Bacot Named ACC Player Of The Week
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – North Carolina senior center/forward Armando Bacot was named Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, while Louisville guard/forward Mike James was selected as the ACC Rookie of the Week. Bacot earned Player of the Week honors for the second time this season (Dec. 19).
ACC men’s basketball weekly honors are determined by a vote of a 15-member media panel and announced on Mondays throughout the regular season.
A native of Richmond, Virginia, Bacot averaged 21.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.5 blocks in leading UNC to wins over Wake Forest and Notre Dame. He scored 21 points with a game-high nine rebounds and a season-best five assists and no turnovers in an 88-79 win over Wake Forest on Wednesday. He then was the top scorer and rebounder on both teams with 21 points and 13 rebounds (six offensive) plus four assists and two blocks in the 81-64 win over Notre Dame on Saturday, registering his 58th career double-double and 18th career 20/10 game. He passed Sam Perkins in the Notre Dame game for second place in UNC career annals in rebounds (1,169).
James broke out for a big week for Louisville, averaging 21.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals against Syracuse and Wake Forest, recording career highs in scoring in both games. He shot 16-for-28 (57.1%) from the field, including 9-for-16 (56.3%) from 3-point range. The Orlando, Florida, native started the week by posting 19 points and four rebounds in a one-point loss to Syracuse. He followed it up with 24 points, eight rebounds and steals against Wake Forest. His total of 24 points against Wake Forest was tied for the second most by an ACC freshman this season and was the most by a Louisville freshman since 2017. He was key to UofL trimming an 18-point deficit with seven minutes left versus Wake to three, with 11 points and three triples during that four-minute stretch.
2022-23 ACC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Honors
Nov. 14 – Nate Laszewski, Gr., F, Notre Dame
Nov. 21 – Reece Beekman, Jr., G, Virginia
Nov. 28 – Jarkel Joiner, Gr., G, NC State
Dec. 5 – Justyn Mutts, Gr., F, Virginia Tech
Dec. 12 – Isaiah Wong, Jr., G, Miami
Dec. 19 – Armando Bacot, Sr., C/F, North Carolina
Dec. 27 – Isaiah Wong, Jr., G, Miami; Blake Hinson, Jr., F, Pitt
Jan. 2 – Hunter Tyson, Gr., F, Clemson; Jamarius Burton, Gr., G, Pitt
Jan. 9 – Armando Bacot, Sr., C/F, North Carolina
2022-23 ACC Men’s Basketball Rookie of the Week Honors
Nov. 14 – Kyle Filipowski, C, Duke
Nov. 21 – Kyle Filipowski, C, Duke
Nov. 28 – Kyle Filipowski, C, Duke
Dec. 5 – Kyle Filipowski, C, Duke
Dec. 12 – Judah Mintz, G, Syracuse
Dec. 19 – Judah Mintz, G, Syracuse
Dec. 27 – Cam Corhen, F, Florida State
Jan. 2 – Judah Mintz, G, Syracuse
Jan. 9 – Mike James, G/F, Louisville