul line (1.000 pct.).
- Has connected on 10-straight field goal attempts spanning the last four games. The Boilermaker record for most consecutive field goals made is currently 15.
- Earns the first Freshman of the Week accolade of his career
- Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Zach Edey (Nov. 11, 2020)
2020-21 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 30
P: Luka Garza, Sr., C, IOWA
F: Adam Miller, G, ILL
F: Zach Edey, C, PUR
Dec. 7
P: Trayce Jackson-Davis, So., F, IND
F: Hunter Dickinson, C, MICH
Dec. 14
P: Ayo Dosunmu, Jr., G, ILL
P: Luka Garza, Sr., C, IOWA
F: Hunter Dickinson, C, MICH
Dec. 21
P: Boo Buie, So., G, NU
F: Mason Gillis, F, PUR