Collins Named ACC Player of the Week
1/23/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
By Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@TieDyeNation)
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Wake Forest sophomore forward John Collins was named ACC Player of the Week, conference officials announced Monday (Jan. 23). Collins posted a pair of 20-point games last week to lead the Demon Deacons to wins over Miami and NC State.
The 6-10 native of West Palm Beach, Fla., averaged 24.0 points and 8.0 rebounds in the wins, shooting 77.3 percent from the floor and 93.3 percent from the free throw line.
In the 96-79 win over Miami last Wednesday night, in which the Deacons scored the most points this season allowed by the Hurricanes, Collins had a career-high 27 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the floor and a perfect 9-of-9 from the free-throw line. It marked the best foul-shooting performance by a Wake Forest player in three seasons. He also grabbed seven rebounds.
In Saturday's 93-88 win at NC State, the Deacs' first ACC road win since 2014, Collins scored 21 points and had an ACC career-high nine rebounds. He shot 8-of-11 from the field and 5-of-6 from the line.
The honor is the first for a Demon Deacon since 2014, when Travis McKie was named ACC Player of the Week on Jan. 27, 2014.
The Demon Deacons (12-7, 3-4 ACC) return to action Tuesday as they visit Syracuse. Game time at the Carrier Dome is 8 p.m. and the contest will air on the ACC Network.
