UNC was picked fifth in the ACC men’s basketball preseason poll Monday afternoon.
Two-time reigning conference champion Duke comes in at No. 1, taking home 45 of a possible 48 first-place votes. No. 2 Virginia, No. 3 Louisville and No. 4 Miami each followed with one first-place vote each. Below UNC, No. 6 Clemson, No. 7 Florida State, No. 8 NC State, No. 9 Virginia Tech and No. 10 SMU round out the top 10.
No Tar Heels were named to the ACC’s preseason all-conference first team or second team. The only UNC player to earn any sort of individual recognition was Maximo Adams, who received three votes for preseason rookie of the year. Duke’s Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje received 34. Virginia’s Thijs De Ridder was voted ACC Preseason Player of the Year. To view the full preseason standings and awards voting results, click here.
UNC will continue preseason action Sunday when it visits Indiana in Indianapolis at 5 p.m. The Tar Heels have one more preseason fixture against Charlotte at the Dean Smith Center Tuesday, Oct. 27 before beginning the season in earnest Monday, Nov. 2 against Western Carolina. The 2026-27 season is the program’s first under the leadership of head coach Michael Malone.
Featured image via UNC Athletic Communications/Jeffrey A. Camarati
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