SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Notre Dame junior guard Markus Burton received some love when the ACC announced its 2025-26 preseason awards on Tuesday.

The Penn High School graduate and former Indiana Mr. Basketball winner was named a Preseason First Team All-ACC selection , becoming the first Irish player to garner the honor since senior forward John Mooney in 2019.

Burton averaged a league-best 23.5 points per game in ACC play last season and his 423 total points also broke a Notre Dame ACC play record.

Across all games last season, the Mishawaka native averaged 21.3 ppg, which ranked fifth in the country.

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