GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Virginia Tech graduate forward Grant Basile was named Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, while Duke’s Kyle Filipowski was selected as the ACC Rookie of the Week for the third straight week and the seventh time this season.
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 Pewaukee, Wisconsin, Basile averaged 24.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists in wins over Duke and Syracuse last week. He was 21-for-38 (55.3%) from the field in those contests. Basile scored a team-high 24 points on 10-for-15 shooting to go along with eight rebounds in the 78-75 victory over Duke. With the score tied at 63, he scored eight of the Hokies’ final 15 points of the game. Basile followed it up with a game-high 25 points and eight rebounds in the Hokies’ 85-70 triumph over Syracuse. He also dished out five of Tech’s 26 assists, which are a program record for an ACC game.
With his seventh Rookie of the Week selection this season, Filipowski is tied with Duke’s Marvin Bagley III (2018) for the sixth-most in a season in league history. He averaged 23.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.5 steals, 1.5 blocks in road games against Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech. He scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds against Virginia Tech, marking his 10th double-double of the season – most among all Division I freshmen. Filipowski then scored a team-high 18 points with seven rebounds at Georgia Tech. For the week he was 15-for-26 (57.5%) from the field, 5-for-11 (45.5%) from behind the arc and 12-for-15 (80%) from the free-throw line.
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
Jan. 16 – Andrew Carr, Jr., F, Wake Forest
Jan. 23 – Armando Bacot, Sr., C/F, North Carolina
Jan. 30 – Grant Basile, 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
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
Jan. 16 – Kyle Filipowski, C, Duke
Jan. 23 – Kyle Filipowski, C, Duke
Jan. 30 – Kyle Filipowski, C, Duke