Big Ten Blog | Daniel Monson
Sat, 12/29/2012
Player of the Week
Derrick Nix, Michigan State
Derrick NixNix had a career game last Saturday in a 67-56 win against Texas. The 6-foot-9, 270-pound senior had career bests of 25 points and four steals, and also grabbed 11 rebounds for the Spartans. He pretty much owned Longhorns freshman Cameron...
Sun, 12/23/2012
Player of the Week
Roy Devyn Marble, Iowa
Roy Devyn MarbleMarble, another of the Big Ten’s players who possesses NBA-level basketball genes, was an offensive force in two games this past week. The 6-foot-6 junior is the son of Roy Marble, Iowa’s all-time leading scorer who was a Hawkeye...
Sat, 12/15/2012
Player of the Week
Brandon Paul, Illinois
Brandon PaulWhen Paul is hot, you’d better step out and guard him on the perimeter. Previously-unbeaten Gonzaga received a crash course last Saturday as the 6-foot-4 senior went off for 35 points to lead his Illini to an 83-71 road win and to a top-...
Thu, 12/06/2012
Player of the Week
Trey BurkeTrey Burke, Michigan
Burke has turned the ball over just twice and has 23 assists in his past three games. Throw in a 18.0 scoring average and .545 mark from the field, and he’s done everything a point guard can do in that span. The No. 3 Wolverines are still...
Fri, 11/30/2012
Player of the Week
Cody Zeller, Indiana
Cody ZellerZeller put on a clinic on running the floor as a big man Tuesday night in an 83-59 dismantling of No. 14 North Carolina. The host Hoosiers got out on the fast break early and often, killing the spirit of the young Tar Heels with an attack that...
Sat, 11/24/2012
Player of the Week
Brandon PaulBrandon Paul, Illinois
The Illini looked like a team on a mission to prove something this past week at the Maui Invitational, led by their 6-4 senior that might have solidified his place in the NBA conversation. Paul averaged 19.6 points, four rebounds and three...
Fri, 11/16/2012
Player of the Week
Keith ApplingKeith Appling, Michigan State
Appling helped the Spartans avoid back-to-back 0-2 starts for the first time since 1899 and 1900 – the first two years of the program’s existence – with a great performance Tuesday against Kansas.
The 6-1 junior scored...
Sun, 03/04/2012
Player of the Week
Robbie Hummel, Purdue
Robbie HummelThe Boilermakers have played themselves into the NCAA tournament despite some big-time adversity, and Hummel is the reason why. Purdue handed Michigan its only home loss of the season Saturday, then demolished Penn State 8-56 on Wednesday....
Fri, 02/24/2012
Player of the Week
Matt Gatens, Iowa
Matt GatensLights out.
In two games, the senior guard has taken the Hawkeyes from looking like the Big Ten’s cellar-dwellers to the middle of the pack and a shot at an NCAA Tournament berth. He’s played for three coaches in four years and...
Sat, 02/18/2012
Player of the Week
Robbie Hummel, Purdue
Robbie HummelHummel led the Boilermakers to back-to-back wins with two of his finest performances of the season. After struggling with his shot most of the Big Ten season, Hummel could be getting in a groove just as the most important month of the...
