Senior guard Denzel Valentine was named the Naismith Trophy Player of the Week as announced by the office on Tuesday. Valentine averaged 28.5 points, 11.5 assists, 6.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game in the Spartans' split versus nationally ranked Purdue and Indiana.
He opened the week with a near triple-double, totaling 27 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in a one-point overtime loss at Purdue. Against Indiana, he scored 30 points, while dishing out a career-high 13 assists and grabbing five rebounds. Sunday's game vs. the Hoosiers marked his fourth 25-point, 10-assist and five-rebound game of the year - the most in the nation since 2010-11.