Wisconsin Badger senior forward Jon Leuer was named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Week today. It’s the second Player of the Week honor for Leuer this season and the third of his career.
Leuer averaged 22 points and 9.5 rebounds in a pair of wins over No. 11 Purdue and Michigan State last week. He scored a game-high 24 points with 13 rebounds in last Tuesday’s 66-59 win over Purdue, marking his fifth-career double-double.
The Orono, Minnesota native scored 20 points and pulled down 6 rebounds in Sunday’s 82-56 win over Michigan State.
On the season. Leuer ranks third in the Big Ten averaging 19.4 points per game and sits sixth with 7.0 rebounds per game. He’s 8th in the league in 3-point shooting at 45% and his 85.4% mark from the free throw line places him fourth.