CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Georgia Tech sophomore guard Naithan George earned Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honors, while Duke guard/forward Cooper Flagg notched Rookie of the Week honors for games played February 9-16.
ACC men’s basketball weekly honors are nominated by the respective schools and determined by a vote of an 18-member media panel.
Flagg was named ACC Rookie of the Week for the 10th time, which matches a league record (Kenny Anderson, Georgia Tech, 1990; Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina, 2006; Jabari Parker, Duke, 2014).
Continuing the best stretch of basketball in his collegiate career, George averaged 24.0 points, 6.5 assists and 5.0 rebounds and played all but three seconds out of a possible 85 minutes in leading Georgia Tech to home victories over Stanford and California. Embracing Tech's need for him to provide more scoring as its rotation has been ravaged by injury, George scored at all three levels and was 16-of-29 (55.2%) from the field, hitting 8-of-12 (66.7%) from deep and a perfect 8-of-8 at the line. A native of Toronto, Ontario, George scored 22 points, including 15 after halftime, in the Yellow Jackets' 60-52 win over Stanford. He also had seven rebounds and five assists. He then scored a game-high 26 points with eight assists in lifting Tech over Cal in overtime, 90-88, with 15 of his points after halftime.
In two Duke wins, Flagg averaged 23.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals, while shooting 55.6% (15-of-27) from the field, 50.0% (5-of-10) from 3-point range and 100% (11-of-11) from the free-throw line. The native of Newport, Maine, amassed 27 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals against Cal, then registered 19 points, five boards, six assists and two steals versus Stanford.
2024-25 ACC Players of the Week
Nov. 11 – Jamir Watkins, Sr., G, Florida State; Nijel Pack, Gr., G, Miami
Nov. 18 – Maxime Raynaud, Sr., C, Stanford
Nov. 25 – Cooper Flagg, Fr., G/F, Duke
Dec. 2 – Chucky Hepburn, Sr., G, Louisville
Dec. 9 – Ian Schieffelin, Sr., F, Clemson
Dec. 16 – Matt Cross, Sr., F, SMU
Dec. 23 – Reyne Smith, Sr., G, Louisville; Maxime Raynaud, Sr., C, Stanford
Dec. 30 – Donald Hand Jr., So., G, Boston College
Jan. 6 – Cooper Flagg, Fr., G/F, Duke
Jan. 13 – Cooper Flagg, Fr., G/F, Duke
Jan. 20 – Hunter Sallis, Sr., G, Wake Forest
Jan. 27 – Maxime Raynaud, Sr., C, Stanford
Feb. 3 – Donald Hand Jr., So., G, Boston College; Cooper Flagg, Fr., G/F, Duke
Feb. 10 – Terrence Edwards Jr., 5th, G/F, Louisville; Cameron Hildreth, Sr., G, Wake Forest
Feb. 17 – Naithan George, So., G, Georgia Tech
2024-25 ACC Rookie of the Week
Nov. 11 – Kon Knueppel, G/F, Duke
Nov. 18 – Cooper Flagg, G/F, Duke
Nov. 25 – Cooper Flagg, G/F, Duke
Dec. 2 – Jeremiah Wilkinson, G, Cal; Donnie Freeman, F, Syracuse
Dec. 9 – Cooper Flagg, G/F, Duke
Dec. 16 – Brandin Cummings, G, Pitt
Dec. 23 – Cooper Flagg, G/F, Duke
Dec. 30 – Ian Jackson, G, North Carolina
Jan. 6 – Cooper Flagg, G/F, Duke
Jan. 13 – Cooper Flagg, G/F, Duke
Jan. 20 – Cooper Flagg, G/F, Duke
Jan. 27 – Jeremiah Wilkinson, G, Cal; Cooper Flagg, G/F, Duke
Feb. 3 – Cooper Flagg, G/F, Duke
Feb. 10 – Jeremiah Wilkinson, G, Cal
Feb. 17 – Cooper Flagg, G/F, Duke