Player of the Week
Alijah Arenas, USC
So. – G – 6-6 – Woodland Hills, Calif. – Chatsworth
- Averaged 25.5 points on 56.3 percent shooting with 6.0 rebounds in a pair of USC victories
- Paired 21 points and eight rebounds in the Trojan’s 95-63 win over Milwaukee to open the season
- Set a career high with 30 points in leading USC to a 93-86 win over Wichita State
- Earns first career Player of the Week honor
Freshman of the Week
Nikola Kusturica, UCLA
G/F – 6-9 – Novi Sad, Serbia – Leo XIII School (Spain)
- Averaged 19.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2.5 blocks, while shooting 13-23 from the field in his first two collegiate games
- Posted 10 points, five rebounds, and three blocks in UCLA’s season-opening 84-75 win over No. 5 Arizona
- Scored 26 of his 29 points in the first half of a 114-63 win over North Florida
- Garners his first Freshman of the Week honor
2026-27 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 9
P: Alijah Arenas, USC
F: Nikola Kusturica, UCLA