by ACC Media Relations
GREENSBORO, N.C.– North Carolina senior Brice Johnson has been selected as the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the third time this season, while Syracuse’s Malachi Richardson earned the league’s Rookie of the Week recognition.
ACC weekly honors are determined by a vote of a select media panel.
UNC’s Johnson led all players with 27 points and 11 rebounds in an 83-68 win over Wake Forest and led all players with 19 points and 17 rebounds in UNC’s 75-70 win at Virginia Tech.