CHARLOTTE, N.C. (ACC/SMU) – SMU guard Boopie Miller was named ACC Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. Miller had 27 points and 12 assists in the Mustangs' 97-83 win over then-No. 12 North Carolina at Moody Coliseum on Saturday. That win helped vault the Mustangs to No. 24 in the AP Top 25, No. 25 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 24 in the NCAA NET.
 
Miller's 27-point, 12-assist double-double was his fifth of the season. He also shot 10-of-13 overall, 3-of-5 from three and 4-of-5 at the free-throw line in the victory over the Tar Heels. Miller led an SMU offense that shot 60.0% for the game against UNC and hit 14-for-27 on threes. He recorded 12 of SMU's 23 assists and had just two turnovers as SMU finished with a season-low of seven. It was the first win for the Mustangs over a ranked opponent since Feb. 9, 2022 (W, 85-83 vs No. 6 Houston) and this is the first time SMU has been in the top 25 since the final poll of the 2016-17 season.
 
Miller is on the Lute Olson Award Watch List and is the second Mustang to earn ACC Player of the Week this season. Fellow guard B.J. Edwards has won the award twice. SMU is the only team to have multiple players earn the honor this season and matches Duke for the most weekly awards (three by Cameron Boozer). The Mustangs were also named the March Madness Men's Basketball National Team of the Week by Andy Katz.
 
For the season, Miller is averaging 20.4 points (4^th ACC, 28^th NCAA), 7.4 assists (1^st ACC, 5^th NCAA), 2.1 steals (3^rd ACC, 51^st NCAA) and 3.6 rebounds while shooting 49.4% overall, 43.9% on threes (29-66) and 91.6% on free throws (1^st ACC, 24^th NCAA). He has a 2.89 assist-to-turnover ratio (3^rd ACC) and has five double-doubles (5^th ACC, 41^st NCAA).
 
SMU is averaging 91.5 points (1^st ACC, 14^th NCAA) while shooting 50.5% (2^nd ACC, 24^th NCAA) overall. The Mustangs are dishing 19.3 assists (1^st ACC, 15^th NCAA) with a 1.71 assist-to-turnover ratio (2^nd ACC, 21^st NCAA) and grabbing 8.4 steals (5^th ACC). SMU has had at least five double-figure scorers in seven games, including the win over North Carolina. Five Mustangs are averaging double figures in scoring: Boopie Miller (20.4, 4^th ACC, 28^th NCAA), Jaron Pierre Jr. (18.3, 8^th ACC, 67^th NCAA), B.J. Edwards (13.6, 26^th ACC), Corey Washington (13.1, 32^nd ACC) and Samet Yigitoglu (11.0, 49^th ACC).

In the second season under Head Coach Andy Enfield, SMU is off to a 12-2 start (1-0 ACC) and reached a program-best of No. 23 in the NCAA NET rankings on Sunday. The Mustangs visit [rv/rv] Clemson on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.