College basketball is right around the corner and that only means that preseason votes and polls are going out for every conference. Phenom Hoop Report attended ACC Media Day and wanted to get in on the action as well.
That is why we cast our thoughts on the conference’s preseason standings, player of the year, rookie of the year, first-team All-ACC, second-team All-ACC, and All-Rookie team. See what Jamie Shaw and Patrick O’Brien had to say on how the ACC will shape up this year.
ACC Preseason Standings
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|
Jamie Shaw |
Patrick O’Brien |
|
1 |
Louisville | Louisville |
| 2 | Duke |
Duke |
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3 |
Florida State | North Carolina |
| 4 | North Carolina |
Virginia |
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5 |
Virginia | Florida State |
| 6 | NC State |
NC State |
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7 |
Miami | Miami |
| 8 | Pittsburgh |
Clemson |
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9 |
Notre Dame | Pittsburgh |
| 10 | Clemson |
Notre Dame |
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11 |
Syracuse | Syracuse |
| 12 | Georgia Tech |
Wake Forest |
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13 |
Boston College | Georgia Tech |
| 14 | Virginia Tech |
Boston College |
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15 |
Wake Forest |
Virginia Tech |
Player of the Year
|
Jamie Shaw |
Patrick O’Brien |
| Jordan Nwora (Louisville) |
Jordan Nwora (Louisville) |
Rookie of the Year
|
Jamie Shaw |
Patrick O’Brien |
| Cole Anthony (UNC) |
Cole Anthony (UNC) |
First Team
|
Jamie Shaw |
Patrick O’Brien |
| Jordan Nwora (Louisville)
Cole Anthony (UNC) Vernon Carey (Duke) Markell Johnson (NC State) Tre Jones (Duke) |
Tre Jones (Duke) Cole Anthony (UNC) Jordan Nwora (Louisville) John Mooney (Notre Dame) Vernon Carey (Duke) |
Second Team
| Jamie Shaw |
Patrick O’Brien |
| Chris Lykes (Miami)
Braxton Key (Virginia) Jay Huff (Virginia) John Mooney (Notre Dame) RaiQuan Gray (Florida State) |
Chris Lykes (Miami) Markell Johnson (NC State) Mamadi Diakite (Virginia) Elijah Hughes (Syracuse) Brandon Childress (Wake Forest) |
All-Rookie Team
|
Jamie Shaw |
Patrick O’Brien |
| Cole Anthony (UNC)
Vernon Carey (Duke) Al-Amir Dawes (Clemson) CJ Felder (Boston College) Patrick Williams (Florida State) |
Cole Anthony (UNC) Matthew Hurt (Duke) Vernon Carey (Duke) Patrick Williams (FSU) Al-Amir Dawes (Clemson) |