GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Clemson graduate forward Hunter Tyson earned Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honors, while Syracuse guard Judah Mintz claimed the ACC Rookie of the Week award for the fifth 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 Monroe, North Carolina, Tyson averaged 20.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in wins over Syracuse and NC State, recording double-doubles in both outings. He shot 14-for-23 (60.9%) from the field, including 8-for-16 (50%) from the free-throw line. He scored a game-high 29 points and added 10 rebounds in a 91-73 win over Syracuse on Wednesday. Tyson followed up that big outing with another double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds in the road win over NC State. He now has 14 double-doubles this season, tying a Clemson record for ninth most in a single season. Tyson is 12th in the nation in double-doubles and second in the ACC.
Mintz averaged 19.5 points, 3.5 assists and 3.0 rebounds in Syracuse’s road games against Clemson and Pitt. He was 14-for-24 (58.3%) from the field and 5-for-6 (83.3%) from behind the arc. He recorded 23 points and hit all four of his 3-point attempts Wednesday at Clemson. On Saturday he posted 16 points and dished out six assists at Pitt.
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
Feb. 6 – Jeremy Roach, Jr., G, Duke; Nijel Pack, Jr., G, Miami
Feb. 13 – Tyree Appleby, Gr., G, Wake Forest
Feb. 20 – El Ellis, Sr., G, Louisville; Jarkel Joiner, Gr., G, NC State
Feb. 27 – Hunter Tyson, Gr., F, Clemson
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
Feb. 6 – Dereck Lively II, C, Duke
Feb. 13 – Chas Kelley II, G, Boston College; Judah Mintz, G, Syracuse
Feb. 20 – Kyle Filipowski, C, Duke
Feb. 27 – Judah Mintz, G, Syracuse