NEW YORK (Dec. 16, 2025) ---
Cruz Davis of Hofstra University has been named Division I Men’s Player of the Week by the Met Basketball Writers Association.
The designation, for games played Dec. 8-14, is unique in that it encompasses players from 21 Met area Division I schools.
This marks Davis' second consecutive MBWA player of the week award, after earning the honor the previous week (Dec. 1-7).
A 6-3 junior guard from Plano, TX, Davis --- who was named the Coastal Athletic Association co-player of the week --- averaged 18.5 points and 6.0 assists in leading the Pride (8-4) to a pair of wins last week, including his team’s second victory over an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent in under a week.
Davis, who has scored in double figures in all 12 of Hofstra’s games this season, shot 56.5% from the field (13-of-23), 50% from 3-point range (4-of-8) and 88% from the free throw line (7-of-8) as the Pride walloped Old Westbury 92-23 at home Wednesday and then spearheaded a 70-69 road victory over Syracuse on Saturday.
Playing just over 20 minutes against Old Westbury, Davis registered 15 points, three rebounds and three assists.
Davis was the best player on the court once again against an ACC opponent as he masterminded a thrilling 70-69 road win over Syracuse just six days after a career day in a win over Pitt last Sunday. Against the host Orange, Davis had a game-high 22 points, a career-high nine assists and played all 40 minutes in the historic win for the Pride. He shot 57% from the field in the game (8-of-14), was 2-of-2 from beyond the arc and 4-of-4 at the free throw line.
Hofstra, which had not beaten an ACC team since 2015 before last week, now has two wins this month against members of the ACC, and Davis has been the star of both contests.
Players receiving MBWA Division I Honorable Mention for the week: Brandon Benjamin, Fairfield; Budd Clark, Seton Hall; Greg Gordon, LIU; Justin Menard, Marist; Kenny Noland, Columbia; Erik Pratt, Stony Brook.
Previous MBWA 2025-26 Division I Men’s Players of the Week: Dec. 9,
Cruz Davis, Hofstra.