Feb. 6, 2006

Big Ten Co-Players of the Week
Jeff Horner, Iowa
6-3, G, Sr., Mason City, Iowa/Mason City
Horner shares Player of the Week honors after leading Iowa to wins over Purdue and No. 22/21 Michigan. He opened the week tallying a career-high 32 points and going 7-of-10 from the three-point line in a 77-68 victory over Purdue. Horner then scored 14 points against Michigan, while adding six assists and four rebounds. He finished the week averaging 23 points, five assists and four rebounds, while shooting 60 percent from the field (15-of-25). With a total of nine three-point field goals last week, Horner is now Iowa's all-time leader in treys with 232. He also ranks second on the school's career assist list (563). Horner, who leads the Big Ten with 6.32 dishes per game, earns his fourth career weekly accolade as he was also honored twice last year (Nov. 29, 2004; March 7, 2005) and once during his sophomore season (Feb. 9, 2004).

Je'Kel Foster, Ohio State
6-3, G, Sr., Natchez, Miss./Natchez
Foster shot 75 percent from the field (15-of-20) while averaging 21.5 points per game last week to share Player of the Week accolades. He notched 18 points and added five steals and three assists in a 95-53 victory over Florida A&M. Foster followed with another solid performance, scoring 25 points against Minnesota, three shy of his career high. He also made seven of eight treys versus the Golden Gophers, setting a career high for three-point field goals made, while taking over the No. 3 spot on OSU's single-game record for three-point field goal percentage. Foster's .875 percentage from the three-point line ranks third behind the 5-of-5 efforts of Brian Brown (vs. Florida State on Nov. 30, 2000) and Rick Yudt (vs. Morgan State on Dec. 12, 1994). The Natchez, Miss., native earns his second Player of the Week laurel as he was also honored on Dec. 19, 2005.