In a sign of both the balance of this year’s team and the general ACC media’s lack of appreciation for the individuals that make it work, the Virginia Cavaliers men’s basketball team landed three players on All-ACC teams with Kihei Clark and Reece Beekman as third team selections and Jayden Gardner as an honorable mention. Additionally, Beekman won the ACC’s Defensive Player of the Year award with Clark joining him as one of five players on the conference’s All-Defensive team.
Across the conference, Miami’s Isaiah Wong won Player of the Year, Duke’s Kyle Filipowski was Rookie of the Year, Pitt’s Nike Sibande was Sixth Man of the Year (with UVA’s Ben Vander Plas in second place but with 39 fewer votes), Boston College’s Quinten Post won Most Improved Player, and Pitt’s Jeff Capel won Coach of the Year.