2020-21 STANDINGS February 22, 2021
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2020-21 STANDINGS February 22, 2021 Rank CONFERENCE OVERALL AP USA Team W L Pct. H R W L Pct. H R N Streak AROUND THE ACC 11 9 Florida State 9 2 .818 7-0 2-2 13 3 .813 11-1 2-2 0-0 W3 • BOSTON COLLEGE: Senior forward Steffon Mitchell 15 14 Virginia 11 3 .785 6-0 5-3 15 5 .750 9-0 5-3 1-2 L2 recorded his third double-double of the season against 16 15 Virginia Tech 8 3 .727 5-0 3-3 14 4 .778 9-1 3-3 2-0 W1 Notre Dame with 12 points and 10 boards. It was the 17th double-double of his career, most of any active ACC player. North Carolina 8 5 .615 5-0 3-5 14 7 .667 8-0 3-6 3-1 W2 Duke 9 6 .600 6-2 3-4 11 8 .579 8-4 3-4 0-0 W4 • CLEMSON: Senior forward Aamir Simms currently leads Louisville 6 4 .600 3-1 3-3 11 5 .688 8-1 3-4 0-0 L1 the Tigers in points (13.3 ppg), rebounds (6.0 rpg) and assists (2.6) and is the only player in the ACC to currently Clemson 7 5 .583 6-1 1-4 13 5 .722 9-1 1-4 3-0 W3 lead his team in all three categories. Syracuse 7 5 .583 5-1 2-4 13 6 .684 11-1 2-5 0-0 W3 Georgia Tech 7 6 .538 6-1 1-5 11 8 .579 8-3 2-5 1-0 W2 • DUKE: The Blue Devils finished with a season-high 27 assists on 34 made field goals Monday – their most in NC State 6 8 .429 3-4 3-4 10 9 .526 6-4 3-5 1-0 W2 a game since 29 vs. Stetson (12/1/18) and tied for the Notre Dame 6 8 .429 3-3 3-5 9 11 .450 5-4 4-6 0-1 L1 second-most all-time by Duke in an ACC game (29 vs. Pitt 5 8 .385 3-5 2-3 9 9 .500 6-6 3-3 0-0 L4 Clemson, 1/29/89; 27 vs. Clemson, 1/7/01). Wake Forest 3 11 .214 2-4 1-7 6 11 .353 5-4 1-7 0-0 L3 • FLORIDA STATE: Senior RaiQuan Gray continued his Miami 3 12 .200 2-6 1-6 7 13 .350 6-7 1-6 0-0 L3 strong play Saturday by scoring 16 points, his eighth Boston College 1 9 .100 1-5 0-4 3 13 .188 2-5 0-5 1-3 L4 consecutive double-figure scoring output. He is averaging 16.4 ppg in that stretch. RESULTS/UPCOMING SCHEDULE ACC QUICK HITS • GEORGIA TECH: Tech captured its first road win in the ACC this season and did so in record fashion, posting the largest margin of victory in an ACC road game in program Monday, February 22 • Three ACC teams are ranked nationally in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll: Florida State (11), Vir- history, 27 points, eclipsing its 26-point win at Wake Duke 85, Syracuse 71 ginia (15) and Virginia Tech (16). Clemson and North Forest on March 3, 2011. Carolina are receiving votes. Tuesday, February 23 • LOUISVILLE: Senior center Malik Williams made his season debut Saturday, scoring four points and grabbing Georgia Tech at #16/15 Virginia Tech .. RSN........7 PM • ACC home teams are 63-33 (65.6%) in conference play. three rebounds in 17 minutes of action. He missed the first Notre Dame at Louisville .................... ACCN........7 PM 15 games due to an injury. The senior connected on 2-of-6 North Carolina at Boston College ................. Postponed • The ACC has played 180 of 223 scheduled men’s field goal attempts and was 0-of-2 from 3-point range. basketball games (80.7%). • MIAMI: Senior guard Elijah Olaniyi paced Miami with 18 Wednesday, February 24 • Nine ACC teams rank among the top 60 in the Tues- points and seven rebounds Saturday. He was 6-of-9 from Clemson at Wake Forest .................... ACCN...4:30 PM day NET rankings – second most of any conference. the field. Olaniyi is averaging 15.8 ppg over the last five NC State at #15/14 Virginia ................ ACCN...6:30 PM contests. Marquette at North Carolina ..............ESPN2........7 PM • Virginia tops all ACC teams in the NET at No. 9 and • NORTH CAROLINA: UNC's freshmen combined to score #11/9 Florida State at Miami .............. ACCN...8:30 PM is followed by Florida State (12), North Carolina (33), Virginia Tech (36), Clemson (39), Duke (47), Georgia 71 points Saturday, setting a UNC record. The previous Tech (49), Louisville (53) and Syracuse (54). high was 58 vs. NC State on January 23. Day'Ron Sharpe Saturday, February 27 led the rookies with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Syracuse at Georgia Tech .................. ACCN........Noon • Duke sophomore forward Matthew Hurt was named • NC STATE: The Wolfpack has won three consecutive ACC Notre Dame at Boston College ........... ACCN........2 PM the ACC Player of the Week. He averaged 22.0 ppg, 4.0 road games for the first time since the last two road games Miami at Clemson ................................ RSN........2 PM rpg in wins over Wake Forest and then-No. 7 Virginia of the 2002-03 season and first road game of the 2003-04 Florida State at North Carolina ............ESPN........4 PM last week. He was 16-of-22 (72.7%) from the field and campaign. The last time NC State had won three straight ACC Wake Forest at Virginia Tech .............. ACCN........4 PM 8-of-12 (66.7%) from 3-point range. road games in the same season was the 2001-02 season. Louisville at Duke ................................ESPN........6 PM • UNC guard Kerwin Walton was tabbed ACC Freshman • NOTRE DAME: ND is the only team in the nation with two of the Week. He averaged 16.5 ppg last week, going players shooting over 60% from the field with at least 125 Sunday, February 28 12-of-20 from the field, including 8-of-14 from 3-point field goal attempts this season – junior Nate Laszewski Pitt at NC State ................................... ACCN........4 PM range in wins over Northeastern and Louisville. He (64.8%) and senior Juwan Durham (60.3%). matched his season-high with 14 points versus North- eastern, then topped it with 19 against UofL. • PITT: Sophomore forward Justin Champagnie finished All times Eastern; schedule as of Feb. 21, 4 p.m. with 21 points and 10 rebounds Saturday for his Rankings are AP/USA Today Coaches • Florida State's Leonard Hamilton and Virginia Tech's ACC-leading 11th double-double. He recorded his seventh Mike Young were named to the Naismith Men's 20/10 game, sixth most in a season at Pitt. College Coach of the Year Late Season Watch List on • SYRACUSE: Junior guard Buddy Boeheim led the Orange Friday. They are two of 15 coaches on the list. with 21 points Monday, his second-consecutive 20-point • Florida State owns a 24-game ACC home win streak, performance. He is averaging 19.8 ppg over his last four second longest in league history. The stretch dates to games. a Jan. 22, 2019 win over Clemson. • VIRGINIA: Senior forward Jay Huff scored 20 points and Longest Home Win Streaks in ACC Play pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds Saturday for his second double-double of the season. He also blocked two 26 Duke 1/18/1997-2/5/2000 shots. 24 Florida State 1/22/2019-present 22 Duke 2/22/2001-2/22/2004 • VIRGINIA TECH: Prior to the Hokies' time off, junior forward Keve Aluma averaged 22.3 ppg and 9.5 rpg over • UNC leads the nation in rebound margin (+11.0/game) the previous four games, going 30-for-54 (55.6%) from and ranks second nationally in offensive rebounding the field and 23-of-25 (92%) from the free-throw line. (15.1) and third in total rebounding (42.9/game). • WAKE FOREST: Graduate guard Ian DuBose recorded 14 • Virginia (40%) and Florida State (39.4%) rank fifth points Saturday, his fourth straight game in double figures and 11th, respectively, in 3-point field goal percentage since his return from illness. He is averaging 14.8 ppg nationally. since returning to the court. 2020-21 Men's Basketball • 1 • UVa also ranks seventh nationally in scoring defense CONFERENCE CONTACTS at 60.3 ppg. FUTURE ACC TOURNAMENT SITES ACC .................................. Andy Fledderjohann • Notre Dame (11.8), Virginia (12.8) and Miami (12.8) 2021 Greensboro (Greensboro Coliseum) rank 1-2-3 nationally in fewest fouls per game. 336-369-1002 [email protected] 2022 Brooklyn (Barclays Center) Twitter: @ACCMBB | #ACCMBB • Syracuse is 10th nationally in steals per game (9.2), 2023 Greensboro (Greensboro Coliseum) while Georgia Tech is 13th (9.0) and NC State 15th (8.9). 2024 Washington, D.C. (Capital One Arena) BOSTON COLLEGE ...................... Mike Laprey • Pitt's Justin Champagnie stands sixth in the nation in 617-552-2193 [email protected] rebounding (11.4/game) and seventh in double-doubles Twitter: @BCMBB (11). NC State's Manny Bates ranks eighth nationally in NOTING ACC MEN'S BASKETBALL blocks (2.9/game). All-Time Success • Georgia Tech's Jose Alvarado is third nationally in CLEMSON ..............................Ben Winterrowd • Entering the regular season, current league members 864-656-1985 [email protected] steals per game (2.8/game), while Duke's Jordan Gold- had won 24,600 games and have had 796 NBA Draft Twitter: @ClemsonMBB wire is ninth (2.6).