The Virginia men’s basketball team was picked second in the ACC Operation Basketball 2015-16 Preseason Poll. Senior guard Malcolm Brogdon was selected the ACC Preseason Co-Player of the Year alongside North Carolina senior guard Marcus Paige.
The Tar Heels top the preseason poll after receiving 60 of the 89 first-place votes. The Cavaliers received 18 first-place votes, while third-place Duke received eight first-place votes. Notre Dame and Miami round out the top-five.
Both Brogdon and Paige were selected to the Preseason first team along with Florida State sophomore guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes, Duke freshman forward Brandon Ingram, and Notre Dame junior guard Demetrius Jackson. Ingram was also tabbed the ACC Preseason Freshman of the Year.
Fifth-year senior Anthony Gill was Virginia’s other representative on the Preseason All-ACC team. He was a second team selection.
Paige led a deep North Carolina team in scoring in 2014-15. With the exception of wing J.P. Tokoto, who declared for the NBA one season early, the Tar Heels return all key pieces of the team that reached the Sweet Sixteen last season.
Brogdon led a Cavaliers squad that lost in the round of 32 to Michigan State in scoring with 14 per game.
Virginia begins their season Nov. 13 with a home game against Morgan State.
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