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Three Blue Devils Earn All-ACC Honors

March 10, 2008
DeMarcus Nelson, Kyle Singler and Greg Paulus earned 2007-08 All-ACC honors on Monday, making Duke the only team with three selections this year.  DeMarcus earned first-team honors while Kyle and Greg were third-team honorees. Additionally, DeMarcus was the leading vote-getter on the ACC All-Defensive Team and Kyle earned a spot the ACC All-Freshman Team.
 
Most First Team All-ACC Picks since 1998
1. Duke: 18
2. UNC: 10
3. Maryland: 4
 
All-ACC Selections since 1985
1. Duke: 63
2. UNC: 57
3. Maryland: 39
 
Most First Team All-ACC Picks by Active Coaches
1. Coach K: 32
2. Roy Williams: 11
3. Gary Williams: 6
 
*Coach K has coached 68 All-ACC selections.  All other active ACC coaches combined have coached 84 All-ACC picks.
 
*This year marks the 21st time in school history that three Duke players earned All-ACC recognition.
 
*Since the ACC All-Defensive Team made its debut in 2000, Duke is the only school that has had at least one player selected each season (12 total selections — 4 more than any program).

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