Shawn's preseason All-ACC ballot

The results of the voting, which took place at Tuesday's Operation Basketball event in Charlotte, will be announced later this week

T.J. Gibbs is back. So are Jalen Carey, Nate Laszewski and Jairus Hamilton.

None of the four received my vote on the preseason ballot, which I cast at Tuesday’s Operation Basketball in Charlotte, but they underscore the difficulty of this season’s voting.

There were 121 ballots cast at the last year’s ACC media day. Notre Dame’s Gibbs is the only one who received a vote and is back for this season. Carey, Laszewski and Hamilton are the only players who received votes for Freshman of the Year who returned.

In a league that always features players leaving early for the pros, the ACC seems to have even more turnover than usual this season. But here are the new faces that have impressed me the most.

All ACC team:

Tre Jones, Duke: The sophomore point guard gave the Blue Devils a huge boost when he returned to school for year two. His on-ball defense is suffocating, and without Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett creating their own shots, his assist numbers should go way up (see video below). He just needs to hit the outside shot more consistently.

Markell Johnson, NC State: It’s tempting, and not altogether crazy, to come up with an All-ACC team made up entirely of point guards. Johnson will likely be among the conference leaders in assists, steals and scoring.

John Mooney, Notre Dame: One of two players who made the end-of-season All-ACC third team who returned this year (all 10 players on the first two teams are gone, the big man led the conference in rebounding. With Rex Pflueger back, shooting from outside and driving, it should give Mooney more room to move inside this season.

Jordan Nwora, Louisville: The other member of the third team who’s back, Nwora was eighth in rebounding, sixth in scoring. He has a good chance of being the best player on the best team in the league.

Cole Anthony, UNC: The spectacular freshman point guard got Roy Williams to break Carolina’s decades-old rule against letting freshmen talk to the media. Wait and see what he does once he starts actually playing games.

Preseason Player of the Year: Tre Jones, Duke—He’ll be the heart and soul of the conference’s most visible team—and potentially a Final Four squad.

Preseason Rookie of the Year: Cole Anthony, UNC

Predicted order of finish:

1. Louisville

2. Duke

3. North Carolina

4. Virginia

5. Florida State

6. Virginia Tech

7. NC State

8. Syracuse

9. Boston College

10. Clemson

11. Notre Dame

12. Miami

13. Pittsburgh

14. Wake Forest

15. Georgia Tech