Virginia senior forward Mamadi Diakite was named the ACC Player of the Week on Monday.
Diakite averaged 17.5 points and 4.5 rebounds as Virginia posted victories over Notre Dame (50-49 OT) and North Carolina (64-62) last week.
The native of Conakry, Guinea, scored the game-tying bucket with 25.1 seconds remaining en route to an ACC-high 20 points along with five rebounds as the Cavaliers held off Notre Dame Tuesday. He added 15 points and four rebounds Saturday as Virginia posted back-to-back wins at North Carolina for the first time in school history.
Diakite shot 13-of-25 (52.0%) from the field and 9-of-11 (81.8%) from the charity stripe. He is averaging a team-high 13.7 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Cavaliers (17-7, 9-5 ACC).
Miami guard Isaiah Wong was named ACC Freshman of the Week after averaging 17.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists as Miami scored a pair of wins by double figures, 85-58 over Boston College and 71-54 over Wake Forest.
Wong led the team or tied for the lead in scoring in both victories. A native of Piscataway, New Jersey, Wong became the first Hurricane freshman with back-to-back 20-point games (21 vs. BC after 23 at FSU last week) since January 2001 and helped Miami to back-to-back ACC wins by double digits for the first time since January 2016.
Wong connected on 12-of-20 field goals (60.0%), 3-of-6 three-pointers (50.0%) and 7-of-8 free throws (87.5%) for the week. He totaled 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting, five rebounds, three assists and zero turnovers in the win over Boston College, leading Miami to its largest ACC victory (27 points) since 2014. For the week, Wong played a team-high 59 minutes.
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