DBR Newsletter #102

ACC Regular Season Notes

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ACC Assists

I’ve been wanting to do some version of this for the last two years, but it was always too daunting to pull together at the end of the season. So this year, I’ve been cutting up clips of my favorite assists after every game. Duke has assisted on 59.6% of their made field goals on the season (39th), and 57.6% in ACC play (2nd) - and one of my favorite things under Coach Scheyer has been watching the ball movement on offense.¹ The only bad thing about all these dimes? The video is 23 minutes, so put it on 2x speed and enjoy the passing.

ACC Analytics

Here are KenPom’s conference-only analytics through the end of the regular season, along with per game specialty stats via CBB Analytics.

ACC regular season games only via KenPom

ACC regular season games only via KenPom

ACC regular season games only via CBB Analytics

ACC regular season games only via CBB Analytics

ACC regular season games only via CBB Analytics

ACC regular season games only via CBB Analytics

The ACC is currently fourth in both KenPom and Evan Miya’s newly updated conference rankings.

Ken Pom’s top-10 conferences as of March 9th

Evan Miya’s top-10 conferences as of March 9th

ACC Awards

Player of the Year - Cameron Boozer (Duke)
Defensive Player of the Year - Maliq Brown (Duke)
Rookie of the Year - Cameron Boozer (Duke)
Most Improved Player - Juke Harris (Wake Forest)
Sixth Man of the Year - Maliq Brown (Duke)
Coach of the Year - Jon Scheyer (Duke)

All-ACC Teams

First Team: Cameron Boozer (Duke); Caleb Wilson (UNC); Ebuka Okorie (Stanford); Malik Reneau (Miami); Thijs De Ridder (UVA)

Second Team: Boopie Miller (SMU); Juke Harris (WFU); Henri Veesaar (UNC); Tre Donaldson (Miami); Ryan Conwell (Louisville)

Third Team: Isaiah Evans (Duke); Mikel Brown (Louisville); Quadir Copeland (NCSU); Robert McCray (FSU); Dai Dai Ames (CAL)

Honorable Mention: Jaron Pierre (SMU); Donnie Freeman (Syracuse); RJ Godfrey (Clemson); Amani Hansberry (VT); Seth Trimble (UNC); Patrick Ngongba (Duke); Justin Pippen (CAL); Darrion Williams (NCSU); Jalen Haralson (ND); B.J. Edwards (SMU)

All-ACC Defensive Team

Maliq Brown (Duke); Ugonna Onyenso (UVA); B.J. Edwards (SMU); Dame Sarr (Duke), Ernest Udeh (Miami)

All-ACC Rookie Team

Cameron Boozer (Duke); Caleb Wilson (UNC); Ebuka Okorie (Stanford); Mikel Brown (Louisville); Thijs De Ridder (UVA)

Thanks for reading, Go Duke!

1. Assist rate under Jon Scheyer: 2023 (56.2%); 2024 (54.9%); 2025 (58.5%)