2019-20 STANDINGS December 2, 2019 CONFERENCE OVERALL Team W L Pct. H R W L Pct. H R N Streak AROUND THE ACC Virginia 1 0 1.000 0-0 1-0 7 0 1.000 4-0 1-0 2-0 W7 • BOSTON COLLEGE: Freshman Jay Heath reached double Louisville 1 0 1.000 0-0 1-0 7 0 1.000 5-0 1-0 1-0 W7 figures for the sixth time in his seven games with his North Carolina 1 0 1.000 1-0 0-0 6 1 .857 3-0 1-0 2-1 W1 14-point effort Saturday at Richmond. Pitt 1 0 1.000 1-0 0-0 6 2 .750 3-2 1-0 2-0 W4 • CLEMSON: Aamir Simms averaged 18 ppg and 9.5 rpg in Virginia Tech 1 0 1.000 0-0 1-0 6 2 .750 4-0 1-0 1-2 L2 two games at the MGM Resorts Main Event. He matched Georgia Tech 1 0 1.000 0-0 1-0 3 2 .600 2-1 1-1 0-0 W1 his career high with 23 points Tuesday against Colorado. Boston College 1 0 1.000 1-0 0-0 4 4 .500 3-3 1-1 0-0 L3 • DUKE: Freshman Vernon Carey Jr., recorded his Duke 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 7 1 .875 4-1 0-0 3-0 W1 sixth consecutive double-double with 17 points and 10 Florida State 0 1 .000 0-0 0-1 7 1 .875 4-0 1-1 2-0 W7 rebounds Friday against Winthrop. It is the longest streak Notre Dame 0 1 .000 0-0 0-1 6 1 .857 6-0 0-1 0-0 W6 of double-doubles at Duke since Marvin Bagley III (seven consecutive games) in 2017-18. Clemson 0 1 .000 0-1 0-0 5 2 .714 4-1 0-0 1-1 L1 NC State 0 1 .000 0-1 0-0 5 2 .714 5-1 0-0 0-1 L1 • FLORIDA STATE: FSU's 7-game win streak includes a Wake Forest 0 1 .000 0-0 0-1 5 3 .625 2-0 0-2 3-1 L1 pair of wins over top-25 teams (then-No. 6 Florida, then- No. 16 Tennessee). The Noles are one of three teams na- Miami 0 1 .000 0-1 0-0 4 3 .571 2-1 1-0 1-2 L2 tionally with two victories over top-25 teams this season, Syracuse 0 1 .000 0-1 0-0 4 3 .571 4-1 0-0 0-2 L2 joining Oregon and Michigan. • GEORGIA TECH: Georgia Tech leads the nation in blocks RESULTS/UPCOMING SCHEDULE ACC QUICK HITS per game at 8.0. Senior center James Banks III recorded eight blocks on Sunday against Bethune-Cookman and is tops nationally with 5.2 bpg. BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE • The 21st Big Ten/ACC Challenge runs Monday through Wednesday. The ACC holds a 12-5-3 advan- Monday, December 2 • LOUISVILLE: Jordan Nwora led the Cardinals with 25 Miami at Illinois ...................................ESPN2......... 7 PM tage. The conferences each won seven games last points on Friday against Western Kentucky. The preseason Clemson at Minnesota .........................ESPN2......... 9 PM year (see pages 6-7 for all-time challenge results and ACC Player of the Year has scored at least 17 points in all notes). seven games this season, including five games of 20 or Tuesday, December 3 more points. Iowa at Syracuse ..................................ESPN2......... 7 PM • Five ACC teams are ranked nationally in the Asso- ciated Press poll this week, the most of any league: • MIAMI: Head coach Jim Larrañaga is one win away from Northwestern at Boston College .......... ESPNU......... 7 PM becoming the 38th coach in NCAA history with 650 career Michigan at Louisville ............................ESPN.... 7:30 PM Louisville (1), Virginia (5), North Carolina (7), Duke wins (minimum 10 years at a D-1 school). He is tied for Florida State at Indiana ........................ESPN2......... 9 PM (10) and Florida State (17). No. 10 in wins among active D-1 coaches. Rutgers at Pitt ..................................... ESPNU......... 9 PM Duke at Michigan State ..........................ESPN.... 9:30 PM • Louisville is ranked No. 1 in the AP poll this week, the • NORTH CAROLINA: Freshman forward Armando Bacot is third straight week an ACC team has occupied the top the first Tar Heel with 23 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks Wednesday, December 4 spot (Duke the last two weeks). in a game since Feb. 19, 1995, when Rasheed Wallace had Nebraska at Georgia Tech ................... ESPNU.... 7:15 PM the same line at Virginia. Those are the only two times in UNC history a player had at least 23/12/6 in a game. Virginia at Purdue ................................ESPN2.... 7:15 PM • The Cardinals are the ninth different ACC team to ever Notre Dame at Maryland ........................ESPN.... 7:30 PM reach the No. 1 AP ranking, two more than any other • NC STATE: Senior Markell Johnson finished with a game- Wisconsin at NC State ..........................ESPN2.... 9:15 PM conference. Current ACC programs been ranked No. 1 high 22 points on 9-of-17 shooting Thursday against Wake Forest at Penn State .................. ESPNU.... 