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Aluma named Preseason All-ACC

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BLACKSBURG – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced its preseason awards Tuesday live on Packer and Durham, with Virginia Tech redshirt-senior forward Keve Aluma earning Preseason All-ACC honors.

Aluma was named to the first team after averaging 15.2 points and 7.9 rebounds per game in 2020-21. He is the only returner who earned a spot on the All-ACC first or second teams last season. Tech was picked to finish fifth in the league's predicted order of finish. All voting was conducted by media that cover the ACC.

After exploring his NBA Draft options, Aluma opted to return to Blacksburg for the 2021-22 season. The Berlin, Maryland native reached double-figure scoring 17 times, including a season-high 30 at Pitt on February 3, 2021. He had a team-leading six double-doubles.

The Hokies open the 2021-22 season versus Maine at Cassell Coliseum on November 9 at 8 p.m. Ticket information for the 2021-22 season can be found HERE.

2021 ACC Tipoff – Preseason Predicted Order of Finish

RankTeamVotes
1Duke1132 (47)
2Florida State1034 (14)
3North Carolina1001 (5)
4Virginia949 (9)
5Virginia Tech857 (5)
6Louisville791 (1)
7Syracuse781
8Notre Dame599
9NC State555
10Georgia Tech524
11Clemson430
12Miami428
13Wake Forest274
14Pitt253
15Boston College112


Preseason All-ACC First Team

NameTeamVotes
Buddy BoeheimSyracuse68
Keve AlumaVirginia Tech52
Paolo BancheroDuke49
Armando BacotNorth Carolina46
Isaiah WongMiami37


Preseason All-ACC Second Team

NameTeamVotes
Michael DevoeGeorgia Tech25
Kihei ClarkVirginia23
Prentiss HubbNotre Dame17
Mark WilliamsDuke12
Wendell Moore Jr.Duke9
Malik WilliamsLouisville9
Caleb LoveNorth Carolina9


Preseason ACC Player of the Year

NameTeamVotes
Paolo BancheroDuke28
Keve AlumaVirginia Tech16
Buddy BoeheimSyracuse13
Armando BacotNorth Carolina12
Kihei ClarkVirginia5
Wendell Moore Jr.Duke3
Caleb LoveNorth Carolina2
Mark WilliamsDuke2


Preseason ACC Freshman of the Year

NameTeamVotes
Paolo BancheroDuke64
Trevor KeelsDuke5
Terquavion SmithNC State3
Dontrez StylesNorth Carolina3
Igor Milicic Jr.Virginia3
Wooga PoplarMiami1
Benny WilliamsSyracuse1
Cameron HildrethWake Forest1