It has been a good day of news for the Wisconsin Badgers on Monday. They saw a five-spot bump to No. 11 in the AP Poll, which is the best in the Big Ten. They’re now the No. 9 team according to KenPom, which is also the top rank in the conference.
And now, star guard John Tonje has accumulated another award, winning the Big Ten Player of the Week for the third time this season after pouring in 32 points in Wisconsin’s 94-84 win over the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday.
Tonje, Wisconsin’s leading scorer at 19.