Illinois' Adam Miller was named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week on Monday, the conference office announced. 

Miller had an impressive debut with the Fighting Illini, averaging 18 points and setting a school record during the opening week of the season. He set the Illini freshman-debut scoring record with 28 points vs. North Carolina A&T (Nov. 25), breaking the previous mark of 22 set by Brandon Paul (Nov. 13, 2009).

Miller also tallied 15 points vs. Chicago State and had 11 points vs. Ohio, making 10-of-12 shots against North Carolina A&T, including 6-of-8 from behind the arc. His 83.3 field goal percentage in the win marked the fifth-best shooting percentage ever by an Illini freshman, while his 6 treys also ranked fifth on the all-time UI freshman list. 

Last Illinois Freshman of the Week was Kofi Cockburn (Jan. 27, 2020).

Zach Edey of Purdue shared the honors with Miller.