2016–17 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

The 2016–17 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late December 2016 and concluded in March.

2016-17 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams15
TV partner(s)ACCN, ESPN, Raycom Sports, Regional Sports Networks, CBS
2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
First placeNorth Carolina
Season MVPJustin Jackson, North Carolina
Top scorerMichael Young, Pittsburgh
ACC tournament
ChampionsDuke
Finals MVPLuke Kennard, Duke
Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball seasons
2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 North Carolina144 .778337 .825
No. 16 Florida State126 .667269 .743
No. 14 Notre Dame126 .6672610 .722
No. 10 Louisville126 .667259 .735
No. 7 Duke117 .611289 .757
No. 24 Virginia117 .6112311 .676
Virginia Tech108 .5562211 .667
Miami (FL)108 .5562112 .636
Syracuse108 .5561915 .559
Wake Forest99 .5001914 .576
Georgia Tech810 .4442116 .568
Clemson612 .3331716 .515
NC State014 .000017 .000[3]
Pittsburgh414 .2221617 .485
Boston College216 .111923 .281
2017 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

With a win over Pittsburgh on February 25, 2017, North Carolina clinched at least a share of the ACC regular season championship for the second straight season, the eighth time in the 14 years under head coach Roy Williams, and the 31st time in school history.[1][2] A loss by Duke later that day gave the Tar Heels the outright regular season championship.

The ACC tournament was held from March 7–11, 2-17 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Duke defeated Notre Dame to with the tournament championship.[3][4] As a result, Duke received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

North Carolina forward Justin Jackson was named ACC Player of the Year.[5][6] Georgia Tech head coach Josh Pastner was named Coach of the Year.[7] Jackson was also named a consensus first-team All-American[8] and Duke guard Luke Kennard was named a second team All-American.[9]

Nine ACC schools (Duke, Florida State, Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest) received invitations to the NCAA tournament.[10] The conference achieved an 11–8 record in the NCAA tournament, however only North Carolina won more than one game.[11] North Carolina went on to with the NCAA Championship, defeating Gonzaga.[12] Clemson, Georgia Tech, and Syracuse received bids to the National Invitation Tournament.[13] The conference achieved a 5–3 record in the NIT, with Georgia Tech losing to TCU in the championship game.[14]

Head coaches

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Coaching changes

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  • On March 21, 2016, Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon left the school to take the head coaching position at his alma mater, TCU.[15] On March 27, 2016, the school hired Kevin Stallings as head coach.[16]
  • On March 25, 2016, Georgia Tech announced Brian Gregory would not return as head coach.[17] On April 8, 2016, the school hired Josh Pastner as head coach.[18]

Coaches

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TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at schoolOverall recordACC recordACC titlesNCAA tournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA Championships
Boston CollegeJim ChristianOhio329–676–480000
ClemsonBrad BrownellWright State7124–10356–660100
DukeMike KrzyzewskiArmy37998–271399–1661233125
Florida StateLeonard HamiltonWashington Wizards15304–196126–1240500
Georgia TechJosh PastnerMemphis121–168–100000
LouisvilleRick PitinoBoston Celtics16416–141188–8801572
MiamiJim LarrañagaGeorge Mason6139–6964–421310
North CarolinaRoy WilliamsKansas14398–115169–6581293
NC StateMark GottfriedAlabama6123–8648–580400
Notre DameMike BreyDelaware17382–187179–11301300
PittsburghKevin StallingsVanderbilt116–174–140000
SyracuseJim BoeheimSyracuse
(asst.)
40903–354361–21803251
VirginiaTony BennettWashington State8188–8388–502500
Virginia TechBuzz WilliamsMarquette353–4822–320100
Wake ForestDanny ManningTulsa343–5216–380100

Notes:

  • Year at school includes 2016–17 season.
  • Overall and ACC records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2016–17 season.
  • NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
  • NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools

Preseason

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Kyle Guy, Virginia
V. J. King, Louisville
Tony Bradley, North Carolina

Regular season

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Rankings

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Boston CollegeAP
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ClemsonAP
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DukeAP1 (58)1 (58)6555558718172118121017147
C1 (27)1 (27)3 (5)4 (2)4 (2)4 (1)4 (1)5 (1)871817211914111414713
Florida StateAPRVRV25RVRV23212012910615141719151616
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Georgia TechAP
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LouisvilleAP1312101411111069141213648781010
C14121014131111791511147476791014
MiamiAPRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV25RV
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North CarolinaAP65437789141199128108565
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NC StateAP
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Notre DameAP232125242320151420RV2521192214
C22212424212015121824201713161420
PittsburghAPRV
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SyracuseAP19181822RVRVRV
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VirginiaAP887614131212111916129121418232124
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Virginia TechAPRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV21RVRVRVRVRVRV
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Wake ForestAP
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Conference matrix

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This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 18 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent.

