As I sit and write this NCAA Basketball article while my family is snug in their beds on this Christmas Eve I have a chance to reflect on a lot. I was in sick bay this Christmas as I was sitting at home with the flu. While I was home I was able to watch a lot of games and catch up on a lot of the basketball games that I have recorded and was also able to compile what I feel is one of the most complete player of the week articles to date.
There was not much going on in the power five ranks this week as most of the teams played a lower-tier team and there was not much out there for Power five teams. There were significantly more great performances from the mid-major ranks. The Christmas holiday always brings about a natural pause in the college basketball season and most of the team this week only played one game. There were still some outstanding performances in the games the week before Christmas.
There are 20 mid-major players this week and only 7 power five players this week. Each of these players helped their team immensely this week and each of them has a great week. The nominees are below. I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas with your family and friends. Hope you are all healthy and happy. Enjoy this week’s rankings and the next time we talk it will be 2023. The nominations for this week’s award are below.