SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball forward Elijah Hughes, who led the ACC in scoring this season, has been named first-team all-conference, the ACC announced Monday morning.
Hughes — a 6’6 junior from Beacon, N.Y. who transferred to Syracuse from East Carolina after his freshman year — led all ACC players with a scoring average of 18.8 points per game this season. He also averaged 4.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per contest and contributed about 1 steal and 1 block a game as well.
The 2019-20 All-ACC team was established by a 75-person selection panel comprised of the league’s 15 head coaches and 60 members of the media.
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The complete all-ACC teams are below (name, school, voting points received):
2020 All-ACC Team
First Team
Vernon Carey, Jr., Duke, 367
Jordan Nwora, Louisville, 359
John Mooney, Notre Dame, 351
Tre Jones, Duke, 348
Elijah Hughes, Syracuse, 305
Second Team
Mamadi Diakite, Virginia, 234
Devin Vassell, Florida State, 212
Garrison Brooks, North Carolina, 209
Trent Forrest, Florida State, 200
Markell Johnson, NC State, 101
Third Team
Kihei Clark, Virginia, 98
Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech, 87
Aamir Simms, Clemson, 79
Cole Anthony, North Carolina, 69
Olivier Sarr, Wake Forest, 63
Honorable Mention
Landers Nolley, II, Virginia Tech, 58
Michael Devoe, Georgia Tech, 48
Brandon Childress, Wake Forest 44
Chris Lykes, Miami, 32
M.J. Walker, Florida State, 22
Braxton Key, Virginia, 16
Dwayne Sutton, Louisville 15
Steffon Mitchell, Boston College, 11
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