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Appleby Earns All-ACC Recognition
3/6/2023 4:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Wake Forest men's basketball graduate guard Tyree Appleby has earned Atlantic Coast Conference First Team honors, as announced by the league Monday evening.
For the first time since 2004 (Justin Gray) and 2005 (Chris Paul), Wake Forest has had back-to-back All-ACC First Team Selections.
Leading into the ACC Tournament, Appleby leads the ACC in points (18.81 ppg), assists (6.29 apg), minutes played (36.46 mpg) and is second in steals (1.74 spg) by less than one half. If he finishes the season leading points and assists or points, assists and minutes played, he will be the first player in the history of the Atlantic Coast Conference to do so. His 6.29 assists per game not only lead the league but are also 6th in the nation.
He already broke the ACC record for three throws made (23) and free throws attempted (28) this season against North Carolina inside Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Feb. 7, 2023. The Jacksonville, Arkansas native dropped a season-high 35 points in the matchup, along with a season-high 11 assists. He earned ACC Player of the Week Feb. 13 after the win over Carolina. On Jan. 19, Appleby was named as one of top 50 players in the country when he was selected to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List by the USBWA and earned National Player of the Week honors from the USBWA on Feb. 13.
The guard leads all players six feet or shorter in major conferences with his 18.8 points per game. His scoring average is the highest of his five-year collegiate career in which he has scored over 2,000 points. His 2,135 career points are ranked 18th in the nation among active Division I players.
For the first time since 2004 (Justin Gray) and 2005 (Chris Paul), Wake Forest has had back-to-back All-ACC First Team Selections.
Leading into the ACC Tournament, Appleby leads the ACC in points (18.81 ppg), assists (6.29 apg), minutes played (36.46 mpg) and is second in steals (1.74 spg) by less than one half. If he finishes the season leading points and assists or points, assists and minutes played, he will be the first player in the history of the Atlantic Coast Conference to do so. His 6.29 assists per game not only lead the league but are also 6th in the nation.
He already broke the ACC record for three throws made (23) and free throws attempted (28) this season against North Carolina inside Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Feb. 7, 2023. The Jacksonville, Arkansas native dropped a season-high 35 points in the matchup, along with a season-high 11 assists. He earned ACC Player of the Week Feb. 13 after the win over Carolina. On Jan. 19, Appleby was named as one of top 50 players in the country when he was selected to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List by the USBWA and earned National Player of the Week honors from the USBWA on Feb. 13.
The guard leads all players six feet or shorter in major conferences with his 18.8 points per game. His scoring average is the highest of his five-year collegiate career in which he has scored over 2,000 points. His 2,135 career points are ranked 18th in the nation among active Division I players.
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