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Murray, Green, Nembhard Win Weekly Conference Honors

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December 21st, 2021 by Jim Field

Iowa sophomore Keegan Murray was named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Week.  Murray scored a career high 35 points in a win by the Hawkeyes over Utah State Saturday.  He leads the country in points per game.  This is his second weekly honor this year.

UNI junior AJ Green was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week.  Green led the Panthers in scoring in both of their wins last week and has moved into tenth place on the UNI all-time scoring list.

Creighton freshman Ryan Nembhard is the Big East Freshman of the Week.  He averaged 10.5 points and six assists in the Bluejays two games last week, including the upset of #9 Villanova.