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Who Is Jared McCain? Duke Freshman Guard Who Was Named Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie Of The Week Following Scoring 35 Points In Duke's 76-67 Win At Florida State Saturday

Who is Jared McCain?

Duke freshman guard who was named Atlantic Coast Conference rookie of the week following scoring 35 points in then 9th ranked Duke’s 76-67 win at Florida State Saturday.

As Jared McCain scored 35 points he was 12-20 on field goals, 8-11 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

According to espn app

Following Jared McCain scoring 35 points Jared McCain had this to say about playing on the road!

“I love playing against away crowds,” “It’s always fun, even if they’re saying some stuff they probably shouldn’t be saying racially. Anyways, but yeah, it’s always fun playing to away crowds, getting the crowd going. Whenever they’re booing you know you’re doing something right. So it’s exciting.”

Following Jared McCain scoring 35 points Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say about Jared McCain’s performance offensively!

Jared, that was a special performance,” . “I’ve been lucky for my 15 years, but especially as a coach for 11, to see a lot of special performances by any player. But especially a freshman. That’s right up there.”

Not only did he have 35, but it was in critical moments,”

“At the beginning of the game, I didn’t think we came out with the right defensive mentality at first. He steadied us with a scoring. Then to close the half, he had a couple of big threes as well. Then that moment in the second half, two free throws and that 3. That was a critical moment.

According to Stephen Wiseman’s News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article285437932.html