GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Notre Dame senior guard Dane Goodwin and Pitt sophomore guard Femi Odukale have been chosen as the Atlantic Coast Conference Co-Players of the Week, while Duke forward Paolo Banchero was selected as the Freshman of the Week in the ACC’s weekly men’s basketball honors for Dec. 27.
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.
Goodwin averaged 19.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game in victories last week over Western Michigan and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. A native of Upper Arlington, Ohio, Goodwin shot 9-for-13 (69.2%) from three-point range for the week and also reached 1,000 career points in the WMU contest. He was 6-for-10 from the field Monday against WMU with 18 points, five rebounds and four-three point field goals. He then scored a season-high 21 points Wednesday against TAMU-CC, going 7-for-14 from the field, including 5-for-7 from three-point range, with six rebounds and a season-high three steals.
Odukale matched a career high with 28 points Tuesday in a 64-55 win over Jacksonville. The Brooklyn, New York, native went 9-for-13 from the field, including a career-best 5-of-7 from three-point range, as the Panthers used a 23-4 second-half run to take control of the game. Odukale scored 17 of his points in the second half. He added two rebounds, three assists and a blocked shot in the win.
Banchero led the Blue Devils with team highs in points (23) and rebounds (seven) in their ACC-opening win over Virginia Tech on Wednesday. Seventeen of his 23 points came in the second half as the Blue Devils rallied from an eight-point deficit to beat the Hokies. It marked his fourth career 20-point game. The Seattle, Washington, native also had three assists, one steal and one blocked shot in 34 minutes against Virginia Tech. Banchero is the leading true freshman scorer among power conference players at 17.1 points per game this season.
2021-22 ACC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Honors
Nov. 15 – Dereon Seabron, So., G, NC State
Nov. 22 – Michael Devoe, Sr., G, Georgia Tech
Nov. 29 – Wendell Moore Jr., Jr., G, Duke
Dec. 6 – Dereon Seabron, So., G, NC State
Dec. 13 – Alondes Williams, Gr., F, Wake Forest
Dec. 20 – Alondes Williams, Gr., F, Wake Forest
Dec. 27 – Dane Goodwin, Sr., G, Notre Dame; Femi Odukale, So., G, Pitt
2021-22 ACC Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week Honors
Nov. 15 – Paolo Banchero, F, Duke
Nov. 22 – AJ Griffin, F, Duke
Nov. 29 – Paolo Banchero, F, Duke
Dec. 6 – Terquavion Smith, G, NC State
Dec. 13 – Terquavion Smith, G, NC State; Blake Wesley, G, Notre Dame
Dec. 20 – Trevor Keels, G, Duke
Dec. 27 – Paolo Banchero, F, Duke