White Wins Big Ten Weekly Honor

Bloomington, Ind. – Indiana’s D.J. White has been named Big Ten Player of the Week for his performances against Georgia Tech and Southern Illinois, the Big Ten announced Monday.

The Hoosiers’ 6-9, 230-pound senior recorded back-to-back double-doubles to lead IU to a pair of wins last week. White had 18 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks in the Hoosiers’ 83-79 win over Georgia Tech and then following that up with a 10-point, 12-rebound, three-block effort Indiana’s 64-51 win over Southern Illinois on Saturday.

This marks the second time White has won the Big Ten’s weekly honor, with the first coming Jan. 22, 2007.

White and the Hoosiers host Tennessee State tonight at 7 p.m. at Assembly Hall.