NEW YORK - Xavier's Tre Carroll - who earned his first BIG EAST Player of the Week honor on Monday - was selected as one of five Oscar Robertson National Players of the Week by the U.S Basketball Writers Association.
Carroll was key in the Musketeers' 2-0 week, which included a win over Cincinnati in the annual Crosstown Shootout game. The 6-8 forward averaged 25.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in wins over Saint Francis on Dec. 1 and Cincinnati on Dec. 5. He shot 60.5 percent (23-38) from the field for the week.