UVA Wise's Mullins Named D2CIDA National Player of the Week
Ross Reeves of Nova Southeastern University and Caroline Mullins from the University of Virginia's College at Wise were selected as the first national players of the week by the NCAA Division II Conference Information Directors of America for the first weekend of play in the 2025-26 season.
MEN: Ross Reeves, 6-4, Graduate Student, Nova Southeastern
Hometown: Orem, Utah
Reeves averaged 28 points and 6.5 rebounds per game while adding six assists, three blocked shots and six steals as the reigning national champions opened their season with a pair of wins. In the Sharks' 87-79 opening game win over sixth-ranked Alabama Huntsville, Reeves scored a career-high 36 points as he went 11-of-22 from the field and connected four times from beyond the arc, while adding nine rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots. He followed that up with a 20-point effort in a 94-78 victory over Montevallo on Saturday, as he dished out six assists to go along with a nine-of-19 shooting effort.
Reeves shot 49 percent from the field, made five-of-13 from three-point range (38 percent) and 11-of-14 from the free throw line in the two wins for the Sharks, who are currently the top-ranked team in the NABC/Division II national poll. Reeves was named as the Player of the Week in the Sunshine State Conference.
WOMEN: Caroline Mullins, 5-10, Sophomore, UVA Wise
Hometown: Jasper, Georgia
Mullins poured in 60 points in a pair of wins for the Cavaliers in their opening weekend of action in the Regional Crossover hosted by USC Beaufort, including a career-high 38 points in a 78-72 victory over the host school on Saturday. She connected on 13 of her 20 field goal attempts and went 12-of-15 at the free throw line in the process of recording her second double-double of the weekend. She had a career-best 15 boards in the USC Beaufort contest a day after a 22-point, 12-rebound effort in a 68-64 win over Georgia Southwestern.
Mullins was 21-of-32 from the field (65.6 percent) in the two games and went 17-of-23 at the free throw line (73.9 percent), while averaging 13.5 rebounds per game. Mullins was selected as the Player of the Week by the South Atlantic Conference.