Wake Forest Athletics
Demon Deacons Participate at ACC Operation Basketball
10/28/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Oct. 28, 2015
By Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@TieDyeNation)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Wake Forest head coach Danny Manning and seniors Codi Miller-McIntyre and Devin Thomas spent Wednesday at ACC Operation Basketball, the league's annual preseason media event. The trio spent the day doing interviews and photo shoots with local, regional and national media at both the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and at the ESPNU studios.
The Demon Deacons were selected 11th in the preseason ACC poll of media attending the event. Wake Forest returns four starters and 13 letterwinners from last year's squad.
Wake Forest opens the 2015-16 season on Nov. 6 as it hosts UNC Pembroke in an exhibition contest. The regular season starts a week later, on Nov. 13, as the Demon Deacons host UMBC.
ACC Operation Basketball 2015-16 Preseason Poll
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
Team & Points
1. North Carolina (60): 1292
2. Virginia (18): 1226
3. Duke (8): 1187
4. Notre Dame (1): 949
5. Miami: 841
6. Florida State (1): 827
7. Louisville: 821
8. NC State: 808
9. Syracuse (1): 666
10. Pitt: 623
11. Wake Forest: 391
12. Clemson: 359
13. Georgia Tech: 296
14. Virginia Tech: 260
15. Boston College: 134
2015-16 Preseason All-ACC Team
(votes in parenthesis)
First team
Marcus Paige, Sr., North Carolina (86)
Malcolm Brogdon, Sr., Virginia (77)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes, So., Florida State (43)
Brandon Ingram, Fr., Duke (29)
Demetrius Jackson, Jr., Notre Dame (28)
Second team
Anthony Gill, Sr., Virginia (27)
Grayson Allen, So., Duke (27)
Zach Auguste, Sr., Notre Dame (24)
Anthony "Cat" Barber, Jr., NC State (22)
Brice Johnson, Sr., North Carolina (22)
ACC Preseason Co-Players of the Year
Marcus Paige, Sr., North Carolina
Malcolm Brodgon, Sr., Virginia
ACC Preseason Freshman of the Year
Brandon Ingram, Duke
