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#ACCTipoff || Kyle Filipowski #Duke #bluedevils #ACC
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CAREER Named ACC Rookie of the Year, ACC Tournament MVP, honorable mention All-America and the Kyle Macy National Freshman of the Year Led the Blue Devils in scoring and rebounding as a freshman, averaging 15.1 points and 8.9 rebounds Secured 16 double-doubles as a freshman, leading all Division I freshman in 2022-23 2022-23 Just the fourth player in conference history to be named ACC Rookie of the Year and ACC Tournament MVP in the same season -- and the second from Duke, joining Zion WilliamsonHear how to pronounce Zion Williamson in 2019 Named second-team All-ACC, a member of the ACC All-Freshman Team and an All-ACC Academic selection Kyle Macy National Freshman of the Year and an honorable mention All-America selection by the Associated Press Named to the All-District Team by both the USBWA and NABC Led the Blue Devils in scoring and rebounding, averaging 15.1 points and 8.9 rebounds, while starting all 36 games Posted 16 double-doubles to lead all Division I freshmen nationally Finished 17th in the ACC in scoring, fifth in rebounding, 14th in field goal percentage (.441) and 12th in steals (1.31) His 16 double-doubles were tied for second most by a Duke freshman all-time, while his 322 rebounds were tied for the third and his 8.9 rebound average was tied for fourth Became the first freshman in program history to record a double-double in the first three games of his career -- capping the stretch with a 17-point, 14-rebound effort against Kansas Named ACC Rookie of the Week in four consecutive weeks to begin the season, becoming the first player in ACC history to start a season with four consecutive Rookie of the Week awards Finished the year with an ACC-leading nine Rookie of the Week honors Scored a then-career-high 19 points while also grabbing a career-high 15 rebounds against Oregon State, his fourth double-double of the season Swiped a career-high four steals in wins over Xavier (11/25) and in the NCAA Tournament over Oral Roberts (3/16) The only Blue Devil in 2022-23 to score in double-figures in the first 12 games of the season, before having his streak snapped with nine points against Wake Forest (12/20) Blocked three shots at Boston College (1/3) and also knocked down two go-ahead free throws with 12 seconds remaining to help Duke secure the road ACC victory, 65-64 Led Duke to a comeback victory against Pitt (1/11) with 28 points and 15 rebounds, while setting new career highs in free throws made (11) and minutes played (35) Scored 16 points in the second half against the Panthers, the most by a Blue Devil in the second half in 2022-23 Secured his 10th double-double of the season against Virginia Tech (1/23) with a career-high 29 points along with 10 boards Matched a career high with nine field goals en route to a team-high 22 points against Notre Dame (2/14) Finished the regular season with his 14th double-double -- a monster 22-point, 13-rebound effort in Duke’s win over North Carolina (3/4) Averaged 19.6 points in the ACC Tournament -- including 20-point efforts against Pitt and Miami, and double-doubles against Miami and Virginia -- on his way to ACC Tournament MVP honors Shot 24-of-36 (.750) from the field in the ACC Tournament Recorded his 31st double-digit scoring effort with 13 points and eight rebounds against Tennessee in the second round of the NCAA Tournament