College 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.