To say it has been a disappointing season for the Pitt Panthers would be an understatement and that disappointment has been reflected in the ACC postseason honors.
The Panthers went without a member on the 2014-15 All-ACC Basketball Team, although both Jamel Artis and Michael Young were named honorable mentions.
Thanks to a very strong close to the conference season, Artis nearly cracked the third team, but finished seven points behind North Carolina’s Brice Johnson for a spot on that third team.
Artis proved to be Pitt’s best player at times throughout the ACC season and led the Panthers in scoring at 13.8 points per game.
Young was also dominant at times and finished the year averaging 13.5 points per game and also led Pitt in rebounding with 7.3 rebounds per night.
Pitt looks to be in pretty good shape going forward as both Artis and Young are only sophomores.
It is also worth noting that there were only three underclassmen on the ACC’s three teams so the future looks bright for the Pitt duo.
Here’s a look at the complete All-ACC teams.
2014-15 ACSMA All-ACC Teams
(First place votes in parenthesis, followed by total points)
First Team All-ACC
Jahlil Okafor, Fr., Duke (64) 320
Jerian Grant, Sr., Notre Dame (64) 320
Rakeem Christmas, Gr. Syracuse (51) 294
Malcolm Brogdon, Jr., Virginia (53) 293
Olivier Hanlan, Jr., Boston College (29) 246
Second Team All-ACC
Montrezl Harrell, Jr., Louisville (21) 220
Quinn Cook, Sr., Duke (23) 219
Terry Rozier, So., Louisville (2) 154
Trevor Lacey, Jr., NC State (2) 123
Justin Anderson, Jr., Virginia (5) 106
Third Team All-ACC
Marcus Paige, Jr., North Carolina (4) 97
Tyus Jones, Fr., Duke (2) 89
Pat Connaughton, Sr., Notre Dame 45
Anthony Gill, Jr., Virginia 42
Brice Johnson, Jr., North Carolina 40
Honorable Mention
Jamel Artis, So., Pittsburgh 33
Tonye Jekiri, Jr., Miami 32
London Perrantes, So., Virginia 31
Sheldon McClellan, Jr., Miami 31
Justise Winslow, Fr., Duke 29
Xavier Rathan-Mayes, Fr., Florida State 24
Michael Young, So., Pittsburgh 14
Angel Rodriguez, Jr., Miami 13
Codi Miller-McIntyre, Jr., Wake Forest 12
Kennedy Meeks, So.,North Carolina 10
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