CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia men’s basketball team was selected second by a vote of the media in the ACC Operation Basketball 2018-19 Preseason Poll, announced Thursday (Oct. 25).
Duke was voted the league’s preseason favorite, followed by Virginia, North Carolina, Syracuse and Virginia Tech.
ACC preseason voters selected Clemson sixth, followed by Florida State, NC State, Notre Dame and Miami. Louisville was picked 11th, while Boston College, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and Pittsburgh rounded out the voting.
The Cavaliers’ Kyle Guy (Indianapolis, Ind.) joined preseason ACC Player of the Year Luke Maye (North Carolina), RJ Barrett (Duke), Tyus Battle (Syracuse) and Ky Bowman on the first team.
Virginia’s De’Andre Hunter (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Ty Jerome (New Rochelle, N.Y.) were joined on the second team by Zion Williamson (Duke), Justin Robinson (Virginia Tech) and Marcquise Reed (Clemson). Barrett was selected as the preseason rookie of the year.
Virginia opens the regular season Tuesday, Nov. 6 against Towson. Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is set for 7 p.m.
ACC Operation Basketball 2018-19 Preseason Poll
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
Team & Points
1-Duke (52) – 1709
2-Virginia (47) – 1699
3-North Carolina (20) – 1641
4-Syracuse (1) – 1268
5-Virginia Tech – 1187
6-Clemson (1) -1148
7-Florida State – 1127
8-NC State – 885
9-Notre Dame – 859
10-Miami – 816
11-Louisville – 735
12-Boston College – 568
13-Georgia Tech – 324
14-Wake Forest – 313
15-Pittsburgh – 241
2018-19 Preseason All-ACC Teams
(votes in parenthesis)
First Team
Luke Maye, North Carolina (111)
Tyus Battle, Syracuse (86)
RJ Barrett, Duke (76)
Kyle Guy, Virginia (62)
Ky Bowman, Boston College (58)
Second Team
Zion Williamson, Duke (55)
De’Andre Hunter, Virginia (32)
Justin Robinson, Virginia Tech (29)
Ty Jerome, Virginia (17)
Marcquise Reed, Clemson (16)
ACC Preseason Player of the Year
Luke Maye, North Carolina (50)
RJ Barrett, Duke (22)
Zion Williamson, Duke (15)
Tyus Battle, Syracuse (11)
Ky Bowman, Boston College (7)
Kyle Guy, Virginia (5)
De’Andre Hunter, Virginia (4)
Ty Jerome, Virginia (2)
Justin Robinson, Virginia Tech (2)
Cam Reddish, Duke (1)
T.J. Gibbs, Notre Dame (1)
Jaylen Hoard, Wake Forest (1)
ACC Preseason Freshman of the Year
RJ Barrett, Duke (66)
Zion Williamson, Duke (43)
Cam Reddish, Duke (4)
Jaylen Hoard, Wake Forest (3)
Coby White, North Carolina (2)
Jalen Carey, Syracuse (1)
Nate Laszewski, Notre Dame (1)
Jairus Hamilton, Boston College (1)