GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Virginia Tech graduate forward Justyn Mutts was selected ACC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, while Duke center Kyle Filipowski was named ACC Rookie of the Week for the fourth straight week.
 
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 Millville, New Jersey, Mutts averaged 21.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game while shooting 65.5 percent (19-29) from the field in wins over Minnesota and No. 18 North Carolina. He narrowly missed a double-double on Monday in a 67-57 win over Minnesota in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, scoring 16 points and grabbing nine rebounds to go along with three blocks, two assists and two steals. On Sunday in an 80-72 victory over UNC, he notched his fourth double-double of the season, dialing up a season-high 27 points on 12-of-16 shooting, to accompany his 11 boards. He added four assists. Mutts scored 21 of his 27 points in the second half, including 15 of the Hokies' first 24 points out of the break. It is the most points Mutts has scored in one half in his Tech career.
 
Filipowski is the first player to earn four straight ACC Rookie of the Week honors since Duke’s Jabari Parker claimed the distinction five straight times in 2014. A native of Westtown, New York, Filipowski averaged 14.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game in victories over No. 25 Ohio State and Boston College. He recorded 16 points, seven rebounds and three steals in the 81-72 win over Ohio State on Wednesday in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and followed it up with his fifth double-double of the season – 13 points and 10 rebounds – in the 75-59 triumph over Boston College on Saturday in the ACC opener for both teams. Filipowski is Duke’s 150th Rookie of the Week selection all-time, most of any school. This is the longest streak of Rookie of the Week honors to start a season in ACC history.
 
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
 
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