Hoops | ACC Preseason Awards & Projections
Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey joked at open practice he expected his Irish to be voted to finish 11th in the ACC preseason poll.
On Thursday, the ACC preseason media poll was released the Brey’s squad was predicted to finish 9th with Duke being the team to chase at No. 1.
ACC Operation Basketball 2018-19 Preseason Poll
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
1-Duke (52) - 1709
2-Virginia (47) - 1699
3-North Carolina (20) - 1641
4-Syracuse (1) - 1268
5-Virginia Tech - 1187
6-Clemson (1) -1148
7-Florida State - 1127
8-NC State - 885
9-Notre Dame - 859
10-Miami - 816
11-Louisville - 735
12-Boston College - 568
13-Georgia Tech - 324
14-Wake Forest - 313
15-Pittsburgh - 241
North Carolina senior Luke Maye was voted the ACC Preseason Player of the Year.
All-ACC First-Team
Luke Maye, North Carolina (111)
Tyus Battle, Syracuse (86)
RJ Barrett, Duke (76)
Kyle Guy, Virginia (62)
Ky Bowman, Boston College (58)
All-ACC Second-Team
Zion Williamson, Duke (55)
De'Andre Hunter, Virginia (32)
Justin Robinson, Virginia Tech (29)
Ty Jerome, Virginia (17)
Marcquise Reed, Clemson (16)
ACC Preseason Player of the Year
Luke Maye, North Carolina (50)
RJ Barrett, Duke (22)
Zion Williamson, Duke (15)
Tyus Battle, Syracuse (11)
Ky Bowman, Boston College (7)
Kyle Guy, Virginia (5)
De'Andre Hunter, Virginia (4)
Ty Jerome, Virginia (2)
Justin Robinson, Virginia Tech (2)
Cam Reddish, Duke (1)
T.J. Gibbs, Notre Dame (1)
Jaylen Hoard, Wake Forest (1)
ACC Preseason Freshman of the Year
RJ Barrett, Duke (66)
Zion Williamson, Duke (43)
Cam Reddish, Duke (4)
Jaylen Hoard, Wake Forest (3)
Coby White, North Carolina (2)
Jalen Carey, Syracuse (1)
Nate Laszewski, Notre Dame (1)
Jairus Hamilton, Boston College (1)