Atlantic Coast Conference media members picked North Carolina to win the ACC in 2022-23 and named Armando Bacot the Preseason ACC Player of the Year in voting results announced on Tuesday. Also ranked No. 1 nationally in the preseason Associated Press poll, the Tar Heels are the preseason ACC favorites for the first time since the 2015-16 season.
Bacot, a senior, and junior guard Caleb Love earned spots on the Preseason First-Team All-ACC Team, while junior guard RJ Davis was on the second team. Bacot was the leading vote-getter on the first team with 100 votes, and Love was third with 58.