Forte Earns ACC Rookie-of-the-Week Honors

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Feb 7Final

W71- 68

Chapel Hill

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Feb 10Final

L66- 75

Coral Gables, Fla.

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Feb 14Final

W79- 65

Chapel Hill

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Feb 17Final

L58- 82

Raleigh, N.C.

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Feb 21Final

W77- 64

Syracuse, N.Y.

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Feb 23Final

W77- 74

Chapel Hill

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Feb 28Final

W89- 82

Chapel Hill

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Mar 3Final

W67- 63

Chapel Hill

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Mar 7Final

L61- 76

Durham, N.C.

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Mar 129:30 p.m.

Charlotte, N.C.

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February 28, 2000 | Men's Basketball

By: UNC Athletic Communications

Feb. 28, 2000

For the third time this season, North Carolina freshman guard Joseph Forte has been named the ACC Rookie of the Week after scoring 40 points in two conference games. The Greenbelt, Md. product opened the week by hitting for 14 points, while grabbing four rebounds in UNC's 70-67 win at Florida State on Wednesday night. In that game, Forte also recorded four assists, including a helper on the Tar Heels' go-ahead basket by Jason Capel with less that minute to play in the contest.

Forte followed that performance on Saturday by scoring a game-high 26 points on 11-of-16 shooting while playing just a few miles from his hometown in North Carolina's road contest at Maryland. In that game, Forte was also a force on the defensive end of the court as he recorded two blocks and two steals to go along with his 26 points. On the season, Forte is the leading freshman scorer in the ACC with a 16.2 point per game average.