COLLEGE PARK, Md (AP) – The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s college basketball for Week 12 of the season:
Julian Reese, Maryland
The senior forward from Baltimore, Maryland, had career-highs of 27 points and 17 rebounds in leading Maryland to a 91-70 rout of then-No. 17 Illinois on the road, then had 14 points and 10 boards in a 79-78 win at Indiana. The back-to-back double-doubles give Reese nine on the season, tied for most in the Big Ten heading into the week. The 6-foot-9 forward, who has spent his entire career with the Terps, is one of eight players in school history with at least 1,100 points and 800 rebounds. His games last week helped Maryland climb to the brink of entering the Top 25 heading into Wednesday night’s game against No. 17 Wisconsin.
