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Armando Bacot was named first-team All-ACC.
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Tar Heels Third In Preseason ACC Poll, Bacot & Love Preseason All-ACC
October 19, 2021 | Men's Basketball
CHAPEL HILL—North Carolina was picked third in the 2021-22 preseason ACC poll, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Tuesday morning and as selected by media members at the 2021 ACC Tipoff event.
Meanwhile, Armando Bacot picked up preseason first-team All-ACC honors and Caleb Love was named to the second team.
Duke led the preseason team rankings, followed by Florida State, Carolina, Virgina and Virginia Tech in the top five.
Duke received 47 of the 81 first-place votes and finished with 1,132 points. Florida State, which earned its highest preseason status in its ACC tenure, racked up 14 first-place votes and 1,034 total points. North Carolina tallied five first-place votes and 1,001 points, while Virginia recorded nine first-place votes and 949 points. Virginia Tech earned five first-place votes, while Louisville earned the other first-place vote.
Louisville, Syracuse, Notre Dame, NC State and reigning ACC champion Georgia Tech were voted sixth through 10th, respectively. Clemson, Miami, Wake Forest, Pitt and Boston College rounded out the poll.
Duke freshman power forward Paolo Banchero earned Preseason ACC Player and Freshman of the Year honors. Syracuse's Buddy Boeheim earned 68 votes to lead all vote getters on the Preseason All-ACC Team. Boeheim was joined on the first team by Aluma, Banchero, UNC's Bacot and Miami's Isaiah Wong.
The Preseason All-ACC Second Team is comprised of Georgia Tech's Michael Devoe, Virginia's Kihei Clark, Notre Dame's Prentiss Hubb, Duke's Mark Williams and Wendell Moore Jr., Love and Louisville's Malik Williams. There was a three-way tie between Moore Jr., Love and Williams for the final spot on the second team.
The 2021-22 regular season opens Nov. 9 with 12 of the 15 ACC teams in non-conference action. League play begins Friday, Dec. 3.
The ACC's current member schools have captured eight of the last 20 NCAA Championships and 17 overall. Current ACC member schools have combined for 62 Final Four appearances and a national-best 643 NCAA Tournament wins.
Additionally, four of the top eight and six of the top 30 winningest programs in NCAA Division I basketball history currently reside in the ACC.
Meanwhile, Armando Bacot picked up preseason first-team All-ACC honors and Caleb Love was named to the second team.
Duke led the preseason team rankings, followed by Florida State, Carolina, Virgina and Virginia Tech in the top five.
Duke received 47 of the 81 first-place votes and finished with 1,132 points. Florida State, which earned its highest preseason status in its ACC tenure, racked up 14 first-place votes and 1,034 total points. North Carolina tallied five first-place votes and 1,001 points, while Virginia recorded nine first-place votes and 949 points. Virginia Tech earned five first-place votes, while Louisville earned the other first-place vote.
Louisville, Syracuse, Notre Dame, NC State and reigning ACC champion Georgia Tech were voted sixth through 10th, respectively. Clemson, Miami, Wake Forest, Pitt and Boston College rounded out the poll.
Duke freshman power forward Paolo Banchero earned Preseason ACC Player and Freshman of the Year honors. Syracuse's Buddy Boeheim earned 68 votes to lead all vote getters on the Preseason All-ACC Team. Boeheim was joined on the first team by Aluma, Banchero, UNC's Bacot and Miami's Isaiah Wong.
The Preseason All-ACC Second Team is comprised of Georgia Tech's Michael Devoe, Virginia's Kihei Clark, Notre Dame's Prentiss Hubb, Duke's Mark Williams and Wendell Moore Jr., Love and Louisville's Malik Williams. There was a three-way tie between Moore Jr., Love and Williams for the final spot on the second team.
The 2021-22 regular season opens Nov. 9 with 12 of the 15 ACC teams in non-conference action. League play begins Friday, Dec. 3.
The ACC's current member schools have captured eight of the last 20 NCAA Championships and 17 overall. Current ACC member schools have combined for 62 Final Four appearances and a national-best 643 NCAA Tournament wins.
Additionally, four of the top eight and six of the top 30 winningest programs in NCAA Division I basketball history currently reside in the ACC.
Preseason All-ACC honors for Armando and Caleb 🙌#CarolinaFamily pic.twitter.com/FM4L5rSX7d
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) October 19, 2021
ACC Men's Basketball Tipoff - 2021 Preseason Poll
School, Points
1. Duke (47), 1,132
2. Florida State (14), 1,034
3. North Carolina (5), 1,001
4. Virginia (9), 949
5. Virginia Tech (5), 857
6. Louisville (1), 791
7. Syracuse, 781
8. Notre Dame, 599
9. NC State, 555
10. Georgia Tech, 524
11. Clemson, 430
12. Miami, 428
13. Wake Forest, 274
14. Pitt, 253
15. Boston College, 112
First-place votes in parentheses; 81 total voters
Preseason All-ACC
Preseason All-ACC
First Team
Name, School, Votes
Buddy Boeheim, Syracuse, 68
Keve Aluma, Virginia Tech, 52
Paolo Banchero, Duke, 49
Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 46
Isaiah Wong, Miami, 37
Second Team
Second Team
Name, School, Votes
Michael Devoe, Georgia Tech, 25
Kihei Clark, Virginia, 23
Prentiss Hubb, Notre Dame, 17
Mark Williams, Duke, 12
Wendell Moore Jr., Duke, 9
Caleb Love, North Carolina, 9
Malik Williams, Louisville, 9
Preseason Player of the Year
Preseason Player of the Year
Name, School, Votes
Paolo Banchero, Duke, 28
Keve Aluma, Virginia Tech, 16
Buddy Boeheim, Syracuse, 13
Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 12
Kihei Clark, Virginia, 5
Wendell Moore Jr., Duke, 3
Caleb Love, North Carolina, 2
Mark Williams, Duke, 2
Preseason Freshman of the Year
Preseason Freshman of the Year
Name, School, Votes
Paolo Banchero, Duke, 64
Trevor Keels, Duke, 5
Terquavion Smith, NC State, 3
Dontrez Styles, North Carolina, 3
Igor Milicic Jr., Virginia, 3
Wooga Poplar, Miami, 1
Benny Williams, Syracuse, 1
Cameron Hildreth, Wake Forest, 1
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