DALLAS – Delaware’s Justyn Fernandez and FIU’s Eric Dibami earned Conference USA Men’s Basketball weekly honors. The 2025-26 Players of the Week are voted on by the league’s sports information directors.
 
CUSA Player of the Week – Justyn Fernandez, Delaware – Sr. – G – Richmond, Va.
Fernandez wins his second Player of the Week honor after leading the Blue Hens (9-16, 5-9 CUSA) to a perfect week on the road with wins at FIU and Missouri State. The senior guard averaged 22.0 points, six rebounds and shot an incredible 55.4 percent from the field. In Delaware’s thrilling win in Miami, he scored 23 points on 9-16 shooting while grabbing a career-high nine rebounds. He then followed that with a team-high 21 points in a nine-point win at Missouri State. Fernandez has dropped 20 or more points in four straight contests.
 
CUSA Freshman of the Week – Eric Dibami, FIU – Fr. – F – Yaounde, Cameroon
Dibami claims his second straight Freshman of the Week honor after averaging a double-double in the Panthers (12-13, 5-9 CUSA) 1-1 week. The freshman forward averaged 13.0 points and 10.5 boards while shooting 57.9 percent (11-19) from the floor. In a tight loss to Delaware, Dibami scored 15 points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds, becoming the first Panther freshman since 2021 to record that many rebounds in a game. In Saturday’s win over LA Tech, he had 12 points and eight rebounds. 10 of his 21 rebounds on the week came on the offensive glass.
 
2025-26 CUSA Players of the Week
N10    Zach Cleveland, Liberty
N17    Mostapha El Moutaouakkil, Jax State
N24    Torey Alston, MTSU
D1      Simeon Cottle, Kennesaw State
D8      Corey Stephenson, FIU
D15    Justyn Fernandez, Delaware
D22    Torey Alston, MTSU
D29    Kaden Metheny, Liberty
J5       Alec Oglesby, MTSU
J12     Simeon Cottle, Kennesaw State
J19     RJ Johnson, Kennesaw State
J26     Michael Osei-Bonsu, Missouri State
          Po’Boigh King, Sam Houston
F2      Elijah Jones, UTEP
F9      Zach Cleveland, Liberty
F16     Justyn Fernandez, Delaware
 
2025-26 CUSA Freshmen of the Week
N10     Trey Simpson, Kennesaw State
N17    Armelo Boone, WKU
N24    Armelo Boone, WKU
D1      Armelo Boone, WKU
D8      Jacob Walker, Sam Houston
D15    Christian Bliss, Delaware
D22    Armelo Boone, WKU
D29    Eric Dibami, FIU
J5       Trey Williams Jr., Missouri State
J12     Trey Simpson, Kennesaw State
J19     Trey Simpson, Kennesaw State
J26     Trey Simpson, Kennesaw State
F2      JaCoby Hill, Jax State
F9      Eric Dibami, FIU
F16     Eric Dibami, FIU