Hummel completed his sophomore season averaging close to 13 points ( 3rd on team ) and 7 rebounds ( 1st ) a game . As one of three tri-captains on the team and named the '' Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year '' , he scored his 500th career point on December 13 , '08 against Indiana State . Hummel opened the season with ten straight double figure scoring performances , totaling 19 on the season ( 15 – 4 ) , which included four 20 point performances ( 3 – 1 ) . He won back-to-back '' Big Ten Player of the Week '' honors in the month of December , pulling down a career high 14 rebounds and 25 points during that time frame . He recorded two preseason double-doubles , with one coming against Stephen Curry 's Davidson team . Hummel began battling with back spasms and a broken vertebra , which forced him to sit out 5 games and kept him from practice involvement . He had to wear a back brace in games following with limited minutes , while helping lead the Boilers to an 11 – 7 conference record , going 1 – 3 without him . Hummel led the Boilers to their first Big Ten Tournament championship in school history and was named the most valuable player of the tournament , following with a third straight NCAA Tournament appearance and the program 's first Sweet Sixteen appearance in 9 years . Finishing the season wearing a back brace , he scored a team high 17 points in the final game of the season against UConn in the Regional Semifinals . Although having dealt with performance affecting injuries and missing four conference games , he was named a '' Third Team-All Big Ten '' selection
Big Ten Tournament
2009 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Robbie Hummel