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by Dustin Dopirak | Monday, February 25, 2013 - 12:23 pm UTC
Indiana’s Victor Oladipo was named Big Ten Player of the Week for his performance against Michigan State. The Big Ten release follows.
Player of the Week
Victor Oladipo, Indiana
6-5, Jr., G, Upper Marlboro, Md./DeMatha
· Scored six points in the final 50 seconds at No. 4/5 Michigan State on Tuesday, helping Indiana overcome a four-point deficit in the final minute
· Finished with 19 points to reach the 1,000 mark in his career, and added nine rebounds, five steals and one block
· Shot 63.6 percent from the field and was a perfect four-for-four from the free-throw line in 30 minutes of play
· Earns his third career Big Ten Player of the Week honor and second this season
· Last Indiana Player of the Week: Cody Zeller (Feb. 4, 2013)
Freshman of the Week
Shavon Shields, Nebraska
F, Olathe, Kan./Olathe Northwest
· Helped Nebraska overcome a 19-point first-half deficit, the third-largest comeback in school history, to defeat Iowa on Saturday
· Scored 17 points, 12 of which came in the second half, and added seven rebounds in the win
· Shot 55.6 percent from the field in 37 minutes
· Earns his second Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor
· Last Nebraska Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Shavon Shields (Jan. 21, 2013)
2012-13 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 12 P: Tim Hardaway Jr., Jr., MICH
F: Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell, IND
Nov. 19 P: Deshaun Thomas, Jr., OSU
F: Gary Harris, MSU
Nov. 26 P: Andre Hollins, So., MINN
F: Nik Stauskas, MICH
Dec. 3 P: Andre Almeida, Sr., NEB
F: Nik Stauskas, MICH
Dec. 10 P: Brandon Paul, Sr., ILL
F: Gary Harris, MSU
Dec. 17 P: Trey Burke, So., MICH
F: Mike Gesell, IOWA
Dec. 24 P: Derrick Nix, Sr., MSU
F: Mitch McGary, MICH
Dec. 31 P: Tracy Abrams, So., ILL
F: Nik Stauskas, MICH
Jan. 7 P: Trey Burke, So., MICH
F: Glenn Robinson III, MICH
Jan. 14 P: Cody Zeller, So., IND
P: Deshaun Thomas, Jr., OSU
F: Sam Dekker, WIS
Jan. 21 P: Tim Hardaway Jr., Jr., MICH
F: Shavon Shields, NEB
Jan. 28 P: Victor Oladipo, Jr., IND
F: Glenn Robinson III, MICH
Feb. 4 P: Cody Zeller, So., IND
P: Keith Appling, Jr., MSU
F: A.J. Hammons, PUR
Feb. 11 P: D.J. Richardson, Sr., ILL
P: Ben Brust, Jr., WIS
F: Mitch McGary, MICH
Feb. 18 P: Trey Burke, So., MICH
F: Gary Harris, MSU
Feb. 25 P: Victor Oladipo, Jr., IND
F: Shavon Shields, NEB
Looks like Crean’s rant worked
Good for Crean that he’s fighting for his players. But you’d have to be blind a deaf to not recognize VO as player of the week after his performance against MSU.
Could be a dagger in the back of the Big10 Conference tomorrow night. Hope we get a few twists out of that dagger also. IMO, this is the game. Do we have the ability to flip the kill switch in league play?
Yes Larry, someone once said something to the effect of, “One’s greatest risk of failure is immediately following one’s greatest success.” I worry that IU might be a bit relaxed after the huge win at MSU. But my instinct tells me that this IU team has matured a lot this season and they now have the finish line is site. Plus, they’ve had a week to prepare, get healthy and get re-focused. That does not mean they can’t lose this game, but its a lot better than if they had just won a big game on Saturday.