According to GoDuke.com Duke had 5 team members make the All-ACC Academic Team: Amile Jefferson (3rd straight year), Marshall Plumlee, Grayson Allen, Jusise Winslow and Tyus Jones. I've got a feeling that our other players probably just barely missed making the All-ACC Academic Team.
All-ACC Academic Team
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Good job to all the Devils that made the list. Sorry you have to actually go to class to earn the honors; unlike your counterparts at Cheater Hill.
What's up with all the Communication majors at Louisville? Kind of surprised UVA doesn't have anyone on the list.
All-ACC Academic Team
All-ACC Academic Team
That's great to see that Grayson, Justise and Tyus aren't just there for basketball and are holding their own in the classroom too, which is not easy given the time the devote to the team. Bravo (to Amile and Marsall too)!
That's five of our eight(?) scholarship players--not bad.
That's five of our eight(?) scholarship players--not bad.
I also was very surprised to see UVA with no honorees.
Congrats to all the Duke players who made it, great job on the floor, and in the classroom.
Congrats to all the Duke players who made it, great job on the floor, and in the classroom.
18 of the 22 honorees were from Louisville, Duke, Virginia Tech, and Pittsburgh... Virgina, BC, ND, Syracuse, FSU, Wake, and NC State were without a single student athlete on the All-ACC Academic Team. From the outside it appears that most schools (either through coaches or academic advisors) try to guide their players towards certain majors. I'm guessing Communications is that way at Louisville... Duke really is no different. You'd be hard pressed to find five players in the last 25 years who haven't majored in History, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, or African-American Studies. Matt Christensen received a degree in Civil Engineering, Shane Battier in Religion, and Nick Horvath in Physics. I'm sure there are others out there, but not many.
To my surprise Louisville had the most with 7 including Montrezl Harrell, Duke was next with 5 and that team down the road had only one with Marcus Page.
Maybe other UNC players were eligible but Roy had them turn it down.
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Maybe other UNC players were eligible but Roy had them turn it down.
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gottago, that's rich (lmao)!! Great timing!!
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Most highly rated recruits playing basketball in the ACC are majoring in basketball. It's the most lucrative career choice for them.
Duke had 2 Lady Blue Devils (Rebecca Greeneell and Elizabeth Williams) make the women's All-ACC Academic team. That's 7 total players from the men's and women's basketball teams to make the All-ACC Academic Team this year.