WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – For his role in two Purdue wins last week, Trey Kaufman-Renn has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week for the third time this season.
Kaufman-Renn, a junior from Sellersburg, Indiana, is the first Big Ten player to be named Player of the Week three times this season after being recognized on Dec. 2, and Jan. 20.
Kaufman-Renn averaged 24.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 steals in two Purdue victories. He shot 18-of-30 (.600) from the field and 11-of-12 (.917) from the free throw line.
He scored 25 points with seven rebounds, four assists and one steal in a 90-81 win over Iowa last Tuesday, then followed it with a 24-point, 10-rebound effort in a 90-72 win over USC on Friday.
For the season, he is averaging 18.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, while shooting 60.3 percent from the field. He was also selected as the Naismith Trophy National Player of the Week for his role in wins at Washington and No. 13 Oregon.
Kaufman-Renn is the only player nationally to average at least 18 points, six rebounds and two assists per game while shooting at least 60 percent from the field. In Big Ten history, only three other players have reached those marks (Zach Edey, Evan Eschmeyer and Chris Webber).
Kaufman-Renn has scored in double-figures in every game and been at his best against ranked teams, averaging 18.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists in seven games against ranked teams. He has scored at least 20 points in 10 games this season, including a career-high 26 points with eight rebounds and four assists against No. 2 Alabama. He matched that career high with a 26-point showing against Ohio State and has recorded the first double-doubles of his career against No. 23 Ole Miss (25 pts, 13 rebs), No. 13 Oregon (23 pts, 11 rebs) and USC (24 pts, 10 rebs).
He has started every game of the last two seasons, and has scored 861 points with 374 rebounds in 98 career games.
The Boilermakers travel to No. 20 Michigan on Tuesday night.
Kaufman-Renn, a junior from Sellersburg, Indiana, is the first Big Ten player to be named Player of the Week three times this season after being recognized on Dec. 2, and Jan. 20.
Kaufman-Renn averaged 24.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 steals in two Purdue victories. He shot 18-of-30 (.600) from the field and 11-of-12 (.917) from the free throw line.
He scored 25 points with seven rebounds, four assists and one steal in a 90-81 win over Iowa last Tuesday, then followed it with a 24-point, 10-rebound effort in a 90-72 win over USC on Friday.
For the season, he is averaging 18.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, while shooting 60.3 percent from the field. He was also selected as the Naismith Trophy National Player of the Week for his role in wins at Washington and No. 13 Oregon.
Kaufman-Renn is the only player nationally to average at least 18 points, six rebounds and two assists per game while shooting at least 60 percent from the field. In Big Ten history, only three other players have reached those marks (Zach Edey, Evan Eschmeyer and Chris Webber).
Kaufman-Renn has scored in double-figures in every game and been at his best against ranked teams, averaging 18.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists in seven games against ranked teams. He has scored at least 20 points in 10 games this season, including a career-high 26 points with eight rebounds and four assists against No. 2 Alabama. He matched that career high with a 26-point showing against Ohio State and has recorded the first double-doubles of his career against No. 23 Ole Miss (25 pts, 13 rebs), No. 13 Oregon (23 pts, 11 rebs) and USC (24 pts, 10 rebs).
He has started every game of the last two seasons, and has scored 861 points with 374 rebounds in 98 career games.
The Boilermakers travel to No. 20 Michigan on Tuesday night.