Tonje scored a career-high 41 points to power the Badgers in a 103-88 upset victory over No. 9 Arizona Friday night at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Well, by the rankings it was an upset. Wisconsin was frankly in control from wire to wire.

After dropping 41 points in UW’s signature win over Arizona on Friday, Badger wing John Tonje earned Big Ten Player of the Week nods on Monday. Tonje is the first Badger to receive the honor since Johnny Davis in 2022. In the win, the graduate student also became the fourth player in UW history to score at least 40 points.

John Tonje, welcome to Badgers immortality. On Friday, the transfer from Missouri dropped 41 points, finishing two shy of Frank Kaminsky's school record for single-game scoring, and the Badgers knocked off No. 9 Arizona, 103-88, in a performance that ended with Wisconsin fans storming the Kohl Center court.