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Purdue Sophomore Guard Jaden Ivey Named Big Ten Player of the Week

Purdue guard Jaden Ivey, after a leading the team to wins over Iowa and Ohio State last week, was named the Big Ten Player of the Week. It's the first Player of the Week honor for his career. Ivey averaged 18 points, four rebounds and three assists in the pair of victories.

D.J. Fezler

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — For the first time in his career, Purdue sophomore guard Jaden Ivey was named the Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday. 

After returning from a hip flexor injury that kept him out of a home matchup against Northwestern, Ivey averaged 18 points, four rebounds, three assists, 0.5 steals and 0.5 blocks per game in the Boilermakers' two victories last week. 

Ivey hit a game-winning 3-pointer at home against No. 16 Ohio State on Sunday in the final seconds, giving him 21 points, three rebounds, two assists, and a block in an 81-78 victory at Mackey Arena.

The performance followed a win on the road against Iowa, where the 6-foot-4 guard tallied 15 points, five rebounds, four assists and a steal to lead Purdue to an 83-73 victory. 

Ivey was 6-of-10 from the 3-point line during the team's two matchups last week. After the pair of wins, the No. 4-ranked Purdue basketball team is now 18-3 on the season, including 7-3 in Big Ten play. 

For the season, Ivey is averaging 16.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and three assists per game while shooting 48.5% from the field and 44.2% from the 3-point line. 

He and the Boilermakers are gearing up for a road matchup with Minnesota on Wednesday. The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on the Big Ten Network. 

Nebraska's Bryce McGowens was named Freshman of the Week after averaging 26.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in two games last week. It was his fourth weekly honor this season. 

Here is the list of weekly winners so far this season:

Nov. 15

  • Player of the Week: Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana junior
  • Freshman of the Week: Bryce McGowens, Nebraska

Nov. 22

  • Players of the Week: Keegan Murray, Iowa sophomore and Trevion Williams, Purdue senior
  • Freshman of the Week: Caleb Furst, Purdue

Nov. 29

  • Player of the Week: Johnny Davis, Wisconsin sophomore
  • Freshman of the Week: Bryce McGowens, Nebraska

Dec. 6

  • Players of the Week: Payton Willis, Minnesota senior and Brad Davison, Wisconsin senior
  • Freshman of the Week: Max Christie, Michigan State and Chucky Hepburn, Wisconsin

Dec. 13

  • Players of the Week: E.J. Liddell, Ohio State junior and Trevion Williams, Purdue senior
  • Freshman of the Week: Max Christie, Michigan State

Dec. 20

  • Player of the Week: Keegan Murray, Iowa sophomore
  • Freshman of the Week: Bryce McGowens, Nebraska and Kobe Bufkin, Michigan

Dec. 27

  • Player of the Week: Kofi Cockburn, Illinois junior
  • Freshman of the Week: Max Christie, Michigan State

Jan. 3

  • Player of the Week: Keegan Murray, Iowa sophomore
  • Freshman of the Week: Malaki Branham, Ohio State

Jan. 10

  • Players of the Week: Kofi Cockburn, Illinois junior and Johnny Davis, Wisconsin sophomore
  • Freshman of the Week: Malaki Branham, Ohio State and Max Christie, Michigan State

Jan. 17

  • Players of the Week: Trent Frazier, Illinois senior
  • Freshman of the Week: Max Christie, Michigan State

Jan. 24

  • Players of the Week: Payton Willis, Minnesota senior and Hunter Dickinson, Michigan sophomore
  • Freshman of the Week: Caleb Houstan, Michigan

Jan. 31

  • Players of the Week: Jaden Ivey, Purdue sophomore
  • Freshman of the Week: Bryce McGowens, Nebraska

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D.J. Fezler is a staff writer for BoilermakersCountry.com. Hailing from The Region, he is from Cedar Lake in Northwest Indiana and has spent the last two years covering Purdue football and basketball. 

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