Wolfpack Duo Earn ACC Weekly Honors
NC State redshirt sophomore guard Dereon Seabron has been selected as the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season, while his teammate, guard Terquavion Smith, was picked as Freshman of the Week in the ACC’s weekly men’s basketball honors for Dec. 6.
ACC men’s basketball weekly honors are determined by a vote of a 15-member media panel and announced on Mondays throughout the regular season.
Seabron averaged 25.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in games against Nebraska and Louisville last week. The Norfolk, Virginia, native posted career highs in points (39) and rebounds (19) in 56 minutes to lead NC State to a 104-100 win in quadruple overtime Wednesday against Nebraska. The 39 points are the most by a single player in the 23-year history of Big Ten/ACC Challenge, while the 19 rebounds are second most. He scored 33 of his 39 points in the second half and overtime periods while NC State overcame a 14-point second-half deficit to force overtime. Seabron’s 17 made free throws (17-of-20) are tied for the third most in program history.
In a 73-68 loss to Louisville on Saturday, Seabron fell one rebound shy of a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds. He capped a 28-10 run with a dunk and acrobatic lay-up as NC State rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit to take the lead before falling in the final minute to the Cardinals.
A native of Farmville, North Carolina, Smith averaged 13.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in games against Nebraska and Louisville. He played every minute of the four overtime periods against Nebraska and totaled 46 minutes, finishing with nine points and a career-high 11 rebounds. He hit a 3-pointer on the Wolfpack’s first possession of the fourth overtime and NC State never trailed again.
In his ACC debut Saturday against Louisville, Smith put up 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting. He was 3-of-5 from 3-point range and added one block and a steal.
2021-22 ACC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Honors
Nov. 15 – Dereon Seabron, So., G, NC State
Nov. 22 – Michael Devoe, Sr., G, Georgia Tech
Nov. 29 – Wendell Moore Jr., Jr., G, Duke
Dec. 6 – Dereon Seabron, So., G, NC State
2021-22 ACC Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week Honors
Nov. 15 – Paolo Banchero, F, Duke
Nov. 22 – AJ Griffin, F, Duke
Nov. 29 – Paolo Banchero, F, Duke
Dec. 6 – Terquavion Smith, G, NC State