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 Boilermakers esc

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