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B1G Hoops announces 3 Players of the Week following Week 3
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B1G Hoops is back again with another strong week of action as we get further into the college basketball season.
The latest AP Top 25 Poll came out Monday and there are seven B1G schools in the poll, two of which are in the top five. Those two schools are Iowa (No. 3) and Michigan State (No. 4) and both of them are 6-0 to start the season.
The conference also unveiled the Players of the Week on Monday with Iowa’s Luka Garza and Illinois’ Ayo Dosunmu splitting the honor while Hunter Dickinson got the honor for the top freshman.
B1G C0-Players of the Week – Ayo Dosunmu, G, Illinois & Luka Garza, C, Iowa
The #B1GMBBall #PlayeroftheWeek honorees are @AyoDos_11 and @LukaG_55 👏
🏀 Ayo averaged 27 pts & 8.5 rebs per game & shot 61.3% vs. #10/11 Duke & Missouri
🏀 Luka averaged 24.3 pts & 8.3 rebs during a 3-0 week vs. #16/14 UNC, Iowa State & NIU#B1G 📰: https://t.co/NkI9BfKMUj pic.twitter.com/Jo59AisJog
— Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) December 14, 2020
Dosunmu was electric for Illinois this past week as he averaged 27 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. He also shot over 60% from the field which is just outstanding.
Garza, a 6-foot-11 senior, was also on fire for Iowa this past week as he averaged over 24 points per game and over eight rebounds per game in a perfect 3-0 week. He also won the honor just a couple of weeks ago for the season’s opening week.
B1G Freshman of the Week – Hunter Dickinson, C, Michigan
The #B1GMBBall Freshman #PlayeroftheWeek is @H_Dickinson24 of @umichbball 👏
🏀 Averaged 19 pts, 7 rebs & 3.5 blocks per game in wins vs. Toledo & Penn State
🏀 Shot 17-for-25 from the floor (68%) & 4-for-5 from the free throw line (80%)#B1G 📰: https://t.co/NkI9BfKMUj pic.twitter.com/nI5uHuWfPn
— Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) December 14, 2020
Dickinson was one of the biggest reasons why Michigan landed in the AP Top 25 Monday. This past week, he averaged 19 points and seven rebounds per game and also shot nearly 70% from the floor. This likely will not be his last honor as Freshman of the Week if he continues to put up these kinds of stats.