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Men's Basketball Picked Third In ACC Preseason Poll
October 26, 2023 | Men's Basketball
The conference's panel of voting media predicted Carolina would finish third behind Duke and Miami in the 2023-24 standings, while also honoring fifth-year big man Armando Bacot as a first-team preseason All-ACC pick and freshman guard Elliot Cadeau as the ACC Preseason Rookie of the Year.
Bacot has been a first-team All-ACC pick after each of the last two seasons and is Carolina's all-time leader in career rebounds (1,335) and double-doubles (68). Last year, he earned third-team All-America honors and finished in the top three in voting for ACC Player of the Year for the second year in a row. He ed the ACC in rebounding (10.4), offensive boards (4.2) and double-doubles (19), was fifth in field goal percentage (.554) and 11th in scoring (15.9).
Cadeau is a freshman point guard from West Orange, N.J., who played at Link Academy in Branson, Mo., last year.
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Duke claimed 44 of the 51 first-place votes, accumulating 757 points. Coming off the first Final Four trip in program history, Miami earned five first-place votes and totaled 693 points to finish second in the poll, marking the Hurricanes' top preseason projection in program history (previous high was fourth in 2009, 2018 and 2023).
Carolina earned one first-place vote and 670 points to finish third in the poll, while Virginia earned the other first-place vote and totaled 593 points to take fourth. Clemson finished with 570 points to notch fifth in the preseason poll.
Wake Forest (440 points) was sixth in the poll and was followed in seventh through 15th place, respectively, by NC State, Virginia Tech, Pitt, Syracuse, Florida State, Boston College, Georgia Tech, Louisville and Notre Dame.
Predicted Order of Finish
School, Points
1. Duke (44), 757
2. Miami (5), 693
3. North Carolina (1), 670
4. Virginia (1), 593
5. Clemson, 570
6. Wake Forest, 440
7. NC State, 420
8. Virginia Tech, 390
9. Pitt, 380
10. Syracuse, 321
11. Florida State, 294
12. Boston College, 227
13. Georgia Tech, 157
14. Louisville, 108
15. Notre Dame, 100
First-place votes in parentheses
51 total voters
Preseason All-ACC
First Team
Kyle Filipowski, Duke, 51
Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 50
PJ Hall, Clemson, 48
Reece Beekman, Virginia, 44
Norchad Omier, Miami, 42
Second Team
Judah Mintz, Syracuse, 39
Nijel Pack, Miami, 34
Blake Hinson, Pitt, 33
Tyrese Proctor, Duke, 24
Quinten Post, Boston College, 23
Preseason Player of the Year
Kyle Filipowski, Duke, 35 votes
Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 13
PJ Hall, Clemson, 2
Tyrese Proctor, Duke, 1
Preseason Rookie of the Year
Elliot Cadeau, North Carolina, 40 votes
Jared McCain, Duke, 6
Caleb Foster, Duke, 3
Donald Hand Jr., Boston College, 1
Carlton Carrington, Pitt, 1
