ROSEMONT, Illinois -- University of Iowa junior Peter Jok was named Big Ten Player of the Week. The announcement was made Monday by the Big Ten Conference office.
Jok, who collects his first Big Ten weekly honor of his career, has played an integral part in helping Iowa extend its winning streak to seven games and start 5-0 in the Big Ten for the first time since 1996-97. Jok helped Iowa to a pair of wins last week, at No. 4 Michigan State and Michigan at home. Jok averaged 19.5 points, shooting at a 58 percent clip from the field (14-of-24), including a blistering 63.