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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) \u2013 After two big outings in wins over NC State and Baylor, Louisville freshman guard Mikel Brown Jr. earned Atlantic Coast Conference Men\u2019s Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week honors for games played from February 9-15, as announced Monday.
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\nACC men\u2019s basketball weekly honors are nominated by the respective schools and determined by a vote of an 18-member media panel.
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\nMikel Brown Jr., Fr., G, Louisville (Orlando, Florida)
\n\u2022 Averaged 37.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.0 steals in wins over NC State and Baylor.
\n\u2022 Shot 59.5% from the floor and 66.7% beyond the arc; also knocked down 16-of-16 free throws.
\n\u2022 In a 118-77 win over NC State on Monday, February 9, Brown scored 45 points, breaking the ACC single-game freshman scoring record previously set by Cooper Flagg as well as Louisville\u2019s single-game freshman scoring record previously set by LaBradford Smith.
\n\u2022 He tied Louisville\u2019s overall single-game scoring record previously owned by Wes Unseld, as he scored 45 points.\u00a0
\n\u2022 He went 14-of-23 from the floor, including netting 10 shots from the arc on 16 attempts, which tied Louisville\u2019s program record for most 3-pointers made in a game.
\n\u2022 Per CBS Sports research, Brown is the only freshman in the last 30 years to log 45 points, nine rebounds and three steals.\u00a0
\n\u2022 He followed up his record-setting night with 29 points on 8-of- 14 shooting, including 4-of-5 from long range, on Saturday, February 14, against Baylor. He tacked on six assists, five steals and three boards.\u00a0
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\n2025-26 ACC Player of the Week
\nNov. 10 \u2013 Caleb Wilson, Fr., F, North Carolina; Neoklis Avdalas, Fr., G, Virginia Tech
\nNov. 17 \u2013 Cameron Boozer, Fr., F, Duke; Mikel Brown Jr., Fr., G, Louisville
\nNov. 24 \u2013 B.J. Edwards, Sr., G, SMU
\nDec. 1 \u2013 Cameron Boozer, Fr., F, Duke
\nDec. 8 \u2013 Cameron Boozer, Fr., F, Duke
\nDec. 15 \u2013 Myles Colvin, Jr., G, Wake Forest
\nDec. 22 \u2013 Paul McNeil Jr., So., G, NC State
\nDec. 29 \u2013 B.J. Edwards, Sr., G, SMU
\nJan. 5 \u2013 Boopie Miller, Sr., G, SMU
\nJan. 12 \u2013 Tre Donaldson, Sr., G, Miami
\nJan. 19 \u2013 Cameron Boozer, Fr., F, Duke
\nJan. 26 \u2013 B.J. Edwards, Sr., G, SMU
\nFeb. 2 \u2013 Thijs De Ridder, Fr., F, Virginia
\nFeb. 9 \u2013 Quadir Copeland, Sr., G, NC State
\nFeb. 16 \u2013 Mikel Brown Jr., Fr., G, Louisville
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\n2025-26 ACC Rookie of the Week
\nNov. 10 \u2013 Caleb Wilson, F, North Carolina; Neoklis Avdalas, G, Virginia Tech
\nNov. 17 \u2013 Cameron Boozer, F, Duke; Mikel Brown Jr., G, Louisville
\nNov. 24 \u2013 Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
\nDec. 1 \u2013 Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
\nDec. 8 \u2013 Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
\nDec. 15 \u2013 Neoklis Avdalas, G, Virginia Tech
\nDec. 22 \u2013 Caleb Wilson, F, North Carolina
\nDec. 29 \u2013 Ebuka Okorie, G, Stanford
\nJan. 5 \u2013 Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
\nJan. 12 \u2013 Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
\nJan. 19 \u2013 Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
\nJan. 26 \u2013 Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
\nFeb. 2 \u2013 Thijs De Ridder, Fr., F, Virginia
\nFeb. 9 \u2013 Caleb Wilson, F, North Carolina; Ebuka Okorie, G, Stanford
\nFeb. 16 \u2013 Mikel Brown Jr., G, Louisville
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