(From Illinois Sports Information Office)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.– Illinois forward Will Riley is Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. He is co-recipient of the award, along with Derek Queen of Maryland.
Riley earns his third Big Ten Freshman of the Week award this season, and second straight. He was honored last week after averaging 20.0 points against Ohio State and Nebraska, and received the inaugural recognition following the opening week of the season when he broke the Illini freshman debut scoring record with 31 points vs. Eastern Illinois.
Riley and the Illini are back in action Tuesday, hosting UCLA at 7 p.m. CT at State Farm Center. Tickets are available at FightingIllini.com.
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