Wed March 11, 2026

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Darius Acuff Jr. for National Player of the Year
Acuff Sweeps SEC Awards

• Darius Acuff Jr. was voted consensus SEC Player of the Year, SEC Freshman of the Year, 1st team All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman team by the league coaches and media.

• Acuff is just the third player to be tabbed SEC Player of the Year and SEC Freshman of the Year in the same season, joining Anthony Davis (Kentucky, 2012) and Brandon Miller, Alabama, 2023).

 

Acuff is the “First” and Looking to be the Second in SEC History

• Darius Acuff Jr. is looking to join Maravich as THE ONLY PLAYERS in SEC history to lead the league in scoring and assists for an entire season. Maravich averaged 44.5 pint and 6.2 assists in 1969-70.

- Acuff leads the SEC for the season in scoring at 22.20 (2nd is Miss State’ Josh Hubbard at 22.10) and Acuff leads the SEC in assists at 6.43 (2nd is Tennessee’s Ja’Kobi Gillespie at 5.58).

 

Acuff IS THE ONLY PLAYER IN THE NCAA to Average 20 Points and 6.0 Assists

• Darius Acuff Jr. is THE ONLY PLAYER IN THE NCAA to average at least 20 pts & 6 assists.

• Darius Acuff Jr. is THE ONLY PLAYER IN THE NCAA to average at least 16 pts & have an A/TO ratio of 3.0 or better.

 

Acuff is also THE ONLY...

• Acuff Jr. has tallied 20+ points and 5+ assists in 16 games this season, the MOST BY A DI PLAYER THIS SEASON. The next closest high-major players are SMU’s Boopie Miller (12), Texas Tech’s Christian Anderson (11) & Alabama’s Labran Philon (11);

• Acuff has 5 games this season with at least 20 pts & 10 assists, the SECOND MOST BY A FRESHMAN IN NCAA HISTORY behind Oklahoma’s Trae Young with 11 in 2017-18.

• According to OptaSTATS, Acuff is THE ONLY PLAYER IN NCAA HISTORY to put up the following in a season: ^ 20.0+ PPG (22.20) • ^ 5.0+ APG (6.43) • ^ 40.0+ 3P% (43.7%) • ^ 3.00+ A/TO ratio (3.22)

 

Acuff Pads Stats vs Nation’s Best and SEC Opponents

OVERALL SEASON: 22.20 ppg & 6.43 apg

SEC SEASON:           24.82 ppg & 6.65 apg

vs 10 AP Top 25 Opp: 23.3 ppg & 6.20 apg

vs 20 Non-Ranked Opp: 21.65 ppg & 6.55 apg

 

Acuff “Winning Time” in SEC Games

• IN SEC PLAY, Acuff has shined in the second half of games (2nd HALF STATS DO NOT INCLUDE THE 2OTs at BAMA, just the 20-minute 2nd half):

2nd HALF:   13.8 pts • 59.7 FG% • 53.8 3PT% • 80.6 FT% • 3.41 assists • 3.05 A/TO

1st HALF:    10.5 pts • 41.4 FG% • 36.8 FG% • 84.8 FT% • 3.06 assists • 3.25 A/TO

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