Milos Uzan Named Big 12 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week

Milos Uzan, Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 27, 2025)

HOUSTON – After leading the #6/5 University of Houston Men's Basketball program to a pair of victories last week, junior point guard Milos Uzan was honored as the Big 12 Conference Player of the Week.

Uzan led the Cougars to a 2-0 record a week ago with a home win over Utah on Wednesday in a severe winter weather-delayed game and a thrilling come-from-behind win in double overtime at #12/11 Kansas inside Phog Allen Fieldhouse for the team's 12th straight win overall and 17th consecutive Big 12 victory.

It was the first Big 12 weekly award of his career.

The Las Vegas native led all players with 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting and dished out a game-high five assists with a rebound and steal against Utah inside Fertitta Center on Wednesday.

Three days later, Uzan nearly finished with a triple-double in the road win at #12/11 Kansas on Saturday evening. He posted 17 points with nine rebounds and nine assists and no turnovers in more than 41 minutes of action.

With Houston trailing 66-60 and 69 seconds remaining in regulation, Uzan drained consecutive baskets to pull the Cougars to within two points with 16 seconds to go.

Late in the first overtime period, the Cougars again found themselves down six points at 79-73 with eight seconds left. However, Uzan fed junior guard Emanuel Sharp for a 3-pointer to pull Houston to within three and, on the ensuing Kansas inbounds pass, deflected the ball into the hands of graduate guard Mylik Wilson, who promptly drained the game-tying trey with two seconds remaining in the extra period to stun the sellout crowd of 15,300.

In the second overtime, Uzan drained a 3-pointer to hand the Cougars an 86-81 advantage with less than three minutes remaining and capped his scoring for the day with a pair of free throws with 39 seconds left for a 6-point lead.

With his impressive play, Uzan now leads the Big 12 and the nation with a 4.57 assist-turnover ratio and ranks fourth in the league with 5.1 assists per game. He has posted 13 games with one or fewer giveaways in 2024-25, including 11 of the last 12.

Baylor's VJ Edgecombe and Iowa State's Joshua Jefferson shared Newcomer of the Week honors.

UP NEXT
• Following Saturday's game, Houston continues its road swing to close the month of January when it faces West Virginia for the second time this season, this time at 6 p.m. (CST), Wednesday, Jan. 29, inside WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, W.Va. That game will air on ESPN+.
• From there, the Cougars open the month of February when they play host to Texas Tech at 5 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1. That game will air on ESPN2.
• The Cougars will celebrate the retirement of Houston great Don Chaney's #24 jersey at halftime and wear their Houston Blue uniforms for the first time.
• All Houston Men's Basketball games can be heard on 950 AM KPRC and the Varsity Network app.

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