NC State’s Omer Yurtseven Named Co-ACC Player of the Week

NC State big fella Omer Yurtseven was named a Co-ACC Player of the Week for his work against Miami and Wake Forest.

The Wolfpack’s Yurtseven averaged 25 points and seven rebounds in two ACC games last week as NC State scored a 72-63 win over Wake Forest on Thursday evening and dropped an 86-81 decision to No. 25 Miami on Sunday. The sophomore center from Istanbul, Turkey led the Wolfpack in scoring and rebounding in both games

Yurtseven had 22 points on 9-for-16 shooting in the win over Wake Forest. He pulled down eight rebounds in the contest and blocked one shot. On Sunday against Miami, he delivered 28 points on 12-for-16 shooting with six rebounds and a pair of blocked shots. The 28 points were one point shy of his career high set earlier this month in a win over nationally-ranked Clemson.

Yurtseven connected on 76 percent of his two-point field goal attempts (19-for-25) in last week’s games. (ACC)

On the season, Yurtseven is averaging 13.6 points and 6.8 rebounds, while shooting 61.5% from the field. Through 6 games in January, Yurtseven has been scorching, averaging 17.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, while shooting 58% from the field and 44% from deep range.