Jan. 17, 2011
Park Ridge, Ill
Player of the Week
Draymond Green - Michigan State
Jr. - F - 6-7
Saginaw, Mich. - Saginaw
Michigan State's Draymond Green earns the first Player of the Week award of his career after averaging 21.0 points and 8.5 rebounds in a pair of overtime victories against Wisconsin and Northwestern. For the week, he shot .423 from the field, including .500 from three-point range, and .895 from the foul line. He also averaged 3.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per contest. In a 64-61 win over Wisconsin, Green scored a career-high 26 points, including the first eight in overtime. He went 8-for-17 from the floor, including 3-for-5 from long range, and also went 7-for-9 from the free-throw line. He also tallied a team-best nine boards, four assists and two blocks. In a 71-67 win against Northwestern, Green scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds. He was a perfect 10-for-10 from the foul line, including 6-for-6 in the final 37 seconds of regulation to help force overtime.
Last Michigan State Player of the Week: Kalin Lucas (Nov.29, 2010)
Freshman of the Week
Aaron Craft - Ohio State
Fr. - G - 6-2
Findlay, Ohio -Liberty Benton
Ohio State's Aaron Craft collects his first Freshman of the Week award after scoring a career-high 19 points while handing out seven assists in Ohio State's 69-66 win against Penn State on Saturday. He averaged 14.5 points for the week, connecting on 10 of 18 shots from the floor, including a 6-for-10 mark from three-point range. Against Michigan on Wednesday, the freshman scored 10 points with a rebound, an assist and a steal.
Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Jared Sullinger (Jan. 10, 2011)
If I were hired to maintain the blog spot,I would blog about stuff like this. Highlights and top storys about college students being more then students. Show who they are beyond the classroom, but who they are on the court or field. Who they are when there's only a few min's of game play. Student vs. Player...
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