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Williams, Banchero Lead Duke's All-ACC Honors
3/7/2022 9:42:00 AM | Men's Basketball
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Duke sophomore Mark Williams has been named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and Paolo Banchero has been named the ACC Freshman of the Year as the conference's postseason awards were announced Monday.
Banchero also earned a spot on the All-ACC First Team, while junior Wendell Moore Jr., garnered second-team honors, Williams was named to the third team and freshman AJ Griffin earned honorable mention honors. Banchero, Griffin and Trevor Keels were each tapped to the ACC All-Freshman Team. Williams and Moore earned two of the five spots on the All-Defensive Team.
A member of the Wooden Award National Ballot, Banchero becomes the 13th ACC Freshman of the Year in Duke history and eighth in the last 11 years. The Seattle, Wash., native ranks sixth in the league in scoring (17.1), fourth in rebounding (7.8) and 14th in field goal percentage (.463) while leading all ACC rookies in each category. He has logged eight double-doubles and 12 games of 20+ points – each the second-most among power conference true freshmen.
Banchero is Duke's 76th All-ACC First Team selection, which ranks second in conference history, and the 51st player to have earned first-team status under head coach Mike Krzyzewski – the league's most such honors in the Coach K era. Duke has now had at least one first-team pick in 15 consecutive seasons, the longest active streak in the conference and the second longest in ACC history.
Williams becomes the fourth Blue Devil (five honors) to earn ACC Defensive Player of the Year accolades, joining Shelden Williams in 2005 and 2006, DeMarcus Nelson in 2008 and Tre Jones in 2020. The Virginia Beach, Va., native leads the league and ranks 11th nationally in blocked shots per game (2.81), while his 87 total rejections are the sixth-most in the NCAA. He has 25 multi-block games this season, the fourth-most nationally and second-most among power conference players.
The Naismith Defensive Player of the Year semifinalist is also eighth in the ACC in rebounding (7.2) and third in conference-only games (7.9). He has eight double-doubles, including three in his last six contests.
Moore picked up his first career All-ACC honor after increasing his totals in scoring, rebounding, assists, field goal shooting and three-point shooting from last season. He is one of two power conference players – alongside ACC Player of the Year, Wake Forest's Alondes Williams – averaging 13.0+ points, 5.0+ rebounds and 4.0+ assists while shooting .500+ from the field. The Charlotte, N.C., native is third in the conference in assists (4.7), 11th in steals (1.5) and fifth in assist/turnover ratio (+2.29). Moore has registered 12 games this season with 10+ points, 5+ boards and 5+ assists, the third-most nationally and most among power conference players.
Banchero, Griffin and Keels give Duke 34 All-Freshman selections, the most in conference history. A native of Ossining, N.Y., Griffin is averaging 10.3 points on .509 from the field and .483 from three-point range. He increased those numbers to 16.1 points, .557 field goal efficiency and .556 from behind the arc over the Blue Devils' eight-game road winning streak to close the regular season. After averaging just 13.2 minutes in the first 11 contests, Griffin played 27.9 per game and was Duke's second leading scorer (12.6) in ACC play.
Keels ranks third in the ACC and fourth among true freshmen nationally in assist/turnover ratio (+2.50). He is Duke's third leading scorer at 12.3 points per game and has three 20+ point games, including two in conference play. The two-time ACC Freshman of the Week netted 25 on 9-of-13 shooting with 11 rebounds and no turnovers at Clemson on Feb. 10, and had a career-high 27 with five three-pointers last Tuesday at Pittsburgh.
Wake's Steve Forbes was voted the ACC Coach of the Year, while NC State's Dereon Seabron was named Most Improved Player and Florida State's Matthew Cleveland took home Sixth Man of the Year. Banchero was joined on the All-ACC First Team by Alondes Williams, North Carolina's Armando Bacot, Miami's Kameron McGusty and Syracuse's Buddy Boeheim.
Voting for the league's annual postseason awards was done by the ACC's head coaches and a panel of media that cover the conference.
2021-22 ACC Award Winners
Player of Year: Alondes Williams, Wake Forest
Freshman of Year: Paolo Banchero, Duke
Coach of Year: Steve Forbes, Wake Forest
Defensive Player of Year: Mark Williams, Duke
Most Improved: Dereon Seabron, NC State
Sixth Man of Year: Matthew Cleveland, Florida State
All-ACC First Team
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
Alondes Williams, Wake Forest
Paolo Banchero, Duke
Kameron McGusty, Miami
Buddy Boeheim, Syracuse
Second Team
Keve Aluma, Virginia Tech
Dereon Seabron, NC State
Wendell Moore Jr., Duke
Blake Wesley, Notre Dame
Jake LaRavia, Wake Forest
Third Team
Dane Goodwin, Notre Dame
Mark Williams, Duke
Isaiah Wong, Miami
Michael Devoe, Georgia Tech
Jayden Gardner, Virginia
Honorable Mention
Caleb Love, North Carolina
PJ Hall, Clemson
John Hugley, Pitt
Charlie Moore, Miami
Brady Manek, North Carolina
Kihei Clark, Virginia
AJ Griffin, Duke
Paul Atkinson Jr., Notre Dame
Terquavion Smith, NC State
Reece Beekman, Virginia
All-Defensive Team
Mark Williams, Duke
Reece Beekman, Virginia
Leaky Black, North Carolina
Charlie Moore, Miami
Wendell Moore Jr., Duke
All-Freshman Team
Paolo Banchero, Duke
Terquavion Smith, NC State
Blake Wesley, Notre Dame
AJ Griffin, Duke
Trevor Keels, Duke
#GoDuke
Banchero also earned a spot on the All-ACC First Team, while junior Wendell Moore Jr., garnered second-team honors, Williams was named to the third team and freshman AJ Griffin earned honorable mention honors. Banchero, Griffin and Trevor Keels were each tapped to the ACC All-Freshman Team. Williams and Moore earned two of the five spots on the All-Defensive Team.
