Published Mar 11, 2024
Miami Basketball: Norchad Omier earns All-ACC Second Team honors
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami forward Norchad Omier was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Second Team on Tuesday when the ACC announced its league-wide awards on ACC Network.

This is the second All-ACC honor for Omier, as he collected Third Team recognition in 2022-23.

Omier has been a dominant force for the Hurricanes this season, leading the team in scoring (17.0) and rebounding (9.9). He is the only ACC player averaging at least 17 points and nine rebounds per game this year and currently sits in the top seven among league players in both categories.

Omier has recorded an ACC-leading 16 double-doubles in 2023-24 and ranks second in rebounding (9.9) and third in field goal percentage (.557). He has tallied 15 points and 15 rebounds on three occasions this season, and he is the only ACC player to do so three or more times.

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The Bluefields, Nicaragua, native eclipsed the 1,500-point mark in his career earlier this season, becoming one of 11 active Division I men’s basketball players with 1,500 career points and 1,000 career rebounds.

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In addition to Omier, Miami freshman Kyshawn George received a vote for Rookie of the Year. He finished the regular season averaging 7.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in his first year at Miami.

The Hurricanes will participate in the 2024 ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament in Washington, D.C., beginning on March 12. No. 14 Miami will face No. 11 Boston College in the tournament's first round at 7 p.m. on ACC Network.


2023-24 ALL-ACC TEAM


FIRST TEAM

Name, School, Points

RJ Davis, North Carolina, 373

PJ Hall, Clemson, 363

Kyle Filipowski, Duke, 346

Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest, 292

Blake Hinson, Pitt, 280


SECOND TEAM

Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 271

Reece Beekman, Virginia, 263

Judah Mintz, Syracuse, 219

Norchad Omier, Miami, 172

Quinten Post, Boston College, 135


THIRD TEAM

DJ Horne, NC State, 109

Harrison Ingram, North Carolina, 91

Jeremy Roach, Duke, 85

Markus Burton, Notre Dame, 69

Sean Pedulla, Virginia Tech, 62


HONORABLE MENTION

Joseph Girard III, Clemson, 54

Jamir Watkins, Florida State, 47

Jared McCain, Duke, 29

Ian Schieffelin, Clemson, 24

Miles Kelly, Georgia Tech, 16

Carlton Carrington, Pitt, 12

Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, Louisville, 10

Ryan Dunn, Virginia, 10


Note: All-ACC Team points are determined using a 5-3-1 system (five points for the first team, three points for the second team, and one point for the third team).


Player of the Year

RJ Davis, North Carolina, 68 votes

Kyle Filipowski, Duke, 3

PJ Hall, Clemson, 2

Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 1

Quinten Post, Boston College, 1


Defensive Player of the Year

Reece Beekman, Virginia, 43 votes

Ryan Dunn, Virginia, 19

Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 4

Maliq Brown, Syracuse, 4

Quinten Post, Boston College, 2

Jaeden Zackery, Boston College, 1

Jack Clark, Clemson, 1

Quadir Copeland, Syracuse, 1


Rookie of the Year

Markus Burton, Notre Dame, 46 votes

Jared McCain, Duke, 20

Carlton Carrington, Pitt, 5

Baye Ndongo, Georgia Tech, 2

Caleb Foster, Duke, 1

Kyshawn George, Miami, 1


Most Improved Player

Ian Schieffelin, Clemson, 30 votes

Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest, 18

Lynn Kidd, Virginia Tech, 12

Harrison Ingram, North Carolina, 5

Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, Louisville, 3

Malik Brown, Syracuse, 3

Devin McGlockton, Boston College, 3

Isaac McKneely, Virginia, 1


Sixth Man Of the Year

Ishmael Leggett, Pitt, 33 votes

Quadir Copeland, Syracuse, 20

Seth Trimble, North Carolina, 6

Kyle Sturdivant, Georgia Tech, 5

Mason Madsen, Boston College, 4

Primo Spears, Florida State, 4

Caleb Foster, Duke, 3


Coach of the Year

Hubert Davis, North Carolina, 49 votes

Jeff Capel, Pitt, 12

Adrian Autry, Syracuse, 6

Micah Shrewsberry, Notre Dame, 3

Jon Scheyer, Duke, 2

Brad Brownell, Clemson, 1

Damon Stoudamire, Georgia Tech, 1

Tony Bennett, Virginia, 1


All-Defensive Team

Reece Beekman, Virginia, 73 votes

Ryan Dunn, Virginia, 65

Maliq Brown, Syracuse, 48

Armando Bacot, North Carolina, 26

Quinten Post, Boston College, 21


All-Rookie Team

Markus Burton, Notre Dame, 73 votes

Jared McCain, Duke, 73

Carlton Carrington, Pitt, 65

Baye Ndongo, Georgia Tech, 60

Elliot Cadeau, North Carolina, 39

Courtesy of Miami Athletics

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