By R.L. Bynum

RJ Davis is the ACC Player of the Week for the second time this season, becoming the first Carolina guard to earn the honor multiple times since Joel Berry II did it four times in the 2016–17 season.

Davis scored a game-high 23 points with a game-high five assists without a turnover in No. 9 Carolina’s 81–69 win Wednesday over the previously unbeaten Sooners, who were No. 7 but now are No. 12, in Charlotte in the Jumpman Invitational.

Davis, who shared the honor with Virginia Tech senior center Lynn Kidd, leads the ACC in scoring (21.7 points per game) and free-throw percentage (94.6%). He’s second in minutes (34.5 per game), fourth in 3-pointers per game (2.9) and eighth in 3-point shooting percentage (38.1%).

Davis has scored at least 23 points in seven consecutive games.

The senior guard from White Plains, N.Y., scored 13 of his 23 points in the second half, including one of his five 3-pointers with 2:46 to play. That three ended a 17–8 Oklahoma run that had cut the Tar Heels’ lead to five points.

Davis made five of nine 3-point attempts and all four free-throw attempts. He has made 45 of his last 46 free-throw tries, making a school-record-tying 41 in a row during that stretch.

Davis also earned the weekly honor when he scored 23 points against Villanova and tied his career high with 30 in a win over Arkansas during the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas. He shared the honor that week as well, as Florida State redshirt junior forward Jamir Watkins also was honored.

Davis has scored 23, 30, 27, 27, 26, 27 and 23 points in the last seven games, the most (183) by a Tar Heel in a seven-game span in 16 seasons.

Davis’ last seven games

Opponent	MP	FG	3PFG	FT	R	A	TO	S	Pts	Avg
vs. Villanova	41	8-22	2-8	5-6	5	3	2	0	23	15.8
vs. Arkansas	35	9-18	2-5	10-10	2	2	1	1	30	18.2
Tennessee	38	8-17	5-11	6-6	4	2	0	0	27	19.4
Florida St.	38	8-17	3-9	8-8	3	5	2	2	27	20.4
vs. UConn	38	8-17	4-8	6-6	4	1	1	1	26	21
vs. Kentucky	37	8-18	3-9	8-9	7	4	5	0	27	21.6
vs. Oklahoma	35	7-18	5-9	4-4	4	5	0	3	23	21.7

Date	Month/day	Score	Opponent/event (current ranks)	Record
	October
27	Friday	W, 117–53	vs. St. Augustine’s	Exhibition
	November
6	Monday	W, 86–70	vs. Radford	1–0
12	Sunday	W, 90–68	vs. Lehigh	2–0
17	Friday	W, 77–52	vs. UC Riverside	3–0
			Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas
22	Wednesday	W, 91–69	Northern Iowa	4–0
23	Thursday	L, 83–81, OT	Villanova	4–1
24	Friday	W, 87–72	Arkansas	5–1
			ACC/SEC Men’s Challenge
29	Wednesday	W, 100–92	vs. No. 6 Tennessee	6–1
	December
2	Saturday	W, 78–70	vs. Florida State	7–1, 1–0 ACC
			Jimmy V Classic in New York
5	Tuesday	L, 87–67	No. `1` Connecticut	7–2
			CBS Sports Classic in Atlanta
16	Saturday	L, 87–83	No. 12 Kentucky	7–3
			Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte
20	Wednesday	W, 81–69	Oklahoma	8–3
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29	Friday	W, 105–60	vs. Charleston Southern	9–3
	January
2	Tuesday	W, 70–57	at Pittsburgh	10–3, 2–0 ACC
6	Saturday	W, 65–55	at Clemson	11–3, 3–0 ACC
10	Wednesday	W, 67–54	at N.C. State	12–3, 4–0 ACC
13	Saturday	W, 103–67	vs. Syracuse	13–3, 5–0 ACC
17	Wednesday	W, 86–70	vs. Louisville	14–3, 6–0 ACC
20	Saturday	W, 76–66	vs. Boston College	15–3, 7–0 ACC
22	Monday	W, 85–64	vs. Wake Forest	16–3, 8–0 ACC
27	Saturday	W, 75–68	at Florida State	17–3, 9–0 ACC
30	Tuesday	L, 74–73	at Georgia Tech	17–4, 9–1 ACC
	February
3	Saturday	W, 93–84	vs. No. 13 Duke	18–4, 10–1 ACC
6	Tuesday	L, 80–76	vs. Clemson	18–5, 10–2 ACC
10	Saturday	W, 75–72	at Miami	19–5, 11–2 ACC
13	Tuesday	L, 86–79	at Syracuse	19–6, 11–3 ACC
17	Saturday	W, 96–81	vs. Virginia Tech	20–6, 12–3 ACC
24	Saturday	W, 54–44	at Virginia	21–6, 13–3 ACC
26	Monday	W, 75–71	vs. Miami	22–6, 14–3 ACC
	March
2	Saturday	W, 79–70	vs. N.C. State	23–6, 15–3 ACC
5	Tuesday	W, 84–51	vs. Notre Dame	24–6, 16–3 ACC
9	Saturday	W, 84–79	at No. 13 Duke	25–6, 17–3 ACC
			ACC tournament Washington
14	Thursday	W, 92–67	Quarterfinals: Florida State	26–6
15	Friday	W, 72–65	Semifinals: Pittsburgh	27–6
16	Saturday	L, 84–76	Final: N.C. State	27–7
			NCAA tournament
21	Thursday	W, 90–62	First round in Charlotte: Wagner	28–7
23	Saturday	W, 85–69	Second round in Charlotte: Michigan State	29–7
28	Thursday	L, 89–87	Sweet 16 in Los Angeles: No. 19 Alabama	29–8