COLUMBUS, Ohio — Duane Washington Jr. has become the first Ohio State basketball player to earn co-Big Ten Player of the Week honors this season. The recognition comes after averaging 25.5 points on 66.7 percent shooting in games against Michigan and Penn State, one of which led to his career-high 30 points. This is the first time in his career that he’s won the honor and the first OSU player since Kaleb Wesson on Nov. 18, 2019. The #B1GMBBall #PlayeroftheWeek co-honoree is @dwizthekid4 of @OhioStateHoops ?? Led all scorers with a career-high 30 points against then-ranked No. 3/No. 3 Michigan? First Player of the Week accolade of his careerNews ?? https://t.co/yvdvzgxa1v pic.twitter.com/WXn8DVuzrn — Big Ten Men’s Hoops (@B1GMBBall) February 22, 2021 Washington shares the award with Iowa’s Luka Garza who averaged 26.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in wins over Penn State and Wisconsin. It’s the third time he’s earned the…
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