Dec. 19, 2005

Player of the Week
Je'Kel Foster, Ohio State
Sr., G, Natchez, Miss./Natchez
Foster earned Player of the Week honors after leading Ohio State to a 3-0 record last week, including a 70-67 win over Iowa State. Foster went 6-of-8 from the three-point line (.750), while connecting on 9-of-12 shots from the field (.750) to finish with a career-high 28 points against the Cyclones. He also was perfect from the foul line (4-of-4), while recording six rebounds and a pair of steals. The senior guard opened the week with 11 points against Norfolk State. He followed with another double-digit performance, tallying 15 points in an 85-75 win over Belmont. For the season, Foster leads OSU in scoring with 17.1 points per game, while shooting a conference-best 68.3 percent from the field (41-of-60) and 60 percent from three-point range (22-of-37). The Natchez, Miss., native earns his first Big Ten weekly accolade and becomes the first Buckeye to be named Player of the Week since teammate Terence Dials earned back-to-back honors (Dec. 20 and Dec. 27, 2004) last season.