2022-23 ACC Preseason Poll and Awards

[OrangeXtreme]

North Carolina Picked as Preseason ACC Men’s Basketball Favorite

North Carolina was voted the preseason favorite to win the 2022-23 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Championship, following a vote of media members at the 2022 ACC Tipoff. Also ranked No. 1 nationally in the preseason Associated Press poll, the Tar Heels are the preseason ACC favorites...

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2022 ACC Preseason Poll (101 total votes)
1. North Carolina (90), 1504
2. Duke (2), 1339
3. Virginia (6), 1310
4. Miami (2), 1138
5. Florida State, 1064
6. Notre Dame, 971
7. Virginia Tech (1), 921
8. Syracuse, 700
9. Wake Forest, 672
10. NC State, 548
11. Clemson, 528
12. Louisville, 477
13. Boston College, 368
14. Pitt, 320
15. Georgia Tech, 260
First-place votes in parentheses

Preseason All-ACC (101 total votes)
First Team
Name, School, Votes
Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 100
Isaiah Wong, Miami, 81
Caleb Love, North Carolina, 58
Terquavion Smith, NC State, 46
Jeremy Roach, Duke, 35

Second Team
Name, School, Votes
Jayden Gardner, Virginia, 32
Dereck Lively II, Duke, 19
Justyn Mutts, Virginia Tech, 18
PJ Hall, Clemson, 17
RJ Davis, North Carolina, 14

Preseason Player of the Year
Name, School, Votes
Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 82
Isaiah Wong, Miami, 5
Caleb Love, North Carolina, 4
Jeremy Roach, Duke, 3
PJ Hall, Clemson, 2
RJ Davis, North Carolina, 2
Terquavion Smith, NC State, 1
Hunter Cattoor, Virginia Tech, 1
Dariq Whitehead, Duke, 1

Preseason Rookie of the Year
Name, School, Votes
Dereck Lively II, Duke, 57
Dariq Whitehead, Duke, 25
Tyrese Proctor, Duke, 5
Mark Mitchell, Duke, 3
Tyler Nickel, North Carolina, 2
Jalen Washington, North Carolina, 2
JJ Starling, Notre Dame, 2
Kyle Filipowski, Duke, 2
Prince Aligbe, Boston College, 1
Isaac McKneely, Virginia, 1
Seth Trimble, North Carolina, 1

 

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[rrlbees]

Post season Jesse and Mintz will be on those lists.

 

[CardiacCuse]

All I know is the squad had a pre-season dunk contest in which multiple players participated...

So I'm going top 3.

Mark my words.

 

[Dinkyspond]

I'm kind of surprised it's that high, I know it means jack squat but I figured 10 or lower

 

[Dinkyspond]

Bacot and Wong seem like they've been around for 5 or more years

 

[Orangezoo]

Well if our boys needed a chip on their shoulders there it is.

 

[jdubs30]

Flip is the 5th rated Duke freshman but if he came here he’d probably play 30+ mpg smh

 

[orangenauburn]

Figured we'd be voted like 11th.

This is the type of team historically that JB would get the most out of, and someone would rise up and raise their game to lead us.

Hoping for a Top 3-4 league finish, expecting .500 ball

 

[DanielAngel]

Figured we'd be voted like 11th.

This is the type of team historically that JB would get the most out of, and someone would rise up and raise their game to lead us.

Hoping for a Top 3-4 league finish, expecting .500 ball

Top 3-4 finish is not out of reach. I’m not expecting .500 ball

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Bacot and Wong seem like they've been around for 5 or more years

Well, with only 2 classes a semester, it takes longer

 

[RealMcNeil]

Bacot and Wong seem like they've been around for 5 or more years

It will/would be nice to say that about a couple contributors in this year’s class going into the 25/26 season.

 

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[Ragman2000]

It really is an absolute insult for either guy to be missing from the 2nd team at least. I think it will be a good motivational tool.

 

[Sbucketball]

Jesse got absolutely disrespected. He will 100% be All-ACC if he stays healthy. Not surprised Joe got snubbed but if he scores 20 ppg he'll be on a list. Judah easily should have been listed as a contender for rookie of the year.

 

[Orangezoo]

It really is an absolute insult for either guy to be missing from the 2nd team at least. I think it will be a good motivational tool.

Yeah I would say especially so with Jesse. Guard is tough given there are a number of good guards in the league. At the 5 though... Jesse is top of the heap

 

[Orangezoo]

I'll add Lively is a great prospect but outside of having an outside shot, nothing jumps off the page with him. Bouncy athlete with a little turnaround half hook and can protect the rim. Nothing that makes him a shoe in for first team.

PJ Hall had a nice year as the number one option for Clemson. I guess that gets him the nod over Jesse.

 

[MSOrange]

Yeah I would say especially so with Jesse. Guard is tough given there are a number of good guards in the league. At the 5 though... Jesse is top of the heap

I don’t have a huge issue with Bacot over Jesse for first team, but would have picked him second team for sure.

 

[Orangezoo]

I don’t have a huge issue with Bacot over Jesse for first team, but would have picked him second team for sure.

Yeah that's fair.

 

[rrlbees]

I don’t have a huge issue with Bacot over Jesse for first team, but would have picked him second team for sure.

Exactly. And he didn’t get a single vote.

 

[Sbucketball]

Yeah I would say especially so with Jesse. Guard is tough given there are a number of good guards in the league. At the 5 though... Jesse is top of the heap

Jesse is a top 2 or 3 center in the ACC, yet no one talks about him. They'll learn.

 

[Hoo's That]

Well, with only 2 classes a semester, it takes longer

NCAA rules require that you be a full-time student. The Federal definition of full time and therefore everyone else's is taking at least 12 credits as an undergraduate and 9 as a graduate student.

 

[rrlbees]

NCAA rules require that you be a full-time student. The Federal definition of full time and therefore everyone else's is taking at least 12 credits as an undergraduate and 9 as a graduate student.

I think he was joking.