Duke was picked to finish first last year, but the Tar Heels swept the Blue Devils on the way to winning the regular-season title.

ACC player of the year RJ Davis didn’t play for the North Carolina Tar Heels in their exhibition win at Memphis on Tuesday night. But backcourt mate Seth Trimble sure did.

ACC Media Day took place in Charlotte, North Carolina last week. A pre-approved group of media members are joined by each coach from the ACC and (mostly) two players from each team. On3’s Jamie Shaw was one of the media members who was given access.

North Carolina’s returning All-American guard went down after a “basketball play” and did not return. The latest from UNC’s Blue-White Scrimmage, proceeds from which will be donated to hurricane relief efforts in Western North Carolina.

This story is the second in a four-part series highlighting an anonymous poll with ACC basketball players. Who's the best player in the league?

Reigan Richardson, the leading scorer on the Duke women's basketball team last season, made the Preseason All-ACC Team on Tuesday. Richardson averaged 12.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.0 steals per game in 2023-24.

Duke and North Carolina — both ranked in the top-10 in the preseason Associated Press poll — were picked as the top men's basketball teams in the ACC, according to a vote released Tuesday of media members that cover the league.