Syracuse forwards Quincy Guerrier and Alan Griffin received ACC honors on Monday, as Guerrier was named to the All-ACC third team and Griffin was an honorable mention. Georgia Tech forward Moses Wright was named ACC Player of the Year.
Guerrier finished the regular season as the Orange’s third leading scorer with 14.5 points per game and leading rebounder at nine boards per game. He was also second on the team in blocks behind Griffin at 1.1 per game.
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? 14.5 PPG (14th, ACC)
? 9.0 RPG (2nd, ACC)
? .498 FG% (8th, ACC)
? 7 Double-Doubles (2nd, ACC) pic.twitter.com/9COt8B194Q— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) March 8, 2021
Griffin, a junior transfer from Illinois, averaged 15.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game in his first year in the ACC. Griffin shot 37.6% from beyond the 3-point arc and led the conference in free throw shooting at 88.7%.
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? 15.3 PPG (10th, ACC)
? 6.6 RPG (15th, ACC)
? .444 FG% (10th, ACC)
? 1.8 BPG (5th, ACC) pic.twitter.com/AC5v8oEgdX— Syracuse Men’s Basketball (@Cuse_MBB) March 8, 2021
Wright recorded a season-high 31 points against Syracuse on Feb. 27. He also recorded 16 rebounds and played all 40 minutes. He also had four second-half dunks against the Orange.
Across the rest of the conference, Virginia Tech coach Mike Young received Coach of the Year honors after the Hokies finished third in the league in his second season with VT. Wright, Carlik Jones, Justin Champagnie, Matthew Hurt and Sam Hauser rounded out the All-ACC first team honors. Florida State forward Scottie Barnes was named both six man and freshman of the year.
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