Coach K District Coach of the Year

POY - Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina

COY - Mike Krzyzewski, Duke

DISTRICT III (VA, NC, SC, MD) - Stephen Curry, Davidson Wayne Ellington, North Carolina x James Gist, Maryland Cliff Hammonds, Clemson x Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina Kyle Hines, UNC Greensboro x DeMarcus Nelson, Duke Sean Singletary, Virginia Kyle Singler, Duke Greivis Vasquez, Maryland I voted for Tyler as POY and Coach K COY and had seven of the ten players listed on my All District ballot.  x - are the players that did not make my team.

2008 All-ACC Men’s Basketball Individual Awards

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – DeMarcus Nelson, Duke (39)
(Receiving 5-or-more votes) – Toney Douglas, Florida State (17); James Gist, Maryland (11) Marcus Ginyard, North Carolina (9), Tyrelle Blair, Boston College (6)

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – Kyle Singler, Duke (44) (Receiving 5-or-more votes) – James Johnson, Wake Forest (30); J.J. Hickson, NC State (11)

COACH OF THE YEAR – Seth Greenberg, Virginia Tech (25)
(Receiving votes) – Frank Haith, Miami (23); Roy Williams, North Carolina (17); Oliver Purnell, Clemson (15); Mike Krzyzewski, Duke (8); Dino Gaudio, Wake Forest (2)

PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina (90)*

Here is one mans take on the week in the ACC.  Duke has had some crowning moments in the Queen City.  UNC will retire Tyler Hansbroughs number ... wonder if he will come back to play another year with his jersey in the rafters.