University of North Carolina Athletics
Paige, Johnson Earn All-ACC Honors
March 8, 2015 | Men's Basketball
by ACC Media Relations
GREENSBORO, N.C. — North Carolina juniors Brice Johnson and Marcus Paige both grabbed third-team honros on the 2014-15 All-ACC Basketball Team, as voted upon by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA). Tar Heel teammate Kennedy Meeks earned honorable mention.
Paige leads Carolina in scoring (13.5 ppg), three-point percentage (.385), assists (137) and steals (49). Johnson leads the Tar Heels in rebounding (7.9 rpg) and field goal percentage (.570) and is second on the team in scoring (12.6 ppg). Meeks averaged 12.0 ppg and 7.6 rpg while shooting .568 from the floor.
Duke freshman Jahlil Okafor and Notre Dame senior Jerian Grant, both unanimous selections, led the first team and were joined on the first team by Syracuse forward Rakeem Christmas, Virginia guard Malcolm Brogdon and Boston College guard Olivier Hanlan.
Louisville's Montrezl Harrell (15.8 ppg, 9.4 rpg) and Terry Rozier (17.0 ppg, 2.0 steals), Duke's Quinn Cook (16.0 ppg, .885 FT percentage), NC State's Trevor Lacey (16.1 ppg) and Virginia's Justin Anderson (13.4 ppg, .484 3-point field goal percentage) were voted to the second team.
Paige (13.5 ppg, 4.4 apg) was the leading vote-getter on the third team. Paige was joined by Duke's Tyus Jones (11.8 ppg, 5.7 apg), Notre Dame's Pat Connaughton (12.6 ppg), Virginia's Anthony Gill (11.6 ppg) and Johnson (12.6 ppg).
2014-15 ACSMA All-ACC Teams
(First place votes in parenthesis, followed by total points)
First Team All-ACC
Jahlil Okafor, Fr., Duke (64), 320
Jerian Grant, Sr., Notre Dame (64), 320
Rakeem Christmas, Gr. Syracuse (51), 294
Malcolm Brogdon, Jr., Virginia (53), 293
Olivier Hanlan, Jr., Boston College (29), 246
Second Team All-ACC
Montrezl Harrell, Jr., Louisville (21), 220
Quinn Cook, Sr., Duke (23), 219
Terry Rozier, So., Louisville (2), 154
Trevor Lacey, Jr., NC State (2), 123
Justin Anderson, Jr., Virginia (5), 106
Third Team All-ACC
Marcus Paige, Jr., North Carolina (4), 97
Tyus Jones, Fr., Duke (2), 89
Pat Connaughton, Sr., Notre Dame, 45
Anthony Gill, Jr., Virginia, 42
Brice Johnson, Jr., North Carolina, 40
Honorable Mention
Jamel Artis, So., Pittsburgh, 33
Tonye Jekiri, Jr., Miami, 32
London Perrantes, So., Virginia, 31
Sheldon McClellan, Jr., Miami, 31
Justise Winslow, Fr., Duke, 29
Xavier Rathan-Mayes, Fr., Florida State, 24
Michael Young, So., Pittsburgh, 14
Angel Rodriguez, Jr., Miami, 13
Codi Miller-McIntyre, Jr., Wake Forest, 12
Kennedy Meeks, So., North Carolina, 10
