Lamar Stevens earns Big Ten basketball honor

Lamar Stevens earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors Monday after leading Penn State to a pair of wins last week.

Stevens finished with 25 points and seven rebounds in the Nittany Lions’ 70-64 win over then-No. 21 Maryland on Tuesday. He then scored 21 points in Penn State’s 83-70 win over Illinois on Saturday.

Stevens joined teammate Mike Watkins on the list of players to receive the honor this season.

This story was originally published February 13, 2017 at 10:17 PM with the headline "Lamar Stevens earns Big Ten basketball honor."