2020-21 STANDINGS February 14, 2021 RESULTS/UPCOMING
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2020-21 STANDINGS February 14, 2021 Rank CONFERENCE OVERALL AP USA Team W L Pct. H R W L Pct. H R N Streak AROUND THE ACC 9 9 Virginia 11 1 .917 6-0 5-1 15 3 .833 9-0 5-1 1-2 W4 • BOSTON COLLEGE: Senior forward Steffon Mitchell 17 19 Florida State 7 2 .778 6-0 1-2 11 3 .786 10-1 1-2 0-0 W1 recorded his third double-double of the season Saturday 18 17 Virginia Tech 8 3 .727 5-0 3-3 14 4 .778 9-1 3-3 2-0 W1 with 12 points and 10 boards. It was the 17th double-dou- ble of his career, most of any active ACC player. Louisville 6 3 .667 3-1 3-2 11 4 .733 8-1 3-3 0-0 W1 Clemson 7 5 .583 6-1 1-4 13 5 .722 9-1 1-4 3-0 W3 • CLEMSON: Sophomore guard Nick Honor banked in the North Carolina 7 5 .583 4-0 3-5 12 7 .632 6-0 3-6 3-1 L1 go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left Friday as the Tigers scored the game's final five points in the last 11 seconds to Syracuse 6 5 .545 4-1 2-4 12 6 .667 10-1 2-5 0-0 W2 rally for the win. Honor scored 12 points in the victory. Duke 6 6 .500 4-2 2-4 8 8 .500 6-4 2-4 0-0 W1 Pitt 5 5 .500 3-3 2-2 9 6 .600 6-4 3-2 0-0 L1 • DUKE: Sophomore Matthew Hurt scored 24 points Sat- urday on 8-of-10 shooting, including 6-of-7 from 3-point Georgia Tech 5 6 .455 5-1 0-5 9 8 .529 8-3 1-5 1-0 L2 range. He was two points shy of his career-high 26 points Notre Dame 5 7 .417 2-3 3-4 8 10 .444 4-4 4-5 0-1 W1 scored earlier this season vs. Wake Forest. It marked his NC State 4 8 .333 3-4 1-4 8 9 .471 6-4 1-5 1-0 L2 11th career 20-point game – seventh this season. Wake Forest 3 9 .250 2-2 1-7 6 9 .400 5-2 1-7 0-0 L1 • FLORIDA STATE: FSU won its 11th consecutive overtime Miami 3 10 .231 2-5 1-5 7 11 .389 6-6 1-5 0-0 L1 game Saturday, matching an NCAA record, set by Louis- Boston College 1 9 .100 1-5 0-4 3 13 .188 2-5 0-5 1-3 L4 ville (1968-75), UMass (1991-96) and Virginia (1991-96). The Seminoles have won each of their overtime decisions since a 101-90 2OT win over Syracuse on Jan. 13, 2018. RESULTS/UPCOMING SCHEDULE ACC QUICK HITS • GEORGIA TECH: Junior guard Michael Devoe scored 23 • Three ACC teams are ranked nationally in the latest points Friday, his most in a game since going for 24 in the Monday, February 8 4OT season opener. It was his fifth 20-point effort of the Miami at North Carolina, Postponed Associated Press Top 25 poll: Virginia (9), Florida season. He was 8-for-8 from the free throw line and 7-of- State (17) and Virginia Tech (18). Louisville, North 12 from the floor and added six assists and five steals. Carolina and Clemson are receiving votes. Tuesday, February 9 • LOUISVILLE: David Johnson (24 pts, 10 rebs) and Notre Dame 93, Duke 89 • ACC home teams are 56-28 (66.7%) in conference Samuell Williamson (20 pts, 18 rebs) on Feb. 1 became Syracuse 77, NC State 68 play. the first pair of Louisville teammates with 20 points and #17/19 Florida State at #18/17 Virginia Tech, Postponed 10 rebounds in the same game since Montrezl Harrell and • The ACC has played 167 of 209 scheduled men’s Terry Rozier did it on Feb. 11, 2015, against Pitt. basketball games (79.9%). Wednesday February 10 • MIAMI: After averaging 7.7 ppg as a freshman, sopho- Wake Forest 69, Boston College 65 • The Virginia Tech at North Carolina game on Tuesday more guard Isaiah Wong is posting 17.4 ppg this year, a #9 Virginia 57, Georgia Tech 49 has been postponed (positive test, subsequent quaran- 9.7-point increase – tops among all ACC players. Pitt at Louisville, Postponed tining, and contact tracing within the VT program). • NORTH CAROLINA: Freshman center Walker Kessler led • Jose Alvarado (GT), Justin Champagnie (Pitt) and UNC in scoring with a season-high nine points Saturday. Friday, February 12 Carlik Jones (UofL) were named to the Naismith It was the first time no Tar Heel scored in double figures Clemson 74, Georgia Tech 72 Trophy's midseason list for Men's Player of the Year since March 4, 1966, a 21-20 loss to Duke in the ACC on Thursday. Tournament in Raleigh. Saturday, February 13 • Florida State owns a 23-game ACC home win streak, • NC STATE: Freshman guard Shakeel Moore led the #17/19 Florida State 92, Wake Forest 85 (OT) tied for second longest in league history. The stretch Wolfpack Saturday with 13 points and three steals. He Syracuse 75, Boston College 67 dates to a Jan. 22, 2019 win over Clemson. scored all 13 of his points in the second half and finished Duke 69, NC State 53 the game shooting 5-of-8 from the field. #9 Virginia 60, North Carolina 48 Longest ACC Home Win Streaks 26 Duke 1/18/1997-2/5/2000 • NOTRE DAME: Senior forward Juwan Durham is aver- Louisville at #18/17 Virginia Tech, PPD to March 3 aging 13.