2020-21 STANDINGS March 8, 2021 RESULTS/UPCOMING
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
2020-21 STANDINGS March 8, 2021 Rank CONFERENCE OVERALL AP USA Team W L Pct. H R W L Pct. H R N Streak AROUND THE ACC 16 15 Virginia 13 4 .765 7-1 6-3 17 6 .739 10-1 6-3 1-2 W2 • BOSTON COLLEGE: Sophomore forward CJ Felder 15 13 Florida State 11 4 .733 8-0 3-4 15 5 .750 12-1 3-4 0-0 L1 blocked a career-high six shots Friday. It was the most in a 22 21 Virginia Tech 9 4 .692 6-1 3-3 15 5 .750 10-2 3-3 2-0 W1 game by a BC player since Eddie Odio registered six blocks vs. Maryland on Feb. 19, 2013. Georgia Tech 11 6 .647 8-1 3-5 15 8 .652 10-3 4-5 1-0 W6 Clemson 10 6 .625 8-1 2-5 16 6 .727 11-1 2-5 3-0 W1 • CLEMSON: Senior forward Aamir Simms leads the team North Carolina 10 6 .625 7-0 3-6 16 9 .640 10-1 3-7 3-1 W1 in points, rebounds, assists and blocks and is on pace to lead the team in those four categories for the second Louisville 8 5 .615 4-2 4-3 13 6 .684 9-2 4-4 0-0 L1 straight year. Last year he was the first player in Clemson Syracuse 9 7 .563 7-1 2-6 15 8 .652 13-1 2-7 0-0 W2 history to accomplish that feat. NC State 9 8 .529 4-4 5-4 13 9 .591 7-4 5-5 1-0 W5 • DUKE: Sophomore forward Matthew Hurt joins Iowa’s Duke 9 9 .500 6-3 3-6 11 11 .500 8-5 3-6 0-0 L3 Luka Garza as the only major college players shooting 50+ Notre Dame 7 11 .389 4-4 3-7 10 14 .417 6-5 4-8 0-1 W1 percent from the field, 40+ percent from three-point range Pitt 6 10 .375 4-5 2-5 10 11 .476 7-6 3-5 0-0 L1 and making 7.0+ field goals per game this season. Miami 4 15 .211 3-7 1-8 8 16 .333 7-8 1-8 0-0 W1 • FLORIDA STATE: Junior forward RaiQuan Gray has Wake Forest 3 15 .167 2-6 1-9 6 15 .286 5-6 1-9 0-0 L7 scored in double figures in 12 straight games entering the Boston College 2 11 .154 2-5 0-6 4 15 .211 3-5 0-7 1-3 L2 ACC Tournament. He is averaging a career-high 12.4 ppg this season,shooting a career-best 52.6% from the field and 79.2% from the free throw line. RESULTS/UPCOMING SCHEDULE ACC QUICK HITS • GEORGIA TECH: Tech’s six-game winning streak is its longest in ACC play since it also won six straight to close 2021 New York Life ACC Tournament • Three ACC teams are ranked nationally in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll: Florida State (15), out the 1995-96 season. Additionally, the Yellow Jackets’ March 9-13, 2021 Virginia (16) and Virginia Tech (22). Clemson was 22 ACC wins over the past two seasons are their most ever during a two-season stretch in ACC play. Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, N.C. receiving votes. • LOUISVILLE: Graduate guard Carlik Jones is the only Tuesday, March 9 (First Round) • Nine ACC teams rank among the top 60 in the latest player in the ACC to rank among the top five in scoring #12 Pitt vs #13 Miami .......................... ACCN | 2 PM NET rankings – second most of any conference. (17.0 ppg, 5th), assists (4.6 apg, 3rd), assists/turnovers #10 Duke vs #15 Boston College .... ACCN | 4:30 PM • Virginia leads all ACC teams in the NET at No. 13 ratio (2.16, 3rd) and free throw percentage (.826, 3rd). #11 Notre Dame vs #14 Wake Forest ... ACCN | 7 PM and is followed by Florida State (22), Clemson (36), • MIAMI: Sophomore guard Isaiah Wong is on pace to Georgia Tech (38), North Carolina (39), Virginia Tech become just the 10th ACC underclassman in the last 20 Wednesday, March 10 (Second Round) (42), Syracuse (49), Louisville (51) and Duke (60). years to average at least 17.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 2.0 apg. #8 Syracuse vs #9 NC State .................ACCN | Noon • Virginia won its fifth ACC regular-season champion- • NORTH CAROLINA: Freshman guard Kerwin Walton #5 Clemson vs #12/13 winner ........ ACCN | 2:30 PM ship in the last eight years and is the No. 1 seed in the scored 18 points Saturday, his second highest scoring #7 Louisville vs #10/15 winner ....... ACCN | 6:30 PM ACC Tournament for the sixth time. total this season (19 vs. Louisville). He made four threes, #6 North Carolina vs #11/14 winner .... ACCN | 9 PM the fifth time this year he made four or more threes (UNC • The 2021 ACC Men's Basketball Awards were un- is 4-1 in those games). veiled Monday and appear on page 3 of this release. Thursday, March 11 (Quarterfinals) • NC STATE: The Wolfpack wrapped up the regular season #1 Virginia vs #8/9 winner ................ ESPN/2 | Noon • Georgia Tech forward Moses Wright was named with five consecutive ACC wins, the first five-game ACC win #4 Georgia Tech vs Gm 5 winner .. ESPN/2 | 2:30 PM the ACC Player of the Year, becoming just the second streak for the Pack since the 2003-04 season. NC State also #2 Florida State vs Gm 6 winner .. ESPN/2 | 6:30 PM Yellow Jacket to win the award (Dennis Scott, 1990). has won five straight ACC road games, the most consecu- #3 Virginia Tech vs Gm 7 winner ...... ESPN/2 | 9 PM tive road wins for the program since the 1973-74 season. • Florida State guard Scottie Barnes was named ACC Freshman and Sixth Man of the Year. Barnes is just • NOTRE DAME: Entering post season play, junior guard Friday, March 12 (Semifinals) Prentiss Hubb is 10th in the country in total assists (145) Winners Games 8/9 ..................... ESPN/2 | 6:30 PM the second player in FSU history to be named the ACC and 14th in assists per game (6.0). Freshman of the Year joining Bob Sura (1992). Winners Games 10/11 ...................... ESPN/2 | 9 PM • PITT: Sophomore forward Justin Champagnie leads the • Virginia Tech head coach Mike Young earned ACC ACC with 13 double-doubles, including eight games with Saturday, March 13 (Championship) Coach of the Year. He now has eight conference Coach 20 or more points and 10 or more rebounds. He is the Winners Games 12/13 .................... ESPN | 8:30 PM of the Year honors in his career, with seven in the So- only major conference player in the NCAA averaging a Con (four from coaches' vote, three from media vote). double-double for the season. All times Eastern; schedule as of March 8 • The ACC played 206 of 251 scheduled men’s basket- • SYRACUSE: Junior guard Alan Griffin posted a dou- Rankings are AP/USA Today Coaches ball games (82.1%) in the regular season. ble-double Wednesday with 22 points and 10 boards. In ACC play, he averaged 15.6 ppg and 6.5 rpg, both second • After winning 17 of the last 21 games, ACC home on the team. teams finished 80-41 (65.8%) in conference play. • VIRGINIA: Senior forward Jay Huff averaged career highs • Georgia Tech senior forward Moses Wright was in points (13.3 ppg), rebounds (6.9 rpg) and blocked shots named the ACC Player of the Week for the second (2.5 bpg) this year. He ranks first in the ACC in field goal straight week. He averaged after averaging 23.0 points, percentage (.592), second in blocked shots. 9.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 blocks per game in • VIRGINIA TECH: The Hokies' 3-seed in the ACC Tourna- wins over Duke and Wake Forest last week. ment marks their first double bye since the ACC expanded to 15 teams (2014) and it ties the highest seed earned in • NC State guard Dereon Seabron is the ACC Freshman the ACC Tournament (2007). of the Week for the final week of the regular season. • WAKE FOREST: Junior guard Daivien Williamson leads • Seabron recorded 17 points, 13 rebounds and three the Demon Deacons in scoring, minutes per game, assists blocks - career highs for each - to lift NC State to an and steals. He is the only player on the team averaging 32 80-69 win at Notre Dame. or more minutes and 12 or more points per game. 2020-21 Men's Basketball • 1 • Georgia Tech's Jose Alvarado ranks fourth nationally CONFERENCE CONTACTS in steals per game (2.87/game), while Duke's Jordan FUTURE ACC TOURNAMENT SITES Goldwire is 15th (2.32). ACC .................................. Andy Fledderjohann 2021 Greensboro (Greensboro Coliseum) • Alvarado (2.87 steals per game) is on pace for the 336-369-1002 [email protected] 2022 Brooklyn (Barclays Center) Twitter: @ACCMBB | #ACCMBB highest steals average by an ACC player since Mary- land's Johnny Rhodes set the ACC record average of 3.7 2023 Greensboro (Greensboro Coliseum) in 1996. With 218 career steals, Alvarado is two shy of 2024 Washington, D.C. (Capital One Arena) BOSTON COLLEGE ...................... Mike Laprey reaching the ACC's top 25 all-time. 617-552-2193 [email protected] Twitter: @BCMBB • Pitt's Justin Champagnie stands eighth in the nation in rebounding (11.1/game) and eighth in double-doubles NOTING ACC MEN'S BASKETBALL (13).