University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Picked Second in ACC Preseason Poll
October 31, 2004 | Men's Basketball
Oct. 31, 2004
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Wake Forest was the top pick in the media's pre-season poll conducted today at the 43rd annual Atlantic Coast Conference Operation Basketball at the Grandover Resort and Conference Center.
The Demon Deacons received 65 of a possible 91 votes for 965 points. North Carolina was second with 13 first place votes and 866 points, followed by Georgia Tech with 836 points and Duke with 746. The Yellow Jackets received 10 first place votes while the Blue Devils registered three first place votes.
Carolina's Rashad McCants and Sean May were each named to the preseason All-ACC team and were joined on the team by Wake Forest's Chris Paul, NC State's Julius Hodge and Duke's JJ Redick.
Paul edged out Hodge for pre-season ACC Player of the Year honors by a 38-to-35 count. Carolina's Marvin Williams was the media's clear cut choice as the pre-season ACC Rookie of the Year, receiving 60 of 87 ballots cast.
(1st Place Votes)-Total Pts.
1. Wake Forest (65)-965
2. North Carolina (13)-866
3. Georgia Tech (10)-836
4. Duke (3)-746
5. NC State-607
6. Maryland-605
7. Florida State-414
8. Virginia-394
9. Clemson-256
10. Virginia Tech-171
11. Miami-146
Preseason All-Conference Team
Chris Paul, Wake Forest
Julius Hodge, NC State
Rashad McCants, North Carolina
Sean May, North Carolina
J.J. Redick, Duke
Preseason Player of the Year
Chris Paul, Wake Forest
Preseason Rookie of the Year
Marvin Williams, North Carolina