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game 23 Florida State 1/22/2019-present over the last seven games. In that stretch, he is shooting Sunday, February 14 22 Duke 2/22/2001-2/22/2004 70.7% from the field. Pitt at Georgia Tech ............................ ACCN........4 PM • UNC leads the nation in rebound margin (+10.8/game) • PITT: Junior guard Xavier Johnson has recorded seven Miami at Notre Dame ......................... ACCN........6 PM and ranks second nationally in offensive rebounding or more assists in seven of the past eight games and 10 (15.1) and fourth in total rebounding (42.5/game). times overall. He leads the ACC and ranks 12th nationally Monday, February 15 in assists (6.2 apg). Virginia at Florida State .......................ESPN........7 PM • Virginia ranks fourth nationally in scoring defense at 59.4 ppg. UVa also ranks in the top 10 nationally in • SYRACUSE: In a balanced scoring effort in the Saturday fewest turnovers (3rd, 9.5,) 3-point percentage (4th, victory over BC, the Orange had five players in double Tuesday, February 16 39.9%) and free-throw percentage (5th, 80%). figures in scoring, led by Joseph Girard III with 16, all in Virginia Tech at North Carolina .................... Postponed the first half. • Syracuse is 10th nationally in steals per game (9.2), Wednesday, February 17 while Georgia Tech and NC State are tied for 13th • VIRGINIA: With the Saturday win over UNC, Tony Ben- (8.94). nett became just the third coach in ACC men's basketball Boston College at Georgia Tech ......... ACCN........Noon history to lead his program to 10-straight winning confer- NC State at Pitt ................................... ACCN...4:30 PM • Pitt's Justin Champagnie stands third in the nation in ence seasons, joining Dean Smith and Mike Krzyzewski. Syracuse at Louisville ........................ ACCN...6:30 PM rebounding (12.0/game) and 14th in double-doubles Clemson at Notre Dame ....................... RSN........7 PM • VIRGINIA TECH: Junior forward Justyn Mutts had a (9). NC State's Manny Bates ranks seventh nationally strong all-around performance last Saturday in the over- Duke at Wake Forest .......................... ACCN...8:30 PM in blocks (3.0/game). time win at Miami with a season-high 22 points along with seven assists and nine rebounds. All times Eastern; schedule as of Feb. 14, 10 a.m. • Georgia Tech's Jose Alvarado is fourth nationally Rankings are AP/USA Today Coaches in steals per game (2.8/game), while Duke's Jordan • WAKE FOREST: Graduate forward Jonah Antonio had Goldwire is eighth (2.5). Alvarado is on pace for the a big day Saturday with career highs in points (23) and highest steals average by an ACC player since Mary- 3-pointers (7). He was 7-of-8 from 3-point range and is the land's Johnny Rhodes set a league record in 1996 with 12th player in program history to hit seven triples in a game. 3.7 per game. 2020-21 Men's Basketball • 1 • Notre Dame's Nate Lazewski is eighth nationally in CONFERENCE CONTACTS field-goal percentage (64.6%), while UVA's Jay Huff is FUTURE ACC TOURNAMENT SITES slightly behind in 10th at 62.7%. ACC .................................. Andy Fledderjohann 2021 Greensboro (Greensboro Coliseum) 336-369-1002 [email protected] • Virginia senior forward Sam Hauser was named the ACC Player of the Week Monday, while North Carolina 2022 Brooklyn (Barclays Center) Twitter: @ACCMBB | #ACCMBB guard Caleb Love notched ACC Freshman of the Week 2023 Greensboro (Greensboro Coliseum) honors for the second time in three weeks. 2024 Washington, D.C. (Capital One Arena) BOSTON COLLEGE ...................... Mike Laprey • Hauser averaged 20.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg in wins over NC 617-552-2193 [email protected] State and Pitt. He tallied a game-high 18 points and five Twitter: @BCMBB rebounds in win over the Wolfpack and added a game- NOTING ACC MEN'S BASKETBALL high 23 points and six rebounds in a victory against Pitt.