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Jalen Hood-Schifino, Indiana guard, takes home pair of B1G weekly honors

Ethan Stone

By Ethan Stone

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Jalen Hood-Schifino took home the B1G Player of the Week and B1G Freshman of the Week awards following his incredible efforts in last week’s games against Michigan State and Purdue.

Hood-Schifino is not playing like a freshman right now. The talented guard out of Pittsburgh was especially dominant against Purdue, dropping a game-high 35 points with 7 rebounds and 2 assists. His efforts led to Indiana’s first sweep of Purdue since the 2012-13 season.

And he was excellent against Michigan State, too. Despite the loss, Indiana’s star PG scored 16 points, adding 3 rebounds, an assist and a steal.

Jalen Hood-Schifino could be the difference for Indiana in March.

Indiana basketball is a legit contender for a deep run in March because of Jalen Hood-Schifino and Trayce Jackson-Davis’ incredible play as of late.

The Hoosiers are at their best with Hood-Schifino on the floor doing his thing, both defensively and offensively. The threat he and Jackson-Davis present on the floor together is almost unfair.

The Hoosiers have taken a rough schedule well these past few weeks. Sweeping Purdue is obviously a milestone, but continuing their winning ways to end the year is crucial despite being locked into the NCAA Tournament. Because the B1G has been so competitive, Indiana is still not guaranteed a top 4 seed in the upcoming B1G tournament.

Let’s see what Hood-Schifino and Indiana have in store against Iowa and Michigan to close the season.

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone was an editor for his student newspaper at the University of Tennessee and is now a News Manager for Saturday Tradition.