ALL ACC Awards (Hurt First Team, Goldwire Defensive Team, Steward Rookie Team)

[wgl1228]

2020-21 ALL-ACC TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Name, School, Points
Moses Wright, Georgia Tech, 344
Justin Champagnie, Pitt, 343
Carlik Jones, Louisville, 327
Matthew Hurt, Duke, 310
Sam Hauser, Virginia, 281

SECOND TEAM
Name, School, Points
Keve Aluma, Virginia Tech, 277
Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech, 244
Jay Huff, Virginia, 214
M.J. Walker, Florida State, 200
Aamir Simms, Clemson, 176

THIRD TEAM
Name, School, Points
RaiQuan Gray, Florida State, 167
Isaiah Wong, Miami, 102
Quincy Guerrier, Syracuse, 55
Prentiss Hubb, Notre Dame, 42
Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 41
Scottie Barnes, Florida State, 41

HONORABLE MENTION
Name, School, Points
Michael Devoe, Georgia Tech, 35
Kihei Clark, Virginia, 31
Alan Griffin, Syracuse, 29
David Johnson, Louisville, 22
Nate Laszewski, Notre Dame, 18
Jericole Hellems, NC State, 13
Tyrece Radford, Virginia Tech, 10

Note: All-ACC Team points are determined on a 5-3-1 system (five points for first team, three points for second team, one point for third team).

ACC PLAYER OF YEAR
Name, School, Votes
Moses Wright, Georgia Tech, 33
Carlik Jones, Louisville, 13
Justin Champagnie, Pitt, 13
Sam Hauser, Virginia, 5
Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech, 4
Matthew Hurt, Duke, 3
Keve Aluma, Virginia Tech, 3
Jay Huff, Virginia, 1

ACC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Name, School, Votes
Scottie Barnes, Florida State, 53
Day'Ron Sharpe, North Carolina, 10
DJ Steward, Duke, 6
Jae'Lyn Withers, Louisville, 5
Kadary Richmond, Syracuse, 1

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Name, School, Votes
Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech, 69
Manny Bates, NC State, 62
Jay Huff, Virginia, 53
Jordan Goldwire, Duke, 43
Moses Wright, Georgia Tech, 34

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Name, School, Votes
Scottie Barnes, Florida State, 74
DJ Steward, Duke, 67
Day'Ron Sharpe, North Carolina, 63
Jae'Lyn Withers, Louisville, 58
Caleb Love, North Carolina, 32

COACH OF THE YEAR
Name, School, Votes
Mike Young, Virginia Tech, 26
Leonard Hamilton, Florida State, 24
Josh Pastner, Georgia Tech, 16
Tony Bennett, Virginia, 6
Brad Brownell, Clemson, 2
Chris Mack, Louisville, 1

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Name, School, Votes
Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech, 35
Jay Huff, Virginia, 17
Manny Bates NC State, 13
Jordan Goldwire, Duke, 5
Aamir Simms, Clemson, 4
Keve Aluma, Virginia Tech, 1

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
Name, School, Votes
Matthew Hurt, Duke, 17
Isaiah Wong, Miami, 13
Moses Wright, Georgia Tech, 11
Justin Champagnie, Pitt, 11
RaiQuan Gray, Florida State, 10
Nate Laszewski, Notre Dame, 5
Quincy Guerrier, Syracuse, 3
Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 2
Jay Huff, Virginia, 2
David Johnson, Louisville, 1

SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR
Name, School, Votes
Scottie Barnes, Florida State, 39
Day'Ron Sharpe, North Carolina, 24
Nick Honor, Clemson, 6
Jordan Goldwire, Duke, 5
Nikola Djogo, Notre Dame, 1

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

One Duke player and one UNC player each on the top three teams. I don't have to look it up to know that's unprecedented.

[DavidBenAkiva]

I was wondering if Hurt would earn 1st team. He was the leading scorer in the conference and probably deserved it.

Freshman of the Year is an interesting award. Steward had a case as the leading scorer in the conference, but I think Scottie Barnes is the right choice. He was an integral part of one of the top teams in the conference and won the 6th Man of the Year Award. Steward had a couple of tough performances in the final weeks of the season.

If Duke had won both of the overtime games against Louisville and GT, there would have been a good chance Hurt won Player of the Year. Alas.