 Boston CollegeClemsonDukeFlorida StateGeorgia TechLouisvilleMiamiNorth CarolinaNC StateNotre DamePittsburghSyracuseVirginiaVirginia TechWake Forest
vs. Boston College1–01–01–01–01–01–01–00–12–01-01-11–02-02-0
vs. Clemson0–11–02–01–11–01–01–00–11–00–11–01-02–00–2
vs. Duke0–10–1-1–10–11–01–11–11–00–10–11–00-11–00–2
vs. Florida State0–10–21–11–00-10–21–00–11–11–01–00-10–10–1
vs. Georgia Tech0–11–11–00–11–01–00–11–11–10–11–11-01–01–0
vs. Louisville0–10–10–11–00–10–11–00–11–10–20–22-00–11–0
vs. Miami0–10–11–12–00–11–00–10–21–00–11-00-11–11–0
vs. North Carolina0–10–11–10–11–00–11–00–20–10–20–11-10–10–1
vs. NC State1–01–00–11–01–11–02–02–01–00–11–01-00–12–0
vs. Notre Dame0–20–11–01–11–11–10–11–00–10–10–11-00–10–1
vs. Pittsburgh0–11–01–00–11–02–01–02–01–01–01–11-11–01–0
vs. Syracuse1-10–10–10–11–12–00–11–00–11–01–10-11–00–1
vs. Virginia0–10–11–01–00–10–21–01–10–10–11–11–0-1–10–1
vs. Virginia Tech0–20–20–11–00–11–01–11–01–01–00–10–11-11–0
vs. Wake Forest0–22–02–01–00–10–10–11–00–21–00–11–01-00–1
Total2–166–1211–712–68–1012–610–814–44–1412–64–1410–811–710–89–9

Postseason

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ACC tournament

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First round
Tuesday, March 7
ESPN2/ACCN
Second round
Wednesday, March 8
ESPN/ACCN
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
ESPN/ACCN
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
ESPN/ACCN
Championship
Saturday, March 11
ESPN/ACCN
1North Carolina78
8Syracuse579Miami53
9Miami621North Carolina83
5Duke93
4Louisville77
5Duke795Duke81
12Clemson7512Clemson725Duke75
13NC State613Notre Dame69
2Florida State74
7Virginia Tech997Virginia Tech68
10Wake Forest9210Wake Forest902Florida State73
15Boston College783Notre Dame77
3Notre Dame71
6Virginia756Virginia58
11Georgia Tech5914Pittsburgh63
14Pittsburgh61

* Denotes Overtime Game

AP Rankings at time of tournament

NCAA tournament

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SeedRegionSchoolFirst Four2nd round3rd roundSweet 16Elite EightFinal FourChampionship
1SouthNorth CarolinaW, 103-64 vs. #16 Texas Southern(Greenville)W, 77–65 vs. #8 Arkansas(Greenville)W, 92-80 vs. #4 Butler(Memphis)W, 75–73 vs. #2 Kentucky(Memphis)W, 77–76 vs. #3 Oregon(Phoenix)W, 71–65 vs. #1 Gonzaga(Phoenix)
2EastDukeW, 87-65 vs. #15 Troy(Buffalo)L, 81–88 vs. #7 South Carolina(Buffalo)
2MidwestLouisvilleW, 78-63 vs. #15 Jacksonville State(Indianapolis)L, 69–73 vs. #7 Michigan(Indianapolis)
3WestFlorida StateW, 86-80 vs. #14 Florida Gulf Coast(Orlando)L, 66–91 vs. #11 Xavier(Orlando)
5EastVirginiaW, 76-71 vs. #12 UNC Wilmington(Orlando)L, 39–65 vs. #4 Florida(Orlando)
5WestNotre DameW, 60-58 vs. #12 Princeton(Buffalo)L, 71–83 vs. #4 West Virginia(Buffalo)
8MidwestMiamiL, 58-78 vs. #9 Michigan State(Tulsa)
9EastVirginia TechL, 74-84 vs. #8 Wisconsin(Buffalo)
11SouthWake ForestL, 88-95 vs. #11 Kansas State(Dayton)

