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Daniel Wilco | NCAA.com | October 15, 2019

Jordan Nwora, Cole Anthony, and a trio of Blue Devils lead Andy Katz's Top 10 ACC players

Andy Katz previews his top 'glue guys' for the 2019-20 college basketball season

Andy Katz was in Charlotte last week for the ACC’s 2019 Operation Basketball, where he talked to players and coaches ahead of the 2019-20 season.

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Katz spoke to North Carolina coach Roy Williams, Louisville coach Chris Mack, and Virginia senior Braxton Key. You can listen to all of those interviews in this week’s edition of the March Madness 365 podcast here:

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Katz also ranked the top 10 players in the conference heading into the 2019-20 season. That list includes three players from Duke, two from Louisville, and one each from North Carolina, NC State, Syracuse, Pitt, and Florida State.

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Here is the full list:

Andy Katz’s Top 10 players in the ACC for 2019-20

10. Trent Forrest — Florida State

Trent Forrest

9. Steven Enoch — Louisville

Steven Enoch

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8. Xavier Johnson — Pitt

Xavier Johnson

7. Elijah Hughes — Syracuse

Elijah Hughes

6. Wendell Moore — Duke

Wendell Moore

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5. Vernon Carey Jr. — Duke

Vernon Carey Jr

4. Markell Johnson — NC State

Markell Johnson

3. Tre Jones — Duke

Tre Jones

2. Cole Anthony — North Carolina

Cole Anthony

1. Jordan Nwora — Louisville

Jordan Nwora

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