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IU basketball’s Tucker DeVries named co-Big Ten player of the week

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Photos of IU basketball's 98-51 win against Alabama A&M.

IU basketball forward Tucker DeVries was named co-Big Ten player of the week, the conference announced Monday afternoon.

DeVries is the first IU men’s basketball player to earn Big Ten player of the week honors since Trayce Jackson-Davis on March 6, 2023.

Here’s the release from IU athletics on the accolade for DeVries:

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries was named Co-Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday afternoon.

DeVries shared the distinction with Ohio State senior guard Bruce Thornton.

In a pair of Hoosier wins to open the season, DeVries averaged 22.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.0 steal per game. He shot 57.1 percent (16-of-28) from the floor and 58.8 percent (10-of-17) from the 3-point line.

The two-time Missouri Valley Player of the Year began his Cream ‘n Crimson career with an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double in a 98-51 win over Alabama A&M. He became the first Hoosier since Devonte Green (March 23, 2019) to record at least 15 points, 10 rebounds, and four made 3-pointers in a game. He also eclipsed the 2,000-point mark for his career, the only active NCAA Division I men’s basketball player to join the 2k club.

His encore performance included a game-high 27 points (24 in the first half) to pair with six rebounds in a 100-77 win over Marquette at the United Center in Chicago to earn Most Outstanding Player of the Waterkeeper Alliance Invitational honors. He knocked down six of Indiana’s 14 made 3-pointers, the most a Hoosier team has made since a win at Iowa on Feb. 17, 2018.

The Indiana Hoosiers will be back in action at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 12, against Milwaukee at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

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