Virginia Tech Forward Grant Basile Earns All-ACC Honorable Mention

On Monday afternoon, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced its 2022-23 All-ACC awards. Virginia Tech forward Grant Basile, who earned Honorable Mention accolades, was the only Hokie recognized.

A Pewaukee, Wis. native, Basile transferred to Blacksburg from Wright State in the offseason. He had quite the impact in his first year with Tech, averaging a team-high 16.5 points per game. His 364 points in ACC play ranked third.

Basile scored 33 points in back-to-back games against Boston College and Notre Dame in early February. He was the first Hokie to do so since Bryant Matthews in 2003. He also had a 30-point outing in the season-opener vs. Delaware State, becoming the first Tech player with three 30-point games in a season since Erick Green had four in 2012-13.

Entering the ACC tournament, which starts on Tuesday in Greensboro, N.C., Basile’s scored in double figures in 15 consecutive games. He shot 51.9% from the floor, 39.7% from behind the arc this season while grabbing 5.5 rebounds per game. Statistically, he led the league with an offensive rating of 115.6 amongst players with at least 24% of possessions used, per KenPom.

Basile and Tech face Notre Dame on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET in the ACC tournament. He was 13-of-19 against the Fighting Irish in the first meeting in South Bend, knocking down three 3-pointers and grabbing seven rebounds in the process.

Virginia Tech forward Justyn Mutts earned two votes for ACC Defensive Player of the Year. Guard Sean Pedulla also received a few nominations and finished second for the ACC Most Improved Player with 14 votes behind Boston College’s Quinten Post.

Below is the full list of 2022-23 ACC award winners. Miami’s Isaiah Wong was named ACC Player of the Year while Pitt’s Jeff Capel was nominated Coach of the Year.

2022-23 ACC Award Winners

All-ACC Team

First Team
Isaiah Wong, Miami, 337
Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 324
Tyree Appleby, Wake Forest, 319
Hunter Tyson, Clemson, 271
Jamarius Burton, Pitt, 262
 
Second Team
Kyle Filipowski, Duke, 258
Terquavion Smith, NC State, 243
Jarkel Joiner, NC State, 203
Jordan Miller, Miami, 148
Blake Hinson, Pitt, 132
 
Third Team
Norchad Omier, Miami, 131
PJ Hall, Clemson, 126
Kihei Clark, Virginia, 102
Jesse Edwards, Syracuse, 54
Reece Beekman, Virginia, 54
 
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
DJ Burns Jr., NC State, 24
Caleb Love, North Carolina, 21
 
Note: All-ACC Team points are determined on a 5-3-1 system (five points for first team, three points for second team, one point for third team).
 
Player of the Year
Isaiah Wong, Miami, 30 votes
Tyree Appleby, Wake Forest, 23
Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 9
Hunter Tyson, Clemson, 4
Kyle Filipowski, Duke, 3
Jamarius Burton, Pitt, 3
Jarkel Joiner, NC State, 2
Jeremy Roach, Duke, 1
 
Rookie of the Year
Kyle Filipowski, Duke, 68 votes
Judah Mintz, Syracuse, 7
 
All-Defensive Team
Reece Beekman, Virginia, 63 votes
Jesse Edwards, Syracuse, 56
Leaky Black, North Carolina, 55
Dereck Lively II, Duke, 45
Kihei Clark, Virginia, 26
 
All-Freshman Team
Kyle Filipowski, Duke, 75 votes
Judah Mintz, Syracuse, 72
Tyrese Proctor, Duke, 51
JJ Starling, Notre Dame, 39
Dereck Lively II, Duke, 39
 
Coach of the Year
Jeff Capel, Pitt, 57 votes
Jim Larrañaga, Miami, 8
Brad Brownell, Clemson, 6
Kevin Keatts, NC State, 2
Tony Bennett, Virginia, 2
 
Defensive Player of the Year
Reece Beekman, Virginia, 29 votes
Leaky Black, North Carolina, 18
Jesse Edwards, Syracuse, 13
Dereck Lively II, Duke, 6
Federiko Federiko, Pitt, 3
Ja’von Franklin, Georgia Tech, 3
Justyn Mutts, Virginia Tech, 2
Norchad Omier, Miami, 1
 
Most Improved Player
Quinten Post, Boston College, 23 votes
Sean Pedulla, Virginia Tech, 14
Jordan Miller, Miami, 14
Chase Hunter, Clemson, 10
Cameron Hildreth, Wake Forest, 3
Casey Morsell, NC State, 3
Wooga Poplar, Miami, 3
Jesse Edwards, Syracuse, 2
JJ Traynor, Louisville, 1
Federiko Federiko, Pitt, 1
Jeremy Roach, Duke, 1
 
Sixth Man of the Year
Nike Sibande, Pitt, 47 votes
Ben Vander Plas, Virginia, 8
Ryan Young, Duke, 7
Dariq Whitehead, Duke, 6
Bensley Joseph, Miami, 3
Deivon Smith, Georgia Tech, 2
Devin McGlockton, Boston College, 2

Here’s how David Cunningham voted for Tech Sideline:

David Cunningham’s Ballot

All-ACC Team

First Team
Tyree Appleby, Wake Forest
Norchad Omier, Miami
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
Jamarius Burton, Pitt
Terquavion Smith, NC State

Second Team
El Ellis, Louisville
Hunter Tyson, Clemson
Grant Basile, Virginia Tech
Judah Mintz, Syracuse
Isaiah Wong, Miami
 
Third Team
Blake Hinson, Pitt
Kyle Filipowski, Duke
Reece Beekman, Virginia
PJ Hall, Clemson
Jordan Miller, Miami

ACC Player of the Year
Tyree Appleby, Wake Forest

ACC Freshman of the Year
Judah Mintz, Syracuse

ACC All-Defensive Team
Reece Beekman, Virginia
Jesse Edwards, Syracuse
Dereck Lively II, Duke
Federiko Federiko, Pitt
Justyn Mutts, Virginia Tech

ACC All-Freshman Team
Judah Mintz, Syracuse
Kyle Filipowski, Duke
Dereck Lively II, Duke
Isaac McKneely, Virginia
Tyrese Proctor, Duke

ACC Coach of the Year
Jeff Capel, Pitt

ACC Defensive Player of the Year
Reece Beekman, Virginia

ACC Most Improved Player
Casey Morsell, NC State

ACC Sixth Man of the Year
Ryan Young, Duke