Duke Blue Devils Sweep ACC Awards

0:00On March 9, Duke Blue Devils had a stellar regular season and just cleaned up at the ACC Awards for the 2025-26 season. They snagged five out of the six top honors announced this week. Freshman standout Cameron Booser took home both player of the year and rookie of the year, while senior Malig Brown earned defensive player of the year and six men of the year. Head coach John Shayer rounded it out with coach of the year. Booser dominated the voting with overwhelming support from coaches, landing on the all ACC first team in all rookie team 2. He averaged 22.7 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game. Brown made history as the first ever to win both his awards in one season, leading Duke with 60 steals and sharing the all defensive team spotlight, with team-made Dame Tsar. Fans and analysts are buzzing about Duke's dominance, especially after their 29 wins and two losses overall, including a 17-1. ACC record.

1:00That put them atop the conference standings for the second straight year and number one in the USA Today Sports Coaches poll. Shayer's leadership has everyone talking about another potential title run. Other Blue Devils got nons too, as A.A. Evans made the all ACC 13 with 14.5 points per game and solid shooting from deep. Center Patrick Engongba, the second earned honorable mention for his 10.7 points, 6 rebounds, and team leading 1.1 blocks per. Game anchoring the paint. With the ACC tournament of next, Duke looks prime to chase both, that crown and a deep NCAA run, building on this award hall and hot streak.