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Owen Freeman named Big Ten Freshman of the Week

On3 imageby: Tom Kakert12/04/23HawkeyeReport
Owen Freeman
Owen Freeman gets the start for Iowa. Photo:Dennis Scheidt

Owen Freeman is off to a great start to his college career. The Iowa freshman center has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the third time this season. That ties Aaron White for the most times honored for a first year player.

The Moline, Illinois, earned his latest accolade after scoring a career-high 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting in the Hawkeyes’ home victory over North Florida on Nov. 29.  Freeman also had five rebounds, five blocks – with three coming in a matter of seconds on a single possession — and three steals in the game.

His five blocks are the most for the program since Keegan Murray had five against Longwood in 2021.  His effort also saw him land at No. 4 on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays. 

For the season, Freeman is averaging 10.3 points on 62.2 percent shooting to go along with a team-high 15 blocks.  He has three or more blocks in three games and five or more rebounds twice.  He currently ranks fourth in the Big Ten with 15 blocks.

The honor is Iowa’s fourth Big Ten weekly accolade this season.  Freeman earned the honor on Nov. 13 and Nov. 20, while graduate Ben Krikke was the Big Ten Player of the Week on Nov. 20.

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