2025-26 Preseason All-ACC Teams

[OrangeXtreme]

Duke Selected as 2025-26 Preseason ACC Men’s Basketball Favorite

Duke was voted the preseason favorite to win the 2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Championship, following a vote of a select media panel. Ranked No. 6 nationally in the preseason Associated Press poll, the Blue Devils are the preseason ACC favorites for the 10th time in the...

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[hoopsupstate]

People around here like trashing JJ but he was tied for third in preseason player of the year voting. I believe JJ is going to shock people this year.

 

[sufan59]

The conference is wide open this year. It wasn’t last year, no one was going to out place Duke.

 

[sufan59]

Also, I think if Nait George was on another team in the ACC he would be listed in the first three teams per his trajectory, as would Donnie. I really think voters are taking a very conservative approach with this team and a wait and see approach. I just think the team would have to do a terrible job building chemistry with one another for this season not to have a floor of being a tournament bubble team.

 

[Cuse1055]

I’m tired of being overlooked in this conference (mostly due to our lackluster seasons). Red’s job is to make us SYRACUSE BASKETBALL again this season or else we will be looking for a new coach.

 

[Cuse99&01]

One team I don’t get being ahead of the Cuse is Miami. I’ve seen them ahead in multiple projections. Miami finished dead last in ACC last year. Lost their top 6 scorers/players from last year. Yes they brought in a few nice transfers and a top 25 freshman player, but not sure that equates to them being in top half of the ACC.

 

[PeteCalvin]

The conference is wide open this year. It wasn’t last year, no one was going to out place Duke.

Duck Fuke and Cameron Boozer!

Remember when the Dook booster club got his grandmother a house and a job? And then they paid Carlos on top of that.

Fuke them.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Nice to see JJ on this list, but if he’s our lead guy this year I don’t think we are going to be very successful. We need Donnie to make the leap and George to control the game. If that doesn’t happen there’s a good chance Red isn’t around next year.

 

[Blanko97]

9th would be like our best finish in damn near a decade?

Jk, we’ve had some higher finishes, but not much

 

[RedtheGOB]

Nice to see JJ on this list, but if he’s our lead guy this year I don’t think we are going to be very successful. We need Donnie to make the leap and George to control the game. If that doesn’t happen there’s a good chance Red isn’t around next year.

Agreed. These are just for clicks, no one is going to put that out there when Donnie has only played 14 games of college ball. JJ on the other hand outside of injury has started every game of his ACC career and is now a Senior. That's alot of time in the league to not put him on the list.

 

[pearl31]

Nice to see JJ on this list, but if he’s our lead guy this year I don’t think we are going to be very successful. We need Donnie to make the leap and George to control the game. If that doesn’t happen there’s a good chance Red isn’t around next year.

Yeah, I could envision JJ being our leading scorer and it being a successful season- but it has to be efficient scoring where he's not dominating the ball and chucking - and I believe with George in tow that's entirely possible

 

[RyanCuse44]

Duck Fuke and Cameron Boozer!

Remember when the Dook booster club got his grandmother a house and a job? And then they paid Carlos on top of that.

Fuke them.

I believe they got his dad a job.

 

[Eric15]

I think the greatest single predictor of our success this year are JJ’s shooting percentages. If he’s mid to high 40s from the field and mid to high 30s deep, it’s a great sign.

 

[tptcuse]

Nice to see JJ on this list, but if he’s our lead guy this year I don’t think we are going to be very successful. We need Donnie to make the leap and George to control the game. If that doesn’t happen there’s a good chance Red isn’t around next year.

But you love JJ's game, especially his defense...

 

[tptcuse]

I think the greatest single predictor of our success this year are JJ’s shooting percentages. If he’s mid to high 40s from the field and mid to high 30s deep, it’s a great sign.

I think it is whether or not we can play defense.

 

[Sherman20]

Also, I think if Nait George was on another team in the ACC he would be listed in the first three teams per his trajectory, as would Donnie. I really think voters are taking a very conservative approach with this team and a wait and see approach. I just think the team would have to do a terrible job building chemistry with one another for this season not to have a floor of being a tournament bubble team.

100 percent. We have a better roster than all but 3 or 4 teams in this conference. We have a better roster than Virginia, SMU, Miami, definitely Clemson and others. Clemson is only ahead of us because Brownell is a proven coach. Red’s track record (and JB’s end of career own) has made the CBB media very skeptical of Syracuse.

 

[richmondcuse03]

Donnie and Nate will finish the year on the first and second teams. If JJ finishes on the second team as well, we will have had a really good year. Can’t wait to watch this team.

 

[Fly Rodder]

One team I don’t get being ahead of the Cuse is Miami. I’ve seen them ahead in multiple projections. Miami finished dead last in ACC last year. Lost their top 6 scorers/players from last year. Yes they brought in a few nice transfers and a top 25 freshman player, but not sure that equates to them being in top half of the ACC.

Looking at the vote totals, I think that's just random noise. The difference between NC State (4th) and UVA's rank (5th) is 60% of the difference between UVA and Notre Dame (10th). The mushy middle is probably very mushy.

 

[tbonezone]

j.j starling is like lamont sanford. does all his work during garbage time.

 

[cusefan88]

Darrion Williams is a baller. Didn't realize he's at NC State.

 

[Eric15]

I miss the days when I could name the entire starting lineup of every Big East rival of ours with ease. I have no idea who at least half these guys are. Boopie Miller?

 

[RedtheGOB]

I miss the days when I could name the entire starting lineup of every Big East rival of ours with ease. I have no idea who at least half these guys are. Boopie Miller?

I used to say that but then Covid gave kids all the extra years and I had to watch Bancot go to the line 6000 times over an 8 year college career. Now I don't care as much,

Most of it is having super conferences with 17-18 teams and a ton of teams trying to dig their way out of the middle of the pack.

 

[longtimefan]

I miss the days when I could name the entire starting lineup of every Big East rival of ours with ease. I have no idea who at least half these guys are. Boopie Miller?

His second season at SMU after a year at Wake Forest. Looks like you've tuned out of the ACC.