Brandon Paul named Big Ten Player of the Week
January 16, 2012 9:02 AM
Brandon Paul, Illinois - G -- Jr. -- 6-4 -- Gurnee, Ill. - Warren
# Had a career night against No. 5/5 Ohio State, scoring 43 points and adding eight rebounds and four blocks in the Fighting Illini's 79-74 win
# The 43 points marked a career high, the most by a Big Ten player since 1994 and the second most by any player in the country this season
# Shot 73 percent from the field (11-15), including 80 percent from three-point range (8-10)
# Earns his first Big Ten weekly award
# Last Illinois Player of the Week: Meyers Leonard (Jan. 2, 2012)
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# Had a career night against No. 5/5 Ohio State, scoring 43 points and adding eight rebounds and four blocks in the Fighting Illini's 79-74 win
# The 43 points marked a career high, the most by a Big Ten player since 1994 and the second most by any player in the country this season
# Shot 73 percent from the field (11-15), including 80 percent from three-point range (8-10)
# Earns his first Big Ten weekly award
# Last Illinois Player of the Week: Meyers Leonard (Jan. 2, 2012)
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