So Sad: RJ Davis, After The Honors You Still Sends Me For 4 Months Suspension….

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The ACC gave out its all league honors on Monday, and four Tar Heels were recognized.

RJ Davis was named to the All-ACC first team, Armando Bacot was selected to the second team and Harrison Ingram was selected to the third team. Elliot Cadeau was placed onto the all-rookie team. Additionally, Bacot was named to the all-defensive team.

Seth Trimble received votes for Sixth Man of the Year.

Davis is in the midst of a breakout year in his senior season at North Carolina. He leads the ACC in scoring at 21.1 points per game, shooting 43.2% from the field, a career-high 41.6% from three and a career-high 88.6% from the free throw line. He is also averaging 3.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

He has scored 30 or more points three times this season including a career-high and Smith Center record 42 points against Miami.

Davis was also honored as the conference player of the year on Monday. He received an ACC-high four conference player of the week honors.

In his fifth season, Bacot is averaging 13.9 points on 54% shooting to go along with a team-leading 10.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. He’s produced 14 double-doubles this season, adding to his career total and UNC record of 82.

Bacot, UNC’s all-time leading rebounder, has now made four All-ACC teams in his career.

Ingram is posting 12.5 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in his first season with the Tar Heels, shooting 37.4% from the 3-point line. The former Stanford wing led the ACC in rebounding in the 20-game conference regular season, pulling down 10.9 boards per game during the league schedule. Ingram’s been credited by his teammates as well as head coach Hubert Davis for his on-court versatility as well as his competitive approach.

Cadeau is averaging a team-high four assists per game in his rookie season, ranking him eighth in the ACC. The first-year guard was the No. 11 ranked player in the Class of 2023 on the 247Sports Composite rankings. He re-classed a year early to compete with the Tar Heels this season. Cadeau is also averaging 7.7 points on 44.4% shooting. He’s started in 24 of UNC’s 31 games.

North Carolina will begin its postseason on Thursday at noon in the ACC Tournament. After clinching the out-right conference regular season title on Saturday against Duke, the Tar Heels are the No. 1 seed and will face the winner of Virginia Tech-Pittsburgh. UNC last won the ACC Tournament in 2016.

UNC finished the regular season with a 25-6 record, the best regular season mark thus far in Hubert Davis’ three-year career. The team went 17-3 in ACC play, marking the highest win total for the program since the conference schedule went to 20 games.

All-ACC First Team
(Name, School, Points)
RJ Davis, North Carolina, 373
PJ Hall, Clemson, 363
Kyle Filipowski, Duke, 346
Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest, 292
Blake Hinson, Pitt, 280

All-ACC Second Team
Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 271
Reece Beekman, Virginia, 263
Judah Mintz, Syracuse, 219
Norchad Omier, Miami, 172
Quinten Post, Boston College, 135

All-ACC Third Team
DJ Horne, NC State, 109
Harrison Ingram, North Carolina, 91
Jeremy Roach, Duke, 85
Markus Burton, Notre Dame, 69
Sean Pedulla, Virginia Tech, 62

Honorable Mention
Joseph Girard III, Clemson, 54
Jamir Watkins, Florida State, 47
Jared McCain, Duke, 29
Ian Schieffelin, Clemson, 24
Miles Kelly, Georgia Tech, 16
Carlton Carrington, Pitt, 12
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, Louisville, 10
Ryan Dunn, Virginia, 10

Player of the Year
RJ Davis, North Carolina, 68 votes
Kyle Filipowski, Duke, 3
PJ Hall, Clemson, 2
Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 1
Quinten Post, Boston College, 1

Defensive Player of the Year
Reece Beekman, Virginia, 43 votes
Ryan Dunn, Virginia, 19
Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 4
Maliq Brown, Syracuse, 4
Quinten Post, Boston College, 2
Jaeden Zackery, Boston College, 1
Jack Clark, Clemson, 1
Quadir Copeland, Syracuse, 1

Rookie of the Year
Markus Burton, Notre Dame, 46 votes
Jared McCain, Duke, 20
Carlton Carrington, Pitt, 5
Baye Ndongo, Georgia Tech, 2
Caleb Foster, Duke, 1
Kyshawn George, Miami, 1

Most Improved Player
Ian Schieffelin, Clemson, 30 votes
Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest, 18
Lynn Kidd, Virginia Tech, 12
Harrison Ingram, North Carolina, 5
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, Louisville, 3
Maliq Brown, Syracuse, 3
Devin McGlockton, Boston College, 3
Isaac McKneely, Virginia, 1

Sixth Man Of the Year
Ishmael Leggett, Pitt, 33 votes
Quadir Copeland, Syracuse, 20
Seth Trimble, North Carolina, 6
Kyle Sturdivant, Georgia Tech, 5
Mason Madsen, Boston College, 4
Primo Spears, Florida State, 4
Caleb Foster, Duke, 3

Coach of the Year
Hubert Davis, North Carolina, 49 votes
Jeff Capel, Pitt, 12
Adrian Autry, Syracuse, 6
Micah Shrewsberry, Notre Dame, 3
Jon Scheyer, Duke, 2
Brad Brownell, Clemson, 1
Damon Stoudamire, Georgia Tech, 1
Tony Bennett, Virginia, 1