White, Lydon Honored By ACC
3/5/2017 4:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Graduate student Andrew White III earned third-team and sophomore Tyler Lydon was an honorable-mention selection on the 2016-17 All-ACC Basketball Team announced by the league on Sunday.
White averaged a squad-best 17.9 points per game during the regular season. He bolstered his average with a career-high 40 points against Georgia Tech on Saturday. Lydon averaged 13.4 points and 8.9 rebounds per game prior to the ACC Tournament.
North Carolina's Justin Jackson was the choice of 24 members of the voting panel (15 ACC head coaches, selected media) for ACC Player of the Year.
The voting panel selected NC State's Dennis Smith Jr. as the ACC Freshman of the Year. Georgia Tech's Josh Pastner was voted the ACC Coach of the Year, while Virginia Tech's Seth Allen earned recognition as Sixth Man of the Year. Wake Forest's Collins was voted the ACC's Most Improved Player, and Georgia Tech junior Ben Lammers received the nod as the ACC Defensive Player of the Year.
Jackson and Collins are joined on the All-ACC first team by Duke sophomore Luke Kennard, Notre Dame junior Bonzie Colson and Louisville sophomore Donovan Mitchell. Jackson, Kennard and Colson are also among the 15 college players that were named to the John R. Wooden Award national ballot on Saturday.
Dennis Smith is joined on the All-ACC second team by Florida State's Dwayne Bacon (16.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg), Georgia Tech's Lammers (14.6 ppg, 9.2 rpg), North Carolina's Joel Berry II (15.1 ppg, 3.7 apg) and Virginia's London Perrantes (12.8 ppg, 3.9 apg).
Pitt's Michael Young (19.9 ppg, 6.8 rpg), Clemson's Jaron Blossomgame (17.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg), Syracuse's Andrew White III (17.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg), Miami's Davon Reed (15.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg) and Duke's Jayson Tatum (16.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg) comprise the All-ACC third team.
Georgia Tech's Pastner, who won 167 games in his seven seasons at head coach at Memphis, was chosen the ACC Coach of the Year in his first year with the Yellow Jackets.
Virginia Tech's Allen 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.
Georgia Tech's Lammers leads the ACC and ranks third nationally with 3.32 blocked shots per game (103 in 31 games).
NC State's Smith and Duke's Tatum are joined on the All-ACC Freshman Team by Florida State's Jonathan Isaac (12.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg), Georgia Tech's Josh Okogie (15.5 ppg, 5.1 rpg) and Boston College's Ky Bowman (14.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg).
Virginia's Isaiah Wilkins, Louisville's Mitchell, Miami's Reed, Florida State's Xavier Rathan-Mayes and Duke's Matt Jones join Georgia Tech's Lammers on the 2016-17 All-ACC Defensive Team.
2016-17 All-ACC Teams, Honors
All-Atlantic Coast Conference
(5 points per 1st team vote, 3 points per 2nd team vote, 1 point per 3rd team vote)
White averaged a squad-best 17.9 points per game during the regular season. He bolstered his average with a career-high 40 points against Georgia Tech on Saturday. Lydon averaged 13.4 points and 8.9 rebounds per game prior to the ACC Tournament.
North Carolina's Justin Jackson was the choice of 24 members of the voting panel (15 ACC head coaches, selected media) for ACC Player of the Year.
The voting panel selected NC State's Dennis Smith Jr. as the ACC Freshman of the Year. Georgia Tech's Josh Pastner was voted the ACC Coach of the Year, while Virginia Tech's Seth Allen earned recognition as Sixth Man of the Year. Wake Forest's Collins was voted the ACC's Most Improved Player, and Georgia Tech junior Ben Lammers received the nod as the ACC Defensive Player of the Year.
Jackson and Collins are joined on the All-ACC first team by Duke sophomore Luke Kennard, Notre Dame junior Bonzie Colson and Louisville sophomore Donovan Mitchell. Jackson, Kennard and Colson are also among the 15 college players that were named to the John R. Wooden Award national ballot on Saturday.
Dennis Smith is joined on the All-ACC second team by Florida State's Dwayne Bacon (16.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg), Georgia Tech's Lammers (14.6 ppg, 9.2 rpg), North Carolina's Joel Berry II (15.1 ppg, 3.7 apg) and Virginia's London Perrantes (12.8 ppg, 3.9 apg).
Pitt's Michael Young (19.9 ppg, 6.8 rpg), Clemson's Jaron Blossomgame (17.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg), Syracuse's Andrew White III (17.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg), Miami's Davon Reed (15.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg) and Duke's Jayson Tatum (16.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg) comprise the All-ACC third team.
Georgia Tech's Pastner, who won 167 games in his seven seasons at head coach at Memphis, was chosen the ACC Coach of the Year in his first year with the Yellow Jackets.
Virginia Tech's Allen 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.
Georgia Tech's Lammers leads the ACC and ranks third nationally with 3.32 blocked shots per game (103 in 31 games).
NC State's Smith and Duke's Tatum are joined on the All-ACC Freshman Team by Florida State's Jonathan Isaac (12.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg), Georgia Tech's Josh Okogie (15.5 ppg, 5.1 rpg) and Boston College's Ky Bowman (14.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg).
Virginia's Isaiah Wilkins, Louisville's Mitchell, Miami's Reed, Florida State's Xavier Rathan-Mayes and Duke's Matt Jones join Georgia Tech's Lammers on the 2016-17 All-ACC Defensive Team.
2016-17 All-ACC Teams, Honors
All-Atlantic Coast Conference
(5 points per 1st team vote, 3 points per 2nd team vote, 1 point per 3rd team vote)
| First Team | School | Points |
| Luke Kennard | Duke | 265 |
| Justin Jackson | North Carolina | 256 |
| John Collins | Wake Forest | 265 |
| Bonzie Colson | Notre Dame | 253 |
| Donovan Mitchell | Louisville | 231 |
| Second Team | School | Points |
| 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 | School | Points |
| Michael Young | Pittsburgh | 85 |
| Jaron Blossomgame | Clemson | 67 |
| Andrew White III | Syracuse | 67 |
| Davon Reed | Miami | 66 |
| Jayson Tatum | Duke | 51 |
| All-Honorable Mention | School | 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 |
| James Artis | Pittsburgh | 17 |
| V.J. Beachem | Notre Dame | 12 |
| Steve Vasturia | Notre Dame | 11 |
| Tyler Lydon | Syracuse | 10 |
| All-Defensive Team | School | Points |
| 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 |
| All-Freshman Team | School | Points |
| Dennis Smith | NC State | 51 |
| Jonathan Isaac | Florida State | 51 |
| Jayson Tatum | Duke | 50 |
| Josh Okogie | Georgia Tech | 49 |
| Ky Bowman | Boston College | 32 |
Players Mentioned
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