2007/08 ACC Preview
#1-North Carolina
#2-Duke
#3-North Carolina State
#4-Clemson
#5-Virginia
#6-Maryland
#7-Georgia Tech
#8-Boston College
#9-Miami
#10-Florida State
#11-Wake Forest
#12-Virginia Tech
First Team Tier
(North Carolina)
Second Tier
(Duke, North Carolina State, Clemson)
Third Tier
(Virginia, Maryland, Georgia Tech)
Fourth Tier
(Boston College, Miami, Florida State)
Fifth Tier
(Wake Forest, Virginia Tech)
First Team All ACC
-Tyler Hansbrough- North Carolina
-Tyrese Rice- Boston College
-Brandon Costner- North Carolina State
-Sean Singletary- Virginia
-Ty Lawson- North Carolina
Second Team All ACC
-Greivius Vasquez- Maryland
-DeMarcus Nelson- Duke
-Gavin Grant- North Carolina State
-James Gist- Maryland
-James Mays- Clemson
Third Team All ACC
-Cliff Hammonds- Clemson
-Wayne Ellington- North Carolina
-Toney Douglas- Florida State
-Lewis Clinch- Georgia Tech
-Deron Washington- Virginia Tech
Ten Honorable Mentions
-Jon Scheyer- Duke
-Ben McCauley- North Carolina State
-Deon Thompson- North Carolina
-Jack McClinton- Miami
-Anthony King- Miami
-Greg Paulus- Duke
-K.C. Rivers- Clemson
-Kyle Singler- Duke
-Ishmael Smith- Wake Forest
-Jeremis Smith- Georgia Tech
All Freshmen Team
-Kyle Singler- Duke
-J.J. Hickson- North Carolina State
-Rakim Sanders- Boston College
-Jeff Allen- Virgina Tech
-Edwin Rios- Miami
All Defensive team
-James Mays- Clemson
-Anthony King- Miami
-James Gist- Maryland
-Deron Washington- Virgnia Tech
-Marcus Ginyard- North Carolina
Player of the Year
-Tyler Hansbrough- North Carolina
Freshman of the Year
-Kyle Singler- Duke
Defensive Player of the Year
-James Mays- Clemson
Most Improved Player
-Deon Thompson- North Carolina
Most Underrated Players
-Cliff Hammonds- Clemson
-Lewis Clinch- Georgia Tech
-James Gist- Maryland
-Deon Thompson- North Carolina
-Anthony King- Miami
Teams that will make the NCAA Tournament
North Carolina, Duke, North Carolina State, Clemson, Virginia, Maryland
Projected Starting Lineups
Boston College
C-Tyrelle Blair 6′11 240 SR- 2.7ppg 2.9rpg 48%FG
PF-Shamari Spears 6′6 225 SO- 7.1ppg 4.6rpg 55%FG
SF-Rakim Sanders 6′4 205 FR- Top 75 Recruit
SG-Tyrese Rice 6′0 183 JR- 17.6ppg 5.4apg 46%FG
PG-Biko Paris 6′1 200 FR- Top 150 Recruit
Clemson
C-Trevor Booker 6′7 225 SO- 10.4ppg 6.4rpg 2.2blk
PF-James Mays 6′9 220- SR- 12.2ppg 6.4rpg 2.7apg 1.9stl
SF-K.C. Rivers 6′4 215 JR- 14.0ppg 4.5rpg 40%3pt
SG-Cliff Hammonds 6′3 200 SR- 11.6ppg 4.1apg 1.6stl
PG-Demontez Stitt 6′2 170 FR- Top 100 Recruit
Duke
C-Lance Thomas 6′9 210 SO- 4.0ppg 2.5rpg 57%FG
PF-Kyle Singler 6′8 200 FR- Top 10 recruit
SF-DeMarcus Nelson 6′3 205 SR- 14.1ppg 5.4rpg 48%FG
SG-Jon Scheyer 6′4 180 SO- 12.2ppg 1.8apg 40%FG 37%3pt
PG-Greg Paulus 6′2 195 JR- 11.8ppg 3.8apg 46%FG 45%3pt
Florida State
C-Julian Vaughn 6′9 240 FR- Top 75 Recruit
PF-Uche Echefu 6′9 210 JR- 6.9ppg 4.3rpg 44%FG
SF-Jason Rich 6′3 2000 SR- 10.3ppg 3.5rpg 53%FG
