Jared McCain named ACC Rookie of the Week after 35-point FSU game

First-year Duke guard Jared McCain took home ACC Rookie of the Week honors after a 35-point game against FSU and a 17-point double-double against Wake Forest.

Jared McCain was named the ACC Rookie of the Week on Monday after his two exceptional performances against Florida State and Wake Forest last week.

First, in a Monday game against the Demon Deacons, the former five-star recruit scored 17 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for his third double-double in four games. He finished the game an inefficient 4/10 from the floor but he added four assists as the Blue Devils took down one of the better teams in the ACC.

He turned the most heads for his stellar performance against Florida State, however. McCain finished the first half against the Seminoles with 25 points after he made seven of his eight 3-point attempts over the first 20 minutes, including a step-back dagger in transition in the final seconds of the half.

McCain finished Saturday’s game against FSU with 35 points, tying a Duke freshman record for the most points in a single game. He made 12 of his 20 shot attempts and buried eight 3-pointers over the game, the most in a single game by a Blue Devils freshman in program history.

McCain has scored 20 or more points in seven different games since December 9, and he’s now averaging 13.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. He’s shooting 46.2% from the floor and 41.1% from beyond the arc.