While the majority of the conference schedule remains unplayed, the 2021-22 college basketball season started a little over two months ago. With this as the de facto (and imperfect) midpoint of the season, Brian Geisinger and Josh Graham teamed up to put together their individual midseason All-ACC Rosters.
Geisinger and Graham have 20 selections each — First, Second, Third and Honorable Mention. There’s plenty of overlap between the two rosters; however, there are some key differences, too. Under each selection, there’s at least one advanced statistic — along with the player’s pertinent per game averages.
Keep in mind: these lists aren’t complete. There’s a lot of basketball left to be played. Things will change and shift.
There are also only 20 slots available. Unfortunately, this makes things tough in a 15-team league, which — even in a down year — has plenty of talent, overall. Some good players will miss the cut, now and at the end of the year.
Brian Geisinger
First Team
- Paolo Banchero, Duke
- 1.04 points per post-up possession (48.7 FG%), 1.04 points per spot-up possession
- Wendell Moore Jr., Duke
- 1.06 points per pick-and-roll possession (65.9 eFG%); 1 of 5 high-major players with 20% usage, 25% assist rate, 35 3P% (50+ 3PA)
- Alondes Williams, Wake Forest
- 0.94 points per isolation possession, Wake Forest has scored 1.07 points per pick-and-roll possession when Williams has passed it to a teammate that’s finished the possession
- Armando Bacot, North Carolina
- 1 of 3 high-major players with 12% offensive rebound rate, 27% defensive rebound rate, 5% block rate and 60 2P% — along with Zach Edey (Purdue) and Oscar Tshiebwe (Kentucky)
- 1.25 points per post-up possession (65.5 FG%)
- Dereon Seabron, NC State
Second Team
- Michael Devoe, Georgia Tech
- 1.13 points per pick-and-roll possession (62.9 eFG%)
- Jake LaRavia, Wake Forest
- 1.19 points per spot-up possession (61.3 eFG%), 67 FG% on cuts
- Caleb Love, North Carolina
- 44.2 3P%, 50% of Love’s 3PM are unassisted (17 of 34)
- Keve Aluma, Virginia Tech
- 62 FG% on non-post-up FGA around the basket, 50.8 FG% on post-up FGA
- Kameron McGusty, Miami
- 1.33 points per spot-up possession, No. 3 among ACC players with 50+ possessions (Dane Goodwin, Caleb Love)
Third Team
- Isaiah Wong, Miami
- 1.05 points per pick-and-roll possession (53.7 eFG%), No. 1 among ACC players with 50+ possessions
- Mark Williams, Duke
- 15.4 percent block rate (No. 4 nationally), only 19.5 percent of opponent field goal attempts are coming at the rim vs. Duke (per CBB Analysis)
- Malik Osborne, Florida State
- 41.3 3P%, 83.9 FT%, 64.1% true shooting (No. 75 nationally)
- Malik Williams, Louisville
- Reece Beekman, Virginia
- 4.1% steal rate (a top 55 number nationally), 1.8 fouls committed per 40 minutes
Honorable Motion
- Trevor Keels, Duke
- 1.11 points per pick-and-roll possession
- Jayden Gardner, Virginia
- 26.9% usage, 10.2% offensive rebound rate, 20.3% defensive rebound rate
- PJ Hall, Clemson
- 1.14 points per post-up possession (55.9 FG%)
- Blake Wesley, Notre Dame
- Notre Dame’s offense with Wesley on the floor: 112.0 points per 100 possessions
- Notre Dame’s offense with Wesley on the bench: 102.5 points per 100 possessions
- John Hugley, Pittsburgh
- 120 post-up points, No. 10 nationally and No. 1 in the ACC (49.3 FG%)
Close Calls
- RJ Davis, North Carolina
- Dane Goodwin, Notre Dame
- Hunter Cattoor, Virginia Tech
- Charlie Moore, Miami
Josh Graham
First Team
- Alondes Williams, Wake Forest
- 20.7 points, 6.7 points, 5.0 assists per game
- Wendell Moore Jr., Duke
- 15.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.4 steals per game
- Dereon Seabron, NC State
- 19.8 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.5 steals per game
- Paolo Banchero, Duke
- 17.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.3 steals per game
- Armando Bacot, North Carolina
- 16.6 points, 11.1 rebounds, 1.5 blocks per game
Second Team
- Michael Devoe, Georgia Tech
- 20.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.6 steals per game
- Kameron McGusty, Miami
- 18.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.5 steals per game
- Buddy Boeheim, Syracuse
- 18.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists per game
- Jake LaRavia, Wake Forest
- 14.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists
- Jayden Gardner, Virginia
- 14.3 points, 7.4 rebounds per game
Third Team
- Caleb Love, North Carolina
- 15.6 points, 3.4 assists, 1.4 steals per game
- Isaiah Wong, Miami
- 15.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists per game
- Reece Beekman, Virginia
- 7.6 points, 4.4 assists, 2.1 steals per game
- John Hugley, Pittsburgh
- 15.2 points, 8.2 rebounds per game
- Keve Aluma, Virginia Tech
- 15.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists per game
Honorable Mention
- Charlie Moore, Miami
- 2.1 steals, 12.8 points, 3.9 assists per game
- Joe Girard III, Syracuse
- 13.6 points, 4.4 assists per game; 44.7 3P%
- Blake Wesley, Notre Dame
- 14.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists per game
- Malik Williams, Louisville
- 10.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.4 steals per game
- Mark Williams, Duke
- 8.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.1 blocks per game
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