Sophomore guard Tyra Buss was named the Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday afternoon.
This is the first Big Ten Player of the Week award for Buss, who was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice last season in her rookie campaign.
The 5-foot-8 guard led IU to an 81-65 upset win against No. 18 Michigan State on Wednesday. Buss scored a team-high 24 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the floor and 12-of-17 shooting from the free-throw line. She also added four assists, four rebounds and three steals against the Spartans.
In IU’s 78-76 loss at Minnesota on Sunday, Buss scored a team-high 17 points to go along with eight assists, which tied a career-high for the Mt. Carmel, Illinois, native.
Buss leads the Hoosiers in scoring with 18.8 points per game, assisting with 4.1 assists per game, and stealing with 1.9 steals per game. She has scored in double-figures in 22 straight games dating back to last season. Buss’ 18.8 points per game ranks seventh in the Big Ten, while she leads the Big Ten and ranks fourth nationally with 118 free throws made.
This is IU’s first Big Ten Player of the Week award since 2012 when Aulani Sinclair won the award for the Hoosiers.
IU hosts Illinois at Assembly Hall on Tuesday night. The Hoosiers have not lost in Bloomington this season.
Teddy Bailey
