BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries was named Co-Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday afternoon.
DeVries shared the distinction with Ohio State senior guard Bruce Thornton.
In a pair of Hoosier wins to open the season, DeVries averaged 22.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.0 steal per game. He shot 57.1% (16-of-28) from the floor and 58.8% (10-of-17) from the 3-point line.
The two-time Missouri Valley Player of the Year began his Cream ‘n Crimson career with an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double in a 98-51 win over Alabama A&M. He became the first Hoosier since Devonte Green (March 23, 2019) to record at least 15 points, 10 rebounds, and four made 3-pointers in a game. He also eclipsed the 2,000-point mark for his career, the only active NCAA Division I men’s basketball player to join the 2k club.
His encore performance included a game-high 27 points (24 in the first half) to pair with six rebounds in a 100-77 win over Marquette at the United Center in Chicago to earn Most Outstanding Player of the Waterkeeper Alliance Invitational honors. He knocked down six of Indiana’s 14 made 3-pointers, the most a Hoosier team has made since a win at Iowa on Feb. 17, 2018.
The Indiana Hoosiers will be back in action at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 12, against Milwaukee at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.