Co-Players of the Week
Payton Sandfort Iowa
G – Sr. – 6-8 – Waukee, Iowa – Waukee

• Averaged 26.5 points, six rebounds, and 3.5 steals in leading the Hawkeyes to a pair of wins
• Shot 55.6 percent from the floor (15-of-27), 52.6 (10-of-19) from 3-point range and 92.9 (13-of-14) from the free throw stripe
• Tied a career high with 30 points in a 97-87 overtime win over Nebraska, scoring all 30 after the halftime break
• Added a game-high 23 points and six boards in Iowa’s 85-60 win over Indiana
• Claims second Player of the Week honor
• Last Iowa Player of the Week: Payton Sandfort (March 4, 2024)

Vladislav Goldin, Michigan
C – Grad. – 7-1 – Voronezh, Russia – Putnam Science Academy

• Averaged 27.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.5 assists while shooting 76.0 percent (19-of-25) from the field, 78.9 percent (15-of-19) on free throws, and added two more three-pointers (2-of-4) as No. 20 Michigan went 2-0
• Shot 13-of-18 from the field and 9-of-11 from the free throw line and scored a career-high 36 points in a 94-75 win at then-No. 22 UCLA
• Goldin’s 36 points were the most by a Wolverine since Daniel Horton had 39 against Illinois on Feb. 21, 2006
• Scored game-high honors with 19 points to lead the Wolverines to a 91-75 win over Washington
• Earns his second Player of the Week award
• Last Michigan Payer of the Week: Vladislav Goldin (Dec. 9, 2024)

Freshman of the Week
Wesley Yates III, USC
G – 6-4 – Beaumont, Texas – Beaumont United

• Averaged 16.5 points on 63.2 percent shooting from the field (12-of-19), five rebounds and 2.5 assists, as the Trojans split a pair of contests
• Tallied a team-high 18 points in an 82-69 loss at Indiana before pairing 15 points and six boards in an 82-72 win at then-No. 13 Illinois
• Earns his first Freshman of the Week award

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Player of the Week
JuJu Watkins, USC
Sophomore – Guard – Los Angeles, Calif. – Sierra Canyon
• Paced USC in two wins by averaging 28.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals, 2.5 assists and 2.0 blocks
• Tallied 21 points, nine rebounds, two assists, a block and steal in the Trojans’ road victory at No. 8 Maryland
• Posted a double-double (35 points, 11 rebounds) with five steals, three blocks and three assists against Penn State
• Shot a career-high 86.7 percent from the floor on a 13-of-15 effort versus the Lady Lions
• Has 18 30-point outings in her career, which ranks third all-time at USC behind Cheryl Miller (25) and Cherie Nelson (20)
• Earns the fourth Big Ten Player of the Week award of her career
• Last USC Player of the Week: JuJu Watkins (Jan. 6, 2025)

Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Alexis Markowski, NEB: Set a new career mark with 28 points to go with eight rebounds to help Nebraska upset No. 20 Michigan State
Jaloni Cambridge, OSU: Averaged 21.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists during two wins for Ohio State
Shyanne Sellers, MD: Shot 77.8 percent from the field on her way to 21 points in a gritty victory at Wisconsin

Freshman of the Week
Jaloni Cambridge, Ohio State
Guard – Nashville, Tenn. – Montverde Academy
• Had 29 points, four assists and tied her career mark with six rebounds at No. 25 Michigan
• Finished with 13 points, four boards and a steal in just over 20 minutes versus Oregon
• Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Cotie McMahon (Feb. 20, 2023)

MEN’S HOCKEY

First Star
Isaac Howard, Michigan State
Jr. – F – Hudson, Wis. — Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)

• Amassed five goals and six points to help No. 1/1 Michigan State earn four of six points at Penn State on Jan. 10-11
• Tied Big Ten single-game records with four goals and five points in MSU’s 6-4 win over Penn State on Friday at Pegula Ice Arena
• His five-point game was the most by a Spartan since the 2011-12 season
• The Tampa Bay Lighting draft pick earns his fourth weekly honor of the season and of his career (3-Firsts, 1-Third)
• Last Michigan State First Star: Luca Di Pasquo (Dec. 31, 2024)

Second Star
Justin Janicke, Notre Dame
So. – F – Maple Grove, Minn. – U.S. National Team Development Program

• Matched a Big Ten game record with five points (three goals, two assists) as Notre Dame downed No. 9/9 Michigan, 7-4, on Jan. 11
• Became first Irish player to record five points in a game since Bobby Nardella in 2018
• Scored an empty net goal with 0.1 seconds left to complete his hat trick on Saturday
• Finished with six points (three goals, three points) on the weekend, the fourth-highest point total nationally last week
• The Seattle Kraken draft choice collects his first Big Ten Star accolade
• Last Notre Dame Star honoree: Cole Knuble (First Star, Oct. 15, 2024)

Third Star
Liam Souliere, Minnesota
Gr. – G – Montreal, Quebec — Penn State (NCAA)

• Compiled a 0.78 goals-against average and .974 save percentage in four periods of action for No. 3/3 Minnesota
• Allowed one goal, with 2:15 left in the game, and stopped a season-high 32 shots in Minnesota’s 6-1 win over Ohio State Saturday at Value City Arena
• Leads the Big Ten in goals-against average (1.59) and save percentage (.938)
• The Big Ten Distinguished Scholar earns his first weekly award of the season and the third of his career
• Last Minnesota Star honoree: Nathan Airey (Second Star, Dec. 10, 2024)