GREENSBORO—North Carolina senior Marcus Paige is the Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Player of the Week, while Duke freshman Brandon Ingram earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors.
Paige and Ingram each helped his team to a 2-0 week that included a victory in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. ACC Players of the Week are chosen by a vote of a 15-member media panel.
Paige opened his week by leading UNC to an 89-81 win over second-ranked Maryland in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Playing in his first game after returning from injury, the Marion, Iowa, guard scored 20 points and had five assists and two steals.