CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– Illinois guard Keaton Wagler (Shawnee, Kansas) is Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.
Keaton Wagler Highlights (Week of Dec. 8-14)
• Averaged 21 points and 7.5 assists in a pair of games, shooting 50% from the field, 54% from 3-point range and 92% from the free throw line.
• Scored a career- and team-high 23 points with five assists in road win at Ohio State.
• Recorded a points-assists double-double with 19 points and career- and game-high 10 assists vs. No. 23 Nebraska.
• Combined for seven 3-pointers on the week, hitting three against the Buckeyes and a career-high four against the Cornhuskers.
This marks the third time through the first six weeks of the season that an Illini has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week, joining two accolades for forward David Mirkovic.
Wagler and the No. 18 Fighting Illini return to action next Monday, Dec. 22, facing Missouri in the annual McBride Homes Braggin' Rights Game, set for 7 p.m. CT at the Enterprise Center in Saint Louis.
