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Greivis Vasquez is the ACC player of the year, and Gary Williams is the ACC's coach of the year..

The Maryland star today won the league's top individual honor following a season in which he averaged nearly 20 points and helped lead the Terrapins to a share of the regular-season title.

Vasquez received 39 of a possible 53 votes by members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Duke's Jon Scheyer received 12 votes and Virginia Tech's Malcolm Delaney had two.

Vasquez is the sixth Maryland player to win the award and the first since Juan Dixon in 2002. He was a unanimous selection to the all-ACC first team a day earlier.

Coach of the year: Gary Williams, Maryland

Williams was an overwhelming choice to win the award for the second time and first since 2002 — when he won the national championship. He received 42 of 53 votes. Duke's Mike Krzyzewski was second with eight votes.

Williams' Terrapins enter this week's ACC tournament in Greensboro as the league's hottest team.

They have won seven straight, hold the No. 2 seed and earned a share of the regular-season title with a 13-3 league record — their best since going 15-1 during the national title season in 2001-02.

Rookie of the year: Derrick Favors, Georgia Tech

He got 45 of 53 votes from members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.

Favors is the 11th Georgia Tech player to win the award and first since Chris Bosh in 2003. No other school has won more than eight times.

The 6-foot-10 Favors averaged 11.9 points and 8.4 rebounds this season to lead all league freshmen in scoring, rebounding, double-doubles, blocked shots and shooting percentage. He was named rookie of the week four times this season.

Favors reached double figures in scoring in his first nine college games, then scored in double figures for the last five games — including a 21-point, 18-rebound effort against Maryland in February.

Maryland's Jordan Williams was second with six votes after helping the Terrapins earn a share of the league's regular-season title.

Defensive player of the year: Chris Singleton of Florida State

Singleton was the leading vote-getter on the league's all-defensive team after leading the league in steals at 2.3 per game. He also averaged 1.5 blocks per game.

Teammate Solomon Alabi was had the second-highest vote total after leading the league with 2.3 blocks per game.