Johnson honored
Finally, Purdue has its first Big Ten Player-of-the-Week Award, its first of the season.
Boilermaker junior big man JaJuan Johnson earned the award Monday for his efforts in Purdue's wins at Illinois and over Michigan.
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In Champaign, he scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Purdue snapped a three-game losing streak with a key road win. Against Michigan, he scored 21 points and collected a team-high-tying seven rebounds.
Surprisingly for a team that's been as successful as Purdue has the past two seasons, this is its first Player-of-the-Week accolade since Robbie Hummel was honored just before Christmas of 2008.
For the season, Johnson averages 14.2 points and 7.1 rebounds. He is the Big Ten's leading offensive rebounder.