North Carolina State University Athletics
Men's Basketball Picked to Finish Eighth
10/19/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Oct. 19, 2011
Charlotte, N.C. -
The NC State men’s basketball team was picked to finish eighth in the 2011-12 preseason ACC poll voted on media members at today’s ACC Operation Basketball in Charlotte.
Team Finish:
1-North Carolina (57) - 706
2-Duke (2) - 649
3-Florida State - 560
4-Virginia - 463
5-Miami - 455
6-Virginia Tech - 411
7-Clemson - 403
8-NC State - 316
9-Maryland - 264
10-Georgia Tech - 176
11-Wake Forest - 109
12-Boston College - 90
Preseason All-ACC:
Harrison Barnes, UNC - 59*
John Henson, UNC - 47
Tyler Zeller, UNC - 46
Malcolm Grant, Miami - 32
Seth Curry, Duke - 20 (t)
Mike Scott, Virginia - 20 (t)
*denote unanimous
Preseason Player of the Year:
Harrison Barnes, North Carolina - 57
John Henson, North Carolina - 2
Preseason Rookie of the Year:
Austin Rivers, Duke - 57
James Michael McAdoo - 1
Nick Faust, Maryland - 1
Fans will be able to get their first glimpse of the Pack on Saturday, Nov. 5, when NC State holds its Red-White Scrimmage at the RBC Center. The starting time will be three hours prior to the NCSU-UNC football game.