9:15 PM for 317 weeks all-time. Memphis. He also led the Pack with six assists and three Ohio State at North Carolina ...................ESPN.... 9:30 PM steals and tied for team-high honors with five rebounds. • Louisville last topped the AP poll on Jan. 14, 2013. • NOTRE DAME: Senior guard T.J. Gibbs dished out five Friday, December 6 This is the third season in which UofL is ranked No. 1. assists Tuesday, surpassing the 300-assist mark for this Duke at Virginia Tech ............................ ACCN......... 7 PM career (303). He is the eighth ND player during the Mike Pitt at Louisville .................................... ACCN......... 9 PM • Entering the Big Ten/ACC Challenege, ACC teams are Brey era to record at least 1,000 points, 300 assists, 200 75-20 (.789) in non-conference play this season. rebounds and 100 steals in his career. Saturday, December 7 • PITT: Freshman Justin Champagnie scored in double Syracuse at Georgia Tech ..................... ACCN......... Noon • The ACC's strong start against non-league opponents figures for sixth consecutive game with a season-high 21 NC State at Wake Forest ........................ ACCN......... 2 PM includes three wins over top-10 foes: Duke vs. No. 3 points Wednesday against Northwestern and was named Boston College at Notre Dame ............ ESPNU......... 2 PM Kansas (68-66, Nov. 5) at Madison Square Garden, the Fort Myers Tip-Off Most Valuable Player. Florida State at No. 6 Florida (63-51, Nov. 10) and Vir- Sunday, December 8 ginia Tech vs. No. 3 Michigan State (71-66, Nov. 25). • SYRACUSE: Junior Elijah Hughes averaged 23.5 ppg and Clemson at Florida State ....................... ACCN......... 2 PM 4.0 rpg in two games last week in the Preseason NIT. He North Carolina at Virginia ...................... ACCN......... 4 PM scored a career-high 28 points Wednesday vs. Oklahoma • ACC teams have claimed six MTE titles this season: State. Duke (Empire Classic), Florida State (Emerald Coast All times Eastern Classic), Louisville (Global Sports Shootout), Pitt (Fort • VIRGINIA: UVa limited Maine to 26 points Wednesday, Myers Tip-Off), Notre Dame (MABC Invitational) and tied for fewest allowed by UVa in the shot clock era (since Virginia (Air Force Reserve Tip-Off). 1986). UVa is holding its foes to 40.3 ppg (first nationally) and already has limited three opponents to fewer than 40 points this season. • Three of the top four freshman scorers in the nation hail from the ACC: UNC's Cole Anthony (first, 20.7 • VIRGINIA TECH: The Hokies rank second nationally in ppg), Virginia Tech's Landers Nolley II (third, 20.0 3-pointers made per game (12.1) and are seventh nation- ppg) and Duke's Vernon Carey Jr. (fourth, 18.4 ppg). ally in 3-point field-goal percentage (43.1%). VT was 29- for-64 (45.3%) from long range at the Maui Invitational. • Wake Forest junior center Olivier Sarr has been • WAKE FOREST: Wake completes a six-game road swing named the ACC Player of the Week, while Virginia Tech Wednesday at Penn State. It is the Deacs’ longest streak guard Landers Nolley II earned ACC Freshman of the of regular-season road/neutral games since a six-game Week honors for the second time this season. stretch in 1974-75. The trip totals 4,980 miles. 2019-20 Men's Basketball • 1 • Sarr averaged 17 points and 11.7 rebounds per game CONFERENCE CONTACTS to earn All-Tournament Team honors at the Wooden NOTING ACC MEN'S BASKETBALL Legacy. He tied a career high with 21 points against No. ACC .................................. Andy Fledderjohann 14 Arizona in the final while also grabbing 13 rebounds All-Time Success 336-369-1002 [email protected] for his third double-double of the season. He also had • Entering the regular season, current league members Twitter: @ACCMBB | #ACCMBB a double-double with 14 points and a career-high 14 have won 24,324 games and have had 782 NBA Draft rebounds in the quarterfinals versus Charleston. For the picks, including 264 first-round selections. • All 15 league members have 1,000 or more all-time BOSTON COLLEGE ...................... Mike Laprey tournament he shot 16-27 (59.3%) from the floor and 19-24 (79.2%) from the line. wins, including eight schools with 1,500 or more 617-552-2193 [email protected] victories. Twitter: @BCMBB • Nolley made the Maui Jim Maui Invitational All-Tour- nament Team after averaging 19.7 ppg and 5.7 rpg in NCAA Tournament Success CLEMSON ..............................Ben Winterrowd games against then-No.