Clemson picked to finish 3rd in ACC

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Defending national champion North
Carolina and Duke are co-favorites to win the Atlantic Coast
Conference this season.
    The Tar Heels and Blue Devils shared first place in voting at
Sunday’s ACC Operation Basketball, the first tie in the four-decade
history of the preseason event.
    Duke earned 25 of 48 first-place votes from media members and
finished with 545 points, while North Carolina earned 20
first-place votes and also finished with 545 points.
    Clemson was picked third, followed by Georgia Tech, Maryland,
Wake Forest, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Boston College, Miami,
Virginia and North Carolina State.
    In addition, Duke’s Kyle Singler was voted preseason ACC player
of the year and Georgia Tech’s Derrick Favors was voted rookie of
the year.