National Invitation Tournament

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SeedBracketSchool1st round2nd roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
1SyracuseSyracuseW, 90-77 vs. #8 UNC Greensboro(Syracuse)L, 80–85 vs. #5 Ole Miss(Syracuse)
2IowaClemsonL, 69-74 vs. #7 Oakland(Clemson)
6SyracuseGeorgia TechW, 75-63 vs. #3 Indiana(Atlanta)W, 71–57 vs. #7 Belmont(Atlanta)W, 74–66 vs. #5 Ole Miss(Oxford)W, 76–61 vs. #8 Cal State Bakersfield(New York City)L, 56–88 vs. #4 TCU(New York City)

Honors and awards

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All-Americans

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Consensus All-Americans
First TeamSecond Team
Justin Jackson – North CarolinaLuke Kennard – Duke

To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the USBWA, The Sporting News and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

Associated Press[19][20]NABC[21]Sporting News[22]USBWA[23]
First Team
Justin Jackson – North CarolinaJustin Jackson – North CarolinaJustin Jackson – North Carolina
Second Team
Luke Kennard – DukeLuke Kennard – DukeLuke Kennard – DukeJustin Jackson – North Carolina
Luke Kennard –Duke
Third Team
Bonzie Colson – Notre DameBonzie Colson – Notre Dame
Honorable Mention
Donovan Mitchell – Louisville
Dennis Smith Jr. – NC State

ACC honors and awards

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2017 ACC Men's Basketball Individual Awards[24]
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of the YearJustin Jackson, F., NORTH CAROLINA
Coach of the YearJosh Pastner GEORGIA TECH
Defensive Player of the YearBen Lammers, C., GEORGIA TECH
Freshman of the YearDennis Smith Jr., G., N.C. STATE
Most Improved Player of the YearJohn Collins, C., WAKE FOREST
Sixth Man AwardSeth Allen, G., VIRGINIA TECH
2017 ACC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First TeamSecond TeamThird Team
Luke Kennard, So., G., DUKE
Justin Jackson, Jr., F., NORTH CAROLINA
John Collins, So., C., WAKE FOREST
Bonzie Colson, Jr., F., NOTRE DAME
Donovan Mitchell, So., G., LOUISVILLE
Dwayne Bacon, So., G., FLORIDA STATE
Dennis Smith Jr., Fr., G., N.C. STATE
Ben Lammers, Jr., C., GEORGIA TECH
Joel Berry II, Jr., G., NORTH CAROLINA
London Perrantes, Sr., G., VIRGINIA
Michael Young, Sr., F., PITTSBURGH
Jaron Blossomgame, Sr., F., CLEMSON
Andrew White, GS., F., SYRACUSE
Davon Reed, Sr., F., MIAMI
Jayson Tatum, Fr., F., DUKE
- denotes unanimous selection

NBA draft

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The ACC had 14 players drafted in the 2017 NBA draft. 10 players were drafted in the first round, and 4 players were drafted in the second round.

PGPoint guardSGShooting guardSFSmall forwardPFPower forwardCCenter
PlayerTeamRoundPick #PositionSchool
Jayson TatumBoston Celtics1st3SFDuke
Jonathan IsaacOrlando Magic1st6SF/PFFlorida State
Dennis Smith Jr.Dallas Mavericks1st9PGNC State
Luke KennardDetroit Pistons1st12SGDuke
Donovan MitchellDenver Nuggets1st13SGLouisville
Justin JacksonPortland Trail Blazers1st15SFNorth Carolina
John CollinsAtlanta Hawks1st19PFWake Forest
Harry GilesPortland Trail Blazers1st20PF/CDuke
Tyler LydonUtah Jazz1st24PFSyracuse
Tony BradleyLos Angeles Lakers1st28PF/CNorth Carolina
Frank JacksonCharlotte Hornets2nd31PGDuke
Davon ReedPhoenix Suns2nd32SGMiami
Dwayne BaconNew Orleans Pelicans2nd40SGFlorida State
Jaron BlossomgameSan Antonio Spurs2nd59SFClemson

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