James Named ACC Player of the Week
2/10/2025 4:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
CHARLOTTE – Aziaha James of the No. 10 NC State women's basketball team was tabbed the ACC Player of the Week, as announced by the league Monday. James is NC State's first weekly honoree this season and first since 2023.
James was instrumental in NC State's back-to-back wins over top 25 opponents this past week. She averaged 29.0 points per game on 64.9 percent shooting, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game.
James scored a career-high 36 points on just 19 shots (15-of-19 from the field) against No. 10/10 Duke, while scoring 27 of those points in the second half. She added six rebounds and one block and steal. Her 36 points was the most for an NC State player since 1998 (Chasity Melvin vs. Louisiana Tech) and the fifth most scored in a game by an ACC player this season. Those 36 points also equaled or were more to points scored by a team in four ACC games this season.
She followed that up with her 11th 20-point game of the season with 22 points off 9-of-18 shooting from the field at No. 22/22 Florida State. James added five rebounds, two assists and three steals at No. 22/22 Florida State.
This season, James is averaging 18.0 points per game behind 46.8 percent shooting (159-of-340) and 32.9 percent (47-of-143) from 3-point with 4.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Her scoring average is the fifth best in the ACC and she is No. 20 on the all-time scoring list at NC State with 1,375 career points.
James is the first ACC Player of the Week for the Wolfpack since Saniya Rivers won it last season on Nov. 13, 2023. Zoe Brooks was an ACC Rookie of the Week last year on Dec. 11.
This year, James honors include:
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Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Player of the Week (2/10)
ACC Player of the Week (2/10)
USBWA National Player of the Week (1/21)
Wooden Award Top 25 Midseason Watch List (1/7)
Wooden Award Top 50 Preseason Watch List (11/7)
Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Women's College Player of the Year Preseason Watch List (10/28)
ACC Preseason Team (10/15)
The Pack will play Miami on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network.
