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ACC Basketball: Top 5 rising juniors for 2018-19

By Jerran Anderson

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 10: (EDITORS NOTE: Retransmission with alternate crop) Kyle Guy #5 of the Virginia Cavaliers reacts in the second half against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the championship game of the 2018 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament at Barclays Center on March 10, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 10: (EDITORS NOTE: Retransmission with alternate crop) Kyle Guy #5 of the Virginia Cavaliers reacts in the second half against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the championship game of the 2018 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament at Barclays Center on March 10, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 24: Zavier Simpson #3 of the Michigan Wolverines looks to pass against the Michigan Wolverines during the first half in the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament West Regional Final at Staples Center on March 24, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 24: Zavier Simpson #3 of the Michigan Wolverines looks to pass against the Michigan Wolverines during the first half in the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament West Regional Final at Staples Center on March 24, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

5. Trent Forrest, Florida State

The Seminoles will need to replace the losses of Braian Angola (12.5 points per game), Ike  Obiagu (2.1 blocks per game) and C.J. Walker (8.0 points per game) next season, but given what remains, they should be in good shape. 6-foot-5 guard Trent Forrest is prime for another season where his production peaks.

Forrest put up 7.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists despite only starting two games in 2017-18. It seems the writing was on the wall for others as he ended up averaging 25.6 minutes per game off the bench last season.

His playmaking ability gives the Seminoles’ a lot of versatility, something that led to their 23-12 overall record in 2017-18. Forrest wasn’t the greatest shooter from 3-point range (21.4 percent) but he still shot 49.1 percent from the floor in his 34 appearances as a sophomore.

Forrest put up career-highs in points (21) and assists (11) as a sophomore. As a junior, he has an opportunity to set the bar even higher as his role should grow.