East Lansing, Mich. - Michigan State freshman men’s basketball player Jaren Jackson Jr. was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the second time this season on Monday.
Jackson helped the Spartans to a pair of wins last week, a 62-52 road win at Rutgers on Dec. 5 and an 88-63 win over Southern Utah at home on Saturday.
Michigan State, ranked No. 2 in the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls, has won eight-straight games and is 9-1 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten Conference.
Jackson averaged 14.