The All-ACC team announcements were made Monday, and it's nice to see a few Blue Devils got mentioned. Josh McRoberts ended up with second team honors to go with his All-Defensive team award, while Jon Scheyer made it to the All Freshman squad. Damarcus Nelson ended up with honorable mentions in both the All-ACC team voting as well as the All-Defensive team.
Now, the sad, though not wholly unexpected part for Duke fans: In every category a Duke player was honored, they were the last, or nearly so, in votes. Josh McRoberts made second team as the fifth member with a total of 159 points, trailing the leader of second-team vote getters, J.R. Reynolds of Virginia by 73 votes and Zabian Dowdell, the fifth member of the first team by 143 points. Nowhere in the ballpark.
Jon Scheyer earned the last spot on the Freshman team with 54 points, beating Thaddeus Young by 12 points for that spot.
Look, the awards are cause for celebration. This team is a far cry from previous Duke teams, but the boys are our boys. We love them. It's been a tough season, and I'm happy that there were strong enough solo performances to be recognized alongside some really strong players, in the strongest conference top to bottom in the country.
Go Duke!
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