[CrazyNotCrazie]

2020-21 ALL-ACC TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Name, School, Points
Moses Wright, Georgia Tech, 344
Justin Champagnie, Pitt, 343
Carlik Jones, Louisville, 327
Matthew Hurt, Duke, 310
Sam Hauser, Virginia, 281

SECOND TEAM
Name, School, Points
Keve Aluma, Virginia Tech, 277
Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech, 244
Jay Huff, Virginia, 214
M.J. Walker, Florida State, 200
Aamir Simms, Clemson, 176

THIRD TEAM
Name, School, Points
RaiQuan Gray, Florida State, 167
Isaiah Wong, Miami, 102
Quincy Guerrier, Syracuse, 55
Prentiss Hubb, Notre Dame, 42
Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 41
Scottie Barnes, Florida State, 41

HONORABLE MENTION
Name, School, Points
Michael Devoe, Georgia Tech, 35
Kihei Clark, Virginia, 31
Alan Griffin, Syracuse, 29
David Johnson, Louisville, 22
Nate Laszewski, Notre Dame, 18
Jericole Hellems, NC State, 13
Tyrece Radford, Virginia Tech, 10

Note: All-ACC Team points are determined on a 5-3-1 system (five points for first team, three points for second team, one point for third team).

ACC PLAYER OF YEAR
Name, School, Votes
Moses Wright, Georgia Tech, 33
Carlik Jones, Louisville, 13
Justin Champagnie, Pitt, 13
Sam Hauser, Virginia, 5
Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech, 4
Matthew Hurt, Duke, 3
Keve Aluma, Virginia Tech, 3
Jay Huff, Virginia, 1

ACC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Name, School, Votes
Scottie Barnes, Florida State, 53
Day'Ron Sharpe, North Carolina, 10
DJ Steward, Duke, 6
Jae'Lyn Withers, Louisville, 5
Kadary Richmond, Syracuse, 1

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Name, School, Votes
Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech, 69
Manny Bates, NC State, 62
Jay Huff, Virginia, 53
Jordan Goldwire, Duke, 43
Moses Wright, Georgia Tech, 34

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Name, School, Votes
Scottie Barnes, Florida State, 74
DJ Steward, Duke, 67
Day'Ron Sharpe, North Carolina, 63
Jae'Lyn Withers, Louisville, 58
Caleb Love, North Carolina, 32

COACH OF THE YEAR
Name, School, Votes
Mike Young, Virginia Tech, 26
Leonard Hamilton, Florida State, 24
Josh Pastner, Georgia Tech, 16
Tony Bennett, Virginia, 6
Brad Brownell, Clemson, 2
Chris Mack, Louisville, 1

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Name, School, Votes
Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech, 35
Jay Huff, Virginia, 17
Manny Bates NC State, 13
Jordan Goldwire, Duke, 5
Aamir Simms, Clemson, 4
Keve Aluma, Virginia Tech, 1

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
Name, School, Votes
Matthew Hurt, Duke, 17
Isaiah Wong, Miami, 13
Moses Wright, Georgia Tech, 11
Justin Champagnie, Pitt, 11
RaiQuan Gray, Florida State, 10
Nate Laszewski, Notre Dame, 5
Quincy Guerrier, Syracuse, 3
Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 2
Jay Huff, Virginia, 2
David Johnson, Louisville, 1

SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR
Name, School, Votes
Scottie Barnes, Florida State, 39
Day'Ron Sharpe, North Carolina, 24
Nick Honor, Clemson, 6
Jordan Goldwire, Duke, 5
Nikola Djogo, Notre Dame, 1

For comparison, here are the pre-season teams (pulled from GoDuke). It seems like there is more variance this year than in most years - I'm guessing that pre-season you could have gotten great odds on Wright, Jones and Champagnie being 1-2-3 for POY.

