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Duke tabbed to win third straight ACC title, Virginia's De Ridder named preseason player of year

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 13). Duke tabbed to win third straight ACC title, Virginia's De Ridder named preseason player of year. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/duke-tabbed-to-win-third-straight-acc-title-virginia-s-de-ridder-named-preseason-player-of-year/article_d22fb5f0-c6b7-5ec5-bcee-2f200a1a5400.html

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Duke is projected to win the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship for a third consecutive year, receiving 45 out of 48 possible first-place votes from media members. Thijs De Ridder, a sophomore forward at Virginia, was named the ACC's preseason player of the year after averaging 15.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game as a freshman last season. The article highlights Duke and Virginia as strong contenders but also mentions other teams like Louisville and Miami within the top four predictions.

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Duke was picked to win its third straight Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championship in 2026, with 45 out of 48 first-place votes from media members. The Blue Devils are predicted to secure their 25th ACC title overall. Virginia's sophomore forward Thijs De Ridder was named the conference’s preseason player of the year, receiving 30 first-place votes. He averaged 15.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game last season and helped lead Virginia to the ACC title game before losing to Duke in the final by a score of 74-70. The first-team All-ACC preseason team also includes Duke's John Blackwell, Louisville’s Flory Budinga (an ex-Kansas player), and Miami players Shelton Henderson and Malik Reneau.

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Clemson Duke Louisville Miami Virginia

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Duke ORG · 6× Miami GPE · 4× Virginia GPE · 4× Louisville GPE · 3× ACC ORG · 2× Clemson ORG · 2× De Ridder PERSON · 2× Atlantic Coast Conference ORG · 1× CHARLOTTE GPE · 1× N.C. GPE · 1×

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De Ridder and Blackwell were joined on the first-team All-ACC preseason team by Louisville center Flory Budinga, a Kansas transfer and last year’s Big 12 Conference defensive player of the year, Duke’s Patrick Ngongba II and Miami’s Shelton Henderson.

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🔮 North Carolina was predicted to finish fifth, followed by Clemson.

2026-10-14 · Toronto Star

Duke tabbed to win third straight ACC title, Virginia's De Ridder named preseason player of year · assertive framing

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Duke has been picked to win its third straight Atlantic Coast Conference championship and 25th overall, while Virginia sophomore forward Thijs De Ridder was tabbed as the conference’s preseason player of the year on Tuesday. asserted

Ridder → pick → Tuesday

The Blue Devils received 45 of the possible 48 first-place votes from the panel of media members. asserted

Devils → receive → members

Virginia was picked to finish second, followed by Louisville and Miami, with each school receiving one vote. asserted

school → pick → vote

North Carolina was predicted to finish fifth, followed by Clemson. asserted

Carolina → predict → Clemson

Syracuse, under new coach Gerry McNamara was chosen to finish 11th. asserted

Syracuse → choose → McNamara

The 23-year-old De Ridder, who helped Virginia reach the ACC title game a year ago before losing to Duke 74-70, averaged 15.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game as a freshman. asserted

Virginia → help → freshman

He received 30 first-place votes for preseason player of the year, while Duke’s John Blackwell had 12. asserted

Blackwell → receive → 12

Ridder → join → year

The second team All-ACC included Miami’s Malik Reneau, Louisville’s Jackson Shelstad, Virginia’s Chance Mallory, Virginia Tech’s Amani Hansberry and Duke’s Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje. asserted

team → include → Reneau

Also making the All-Rookie team were Miami’s Caleb Gaskins, Duke’s Cameron Williams and Deron Rippey, North Carolina’s Maximo Adams and Clemson’s Harris Reynolds. asserted

Gaskins → make → team