The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s college basketball for Week 2 of the season:

Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue

The senior forward had 19 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in his season debut, an 87-80 victory at then-No. 8 Alabama that catapulted the Boilermakers back to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 . The senior from Sellersburg, Indiana, was just the third player in at least the last 30 years with at least 15 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in a top-10 matchup. Kaufman-Renn followed up with 17 points and 15 rebounds in a 97-79 victory over Akron on Sunday.

Kaufman-Renn missed the first two games of the season because of a hip pointer and a sore back. It didn't hurt Purdue in a blowout of Evansville, but the 6-foot-9 forward was sorely missed when the Boilermak

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