SG-Isaiah Swann 6′1 195 SR- 10.3ppg 3.1apg 46%FG 41%3pt
PG-Toney Douglas 6′2 190 JR- 12.7ppg 2.9apg 48%FG 40%3pt
Georgia Tech
C-Ra’Sean Dickey 6′9 255 SR- 8.1ppg 5.3rpg 60%FG
PF-Jeremis Smith 6′6 235 SR- 8.3ppg 5.94rpg 60%FG 48%FT
SF-Mohammed Faye 6′10 210 SO- 3.9ppg 2.6rpg 41%FG
SG-Lewis Clinch 6′3 190 JR- 13.2ppg 53%FG 48%3pt
PG-Maurice Miller 6′2 180 FR- Top 100 Recruit
Maryland
C-Braxton Dupree 6′9 260 FR- Top 100 recruit
PF-James Gist 6′8 220 SR- 12.2ppg 7.2rpg 2.1blk 54%FG
SF-Landon Milbourne 6′7 205 S0- Played Sparingly
SG-Grevius Vasquez 6′5 190 SO- 9.8ppg 4.6apg 44%FG
PG-Eric Hayes 6′1 160 SO- 4.8ppg 3.9apg 42%FG 39%3pt
Miami
C-Anthony King 6′9 240 SR- 7.9ppg 9.3rpg 1.8blk 54%FG
PF-Dwayne Collins 6′8 230 SO- 8.6ppg 6.5rpg 54%FG
SF-Brian Ashbury 6′7 200 JR- 11.7ppg 5.9rpg 44%FG
SG-Jack McClinton 6′1 185 JR- 16.7ppg 40%FG 44%3pt
PG-Edwin Rios 6′1 180 FR- Top 100 Recruit
North Carolina
C-Deon Thompson 6′8 245 SO- 4.7ppg 2.4rpg 56%FG
PF-Tyler Hansbrough 6′9 245 JR- 18.4ppg 7.9rpg 53%FG
SF-Marcus Ginyard 6′5 200 JR- 4.1ppg 3.2rpg 47%FG
SG-Wayne Ellington 6′5 190 SO- 11.7ppg 43%FG 37%3pt
PG-Ty Lawson 5′11 190 SO- 10.2ppg 5.6apg 50%FG
North Carolina State
C-Ben McCauley 6′10 235- JR- 14.4ppg 6.9rpg 3.2apg 58%FG
PF-Brandon Costner 6′9 235- SO- 16.8ppg 7.3rpg 47%FG 38%3pt
SF-Gavin Grant 6′7 200- SR- 14.7ppg 5.3rpg 3.8apg 47%FG
SG-Courtney Fells 6′5 205- JR- 10.9ppg 3.8rpg 45%FG
PG-Farnold Degand 6′3 175- SO- Transfer from Iowa State
Virginia
C-Tunji Soroye 6′11 235 SR- 2.1ppg 3.2rpg 1.0blk 51%FG
PF-Laurynas Mikalauskas 6′8 255 JR- 3.7ppg 2.0rpg 55%FG
SF-Adrian Joseph 6′7 195 SR- 7.2ppg 3.5rpg 44%FG
SG-Mamadi Diane 6′5 190 JR- 9.6ppg 3.5rpg 44%FG
PG-Sean Singletary 6′0 185 SR- 19.0ppg 4.6rpg 4.7apg 40%FG 39%3pt
Virginia Tech
C-Lewis Witcher 6′8 215- SO- 2.9ppg 2.6rpg 45%FG
PF-Jeff Allen 6′7 220 FR- Top 75 Recruit
SF-Deron Washington 6′7 205 SR- 12.0ppg 5.3rpg 50%FG
SG-A.D. Vassallo 6′5 215 JR- 11.1ppg 4.0rpg 44%FG 42%3pt
PG-Malcom Delaney 6′3 170 FR- Top 125 Recruit
Wake Forest
C-David Weaver 6′10 220 SO- 2.5ppg 1.7rpg 53%FG
PF-Jamie Skeen 6′8 225 SO- 7.6ppg 4.6rpg 44%FG 39%3pt
SF-L.D. Williams 6′4 205 SO- 8.2ppg 4.1rpg 47%FG
SG-Harvey Hale 6′2 185 JR- 8.4ppg 36%FG 37%3pt
PG-Ishmael Smith 5′11 165 SO- 8.7ppg 6.0apg 43%FG
Conferece Thoughts
Coming later
You got 2 of 5 starters for Georgia Tech right. Clinch and Jeremis Smith should start. However, Matt Causey will start at pg, Anthony Morrow will start at the 3, and Alade Aminu will likely start at center. Gani Lawal could end up the starter at center as well. Dickey most definitely will not start since he is academically ineligible until January.
For a better more thorough Tech preview check out this blog: http://vivaneverland.blogspot.com/2007/10/early-college-basketball-thoughts.html
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