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Zion Williamson Named National Player, ACC Freshman of the Week

Duke forward Zion Williamson earned a pair of weekly awards on Monday, being named National Player of the Week by the Citizen Naismith Trophy and Freshman of the Week by the ACC.

It is the ACC-leading fourth Freshman of the Week award for Williamson.

The Spartanburg, S.C., native averaged a team-leading 27.5 points and shot .793 (23-of-29) from the field in a pair of wins at Notre Dame and over St. John’s last week. He also averaged 9.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 3.0 steals as the Blue Devils improved to 19-2 overall and 7-1 in conference play.