INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) has named five Oscar Robertson National Players of the Week for games of the week ending Sunday, Jan. 5.
For San Francisco, Malik Thomas earned the prestigious honor after also being named WCC Player of the Week for the fourth time this season and third time in the last three weeks on Monday. Alongside Thomas, Cooper Flagg (Duke), Leo Colimerio (Queens), Melvin Council Jr. (St. Bonaventure) and Chaz Lanier (Tennessee) also earned the award this week.
For the 2024-25 season, the USBWA continues its national player of the week program that has been affiliated with the Oscar Robertson Trophy since the 2009-10 season.