Because of the quick turnaround between the final game of the season and the All-ACC ballots being due, you have to start this legwork early. This is my exercise at getting the list of candidates to a manageable number.
My basic criteria were
1. Offensive rating for the season over 100
2. Used in more than 20% of their team's possessions
3. Played at least 25 minutes per game
That gave me 26 players and I added three because of special circumstances.
Kendall Marshall - Best passer in the league. Fell short of usage % criteria.
Jontel Evans - Best perimeter defender in the league. Fell short of offensive rating criteria.
Scott Wood - Most efficient offensive player in the league. Fell short of usage % criteria.
That gives me 29 names to parse through over the next 10 days. Here they are, by school.
| Player | Team |
| Andre Young | Clemson |
| Devin Booker | Clemson |
| Tanner Smith | Clemson |
| Austin Rivers | Duke |
| Mason Plumlee | Duke |
| Ryan Kelly | Duke |
| Seth Curry | Duke |
| Bernard James | Florida St. |
| Michael Snaer | Florida St. |
| Glen Rice | Georgia Tech |
| Terrell Stoglin | Maryland |
| Durand Scott | Miami FL |
| Kenny Kadji | Miami FL |
| Reggie Johnson | Miami FL |
| Harrison Barnes | North Carolina |
| John Henson | North Carolina |
| Kendall Marshall | North Carolina |
| Tyler Zeller | North Carolina |
| C.J. Leslie | North Carolina St. |
| Lorenzo Brown | North Carolina St. |
| Richard Howell | North Carolina St. |
| Scott Wood | North Carolina St. |
| Joe Harris | Virginia |
| Jontel Evans | Virginia |
| Mike Scott | Virginia |
| Dorenzo Hudson | Virginia Tech |
| Erick Green | Virginia Tech |
| C.J. Harris | Wake Forest |
| Travis McKie | Wake Forest |
