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Virginia Selected Second at ACC Operation Basketball
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Oct. 28, 2015
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Virginia men’s basketball team was selected second in the ACC Operation Basketball 2015-16 Preseason Poll, announced Wednesday during the ACC’s annual media event. Senior guard Malcolm Brogdon (Atlanta, Ga.) was voted as the ACC Preseason Co-Player of the Year with North Carolina’s Marcus Paige.
Brogdon and Anthony Gill (R-Sr., High Point, N.C.) each were named to the Preseason All-ACC Team. Brogdon was a first-team pick, while Gill was a second-team selection.
North Carolina was named the preseason ACC favorite and received 60 of the 79 first-place votes. Virginia received 18 first-place votes, while Duke earned eight first-place nods.
The Cavaliers open their season Nov. 13 at home against Morgan State at John Paul Jones Arena.
ACC Operation Basketball 2015-16 Preseason Poll
(First-place votes in parentheses)
Team & Points
1. North Carolina (60): 1292
2. Virginia (18): 1226
3. Duke (8): 1187
4. Notre Dame (1): 949
5. Miami: 841
6. Florida State (1): 827
7. Louisville: 821
8. NC State: 808
9. Syracuse (1): 666
10. Pitt: 623
11. Wake Forest: 391
12. Clemson: 359
13. Georgia Tech: 296
14. Virginia Tech: 260
15. Boston College: 134
2015-16 Preseason All-ACC Team
(votes in parentheses)
First Team
Marcus Paige, Sr., North Carolina (86)
Malcolm Brogdon, Sr., Virginia (77)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes, So., Florida State (43)
Brandon Ingram, Fr., Duke (29)
Demetrius Jackson, Jr., Notre Dame (28)
Second Team
Anthony Gill, Sr., Virginia (27)
Grayson Allen, So., Duke (27)
Zach Auguste, Sr., Notre Dame (24)
Anthony “Cat” Barber, Jr., NC State (22)
Brice Johnson, Sr., North Carolina (22)
ACC Preseason Co-Players of the Year
Malcolm Brodgon, Sr., Virginia
Marcus Paige, Sr., North Carolina
ACC Preseason Freshman of the Year
Brandon Ingram, Duke