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Amari Allen’s Triple-Double Leads SEC Men’s Basketball Players of the Week

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49 minutes ago

November 10, 2026

Alabama guard Amari Allen in action. Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

The first SEC Men’s Basketball Players of the Week of the season, presented by Allstate, belong to a history maker in Tuscaloosa and an efficient freshman in Lexington. Alabama sophomore Amari Allen became the fourth player in program history to record a triple-double, and the first player in Division I to do it this season, while Kentucky freshman Mason Williams led the Wildcats in assists across their opening week wins.

SEC MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Presented By Allstate

SEC Player of the Week – Alabama guard Amari Allen, a 6-foot-6, 215-pound sophomore from Green Bay, Wisc., became the fourth player in program history to record a triple-double, including the first player in Division I to record a triple-double this season with 16 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists in a win over Arkansas State. For the week, he averaged 14.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists in wins over Sam Houston and Arkansas State.

SEC Freshman of the Week – Kentucky guard Mason Williams, a 6-foot-3, 210-pound freshman from Dallas, Texas, led Kentucky in assists in the opening week of the regular season with 10 total dimes in the wins over Manhattan and James Madison. He averaged 9.5 points per game for the week and was highly efficient from the floor, shooting 57.1% from the field and 60.0% from 3-point range.

ACC Men’s Basketball Stands 36-3 With Four Ranked Teams And A Champions Classic Showdown Ahead

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1 hour ago

November 10, 2026

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Pitt men's basketball player No. 3 in a blue and yellow jersey reaching up under the basket during a game, with a teammate behind him in an arena

Pitt's No. 3 in action under the basket during an ACC men's basketball game. Photo by ACC.

ACC men’s basketball has opened the season 36-3 with four teams in the national polls, and the week ahead brings a Champions Classic showdown between No. 2 Duke and No. 5 Michigan State in Chicago, No. 1 Florida at Florida State, and No. 10 Louisville at Memphis on Sunday.

Upcoming Schedule

Monday, November 9

Indiana vs. Syracuse | FS1 | 6:30 PM

Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN

North Florida at No. 17/18 Miami | ACCN | 7 PM

Eastern Illinois at Notre Dame | ACCNX | 7 PM

North Dakota at Clemson | ACCNX | 7 PM

Rice at Stanford | ACCNX | 10 PM

Tuesday, November 10

No. 1/1 Florida at Florida State | ESPN2 | 6 PM

Charleston Southern at Wake Forest | ACCNX | 7 PM

Eastern Kentucky at Georgia Tech | ACCNX | 7 PM

UMES at Boston College | ACCNX | 7 PM

No. 5/5 Michigan State vs. No. 2/2 Duke | ESPN | 7 PM

Champions Classic, United Center, Chicago, IL

Presbyterian at NC State | ACCNX | 7 PM

Wyoming at North Carolina | ACCN | 7 PM

Iowa vs. Virginia Tech | FS1 | 7 PM

Sioux Falls, SD

Prairie View A&M at SMU | ACCNX | 8 PM

Bucknell at No. 6/6 Virginia | ACCN | 9 PM

Wednesday, November 11

South Carolina State at Notre Dame | ACCNX | 7 PM

No. 21/22 Southern California at California | ESPN2 | 11 PM

Friday, November 13

North Alabama at No. 17/18 Miami | ACCN | 5 PM

Texas A&M CC at Florida State | ACCNX | 5 PM

Georgetown at Clemson | ESPNU | 6 PM

Pittsburgh at Butler | Peacock | 6:30 PM

Georgia at North Carolina | ESPN2 | 7 PM

Mount St. Mary’s at Virginia Tech | ACCNX | 7 PM

Troy at NC State | ACCN | 7 PM

SIU-Edwardsville at No. 2/2 Duke | The CW | 8 PM

No. 6/6 Virginia at Maryland | Peacock | 8 PM

Ball State at SMU | ACCN | 9 PM

Stanford at UNLV | CBSSN | 9 PM

Saturday, November 14

UNC Asheville at Georgia Tech | ACCNX | 4 PM

Southern Utah at Wake Forest | ACCNX | 4 PM

Utah Tech at California | ACCNX | 5 PM

Sunday, November 15

No. 10/10 Louisville at Memphis | ESPN | 1 PM

New Hampshire at Boston College | ACCNX | 1:30 PM

Syracuse at No. 13/13 St. John’s | Peacock | 7 PM

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

All times Eastern

Rankings: current AP/USA Today Coaches

ACC Men’s Basketball Quick Hits

ACC teams hold a 36-3 record through the first eight days of the regular season.
Four ACC teams are ranked in the latest national polls: Duke (No. 2 AP/USA Today), Virginia (No. 6 AP/USA Today), Louisville (No. 10 AP/USA Today) and Miami (No. 17 AP/No. 18 USA Today).
BC’s Money Williams and UVA’s Thijs De Ridder shared the first ACC Player of the Week honors for the season, while FSU’s Marcis Ponder notched Rookie of the Week honors for games played from Nov. 1-8.
ACC teams feature challenging schedules again this season and currently are scheduled to play 86 games against teams from other power conferences, the most of any league. This does not count additional matchups that could come in MTEs.
38 vs. SEC
19 vs. Big 12
15 vs. Big East
14 vs. Big Ten
16 ACC schools are slated to play at least four non-conference games against power conferences.
Following a vote of the league’s media, two-time reigning ACC champion Duke was selected as the preseason favorite to win the 2027 ACC Championship. The Blue Devils were followed in the poll by Virginia, Louisville, Miami and North Carolina.
Virginia’s Thijs De Ridder was named the Preseason ACC Player of the Year, while Duke’s Joakim Boumtje Boumtje was picked as Preseason Rookie of the Year.
ACC programs feature 28 players who earned All-Conference honors last season, including 18 first-team honorees.
2026 All-ACC First Team honorees Malik Reneau (Miami) and Thijs De Ridder (Virginia) return for the 2026-27 season.
Five new head coaches will be featured on ACC sidelines this season: Luke Murray (BC), Scott Cross (GT), Michael Malone (UNC), Justin Gainey (NC State) and Gerry McNamara (Syracuse).

ACC Men’s Basketball History

Eight ACC teams earned 2026 NCAA Tournament bids: Clemson, Duke, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, SMU and Virginia.
It marked the third time in league history in which at least eight ACC teams earned NCAA berths: 2016-17 (nine) and 2017-18 (nine).
ACC Men’s Basketball has won 15 NCAA national championships, including three of the last 10. Teams currently in the ACC have combined to win eight of the last 24 NCAA crowns and 19 overall.
North Carolina leads the way with six national titles, followed by Duke (5), Louisville (2), NC State (2) and Cal, Stanford, Syracuse and Virginia (1 apiece).