Kymora Johnson Voted to Preseason All-ACC Team
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia junior guard Kymora Johnson (Charlottesville, Va.) has been named a Preseason All-ACC selection following a vote by the league’s head coaches and Blue-Ribbon Panel, the conference announced Tuesday (Oct. 14).
Additionally, the Cavaliers were picked to finish seventh in the ACC preseason poll, marking their highest position in the poll since they were picked to finish sixth in 2017.
Johnson received the third-most votes on the 2025-26 Preseason All-ACC team including one first-place vote. She comes off a sophomore season in which she earned All-ACC first team honors as well as a WBCA All-America honorable mention. Last season, she led the Cavaliers in scoring averaging 17.9 points per game and reached a pair of major statistical milestones along the way. She recorded the first triple-double of her career (20 pts, 11 reb, 11 ast) at Pitt, joining Dawn Staley as the only Cavaliers to accomplish the feat and marking just the third triple-double in program history. Later in the season, she became the 37th member of UVA’s 1,000-point club after a 33-point performance in a win over Stanford.
Johnson led the ACC averaging 6.5 assists in league games last season. She also led the league in free throw percentage (.914) and ranked sixth in steals per game (2.17) in ACC play.
Preseason Player of the Year
Hannah Hidalgo, Jr., G, Notre Dame
Preseason All-ACC Team (First-place votes – 70 voters)
Hannah Hidalgo, Jr., G, Notre Dame 833 (56 first-place votes)
Zoe Brooks, Jr., G, NC State 606 (3)
Kymora Johnson, Jr., G, Virginia 577 (1)
Toby Fournier, So., F, Duke 535 (4)
Ashlon Jackson, Sr., G, Duke 333 (1)
Tajianna Roberts, So., G, Louisville 326 (3)
Khamil Pierre, Sr., F, NC State 285
Reniya Kelly, Sr., G, North Carolina 276
Nunu Agara, Jr., F, Stanford 275
Laura Ziegler, Sr., F, Louisville 78
Sa’Myah Smith (Virginia), Carleigh Wenzel (Virginia Tech) each received one first-place vote.
Preseason All-Freshman Team
Emilee Skinner, G, Duke 415
Hailee Swain, G, Stanford 324
Nyla Brooks, G, North Carolina 310
Lara Somfai, F, Stanford 185
Aliyahna “Puff” Morris, G, California 114
Leah Macy, F, Notre Dame 79
Predicted Order of Finish (70 voters)
- Duke (40), 1525
- NC State (25), 1487
- North Carolina (1), 1374
- Louisville (2), 1276
- Notre Dame (2), 1255
- Stanford, 1041
- Virginia, 987
- Miami, 889
- Florida State, 857
- Virginia Tech, 813
- Clemson, 738
- California, 669
- Syracuse, 540
- SMU, 483
- Georgia Tech, 447
- Pitt, 299
- Boston College, 211
- Wake Forest, 157