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Freshman guard leads all honorees in scoring this season

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest freshman guard C.J. Harris has been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team, as announced by the league office on Wednesday.

Harris, who has yet to declare a major in his first year on campus, is one of 12 student-athletes on the team.

Harris has started 20 games for the Deacons this season and ranks third on the team with 9.8 points per game. The Winston-Salem native is a four-time ACC Rookie of the Week honoree.

Harris is the leading scorer among this year’s All-ACC Academic team honorees.

Harris is the seventh freshman in Wake Forest history to be named to the All-ACC Academic Team since the award’s inception in 1963. He joins Jerry Montgomery (1968-69), Tom Wise (1987-88), Broderick Hicks (1998-99), Chris Paul (2003-04), Kyle Visser (2003-04) and Gary Clark (2007-08) on the list.

Overall, Harris is the 19^th Demon Deacon to be named to the team.

To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.

2009-10 All-ACC Academic Team

Antoine Allen, Miami

Ben Boggs, Virginia Tech

C.J. Harris, Wake Forest

Luke Loucks, Florida State

Ryan Kelly, Duke

Jerome Meyinsse, Virginia

Glen Rice, Jr., Georgia Tech

Will Sherrill, Virginia

Tanner Smith, Clemson

Andre Young, Clemson

Tyler Zeller, North Carolina

Brian Zoubek, Duke

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