WBB: Johnson named to All-ACC Preseason Team; Hoos selected ninth

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Posted on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, 7:09 pm

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Virginia sophomore guard Kymora Johnson has been named a Preseason All-ACC selection following a vote by the league’s head coaches and Blue Ribbon Panel, the conference announced Tuesday. The Cavaliers were picked to finish ninth in the preseason poll.

Johnson comes off a freshman season in which she earned All-ACC second team and ACC All-Freshman honors, becoming the first UVA freshman to earn All-ACC team honors since Brandi Teamer accomplished the feat in 2002. Johnson is one of just two sophomores selected to the 2024-25 Preseason All-ACC team.

Johnson led the Cavaliers in scoring averaging 15.3 points per game. Among Virginia’s four wins over ranked opponents, Johnson led the Cavaliers in scoring in three of them, all of which were 20-point games.

Johnson logged eight 20-point performances including her career high of 35 points in Virginia’s victory at then-No. 15 Florida State.

Following her performance at FSU, she earned her first ACC weekly honor and was named the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Tamika Catchings national freshman of the week.

Johnson ranked third in assists per game (5.4) against conference opponents, and ranked second in assists per game among freshman in NCAA Division I. With 172 assists to her season tally, Johnson shattered the Virginia freshman assist record set by Sharneé Zoll in 2005.

Blue Ribbon Panel Preseason All-ACC Team (First-place votes – 79 voters)
Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame 921 (62 first-place votes)
Ta’Niya Latson, Florida State 734 (9 first-place votes)
Saniya Rivers, NC State 527 (2 first-place votes)
Aziaha James, NC State 473 (1 first-place vote)
Olivia Miles, Notre Dame 457 (4 first-place votes)
Sonia Citron, Notre Dame 331
Makayla Timpson, Florida State 315
Alyssa Ustby, North Carolina 308
Reigan Richardson, Duke 202
Kymora Johnson, Virginia 193 (1 first-place vote)

Newcomer Watch List
Toby Fournier, Duke 222
Imari Berry, Louisville 180
Kate Koval, Notre Dame 177
Zamareya Jones, NC State 116
Liza Karlen, Notre Dame 109

Blue Ribbon Panel Predicted Order of Finish (79 voters)
1. Notre Dame (70), 1726
2. NC State (8), 1617
3. Duke, 1446
4. Louisville, 1370
5. Florida State, 1335
6. North Carolina, 1279
7. Stanford (1), 1214
8. Miami, 883
9. Virginia, 877
10. Georgia Tech, 855
11. Syracuse, 801
12. Virginia Tech, 786
13. Clemson, 553
14. California, 546
15. Boston College, 533
16. SMU, 274
17. Wake Forest, 259
18. Pitt, 233