CHARLOTTE, N.C. – After a tremendous performance in Stanford’s win over CSUN at Maples Pavilion, the Atlantic Coast Conference has announced Ebuka Okorie as its Rookie of the Week. The honor is the first of the season for Okorie.
Okorie led the Cardinal with 30 points against the Matadors, finishing 9-for-18 from the floor with four 3-pointers and eight free throws in an 88-80 victory. The Nashua, New Hampshire native, who broke Stanford’s freshman scoring record with 32 points on Dec. 20 vs. Colorado, is the first Cardinal student-athlete with back-to-back 30-point outings since Landry Fields on Jan. 23 and 28 in 2010.
With the performance, Okorie moved into fourth place on the nation’s scoring list at 22.8 points per game. He also ranks second nationally in free throws per game, and he is already tied for 15th with Tim Young in Stanford's freshman history with 83 made free throws this season.
Stanford enters ACC play at 11-2 overall, and it hosts Notre Dame on Tuesday, Dec. 30 at 6 p.m. on ESPN2.