A member of the Wooden Award National Ballot, Banchero becomes the 13th ACC Freshman of the Year in Duke history and eighth in the last 11 years. The Seattle, Wash., native ranks sixth in the league in scoring (17.1), fourth in rebounding (7.8) and 14th in field goal percentage (.463) while leading all ACC rookies in each category. He has logged eight double-doubles and 12 games of 20+ points – each the second-most among power conference true freshmen.
Banchero is Duke's 76th All-ACC First Team selection, which ranks second in conference history, and the 51st player to have earned first-team status under head coach Mike Krzyzewski – the league's most such honors in the Coach K era. Duke has now had at least one first-team pick in 15 consecutive seasons, the longest active streak in the conference and the second longest in ACC history.
Williams becomes the fourth Blue Devil (five honors) to earn ACC Defensive Player of the Year accolades, joining Shelden Williams in 2005 and 2006, DeMarcus Nelson in 2008 and Tre Jones in 2020. The Virginia Beach, Va., native leads the league and ranks 11th nationally in blocked shots per game (2.81), while his 87 total rejections are the sixth-most in the NCAA. He has 25 multi-block games this season, the fourth-most nationally and second-most among power conference players.
The Naismith Defensive Player of the Year semifinalist is also eighth in the ACC in rebounding (7.2) and third in conference-only games (7.9). He has eight double-doubles, including three in his last six contests.
Moore picked up his first career All-ACC honor after increasing his totals in scoring, rebounding, assists, field goal shooting and three-point shooting from last season. He is one of two power conference players – alongside ACC Player of the Year, Wake Forest's Alondes Williams – averaging 13.0+ points, 5.0+ rebounds and 4.0+ assists while shooting .500+ from the field. The Charlotte, N.C., native is third in the conference in assists (4.7), 11th in steals (1.5) and fifth in assist/turnover ratio (+2.29). Moore has registered 12 games this season with 10+ points, 5+ boards and 5+ assists, the third-most nationally and most among power conference players.
Banchero, Griffin and Keels give Duke 34 All-Freshman selections, the most in conference history. A native of Ossining, N.Y., Griffin is averaging 10.3 points on .509 from the field and .483 from three-point range. He increased those numbers to 16.1 points, .557 field goal efficiency and .556 from behind the arc over the Blue Devils' eight-game road winning streak to close the regular season. After averaging just 13.2 minutes in the first 11 contests, Griffin played 27.9 per game and was Duke's second leading scorer (12.6) in ACC play.
Keels ranks third in the ACC and fourth among true freshmen nationally in assist/turnover ratio (+2.50). He is Duke's third leading scorer at 12.3 points per game and has three 20+ point games, including two in conference play. The two-time ACC Freshman of the Week netted 25 on 9-of-13 shooting with 11 rebounds and no turnovers at Clemson on Feb. 10, and had a career-high 27 with five three-pointers last Tuesday at Pittsburgh.
Wake's Steve Forbes was voted the ACC Coach of the Year, while NC State's Dereon Seabron was named Most Improved Player and Florida State's Matthew Cleveland took home Sixth Man of the Year. Banchero was joined on the All-ACC First Team by Alondes Williams, North Carolina's Armando Bacot, Miami's Kameron McGusty and Syracuse's Buddy Boeheim.
Voting for the league's annual postseason awards was done by the ACC's head coaches and a panel of media that cover the conference.
2021-22 ACC Award Winners
Player of Year: Alondes Williams, Wake Forest
Freshman of Year: Paolo Banchero, Duke
Coach of Year: Steve Forbes, Wake Forest
Defensive Player of Year: Mark Williams, Duke
Most Improved: Dereon Seabron, NC State
Sixth Man of Year: Matthew Cleveland, Florida State
All-ACC First Team
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
Alondes Williams, Wake Forest
Paolo Banchero, Duke
Kameron McGusty, Miami
Buddy Boeheim, Syracuse
Second Team
Keve Aluma, Virginia Tech
Dereon Seabron, NC State
Wendell Moore Jr., Duke
Blake Wesley, Notre Dame
Jake LaRavia, Wake Forest
Third Team
Dane Goodwin, Notre Dame
Mark Williams, Duke
Isaiah Wong, Miami
Michael Devoe, Georgia Tech
Jayden Gardner, Virginia
Honorable Mention
Caleb Love, North Carolina
PJ Hall, Clemson
John Hugley, Pitt
Charlie Moore, Miami
Brady Manek, North Carolina
Kihei Clark, Virginia
AJ Griffin, Duke
Paul Atkinson Jr., Notre Dame
Terquavion Smith, NC State
Reece Beekman, Virginia
All-Defensive Team
Mark Williams, Duke
Reece Beekman, Virginia
Leaky Black, North Carolina
Charlie Moore, Miami
Wendell Moore Jr., Duke
All-Freshman Team
Paolo Banchero, Duke
Terquavion Smith, NC State
Blake Wesley, Notre Dame
AJ Griffin, Duke
Trevor Keels, Duke
#GoDuke
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