Big Ten hands out weekly hoops honors

The Big Ten Conference released its Men's Basketball Players of the Week for Jan. 16-22 action on Monday morning. See the winners and what they did to win the honors in this post.

Player of the Week: Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin, G - Sr. - 6-1 - Bloomington, Minn. - Benilde-St. Margaret?s

• Averaged 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists in Wisconsin?s wins over Northwestern and at No. 22/25 Illinois
• Posted 15 points, six assists and three rebounds in the Badgers? 77-57 win against Wildcats
• Scored 19 points and added nine rebounds and five assists in Wisconsin?s 67-63 road win over the Fighting Illini
• Earns his second career weekly honor and first this season
• Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Jordan Taylor (Feb. 11, 2011)

Freshman of the Week: Trey Burke, Michigan, G - 5-11 - Columbus, Ohio - Northland

• Recorded 16.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game against No. 9/9 Michigan State and Arkansas
• Scored 20 points on 72.7 percent shooting (8-11) and added four rebounds and three assists in the Wolverines? 60-59 win against the Spartans
• Notched 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists in a narrow 66-64 road loss to the Razorbacks
• Collects his fourth weekly honor
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Trey Burke (Jan. 2, 2012)