Deshaun Thomas Named Big Ten POW – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/19/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 19, 2011
Ohio State sophomore Deshaun Thomas earned his first career Big Ten Player of the Week award Monday after leading the No. 2 Buckeyes to a pair of wins over South Carolina (76-66, Dec. 17) and USC Upstate (82-58, Dec. 14) . He has made 17-consecutive shots from inside the 3-point line, hitting his last six attempts against South Carolina Upstate Dec. 14 and then all 11 2-pointers in the road win at South Carolina Dec. 17.
For the season Thomas is shooting 65 percent from 2-point range (55-84). Last week he was 19-21 from short range while shooting 74 percent overall (23-31), including a 13-16 shooting effort at South Carolina, where he tallied a career-high 30 points. He averaged 26.5 points in the two games last week.
Player of the Week Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State
F – So. – 6-7 – Fort Wayne, Ind. – Bishop Luers
? Averaged 26.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in Ohio State’s wins over USC Upstate (82-58) and on the road against South Carolina (74-66)
? Posted a career-high 30 points against South Carolina, adding six rebounds and three assists in the road victory
? Recorded 23 points and three assists against USC Upstate
? Shot 74.2 percent from the field for the week, including 81.3 percent against the Gamecocks ? Earns his first Player of the Week award
? Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Jon Diebler (March 7, 2011)
Freshman of the Week Cody Zeller, Indiana
F – 6-11 – Washington, Ind. – Washington
? Notched 21 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two blocks in Indiana’s 69-58 win over Notre Dame in the Crossroads Classic in Indianapolis
? Converted on eight of 14 field goal attempts in the win
? Reels in his fourth Freshman of the Week award
? Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Cody Zeller (Dec. 5, 2011)
2011-12 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 14
P: Victor Oladipo, So., IND
F: Cody Zeller, IND
F: Aaron White, IOWA
Nov. 21
P: Drew Crawford, Jr., NU
F: Cody Zeller, IND
Nov. 28
P: Tim Hardaway Jr., So., MICH
F: Trey Burke, MICH
Dec. 5
P: Meyers Leonard, So., ILL
P: Keith Appling, So., MSU
F: Cody Zeller, IND
Dec. 12
P: Christian Watford, Jr., IND
P: Draymond Green, Sr., MSU
F: Trey Burke, MICH
Dec. 19
P: Deshaun Thomas, So., OSU
F: Cody Zeller, IND
