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RJ Davis Earns ACC Weekly Honor
November 27, 2023 | Men's Basketball
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – North Carolina senior guard RJ Davis and Florida State junior forward Jamir Watkins shared Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball Player of the Week honors, the ACC announced on Monday.
Davis is the second Tar Heel to earn the weekly ACC award in the first three weeks of the season. Armando Bacot was named ACC Player of the Week on Nov. 13.
NC State freshman guard Dennis Parker Jr. was selected ACC Rookie of the Week.
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.
Davis earned all-tournament honors in the Battle 4 Atlantis, averaging 22.0 points and 3.0 assists as the Tar Heels went 2-1 in the event. He was 21-of-51 from the floor, 7-of-20 from three and 17-of-19 from the free throw line. The native of White Plains, New York, tied his career high with 30 points (21 in the second half) in the 87-72 win over No. 20 Arkansas in the third-place game. He also led UNC with 22 points in the overtime loss to Villanova and had 13 points in the first-round win over Northern Iowa.
Watkins was named the MVP of the Sunshine Slam as he averaged 18.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.0 steals in victories over UNLV and No. 18 Colorado. A native of Trenton, New Jersey, Watkins scored 19 points with four rebounds and a career-high eight assists in FSU's Monday victory over UNLV. He returned the next night and posted a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds with four assists and four steals. Watkins shot 68.2% from the field (15-of-22), .500 from the 3-point line (2-of-4) and .625 from the free throw line (5-of-8) as Florida State upped its record to 4-1.
Parker averaged 12 points, 5.5 rebounds and two assists in two games at the Las Vegas Showdown.
2023-24 ACC Players of the Week
Nov. 13 – Armando Bacot, Gr., F/C, North Carolina
Nov. 20 – Quinten Post, Gr., F/C, Boston College
Nov. 27 – Jamir Watkins, R-Jr., F, Florida State; RJ Davis, Sr., G, North Carolina
2023-24 ACC Rookies of the Week
Nov. 13 – Carlton Carrington, G, Pitt
Nov. 20 – Carlton Carrington, G, Pitt
Nov. 27 – Dennis Parker Jr., G, NC State
Davis is the second Tar Heel to earn the weekly ACC award in the first three weeks of the season. Armando Bacot was named ACC Player of the Week on Nov. 13.
NC State freshman guard Dennis Parker Jr. was selected ACC Rookie of the Week.
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.
Davis earned all-tournament honors in the Battle 4 Atlantis, averaging 22.0 points and 3.0 assists as the Tar Heels went 2-1 in the event. He was 21-of-51 from the floor, 7-of-20 from three and 17-of-19 from the free throw line. The native of White Plains, New York, tied his career high with 30 points (21 in the second half) in the 87-72 win over No. 20 Arkansas in the third-place game. He also led UNC with 22 points in the overtime loss to Villanova and had 13 points in the first-round win over Northern Iowa.
Watkins was named the MVP of the Sunshine Slam as he averaged 18.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.0 steals in victories over UNLV and No. 18 Colorado. A native of Trenton, New Jersey, Watkins scored 19 points with four rebounds and a career-high eight assists in FSU's Monday victory over UNLV. He returned the next night and posted a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds with four assists and four steals. Watkins shot 68.2% from the field (15-of-22), .500 from the 3-point line (2-of-4) and .625 from the free throw line (5-of-8) as Florida State upped its record to 4-1.
Parker averaged 12 points, 5.5 rebounds and two assists in two games at the Las Vegas Showdown.
RJ ➡️ ACC Player of the Week 🗣️#CarolinaFamily | @ariidavis_ pic.twitter.com/uDxsltMjG6
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) November 27, 2023
2023-24 ACC Players of the Week
Nov. 13 – Armando Bacot, Gr., F/C, North Carolina
Nov. 20 – Quinten Post, Gr., F/C, Boston College
Nov. 27 – Jamir Watkins, R-Jr., F, Florida State; RJ Davis, Sr., G, North Carolina
2023-24 ACC Rookies of the Week
Nov. 13 – Carlton Carrington, G, Pitt
Nov. 20 – Carlton Carrington, G, Pitt
Nov. 27 – Dennis Parker Jr., G, NC State
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