By Adam Hensley
Jordan Bohannon became the third Hawkeye to win conference honors this season, the Big Ten announced on Monday.
The Marion native earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week after helping boost Iowa to wins against Rutgers and Nebraska.
He was the top scorer in both contests (17 points against Rutgers, 15 against Nebraska).
During those two games, Bohannon also averaged 3 assists, 2.5 rebounds, and a steal.
More impressively, he shot 69 percent from 3-point range (9-of-13 attempts). His eighth 3-pointer of that stretch broke the program record for most 3-pointers by a freshman.
Matt Gatens previously held the mark, netting 52 in his first year with the Hawkeyes.
Prior to Iowa’s game against Nebraska, Bohannon was one of two freshmen in the country who made more than 50 3-point attempts and dished out more than 100 assists.
The other was Lonzo Ball, a likely lottery pick in this year’s upcoming NBA draft.
Bohannon broke Iowa’s early scoring woes when the Hawkeyes played the Scarlet Knights in Piscataway, New Jersey.
Iowa jumped out to a 20-6 lead thanks in part to Bohannon’s 8 points early on.
Bohannon was the second freshman to earn the Player of the Week honor.
Isaiah Moss received the award on Dec. 12 after averaging 17.5 points in wins against Stetson and Iowa State.
Peter Jok earned Big Ten Player of the Week twice this season (Nov. 21 and Dec. 12).
Iowa’s next action will come on Wednesday, when the Hawkeyes travel to Williams Arena in Minneapolis to face Minnesota.