Battle Claims ACC Player of the Week
12/3/2018 2:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Syracuse junior Tyus Battle has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Player of the Week, while Duke's RJ Barrett earned Freshman of the Week accolades.
Battle averaged 23 points and 4.0 rebounds in Syracuse's road win at No. 16 Ohio State in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge and this past Saturday's victory over visiting Cornell.
Battle played the full 40 minutes in the 72-62 win at Ohio State, knocking down 6-of-10 shots from the floor and going 7-for-8 from the foul line. The Edison, N.J., native followed up with 26 points in the 63-55 win over Cornell. Battle played 36 minutes against the Big Red and went 10-for-17 from the floor, including 4-for-6 from 3-point range. He made two of his three free-throw attempts and pulled down five rebounds.
Battle is a candidate for the Naismith Trophy, the Olson, West and Wooden awards, and the NABC Player of the Year Award.
ACC weekly honors are determined by a vote of a 15-member media panel and are announced on Mondays throughout the regular season.
