AJ Griffin Of Duke Is The Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman Of The Week!

As a freshman this season for Duke AJ Griffin is averaging 9.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists per game while shooting 53.7%

“according to espn.com”

This week AJ Griffin is the Atlantic Coast Conference freshman of the week!

Why?

Because AJ Griffin averaged 20.0 points on .607 field goal shooting and .500 three-point efficiency with 6.5 rebounds in victories at Notre Dame on Monday night and at North Carolina on Saturday. He turned in one of the most memorable debuts in the history of the Duke-North Carolina rivalry, netting a career-high 27 points on 11-of-17 shooting in the Blue Devils' 87-67 win at the Smith Center. It marked the fourth highest scoring output by a Duke freshman in their first career game against UNC. Ten of his 27 points came to open the second half as he single-handedly keyed a 10-0 run to stretch the lead from 39-28 to 49-28.

In Monday's 57-43 win at Notre Dame, Griffin was Duke's second leading scorer with 13 points on 6-of-11 from the field and 1-of-2 from three-point range, while pulling down a career-high nine rebounds.

“according to an article on goduke.com”