GREENSBORO, N.C. – On Monday evening, the Atlantic Coast Conference released its end of season awards for the 2022-23 men’s basketball season. Notre Dame guard JJ Starling was the lone Irish player to earn recognition, being named to the ACC All-Freshman Team.
It marks the second straight year in which Notre Dame landed a student-athlete on the ACC All-Freshman Team, following in Blake Wesley’s footsteps. Wesley and Starling are also the only two to earn the All-Freshman distinction in the ND-ACC era.
Starling played in 28 games, with 25 starts for the Irish in his debut season, averaging 11.2 points per game. Starling’s scoring average ranked third amongst ACC freshmen.
Starling posted three 20+ point performances on the year: 23 points against Bowling Green, 20 at Florida State and 22 in the win over Louisville.
Another memorable outing included the overtime win vs Georgia Tech, in which he scored six of the team’s final 11 points to help force overtime and the eventual win. Starling finished with 16 points in the game. Starling also brought home the Michigan State win on Nov. 30, scoring 9 of his 14 points in the 2nd half.
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