North Carolina State University Athletics
Brooks, Pierre Tabbed to All-ACC First Team
3/3/2026 5:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – NC State women's basketball team landed two players on the 2026 All-ACC First Team, as announced by the league Tuesday. Zoe Brooks and Khamil Pierre are unanimous first team selections by the Blue Ribbon Panel and the league's head coaches.
This year marks the third straight NC State women's basketball and head coach Wes Moore has landed two or more players on the All-ACC First Team and the 10th of the last 11 he has had at least one on the All-ACC First Team.
Brooks has earned her second straight All-ACC First Team nod. The starting point guard is averaging career-highs in points (16.5), rebounds (4.8), assists (4.3) and steals per game (1.7). She is on pace to join Miah Spencer as the only Pack player this century to average at least 14.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in a season. Brooks is ranked third in free throw percentage (.866) and assist/turnover ratio (1.97), sixth in scoring, seventh in assists per game and 12th in field goal percentage (.436) and steals per game in the ACC.
The Plainfield, New Jersey native registered a career-high 37 points at Virginia behind 8-of-15 shooting from the field, 2-of-2 from 3-point and a record-breaking 19-of-20 from the free throw line with five rebounds and five assists. She was named ACC Player of the Week and USBWA National Player of the Week.
Brooks has earned 24 10+ point games, nine 20+ point games, one 30+ point game and two double-doubles. In ACC play, she went 106-115 (93.0) from the free throw line and is the second NC State player with 100+ made free throws in conference play this century. Brooks surpassed 1,000 career points this season, ranking No. 28 on the all-time scoring list. She is fourth in single season free throws made (136).
Pierre has earned All-Conference First Team honors for the first time in her career. She has averaged 16.8 points and a career-high 11.9 rebounds per game and a 52.3 field goal percentage. She has 20 double-doubles, becoming the third player in program history to log 20+ double-doubles in a season. Pierre is ranked No. 3 in double-doubles and No. 7 in rebounds per game in the NCAA, while her double-double total and rebounding average leads the ACC and she is also fifth in scoring and sixth in field goal percentage.
The Phoenix native has scored in double figures in 24 straight games, the third longest streak by an NC State player this century. Her 37 double-doubles across the past two seasons is the most among Power 4 players. Pierre logged a career-high 21 rebounds against Green Bay, marking the third most in a game in school history. She followed that up with 20 rebounds at Oklahoma, being one of seven in the country with two 20-rebound games this season.
Pierre has logged 27 10+ point games, 21 10+ rebounding games and nine 20+ point games. She logged 25 points and 15 rebounds against Syracuse, becoming the first ACC player in conference play to have a 25+ point and 15+ rebound game for NC State. Pierre surpassed 1,000 career points four games into the season and has the third most double-doubles in a single season and fourth most rebounds (362) in school history.
The NC State women's basketball team is the No. 4 seed in the 2026 Ally ACC Tournament. NC State will play the winner of No. 12-seed Miami/No. 13-seed Stanford vs. No. 5-seed Notre Dame on Friday, March 6 at 1:30 p.m. in the quarterfinals on ACC Network.
2025-26 All-ACC Women's Basketball Team (as voted on by the league's Blue Ribbon Panel)
Player of the Year: Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Defensive Player of the Year: Hannah Hidalgo
Rookie of the Year: Uche Izoje, Syracuse
Coach of the Year:Â
Sixth Player of the Year: Imari Berry, Louisville
Most Improved Player Cassandre Prosper, Notre Dame
All-ACC First Team
Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Toby Fournier, Duke
Kymora Johnson, Virginia
Khamil Pierre, NC State
Zoe Brooks, NC State
Uche Izoje, Syracuse
Laura Ziegler, Louisville
Taina Mair, Duke
Ra Shaya Kyle, Miami
Talayah Walker, Georgia Tech
All-ACC Second Team
Nyla Harris, North Carolina
Lulu Twidale, California
Ashlon Jackson, Duke
Tajianna Roberts, Louisville
Nunu Agara, Stanford
Carleigh Wenzel, Virginia TechÂ
Mia Moore, Clemson
Indya Nivar, North Carolina
Cassandre Prosper, Notre Dame
Imari Berry, Louisville
All-Defensive Team
Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Toby Fournier, Duke
Uche Izoje, Syracuse
Indya Nivar, North Carolina
Taina Mair, Duke
Brianna Turnage, Georgia Tech
All-Freshman Team
Uche Izoje, Syracuse
Lara Somfai, Stanford
Arianna Roberson, Duke
Nyla Brooks, North Carolina
Theresa Hagans, Pitt
Milan Brown, Wake Forest
2025-26 All-ACC Team (as voted on by the league's head coaches)
Player of the Year: Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Defensive Player of the Year: Hannah Hidalgo
Rookie of the Year: Uche Izoje, Syracuse
Coach of the Year:Â
Sixth Player of the Year: Imari Berry, Louisville
Most Improved Player Cassandre Prosper, Notre Dame
All-ACC First Team
Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Toby Fournier, Duke
Kymora Johnson, Virginia
Khamil Pierre, NC State
Zoe Brooks, NC State
Uche Izoje, Syracuse
Laura Ziegler, Louisville
Nyla Harris, North Carolina
Tajianna Roberts, Louisville
Ashlon Jackson, Duke
All-ACC Second Team
Taina Mair, Duke
Ra Shaya Kyle, Miami
Mia Moore, Clemson
Lulu Twidale, California
Carleigh Wenzel, Virginia Tech
Carys Baker, Virginia Tech
Nunu Agara, Stanford
Talayah Walker, Georgia Tech
Indya Nivar, North Carolina
Laila Phelia, Syracuse
All-Defensive Team
Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Toby Fournier, Duke
Uche Izoje, Syracuse
Indya Nivar, North Carolina
Taina Mair, Duke
Brianna Turnage, Georgia Tech
All-Freshman Team
Uche Izoje, Syracuse
Arianna Roberson, Duke
Lara Somfai, Stanford
Nyla Brooks, North Carolina
Hailee Swain, Stanford
Theresa Hagans, Pitt
