OMAHA, Neb. -- Sophomore Marcus Zegarowski has been named the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association after helping Creighton to a pair of top-25 wins last week. The Massachusetts native averaged 21.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in wins over No. 19 Marquette and No. 21 Butler.
He is the second player in program history to be honored with National Player of the Week recognition by the USBWA, joining four-time winner Doug McDermott. McDermott was honored on Dec. 27, 2011, Dec. 18, 2012, Jan. 14, 2014, and Feb.