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IU basketball guard Lamar Wilkerson named co-Big Ten player of the week

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Photos from IU basketball’s 113-72 win against Penn State at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

IU basketball guard Lamar Wilkerson was named co-Big Ten player of the week after scoring 59 points over two games for the Hoosiers.

He’s the second IU player to earn the weekly accolade from the conference this season.

Here’s the full release from IU on the honor for Wilkerson:

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana redshirt senior guard Lamar Wilkerson was named Co-Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday afternoon.

Wilkerson shared the distinction with Nebraska junior forward Pryce Sandfort.

The Sam Houston State transfer averaged 29.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.5 steals in just 23.0 minutes per night as the Hoosiers split games against Penn State (113-72 on Dec. 9) and at Kentucky (60-72 on Dec. 13). He shot 63.6% (21-of-33) from the floor, 60.0% (12-of-20) from the 3-point line, and 83.3% (5-of-6) from the free throw line.

Wilkerson opened the week with a career-high 44 points against Penn State, a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record, and a program-record 10 made 3-pointers. He added four rebounds, four assists, and three steals in 24 minutes.

Per OptaSTATS, Wilkerson is the only Division I or NBA player in the last 30 seasons to score 40-plus points and make 10-plus 3-pointers in a game while playing less than 25 minutes. His scoring outburst marked the most by a Hoosier against a Big Ten opponent since Mike Woodson scored 48 points at Illinois on March 3, 1979, and the most in a Big Ten home game since Jimmy Rayl posted 44 points against Wisconsin on Feb. 12, 1962. He is the first Big Ten player since Luka Garza (44 on Dec. 6, 2019) to score at least 44 points in a single game. The school-record 10 made 3-pointers are the most by a Big Ten player since Jordan Bohannon (10) against Maryland on Feb. 10, 2022.

He followed the historical outing with 15 points and two rebounds at Kentucky.

Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries claimed Co-Player of the Week honors on Nov. 10.

The Indiana Hoosiers will be back in action at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 10 against Chicago State at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

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