Grant Williams wasn’t thrilled with his weekend performance at the free-throw line.

Tennessee’s star forward connected on 9-of-12 free throws in Saturday’s 83-66 win over West Virginia. That’s not bad, but it’s a far cry from his record-setting, 23-of-23 performance at the stripe in Wednesday’s thrilling overtime win at Vanderbilt.

Williams called those three freebies “frustrating” misses.

“I was frustrated with myself. I’ve worked hard at that, and I take pride in that. I want to be able to say I’m one of the best free-throw shooters on the team, in the league and in the country. I’ve worked hard enough at it that it’s frustrating when you put so much time in and miss it.

“That’s just a pride of being a player. I think I missed three (Saturday). I have to shoot a lot to make up for those in practice.”

Tennessee junior forward Grant Williams

Williams didn’t do much wrong last week, though.

In fact, he seemed to have the best week of any player in college basketball.

Williams on Monday was named the Citizen Naismith Trophy Men’s Player of the Week after averaging 31.0 points. 5.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 2.5 blocks in Tennessee’s win over the Commodores and Mountaineers.

Tennessee’s reigning SEC Player of the Year also took home the SEC Player of the Week award, as well, capping a memorable week in his memorable college career.

Williams has established himself as a favorite to earn a First-Team All-America spot this season, and he’s thrust himself into the discussion for the Naismith Trophy — college basketball’s Heisman Trophy equivalent.

The Vols’ 6-foot-7 junior star also earned himself a spot on the midseason watch list for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award. Few players — Williams, Duke freshman phenom Zion Williamson and Virginia sophomore guard De'andre Hunter — were placed on the midseason watch lists for the Naismith Trophy and the Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year.

Williams’ play this season has been the strongest of his career, at least to this point in the season. He’s averaging a career-high 20.2 points per game, a career-high 7.3 rebounds per game, a career-high 3.6 assists per game, a career-high 1.2 steals per game and 1.6 blocked shots per game. He’s shooting a career-high 60.3 percent from the field and a career-high 83.9 percent from the free-throw line, and his 34.6 percent shooting from 3-point rage only recently dipped below his previous career-high of 37.5 percent.

Efficiency has always been a key part of Williams’ game, and he’s never been more efficiency than he’s been halfway through his junior season. His numbers have gone up virtually across the board despite attempting exactly as many field goals per game (11.1) as last season.

Williams and the rest of the top-ranked Vols are back in action Tuesday night at South Carolina’s Colonial Life Arena. The Vols and Gamecocks are scheduled to tip at approximately 6:30 p.m. Eastern in a game that will be broadcast by SEC Network.