Preseason All-ACC Team First Team
Name, School, Points
Garrison Brooks, North Carolina, 137
Sam Hauser, Virginia, 89
Scottie Barnes, Florida State, 59
Jalen Johnson, Duke, 52
Aamir Simms, Clemson, 50
Chris Lykes, Miami, 50

Preseason All-ACC Team Second Team
David Johnson, Louisville, 46
Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech, 43
M.J. Walker, Florida State, 38
Kihei Clark, Virginia, 37
Wendell Moore Jr., Duke, 32

Preseason ACC Player of the Year
Name, School, Points
Garrison Brooks, North Carolina, 102
Sam Hauser, Virginia, 24
M.J. Walker, Florida State, 10
Wendell Moore Jr., Duke, 7
Aamir Simms, Clemson, 5
Matthew Hurt, Duke, 3
Chris Lykes, Miami, 3
Kihei Clark, Virginia, 1

Preseason ACC Freshman of the Year
Name, School, Points
Scottie Barnes, Florida State, 64
Jalen Johnson, Duke, 60
Caleb Love, North Carolina, 9
Day'Ron Sharpe, North Carolina, 6
DJ Steward, Duke, 4
Reece Beekman, Virginia, 3
Jeremy Roach, Duke, 3
RJ Davis, North Carolina, 3
Mark Williams, Duke, 2
Cam Hayes, NC State, 1

[miramar]

Since UNC is practically MIA on these teams, last night’s result is even more painful. I feel like the Duchess of Sussex, except I have never lived in a palace or in one of Tyler Perry’s mansions.

[CDu]

Congrats to Hurt, Goldwire, and Steward. An extra special shout out to Goldwire; the degree of improvement he made over his 4 years has been amazing.

[CameronDuke]

Congrats boys! Well deserved! And all three (Hurt, Steward, Goldwire) could be back next year. If all three returned, hoo boy. Steward is a lock to return, haven’t seen Hurt on any projected NBA mock drafts I’ve reviewed and Goldwire likely will be offered a spot to return due to the pandemic.

[sagegrouse]

Since UNC is practically MIA on these teams, last night’s result is even more painful. I feel like the Duchess of Sussex, except I have never lived in a palace or in one of Tyler Perry’s mansions.

And where is UNC's Garrison Brooks? I thought he was highly regarded -- and he seems to be totally missing.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Congrats to Matthew Hurt for being named 1st Team All ACC, DJ Steward to the All ACC Rookie Team and to Jordan Goldwire being named to the All ACC Defensive Team. I might add that his (Goldwire's) offense is also on the (most offensive)* first team, but I won't go there.


*This is an inside joke between me and my late father. When I won a HS football team award for the Best Offensive Back he always called it the "Most Offensive...")

[wsb3]

And where is UNC's Garrison Brooks? I thought he was highly regarded -- and he seems to be totally missing.

Has anyone barring a serious injury ever been the pre-season player of the year and not make any all acc team? I thought he played great last year considering the season the cheats had. I will admit to not keeping up as much this year with college bball but did he have nagging injuries? He averaged 16+ ppg last year. 10+ this year..

[wsb3]

One Duke player and one UNC player each on the top three teams. I don't have to look it up to know that's unprecedented.

You are correct Mtn. Devil. The last time one player from each team made all acc was 1969-1970 Charlie Scott and Randy Denton but it was only two teams named back in the stone ages that I recall well. In 73-74 UNC had two and Duke had 0.
Channeling my inner Kedsy this morning.

[Alan_Wilson]

Has anyone barring a serious injury ever been the pre-season player of the year and not make any all acc team? I thought he played great last year considering the season the cheats had. I will admit to not keeping up as much this year with college bball but did he have nagging injuries? He averaged 16+ ppg last year. 10+ this year..

I thought Brooks would have a big year like Brice Johnson or someone like that who was the focal point of a UNC offense. But he took a step back (not that it breaks my heart). In addition to sharing the court with Bacot, Sharpe, and Kessler, imo he also seemed to be auditioning for the NBA by taking more jump shots and trying to expand his game outside . It didn't take.

[Billy Dat]

That's a lot of hardware for a team seeded 10th in tomorrow's ACC Tournament. Well done boys! I echo the praise of Goldwire, he really outperformed his recruiting ranking.

[CDu]

Has anyone barring a serious injury ever been the pre-season player of the year and not make any all acc team? I thought he played great last year considering the season the cheats had. I will admit to not keeping up as much this year with college bball but did he have nagging injuries? He averaged 16+ ppg last year. 10+ this year..

