Seth Allen
Virginia Tech guard Seth Allen has been named the ACC Sixth Man of the Year, as announced by the league on Sunday.
Allen, a senior from Woodbridge, Virginia, has come off the bench in 24 of the 29 games in which he has appeared, averaging 13.1 points, 3.3 assists and 2.3 rebounds while playing close to 29 minutes per contest. He has scored in double-figures 21 times and enters the ACC Tournament with 20-or-more points in three of his last seven games. Allen scored the eventual game-winning basket in five of the Hokies’ 10 ACC wins this season.
Allen was also named honorable mention All-ACC. He is joined by teammate Zach LeDay, who earned honorable mention honors for the second consecutive season. LeDay leads the Hokies in scoring and rebounding this season and scored in double figures in 28 of the 30 games to date.
Allen was also named honorable mention All-ACC. He is joined by teammate Zach LeDay, who earned honorable mention honors for the second consecutive season. LeDay leads the Hokies in scoring and rebounding this season and scored in double figures in 28 of the 30 games to date.
Justin Jackson of North Carolina was named ACC Player of the Year and is joined on the first team by John Collins of Wake Forest, Bonzie Colson of Notre Dame, Luke Kennard of Duke and Donovan Mitchell of Louisville.
Josh Pastner of Georgia Tech was named the league’s Coach of the Year and Dennis Smith Jr., of NC State earned Freshman of the Year honors. Collins was named Most Improved Player and Ben Lammers of Georgia Tech was named Defensive Player of the Year.
All-Atlantic Coast Conference
53 total voters
(Five points per first team vote, three points per second team vote, one point per third team vote)
First Team
Luke Kennard Duke 265
Justin Jackson North Carolina 256
John Collins Wake Forest 255
Bonzie Colson Notre Dame 253
Donovan Mitchell Louisville 231
Second Team
Dwayne Bacon Florida State 141
Dennis Smith Jr. NC State 126
Ben Lammers Georgia Tech 109
Joel Berry II North Carolina 102
London Perrantes Virginia 90
Third Team
Michael Young Pittsburgh 85
Jaron Blossomgame Clemson 67
Andrew White III Syracuse 67
Davon Reed Miami 66
Jayson Tatum Duke 51
All-Honorable Mention (10-or-more points)
Kennedy Meeks North Carolina 34
Matt Farrell Notre Dame 25
Zach LeDay Virginia Tech 24
Jerome Robinson Boston College 23
Jonathan Isaac Florida State 20
Seth Allen Virginia Tech 18
Jamel Artis Pittsburgh 17
V.J. Beachem Notre Dame 12
Steve Vasturia Notre Dame 11
Tyler Lydon Syracuse 10
All-Defensive Team
Ben Lammers Georgia Tech 50
Isaiah Wilkins Virginia 41
Donovan Mitchell Louisville 39
Davon Reed Miami 25
Xavier Rathan-Mayes Florida State 19
Matt Jones Duke 19
ACC Freshman of the Year
Dennis Smith NC State 36
Jayson Tatum Duke 8
Josh Okogie Georgia Tech 3
Ky Bowman Boston College 3
Jonathan Isaac Florida State 3
ACC Coach of the Year
Josh Pastner Georgia Tech 24
Roy Williams North Carolina 8
Mike Brey Notre Dame 7
Leonard Hamilton Florida State 4
Danny Manning Wake Forest 3
Buzz Williams Virginia Tech 3
Jim Larrañaga Miami 2
Rick Pitino Louisville 2
ACC Defensive Player of the Year
Ben Lammers Georgia Tech 37
Isaiah Wilkins Virginia 6
Kamari Murphy Miami 4
Matt Jones Duke 3
Xavier Rathan-Mayes Florida State 1
Dennis Smith NC State 1
Steve Vasturia Notre Dame 1
ACC Most Improved
John Collins Wake Forest 26
Ben Lammers Georgia Tech 15
Matt Farrell Notre Dame 9
Justin Jackson North Carolina 1
Luke Kennard Duke 1
Donovan Mitchell Louisville 1
ACC Sixth Man of the Year
Seth Allen Virginia Tech 43
Tadric Jackson Georgia Tech 4
Frank Jackson Duke 3
Marcquise Reed Clemson 2
Markell Johnson NC State 1
— Courtesy of VT Athletics