Nov. 12, 2012

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Maryland sophomore Alex Len has been named the ACC Player of the Week for his performance against No. 3 Kentucky on Friday, the league announced Monday.

Len came up big for the Terrapins in a 72-69 loss to No. 3 Kentucky on Friday night at the Barclays Arena in Brooklyn, N.Y. The 7-foot-1 center established career highs with 23 points and 12 rebounds, seven of which came on the offensive end.

The Antratsit, Ukraine, native hit on 10-of-18 from the floor in 32 minutes and also had four blocks, which matched a career high.

Len helped Maryland outrebound Kentucky by a plus-16 margin, its best performance against a ranked team since outrebounding No. 10 Wake Forest 44-24 on Feb. 17, 2003.