The Blue Devils have an overhauled roster after getting to the NCAA Elite Eight, bringing in 10 new players that includes Jon Scheyer's latest top recruiting haul for his third season. They are the preseason favorite for the second straight year to win the ACC.

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg has yet to play his first official college basketball game, but he continues to add to his growing list of accolades. Flagg

The Newport native and potential No. 1 NBA draft pick is the only underclassman on the Associated Press's list.

The Associated Press released its 2024-25 preseason All-America men's basketball team on Monday, headlined by a heavy dose of returning stars and a incoming player with the most hype of any freshman in years .

Alabama's Mark Sears and North Carolina's RJ Davis headline The Associated Press preseason All-America men's basketball team.

Broome (16.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.2 apg, 2.2 bpg) is a returning third-team All-American and was a first-team All-SEC selection last season. He leads an Auburn team that's ranked No. 11 in the preseason AP poll. Broome earned 34 votes

Mark Sears, RJ Davis, Hunter Dickinson, Johni Broome, Caleb Love and Cooper Flagg were named to the AP preseason All-America college basketball team.

Alabama's Mark Sears and North Carolina's RJ Davis looked into the possibility of leaving for the NBA before deciding to return for another college season.

Five upperclassmen and one high-profile freshman make up the six-man preseason AP All-America men's basketball team announced Monday. Heralded Duke forward Cooper Flagg is the the only freshman to make the team with 24 out of 55 votes.