University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Young Selected Third Team All-ACC By League Coaches
3/7/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
PITTSBURGH – Pitt junior forward Michael Young was named to the Coaches All-ACC third team Monday. Young, who ranks among the league leaders in scoring, rebounds and field goal percentage, was also named Third Team All-ACC by ACSMA (media).
The Duquesne, Pa., native enters the 2016 New York Life ACC Tournament averaging 16.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, while shooting 54.0 percent (176-of-326) from the field and 79.0 percent (128-of-162) from the foul line. Young has scored in double figures in 28 of Pitt’s 30 games, including 17 times in ACC play. He is tied for fifth in the ACC in double-figure scoring games and it also tied for eighth with nine games with 20 or more points scored.
Young is the second Panther to earn All-ACC honors from ACSMA, joining Lamar Patterson who was a second team selection in 2014. Talib Zanna (2014), Jamel Artis (2015) and Young (2015) have received honorable mention status from the league’s media. Head coach Jamie Dixon has now had 20 all-conference selections (first, second or third team) during his 13 seasons at the helm of the Pitt program.
Pitt, 20-10 overall and 9-9 in the ACC, earned the No. 8 seed in the ACC Tournament and will play Syracuse (19-12, 9-9) in the second round of the event Wednesday, March 9. Tipoff is set for noon with ESPN and the ACC Network televising the contest.
2016 ACC Basketball Postseason Honors (Coaches)
ACC Player of the Year
Malcolm Brogdon, Sr., Virginia
ACC Freshman of the Year
Brandon Ingram, Duke
ACC Coach of the Year
Jim Larrañaga, Miami
ACC Defensive Player of the Year
Malcolm Brogdon, Sr., Virginia
ACC Most Improved Players of the Year
Jaron Blossomgame, Jr., Clemson
Grayson Allen, So., Duke
Sixth Man of the Year
Isaiah Hicks, Jr., North Carolina
All-Atlantic Coast Conference
First Team
*Brice Johnson, Sr., North Carolina
*Malcolm Brogdon, Sr., Virginia
Grayson Allen, So., Duke
Jaron Blossomgame, Jr., Clemson
Cat Barber, Jr., NC State
Second Team
Demetrius Jackson, Jr., Notre Dame
Sheldon McClellan, Sr., Miami
Brandon Ingram, Fr., Duke
Michael Gbinije, Sr., Syracuse
Marcus Georges-Hunt, Sr., Georgia Tech
Third Team
Damion Lee, Sr., Louisville
Anthony Gill, Sr., Virginia
Michael Young, Jr., Pittsburgh
Zach Auguste, Sr., Notre Dame
Tonye Jekiri, Sr., Miami
Honorable Mention:
Malik Beasley, Florida State, Fr.; Zach LeDay, Jr., Virginia Tech; Chinanu Onuaku, So., Louisville; London Perrantes, Jr., Virginia; Devin Thomas, Sr., Wake Forest.
All-ACC Freshman Team
Brandon Ingram, Duke
Malik Beasley, Florida State
Dwayne Bacon, Florida State
Malachi Richardson, Syracuse
Bryant Crawford, Wake Forest
All-ACC Defensive Team
Malcolm Brogdon, Sr., Virginia
Tonye Jekiri, Sr., Miami
Michael Gbinije, Sr., Syracuse
Landry Nnoko, Sr., Clemson
Chinanu Onuaku, So., Louisville
Brice Johnson, Sr., North Carolina
* Unanimous selection
