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Dennis Smith Jr. named ACC Freshman of the Year

The 2016-17 ACC all-conference basketball teams and award winners were announced Sunday afternoon. The lone NC State player to receive recognition is Dennis Smith, who made the All-ACC second team and is the league’s Freshman of the Year.

DSJ also received one vote for Defensive Player of the Year, while Markell Johnson received a vote for Sixth Man of the Year.

UNC’s Justin Jackson won Player of the Year honors (I think Bonzie Colson or John Collins are more deserving, personally), though he was somehow not a unanimous first-team All-ACC selection. Seems like there’s a weird quirk in the voting every year.