Wake Forest Athletics
Jeff Teague Named ACC Rookie of the Week
2/4/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 4, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest freshman guard Jeff Teague has been named the ACC Rookie of the Week for the second time this season. Teague averaged 22.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in the Demon Deacons' two contests last week.
Teague scored a season-high 27 points (the most for any Deacon player this season) in Wake Forest's 70-68 defeat of Miami on Tuesday. The Indianapolis, Ind., native had season-highs of nine field goals and five three-point field goals. He went 9-for-14 from the floor, including a 5-for-6 mark from beyond the arc. Of his 27 points, 19 came in the second half.
Teague followed with 17 points, three assists and a season-high five rebounds in Wake Forest's 67-65 loss at NC State on Sunday. He added three steals and was a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line.
On the week, Teague was 14-for-25 (56.0 percent) from the floor, 5-for-8 (62.5 percent) from three-point range and a perfect 11-for-11 on free throws. He had six assists and four steals.
On the season, Teague is second on the team with 11.9 points per game. He is also second in the ACC with 2.40 steals per game. Teague is averaging 14.3 points per game in conference play.
Teague becomes the fourth freshman in the ACC to win the conference's Rookie of the Week award multiple times this season, joining NC State's J.J. Hickson (three times), Duke's Kyle Singler (three times) and Virginia Tech's Jeff Allen (twice).
Teague was previously named the ACC Rookie of the Week on Dec. 17, 2007, following his performance in the Bucknell game. He is the first Demon Deacon since Chris Paul (five times) in 2003-04 to win Rookie of the Week multiple times. Teague and Paul are the only Deacons to win the award multiple times in the past seven seasons.
Teague is one of two Deacon freshmen--along with forward James Johnson--to win the award this year, making Wake Forest the only squad with multiple recipients. In program history, 33 Deacons have received the honor a total of 56 times.
Wake Forest is currently 13-7 overall and 3-4 in the ACC. The Deacons will host Georgia Tech on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
