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.

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 star guard Mark Sears received 54 of 55 possible votes from AP voters, while UNC star RJ Davis received 51 votes.

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

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

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

In Cooper Flagg's first handful of minutes as a starter in the 2024-25 Duke basketball team's exhibition opener versus the Division II Lincoln (Pa.) Lions in Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday afternoon, the 6-foot-9, 205-pound phenom forward tallied four points and two assists while shooting 2-for-2 from the floor.

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