Jerome Named ACC Player of the Week

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia junior point guard Ty Jerome (New Rochelle, N.Y.) has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced Monday (March 11).
 
Jerome averaged 20 points, 10 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals as No. 2 Virginia (28-2, 16-2 ACC) won a share of the ACC regular-season title with wins at Syracuse (79-53) and Louisville (73-68).
 
Jerome tallied 16 points, shooting 5-of-6 from 3-point range, and had a school-record tying 14 assists and four steals as Virginia tied a school record with 18 3-pointers in the 26-point road win at Syracuse. He had a game-high 24 points and six assists in UVA’s ACC regular-season finale versus Louisville.
 
Jerome finished a combined 13-of-23, including 8-of-14 from 3-point range, in the two wins. He had 20 assists and just three turnovers for a 6.7 assist-to-turnover ratio.  Jerome ranks first in the ACC in assists (5.3), second in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.2), fourth in 3-point percentage (.426), 18th in minutes (32.7) and 21st in scoring (13.5).
 
Jerome joins teammates Kyle Guy (Jan. 7) and De’Andre Hunter (Nov. 26) as ACC Player of the Week honorees.
 
ACC weekly honors are determined by a vote of a 15-member media panel and are announced on Mondays throughout the regular season.
 
No. 1 seed Virginia plays No. 8 seed NC State or No. 9 seed Clemson in the ACC quarterfinals on Thursday, March 14. Tipoff at Spectrum Center is set for 12:30 p.m. on ESPN and Raycom.