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Kalkbrenner Earns BIG EAST's First Player of the Week Honor

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OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner has been named the first BIG EAST Player of the Week of the 2024-25 season, the conference announced on Monday.

The 7-foot-1 center averaged 36.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocked shots per game as No. 15 Creighton posted a pair of double-digit victories to open the season. The three-time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year shot 90.6 percent from the field (29-32), including 100 percent from three-point range (3-3), and also made 92.3 percent (12-13) of his free throw attempts.

Kalkbrenner opened his week with 49 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots in a win vs.