2020-21 STANDINGS January 6, 2021 Rank CONFERENCE OVERALL AP USA Team W L Pct. H R W L Pct. H R N Streak AROUND THE ACC 19 20 Virginia Tech 2 0 1.000 2-0 0-0 8 1 .889 6-1 0-0 2-0 W3 • BOSTON COLLEGE: Over his last three games, - 25 Louisville 2 0 1.000 0-0 2-0 7 1 .875 5-0 2-1 0-0 W3 sophomore guard Jay Heath is averaging 17.7 ppg while Syracuse 1 0 1.000 0-0 1-0 6 1 .857 5-0 1-1 0-0 W3 shooting 47%/47%/86% from the floor, 3-point land and FT line, respectively. Heath scored a career-high 20 points 22 21 Virginia 1 0 1.000 0-0 1-0 5 2 .714 3-0 1-0 1-2 W1 Saturday against Louisville. 21 24 Duke 1 0 1.000 0-0 1-0 3 2 .600 2-2 1-0 0-0 W1 19 18 Clemson 3 1 .750 2-0 1-1 9 1 .900 5-0 1-1 3-0 W4 • CLEMSON: Sophomore guard Nick Honor led the Tigers Tuesday with a season-high 21 points on 8-of-11 shoot- NC State 2 1 .667 2-0 0-1 6 2 .750 5-0 0-2 1-0 L1 ing, including the game-tying 3-pointer in the last minute Georgia Tech 2 1 .667 2-0 0-1 6 3 .667 4-2 1-1 1-0 W4 of regulation to send the game to OT. He made 5-of-6 from North Carolina 2 2 .500 1-0 1-2 7 4 .636 3-0 1-3 3-1 W2 beyond the arc. 25 22 Florida State 1 1 .500 1-0 0-1 5 2 .714 5-1 0-1 0-0 L1 • DUKE: Sophomore forward Matthew Hurt is averaging Pitt 1 1 .500 0-1 1-0 5 2 .714 3-2 2-0 0-0 L1 20.5 ppg and 8.3 rpg over Duke’s last four games. He has Wake Forest 0 1 .000 0-0 0-0 3 1 .750 3-0 0-1 0-0 L1 scored 18 or more points in four consecutive games this Notre Dame 0 3 .000 0-2 0-1 3 6 .333 2-3 1-2 0-1 L2 season after having four such games last season. Boston College 0 3 .000 0-2 0-1 2 7 .222 1-2 0-2 1-3 L2 • FLORIDA STATE: Freshman guard Scottie Barnes led FSU Miami 0 4 .000 0-3 0-1 4 5 .444 4-4 0-1 0-0 L3 with 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting at Clemson. The Pre- season ACC Freshman of the Year, Barnes is second on the team in scoring (11.1 ppg) and shooting 47% from the field. RESULTS/UPCOMING SCHEDULE ACC QUICK HITS • GEORGIA TECH: GT has won four straight games, match- • Five ACC teams are ranked nationally in the latest ing the longest winning streak by a Tech team under Josh Tuesday, January 5 Pastner. The Jackets finished the 2019-20 season with four #19/18 Clemson 74, NC State 70 (OT) Associated Press poll: Clemson and Virginia Tech (T19), Duke (21), Virginia (22) and Florida State (25). straight wins and have won four in a row on three other oc- North Carolina 67, Miami 65 Louisville is just outside the top 25 in the AP poll, but casions. Tech has not won as many as five in a row since the 2012-13 season (six straight in December of that season). is ranked No. 25 in the Coaches poll. Wednesday, January 6 • LOUISVILLE: In eight games, sophomore guard David Pitt at Syracuse .................................. ACCN...4:30 PM • Over the last eight days, nine of the 11 ACC games Johnson has nearly tripled his 3-point production from a #19/20 Virginia Tech at #rv/25 Louisville have been determined by 10 points or fewer, including year ago, burying 14-of-31 threes this season (5-of-23 in ........................................................... ACCN...6:30 PM five by one possession. In all, 13 of the 18 ACC contests 2019-20). Boston College at #21/24 Duke .......... ACCN...8:30 PM to this point has been decided by 10 or fewer points. • MIAMI: Freshman guard Earl Timberlake recorded five Wake Forest at #22/21 Virginia ............ RSN........9 PM • Heading into play Wednesday, the ACC has played steals Tuesday against UNC, becoming the first Miami Georgia Tech at Notre Dame ........................ Postponed 101 of 123 scheduled men’s basketball games freshman with at least five steals in a game since Shane (82.1%). Larkin did so on Jan. 10, 2012, also against UNC. Saturday, January 9 • The Georgia Tech at Notre Dame game scheduled for • NORTH CAROLINA: Freshman forward Day’Ron Sharpe Wake Forest at #21/24 Duke .............. ACCN........Noon Wednesday has been postponed. The postponement had a season-high 16 rebounds (seven offensive) on Tues- Miami at NC State ................................ RSN........Noon follows a positive test, subsequent quarantining, and day. That ties the second-most by a Tar Heel freshman. #22/21 Virginia at Boston College ...... ACCN........2 PM contact tracing with the Georgia Tech program. Antawn Jamison holds the record (20). #25/22 Florida State at Pitt ................... RSN........2 PM Georgia Tech at #rv/25 Louisville ....... ACCN........4 PM • The Florida State at Syracuse game scheduled for • NC STATE: Senior forward D.J. Funderburk led the Wolf- Wednesday has been postponed. Instead, Pitt will trav- pack Tuesday with 20 points, marking the first time in his #19/18 Clemson at North Carolina ......ESPN........7 PM career he has recorded back-to-back 20-point efforts. He Georgetown at Syracuse ...................ESPN2........8 PM el to Syracuse to face the Orange on the same date. The postponement follows a positive test, subsequent was 5-of-8 from the field and 9-of-9 shooting from the foul line. He scored 15 of his points in the second half and OT. quarantining, and contact tracing within the FSU men’s Sunday, January 10 basketball program. • NOTRE DAME: Junior forward Nate Laszeweski leads the Notre Dame at #19/20 Virginia Tech .. ACCN........6 PM ACC in 3-point field goal percentage (.590) and ranks sec- • Georgia Tech senior guard Jose Alvarado was named ond in field-goal percentage (.658). He ranks third among All times Eastern; schedule as of Jan. 6, 10 a.m. the ACC Player of the Week on Monday, while North major conference players in both categories. Rankings are AP/USA Today Coaches Carolina forward/center Day’Ron Sharpe was selected as the ACC Freshman of the Week. • PITT: Ranked second in the ACC (29th nationally) in re- bounds per game (41.9 rpg), Pitt has outrebounded five of • Alvarado averaged 22.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 4.5 apg its first seven opponents. The Panthers have not averaged as Georgia Tech defeated North Carolina (72-67) and 40 or more rebounds per game since the 1993-94 season. Wake Forest (70-54). Alvarado was 17-of-24 from the field, including 3-of-7 from 3-point range. He scored 12 • SYRACUSE: The Orange returns to action today for the first time since Dec. 19. Syracuse leads the ACC in scoring of his game-high 20 points in the second half of Tech’s (83.7 ppg), scoring margin (+15.9) and assists (18.3 apg). wins over UNC, helping spark the Yellow Jackets’ rally from an eight-point deficit over the final seven minutes. • VIRGINIA: Junior point guard Kihei Clark is averaging Alvarado scored a game-high 25 points against Wake 14.5 ppg and 4.0 apg the past four games. He scored 19 Forest, hitting 9-of-14 shots from the floor. points in each of the last two games against Gonzaga and Notre Dame. • Sharpe averaged 16.0 ppg and 8.0 rpg against Georgia Tech and Notre Dame last week. He was 12-of-25 from • VIRGINIA TECH: After averaging 2.5 steals per game the field and 8-of-13 at the free-throw line. After record- through its first seven games of the season, Virginia Tech ing seven points and seven rebounds at Georgia Tech in has kicked it up a notch defensively and recorded 21 steals its last two contests. his first start, he followed it up with 25 points and 10 re- bounds (seven offensive) in a one-point win over Notre • WAKE FOREST: Junior forward Isaiah Mucius posted a Dame for his second double-double. His 25 points were career-high 21 points Sunday at Georgia Tech on 9-of-16 the most by a UNC freshman post player since Tyler shooting from the field. He averaged 16.0 ppg and 6.0 rpg Hansbrough had 27 at Duke on March 4, 2006. in the two games since Wake's return to action. 2020-21 Men's Basketball • 1 • The ACC led all conferences with 84 alumni on opening CONFERENCE CONTACTS day NBA rosters. Duke led ACC schools with 26 alums FUTURE ACC TOURNAMENT SITES on opening day rosters, while UNC had 12. Florida State ACC .................................. Andy Fledderjohann and Virginia each had eight. 2021 Greensboro (Greensboro Coliseum) 336-369-1002 [email protected] • Seven ACC players were named to the Wooden Award 2022 Brooklyn (Barclays Center) Twitter: @ACCMBB | #ACCMBB Preseason Top 50 Watch List: Scottie Barnes (FSU), 2023 Greensboro (Greensboro Coliseum) Garrison Brooks (UNC), Kihei Clark and Sam Hauser 2024 Washington, D.C.