INDIANAPOLIS (USBWA) – The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has named five Oscar Robertson National Players of the Week for games of the week ending Sunday, Dec. 7.
For the 2025-26 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. Prior to the 2024-25 season, the USBWA had recognized just one player each week.
Each Tuesday during the regular season, designated USBWA board members will select five standouts from the 31 Division I conference players of the week to be recognized. This week's selections were chosen from a list of the conferences that named a player of the week on Monday.
Following are the five players selected for performances this past week:
Cameron Boozer, Duke (ACC)
In a pair of top-15 victories last week, freshman sensation Cameron Boozer averaged 23.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while shooting 50% from the field and 82% from the free-throw line. In the Blue Devils' 67-66 victory over then-No. 15 Florida in the ACC/SEC Challenge, he posted 29 points, six boards, two assists and a steal, marking his fifth game this season of 25 points or more. Then, in Duke's 66-60 win at No. 7 Michigan State, the ACC Player of the Week recorded his fifth double-double with 18 points, a season-high 15 rebounds, a team-best five assists, two steals and a blocked shot.
Tre Carroll, Xavier (Big East)
Tre Carroll was outstanding for Xavier last week, scoring 25.5 points per outing in two wins for the Musketeers. The 6-8 forward connected on better than 60 percent from the floor (23-for-38) over the span to earn the Big East's Player of the Week honor. His best game came in the Crosstown Shootout, pouring in a career-best 30 points against Cincinnati. It was the second 30-point performance in the Big East this season. He made 14 of his 23 shot attempts to go with seven boards in the rivalry win. Carroll posted 21 points, six rebounds, and four assists in a win over Saint Francis to start the week.
Cruz Davis, Hofstra (CAA)
The CAA Player of the Week, Cruz Davis put forth an incredible week for Hofstra, notably guiding the Pride to an 80-73 win at ACC foe Pitt. The Plano, Texas product averaged 30.0 points on 56.1% shooting from the floor with 4.0 made 3-pointers per game. He also chipped in 4.5 assists per outing. Davis started his week with a valiant effort on Wednesday at Columbia, doing all he could to help Hofstra rally with 16 of his 24 points after intermission. The senior guard did it all on Sunday as he poured in a career-high 36 points as Hofstra took down Pitt for its first win over an ACC opponent since 2015. Davis, who added seven assists and two rebounds, shot 14-of-25 from the field overall and 5-for-11 from distance. The 36 points are the most by a player in the CAA this season.
Aidan Mahaney, UC Santa Barbara (The Big West)
Aidan Mahaney averaged 28.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 in two wins to earn The Big West Men's Basketball Player of the Week award. Thursday, the senior dropped 26 points with six rebounds and three assists in an 84-77 overtime win against Long Beach State. Mahaney went 11-for-11 from the free throw line in the game. In a 109-84 home victory over Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday, Mahaney recorded a career-high 30 points on 11-of-13 shooting from the floor that included 7-for-7 from 3-point range, to go with four rebounds, three assists and two steals. In the two wins, he guard shot 62.1 percent (18-of-29) on field goals and 66.7 percent (8-of-12) from 3-point range. Mahaney is averaging a 15.6 points per game, shooting 45.3 percent from long distance.
Milan Momcilivic, Iowa State (Big 12)
Milan Momcilovic scored a game-high 20 points in the Cyclones’ 81-58 trashing of then-No. 1 Purdue, tying the largest road margin of victory against the No. 1 team in the history of the AP Poll. Iowa State's win also represented Purdue’s largest margin of defeat inside Mackey Arena for a non-conference game. The junior from Pewaukee, Wis., was 8-of-17 from the field. The forward also hit eight consecutive 3-pointers and scored 27 points in Iowa State’s 132-68 win over Alcorn State as the team set a Big 12 single-game record with 22 3-pointers. For the week, Momcilovic averaged 23.5 points and 3.5 steals to earn his first Big 12 weekly award.
Since the 1958-59 season, the USBWA has named a National Player of the Year. In 1998, the award was named in honor of the University of Cincinnati Hall of Famer and two-time USBWA Player of the Year Oscar Robertson. It is the nation's oldest award and the only one named after a former player.
At the conclusion of the regular season, the USBWA will name finalists for the award, which is voted on by the entire membership. The winner of the award will be announced at the 2026 Men's Final Four in Indianapolis, with the formal presentation to follow at the annual USBWA Awards Luncheon hosted by the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association was formed in 1956 at the urging of then-NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers. With some 800 members worldwide, it is one of the most influential organizations in college basketball. It has selected an All-America team since the 1956-57 season. For more information on the USBWA and the Oscar Robertson Trophy, contact executive director Malcolm Moran at 814-574-1485.
2025-26 USBWA Men's Weekly Honors
• Week ending Nov. 9: TJ Long, Vermont; Koa Peat, Arizona; Labaron Philon Jr., Alabama; Bruce Thornton, Ohio State; Caleb Wilson, North Carolina.
• Week ending Nov. 16: Cameron Boozer, Duke; Mikel Brown, Louisville (ACC); Kingston Flemings, Houston (Big 12); Delrecco Gillespie, Kent State (Mid-American); Braden Smith, Purdue (Big Ten).
• Week ending Nov. 23: Michael Ajayi, Butler; David Coit, Maryland; MJ Collins Jr., Utah State; PJ Haggerty, Kansas State; Ethan Roberts, Penn.
• Week ending Nov. 30: Leo Beath, UC San Diego; Simeon Cottle, Kennesaw State; Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan; Darin Smith, Central Connecticut; Nick Townsend, Yale.
• Week ending Dec. 7: Cameron Boozer, Duke; Tre Carroll, Xavier; Cruz Davis, Hofstra; Aidan Mahaney, UC Santa Barbara; Milan Momcilivic, Iowa State.