Markus Burton named to Preseason All-ACC First Team; Notre Dame picked 10th

Notre Dame junior point guard Markus Burton made the Preseason All-ACC First Team for the second-straight year, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon. Forty-six out of 49 total voters put Burton on their ballots.

Burton tied for third with Syracuse (and former Notre Dame) guard J.J. Starling for third in ACC Preseason Player of the Year voting, with both backcourt stars earning 2 votes each. The Mishawaka, Ind. native made second-team All-ACC last season, despite leading the league in scoring with 21.3 points per game.

As a team, Notre Dame was picked 10th out of 18 teams in the conference. The Irish finished tied with four other teams for ninth in the league last season at 8-12 (15-18 overall).

Burton, who was courted by interested parties to enter the transfer portal after the 2024-25 season ended, decided to stay at least one more year in South Bend. The Irish are glad he did, because no guard in the conference received as many All-ACC votes as the 6-foot superstar.

Burton hopes to lead Notre Dame to more team success after finishing below .500 in each of his first two seasons, which were also head coach Micah Shrewsberry‘s first two years at the helm. Shrewsberry brought in the No. 10 freshman class in the country, according to Rivals, led by top-20 recruit Jalen Haralson.

Here are the full ACC men’s basketball preseason pull results, with the regular season just 20 days away.

2025-26 Preseason All-ACC Team

First Team
Cameron Boozer, Duke (46 votes)
Darrion Williams, NC State, (45)
Markus Burton, Notre Dame (46)
Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville (36)
Ryan Conwell, Louisville (36)

Second Team
Boopie Miller, SMU (27)
J.J. Starling, Syracuse (27)
Isaiah Evans, Duke (24)
Baye Ndongo, Georgia Tech (24)
Caleb Wilson, North Carolina (24)

ACC Preseason Player of the Year voting

1. Darrion Williams, NC State (23 votes)
2. Cameron Boozer, Duke (19)
3. Two players tied
   • J.J. Starling, Syracuse (2)
   • Markus Burton, Notre Dame (2)
4. Three players tied
   • Donald Hand Jr., Boston College (1)
   • Baye Ndongo, Georgia Tech (1)
   • Caleb Wilson, North Carolina (1)

2025 ACC Preseason Poll: Notre Dame ranked 10th

1. Duke (866 voting points, 34 first-place votes)
2. Louisville (842, 15)
3. North Carolina (741)
4. NC State (710)
5. Virginia (623)
6. SMU (616)
7. Clemson (510)
8. Miami (500)
9. Syracuse (489)
10. Notre Dame (477)
11. Wake Forest (412)
12. Virginia Tech (355)
13. Georgia Tech (315)
14. Pitt (301)
15. Florida State (221)
16. California (156)
17. Stanford (138)
18. Boston College (107)