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UM is the only school with 3 players selected on the three All-ACC Teams.

El Ellis got 50 votes -- 4 behind Edwards and Beekman (the lowest vote getters on the 3rd Team). That's what playing on a horrendous team will do for you.

Here are the "Honorable Mentions" following 3rd Team Honors, and All-Freshman: Honorable Mention El Ellis, Louisville, 50 Grant Basile, Virginia Tech, 43 Judah Mintz, Syracuse, 40 Jeremy Roach, Duke, 35 Quinten Post, Boston College, 33 Jayden Gardner, Virginia, 31 RJ Davis, North Carolina, 26...

As a college coach, that's what you strive to do -- recruit players who are good enough to win for you in college but who aren't slam dunk pro prospects. That's a "sweet spot" Coach L seems adept at hitting often, going back to the Larkin/Kadji team.

If we had lost to Pitt, Bacot woulda won POY. Shows the power of Duke and Carolina that this would be the case for a player who led his team to a 7th place finish in the ACC.

3 players out of the 15 chosen for the three All ACC Teams. Not bad considering there are outstanding players on all 15 teams. Omier missing 2nd Team by one vote is the most disappointing result.

Well, can't be THAT many times. We are 24-6 after all. And, he still is option #1 for getting the ball to the hoop in crunch time, whether we like it or not. He has the handle to penetrate, shoot it himself/get fouled, or kick it back out to the perimeter. Moreso than any other player.

I agree with you. I'd give the nod to Omier amd MIller over Wong (in that order) but ... it doesn't work that way. Wong gets the nod based on years in the program playing at a high level. And, tbh, if you asked Coach L who he'd want to take the last shot in a tie game with the clock running...