Big Ten Release
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois' Adam Miller was named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week on Monday, the conference office announced. Miller had an impressive debut with the Fighting Illini, averaging 18 points and setting a school record during the opening week of the season.
Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week
Adam Miller, Illinois
G, 6-3, 180, Peoria, Ill., Morgan Park H.S.
• Averaged 18.0 points, scoring in double figures in all three Illini wins.
• Shot 59.4% from the field (19-32), 47.1% (8-17) from 3-point range and 80% (8-10) from the foul line.
• Set the Illini freshman-debut scoring record with 28 points vs. North Carolina A&T (Nov. 25), breaking the previous mark of 22 set by Brandon Paul (Nov. 13, 2009).
• Made 10-of-12 shots against North Carolina A&T, including 6-of-8 from behind the arc. His 83.3 field goal percentage in the win marked the fifth-best shooting percentage ever by an Illini freshman, while his 6 treys also ranked fifth on the all-time UI freshman list.
• Tallied 15 points vs. Chicago State (Nov. 26) and had 11 points vs. Ohio (Nov. 27).
• Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Kofi Cockburn (Jan. 27, 2020).