It was a combination of reduced minutes but also a more prominent role on the scouting report, meaning tougher shots when he gets them. Brooks has never been an elite talent. He's been a system player with high energy/effort playing in a system that accentuates opportunistic high-energy bigs. Last year, the expectations weren't as high for him, as he was a system player who had only averaged 7.9 ppg as a sophomore. With Anthony and Bacot as the two big names, he was a bit under the radar. And those guys along with the system allowed Brooks to feast on easy bucket opportunities, even though the team struggled.

Last year, over 43% of Brooks' shots were at the rim, and that doesn't include FTA gained by shots at the rim. Those are a result of the system: either UNC successfully creating point-blank shots for him or him getting offensive rebound and putback opportunities. This year, on the back of a high-profile junior year and a less talented option at PG, only 33% of Brooks' shots are at the rim, AND his FT rate is lower. Both stats indicating that Brooks is getting tougher shot opportunities this year. His FG% at the rim is a bit lower this year (62% vs 68%), but not wildly so. His longer-2s shooting % is roughly the same (42% this year vs 41% last). It's just that he's being forced to take slightly tougher shots than he was last year, and he's not getting as many free points from the FT line as last year. And he was never good enough to be a consistent scoring threat without those free points. Toss in that with 3 highly-recruited bigs around him he's getting fewer minutes, and there you have it.

That was one of the easier calls of a player likely to disappoint relative to expectations, in my opinion. With UNC adding 2 talented bigs and with him likely playing at his ceiling last year, I would have been absolutely shocked for Brooks to be anywhere near player of the year.

[duke74]

Justin Champagnie, 1st Team ACC, and his twin brother, Julian Champagnie, 1st team Big East (St. John's)

[brevity]

Justin Champagnie, 1st Team ACC, and his twin brother, Julian Champagnie, 1st team Big East (St. John's)

Break out the bubbly!

2020-21 ALL-ACC TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Name, School, Points
Moses Wright, Georgia Tech, 344
Justin Champagnie, Pitt, 343
Carlik Jones, Louisville, 327
Matthew Hurt, Duke, 310
Sam Hauser, Virginia, 281

SECOND TEAM
Name, School, Points
Keve Aluma, Virginia Tech, 277
Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech, 244
Jay Huff, Virginia, 214

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ACC PLAYER OF YEAR
Name, School, Votes
Moses Wright, Georgia Tech, 33
Carlik Jones, Louisville, 13
Justin Champagnie, Pitt, 13
Sam Hauser, Virginia, 5
Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech, 4
Matthew Hurt, Duke, 3
Keve Aluma, Virginia Tech, 3
Jay Huff, Virginia, 1

These lists agree on the top 8, but the order varies. Three newcomer transfers in the group (Jones, Hauser, Aluma) but no freshmen. Very different ACC than in years past.

I had a feeling that POY would come down to Wright or Jones because Hurt and Champagnie's teams ended up at or near the bottom tier.

The lack of Garrison Brooks (or any UNC player in the top 8) is surprising, mostly because the ACC voters have always gravitated in that unfortunate direction. Brooks even made the Second Team and won Most Improved Player last season.

UNC may be riding high emotionally right now, but they are due a letdown. They are a mid-tier ACC team that should lose to a mid-tier Big Ten or Big XII team.

[jimsumner]

Break out the bubbly!



These lists agree on the top 8, but the order varies. Three newcomer transfers in the group (Jones, Hauser, Aluma) but no freshmen. Very different ACC than in years past.

I had a feeling that POY would come down to Wright or Jones because Hurt and Champagnie's teams ended up at or near the bottom tier.

The lack of Garrison Brooks (or any UNC player in the top 8) is surprising, mostly because the ACC voters have always gravitated in that unfortunate direction. Brooks even made the Second Team and won Most Improved Player last season.

UNC may be riding high emotionally right now, but they are due a letdown. They are a mid-tier ACC team that should lose to a mid-tier Big Ten or Big XII team.

Three of the top six vote getters are transfers. Is that an outlier or the new normal? And if it's the latter can and will Krzyzewski make the necessary adjustments? Or does he need to?

[BlueDevilStop]

Congrats to Hurt, Goldwire, and Steward. An extra special shout out to Goldwire; the degree of improvement he made over his 4 years has been amazing.

He's such a great story. I was struck by Scheyer saying on a recent podcast that Goldwire's development at Duke from start to finish is as good as he's seen.