Kingston Flemings Named USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week

Kingston Flemings, USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week

HOUSTON – University of Houston freshman point guard Kingston Flemings received another weekly award when he was named a United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week on Tuesday.

Flemings led the Cougars to a dominating home win over Oakland inside Fertitta Center on Wednesday and followed that with a dazzling performance against #22/25 Auburn during the RxBenefits Battleground 2k25 inside Legacy Arena in The BJCC on Sunday afternoon.

The San Antonio, Texas, native averaged 20.0 points, 8.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game while hitting 64.0 percent (16-of-25) from the field and 87.5 percent (7-of-8) from the free throw line. Flemings led the Cougars in scoring and assists and tied for second in blocks (1.0).

His week started with a 19-point performance against Oakland inside Fertitta Center on Wednesday night. Tying for the team lead in points, Flemings shot 8-of-12 from the field against the Golden Grizzlies and grabbed five rebounds with a career-high nine assists and no turnovers in more than 27 minutes.

Four days later, Flemings poured in a career-high 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting and added five rebounds with a game-high seven against the #22/25 Tigers.

In addition to his offensive numbers, he made his presence felt on the defensive end as well, blocking Auburn guard Tahaad Pettiford's potential go-ahead layup with Houston clinging to a 1-point lead and only 15 seconds remaining.

Flemings now leads the Cougars with 17.3 points and 5.3 assists per game .

He was joined as a USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week by Braden Smith (Purdue), Mikel Brown (Louisville), Cameron Boozer (Duke) and Delrecco Gillespie (Kent State).

On Monday, Flemings swept Big 12 Conference Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week honors and was recognized as the Lute Olson Award National Player of the Week.

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UP NEXT
• Flemings and his Cougar teammates return to Fertitta Center to play host to Rider at 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20.
• That game will air on TNT.
• Houston then heads to Las Vegas to compete at the Players Era Championship on Nov. 24-26.
• The Cougars open the prestigious event at 5 p.m. (CST), Nov. 24, against Syracuse before facing #20/17 Tennessee at 5 p.m. (CST), Nov. 25.
• Houston's final Players Era Championship opponent will be determined by results from the first two days.
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