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Iowa’s Joe Wieskamp, Michigan’s Hunter Dickinson take home weekly B1G honors
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Iowa’s Joe Wieskamp and Michigan’s Hunter Dickinson have been awarded B1G Player of the Week honors for their efforts last week. The conference announced the honors on Monday afternoon.
Wieskamp was critical in Iowa’s victories over Rutgers and Michigan State last week, averaged 23.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in the two games. He scored a season-high 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the Hawkeyes’ 79-66 victory over Rutgers.
Saturday, Wieskamp had 21 points and collected 7 boards and dished out 3 assists in an 88-58 win over Michigan State at Breslin Center. Wieskamp was named the B1G Player of the Week.
The #B1GMBBall #PlayeroftheWeek honoree is @JWieskamp21 of @IowaHoops 👏
🏀 Averaged 23.5 points + 8.5 rebounds per game in wins over Rutgers & Michigan State
🏀 Season-high 26 points against Rutgers + tied for team lead with 10 rebounds#B1G 📰 https://t.co/hjUM5Qkn6d pic.twitter.com/WWERysjJOo— Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) February 15, 2021
Dickinson had a double-double in Michigan’s lone game from last week, coming off a three-week pause due to COVID-19 concerns.
Dickinson had 15 rebounds and scored 11 points as the Wolverines got a 67-59 victory over Wisconsin on the road. He was named the B1G Freshman of the Week.
The #B1GMBBall Freshman #PlayeroftheWeek honoree is @H_Dickinson24 of @umichbball 👏
🏀 Recorded a double-double to help defeat Wisconsin
🏀 Tied a career high with 15 rebounds
🏀 Set a new career high with five blocked shots#B1G 📰 https://t.co/hjUM5Qkn6d pic.twitter.com/iyjPRTrwGe— Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) February 15, 2021
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB