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Haggerty Named USBWA, AP National Player of the Week
Nov 25, 2025 | Men's Basketball
It is the first national player of the week honors for the junior.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Junior P.J. Haggerty added a pair of national players of the week honors to his Big 12 weekly award on Tuesday afternoon, as he was named both The Associated Press and U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week.
It marks the first national player of the week honors for the junior, who averaged 31.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 6.0 assists in helping K-State to a 2-1 record and a runner-up finish at the Hall of Fame Classic last week. His teammate Abdi Bashir Jr. won the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week honor on Nov. 19, 2024 while playing at Monmouth.
Haggerty was one of five players named as USBWA Oscar Robertson National Players of the Week, along with Butler's Michael Ajayi, Maryland's David Coit, Utah State's MJ Collins and Penn's Ethan Roberts. He won the AP weekly award over runners-up MJ Collins and SMU's B.J. Edwards.
Haggerty won his first career Big 12 Player of the Week award on Monday.
Haggerty averaged 31.7 points on 57.6 percent (34-of-59) shooting, including 35.7 percent (5-of-14) from 3-point range, and 88 percent (22-of-25) from the free throw line to go with 7.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.3 steals in 34.6 minutes per game in victories over Tulsa (85-84) and Mississippi State (98-77) and a narrow loss to Nebraska (86-85). He posted back-to-back 30-point games against Tulsa and MSU, including a season-high 37 points in the win over the Bulldogs.
Haggerty is the first Wildcat to open a season with 6 consecutive games of 20 or more points, while his 168 points are the most by a player in that span. He is the first player to post consecutive 30-point performances since Markquis Nowell (vs. Texas and Baylor) in January 2023.
Haggerty collected a rare 30-point, 10-rebound double-double against Tulsa on Nov. 17, as he poured in 31 points on 10-of-17 field goals and 11-of-12 free throws to go with a career-tying 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 32 minutes. He is the first Wildcat to post such a double-double since Michael Beasley in 2008. It was his fourth career double-double and second as a Wildcat.
Haggerty became the first Wildcat to post a stat line of 30 or more points, 5 or more rebounds and 5 or more assists in the win over Mississippi State to open the Hall of Fame Classic on Nov. 20, as he scored a season-high 37 points on 13-of-21 field goals, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range, and 7-of-8 free throws to go with a game-high 8 assists and 7 rebounds in 34 minutes. It was the most points by a K-State player in 49 career games played at the T-Mobile Center and the most over since Barry Brown Jr's 38 points against Oklahoma State on Jan. 10, 2018.
Haggerty capped the week with 27 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds in a heartbreaking 86-85 loss to unbeaten Nebraska in the Hall of Fame Classic Championship game. He tied the game at 85-all on a layup with 27 seconds left before the Cornhuskers converted on the game-winning free throw with .06 seconds left on the clock.
The Wildcats (5-1) return to action tonight when they take on unbeaten and No. 24/25 Indiana (5-0) at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game will tip off at 7 p.m., CT and will be broadcast nationally on FS1.
How to follow the 'Cats: For complete information on K-State men's basketball, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on X, Instagram and Facebook.
It marks the first national player of the week honors for the junior, who averaged 31.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 6.0 assists in helping K-State to a 2-1 record and a runner-up finish at the Hall of Fame Classic last week. His teammate Abdi Bashir Jr. won the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week honor on Nov. 19, 2024 while playing at Monmouth.
Haggerty was one of five players named as USBWA Oscar Robertson National Players of the Week, along with Butler's Michael Ajayi, Maryland's David Coit, Utah State's MJ Collins and Penn's Ethan Roberts. He won the AP weekly award over runners-up MJ Collins and SMU's B.J. Edwards.
Haggerty won his first career Big 12 Player of the Week award on Monday.
Haggerty averaged 31.7 points on 57.6 percent (34-of-59) shooting, including 35.7 percent (5-of-14) from 3-point range, and 88 percent (22-of-25) from the free throw line to go with 7.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.3 steals in 34.6 minutes per game in victories over Tulsa (85-84) and Mississippi State (98-77) and a narrow loss to Nebraska (86-85). He posted back-to-back 30-point games against Tulsa and MSU, including a season-high 37 points in the win over the Bulldogs.
Haggerty is the first Wildcat to open a season with 6 consecutive games of 20 or more points, while his 168 points are the most by a player in that span. He is the first player to post consecutive 30-point performances since Markquis Nowell (vs. Texas and Baylor) in January 2023.
Haggerty collected a rare 30-point, 10-rebound double-double against Tulsa on Nov. 17, as he poured in 31 points on 10-of-17 field goals and 11-of-12 free throws to go with a career-tying 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 32 minutes. He is the first Wildcat to post such a double-double since Michael Beasley in 2008. It was his fourth career double-double and second as a Wildcat.
Haggerty became the first Wildcat to post a stat line of 30 or more points, 5 or more rebounds and 5 or more assists in the win over Mississippi State to open the Hall of Fame Classic on Nov. 20, as he scored a season-high 37 points on 13-of-21 field goals, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range, and 7-of-8 free throws to go with a game-high 8 assists and 7 rebounds in 34 minutes. It was the most points by a K-State player in 49 career games played at the T-Mobile Center and the most over since Barry Brown Jr's 38 points against Oklahoma State on Jan. 10, 2018.
Haggerty capped the week with 27 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds in a heartbreaking 86-85 loss to unbeaten Nebraska in the Hall of Fame Classic Championship game. He tied the game at 85-all on a layup with 27 seconds left before the Cornhuskers converted on the game-winning free throw with .06 seconds left on the clock.
The Wildcats (5-1) return to action tonight when they take on unbeaten and No. 24/25 Indiana (5-0) at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game will tip off at 7 p.m., CT and will be broadcast nationally on FS1.
How to follow the 'Cats: For complete information on K-State men's basketball, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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