Jess Settles, BTN Basketball Analyst, December 15, 2014

It's Monday, and that means it's time for BTN analyst and former Iowa forward Jess Settles to release his latest Big Ten Player Rankings.

See Settles' latest list below.

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1. Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin. Kaminsky scored 18 points and hit both 3-point attempts to lead Wisconsin to an easy road with over UW Milwaukee. He added 10 points in 23 minutes in a home laugher against Nicholls to hand the Badgers their fourth 10-1 start under Bo Ryan.
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Last week: 1

2. D.J. Newbill, Penn State. Newbill leads the Big Ten in scoring (21.9), plus he averaging 5.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. Most important, though, he's led surprising Penn State to a 10-1 start.
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Last week: 5

3. Terran Petteway, Nebraska. Petteway continues to make plays for up-and-down Nebraska, however his four turnovers per game are troublesome – even if he's averaging 19.8 points and 5.9 rebounds.
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Last week: 2

4. James Blackmon Jr., Indiana. The freshman star scored 18 points in a hard-fought battle against physical Louisville and put in another 18 to lead the Hoosiers over former NBA star ?Thunder Dan? Majerle's Grand Canyon squad.
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Last week: 6

5. Yogi Ferrell, Indiana. Ferrell had an all-around effort (13 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists) vs. Louisville, but it wasn't the explosive outing the Hoosiers needed to take down Rick Pitino's talented team.
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Last week: 4

6. Caris LeVert, Michigan. It was a brutal week for Michigan and LeVert. He scored just eight points, on 2-of-9 shooting, at Arizona and went for 10 points, on 4-of-12 from the field, in a shocking home loss to Eastern Michigan.
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Last week: 3

7. Branden Dawson, Michigan State. Dawson leads the Big Ten in rebounding and coasted to 15 points and 6 rebounds in Michigan State?s beatdown of Oakland.
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Last week: 7

8. Aaron White, Iowa. Shooting woes continue to haunt the Hawkeyes, but White is doing his part, averaging 15.8 points on 55% shooting, while also grabbing seven rebounds a game.
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Last week: 8

9. D'Angelo Russell, Ohio State. Everyone knows the prized freshman can score – he's averaging 17.7 points – but he's also pulling down 4.7 rebounds and dishing out 5.4 assists.
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Last week: 10

10. Rayvonte Rice, Illinois. Rice scored 29 points, which tied his career high, in a heart-breaking loss to Oregon. The star senior is averaging 17.8 points and pulling down an impressive 6.7 rebounds.
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Last week: 9

Honorable mention: Shavon Shields, Nebraska; Denzel Valentine, MSU; Melo Trimble, Maryland; Sam Dekker, Wisconsin; Shannon Scott, Ohio State; Dez Wells (injured), Maryland; Andre Hollins, Minnesota