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2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season


FieldValue
title2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
color#193980
color text#ffffff
leagueNCAA Division I
sportBasketball
logo_size125px
no_of_teams12
TVACC Network, ESPN, Raycom Sports, Learfield Sports
seasonRegular Season
season_champs[North Carolina](2011-12-north-carolina-tar-heels-men-s-basketball-team)
season_champ_nameFirst place
MVPTyler Zeller, [North Carolina](2011-12-north-carolina-tar-heels-men-s-basketball-team)
MVP_linkACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
finalsACC Tournament
finals_link2012 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
finals_champ[Florida State](2011-12-florida-state-seminoles-men-s-basketball-team)
seasonslistnamesAtlantic Coast Conference men's basketball
prevseason_link2010–11 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
prevseason_year2010–11
nextseason_link2012–13 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
nextseason_year2012–13

| conf1_runner-up = | conf2_runner-up = | finals_runner-up = The 2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season is the 59th season for the league.

Preseason

The conference hosted its 50th annual media event, "Operation Basketball", on October 19 at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. At this event, the ACC media votes on how they believe each team will finish in the conference, the preseason All-ACC team, the preseason Player of the Year, and the preseason Rookie of the Year.

Preseason Poll

  1. North Carolina (57 first place votes)
  2. Duke (2)
  3. Florida State
  4. Virginia
  5. Miami
  6. Virginia Tech
  7. Clemson
  8. NC State
  9. Maryland
  10. Georgia Tech
  11. Wake Forest
  12. Boston College

Preseason All-ACC

  • Harrison Barnes (59 votes)– North Carolina
  • John Henson (47)– North Carolina
  • Tyler Zeller (46)– North Carolina
  • Malcolm Grant (32)– Miami
  • Mike Scott (20t)– Virginia
  • Seth Curry (20t)– Duke

Preseason Player of the Year

  • Harrison Barnes (57)- North Carolina
  • John Henson (2)- North Carolina

Preseason Rookie of the Year

  • Austin Rivers (57)– Duke
  • James Michael McAdoo (1)- North Carolina
  • Nick Faust (1)- Maryland

Rankings

Not ranked previous week

Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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Conference schedules

Composite matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

Boston CollegeClemsonDukeFlorida StateGeorgia TechMarylandMiamiNorth CarolinaNC StateVirginiaVirginia TechWake Forestvs. Boston Collegevs. Clemsonvs. Dukevs. Florida Statevs. Georgia Techvs. Marylandvs. Miamivs. North Carolinavs. NC Statevs. Virginiavs. Virginia Techvs. Wake ForestTotal4–128–813–312–44–126–109–714–29–79–74–124–12
0–11–00–11–11–02–01–02–01–01–12–0
1–01–01–10–21–01–01–01–11–11–10–2
0–10–11–10–10–21–01–10–10–10–20–2
1–01–11–10–10–11–10–10–10–20–20–1
1–12–01–01–01–11–01–01–11–01–01–1
0–10–12–01–01–11–12–01–02–00–10–1
0–20–10–11–10–11–12–02–01–00–10–1
0–10–11–11–00–10–20–20–20–20–10–1
0–21–01–01–01–10–10–22–01–00–10–2
0–11–11–02–00–10–20–12–00–11–10–1
1–11-12–02–00–11–01–01–01–01–11–0
0–22–02–01–01–11–01–01–02–01–00–1

Boston College

|- !colspan=9 style="background:#8B0000; color:#F0E68C;"| ACC Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#8B0000"|2012 ACC tournament

Clemson

|- !colspan=9 style="background:#F66733; color:#522D80;"| ACC Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#F66733"|2012 ACC tournament

Duke

|- !colspan=9 style="background:#00009C; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#00009C"|2012 ACC tournament |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#00009C"|2012 NCAA tournament

Florida State

|- !colspan=9 style="background:#540115; color:#CDC092;"| ACC Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#540115"|2012 ACC tournament |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#540115"|2012 NCAA tournament

Georgia Tech

|- !colspan=9 style="background:#CFB53B; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#CFB53B"|2012 ACC tournament

Maryland

|- !colspan=9 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FCD116;"| ACC Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#CE1126"|2012 ACC tournament

Miami

|- !colspan=9 style="background:#005030; color:#f47321;"| ACC Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#005030"|2012 ACC tournament

North Carolina

|- !colspan=9 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#56A0D3"|2012 ACC tournament |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#56A0D3"|2012 NCAA tournament

NC State

|- !colspan=9 style="background:#E00000; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#E00000"|2012 ACC tournament |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#E00000"|2012 NCAA tournament

Virginia

|- !colspan=9 style="background:#0D3268; color:#FF7C00;"| ACC Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0D3268; color:#FF7C00;"| 2012 ACC Tournament |- !colspan=9 style="background:#0D3268; color:#FF7C00;"| 2012 NCAA Tournament

Virginia Tech

|- !colspan=9 style="background:#660000; color:#CC5500;"| ACC Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#660000"|2012 ACC tournament

Wake Forest

|- !colspan=9 style="background:#CFB53B; color:#000000;"| ACC Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#CFB53B"|2012 ACC tournament

Postseason

Season awards

Player of the Year

  • Tyler Zeller

Rookie of the Year

  • Austin Rivers

Coach of the Year

  • Leonard Hamilton

Defensive Player of the Year

  • John Henson

All-Atlantic Coast Conference

First Team

  • Tyler Zeller1 – North Carolina
  • Mike Scott – Virginia
  • John Henson – North Carolina
  • Austin Rivers – Duke
  • Harrison Barnes – North Carolina 1 – Denotes unanimous selection Second Team
  • Kendall Marshall – North Carolina
  • Terrell Stoglin – Maryland
  • Michael Snaer – Florida State
  • C. J. Leslie – North Carolina State
  • Erick Green – Virginia Tech Third Team
  • Seth Curry – Duke
  • C. J. Harris – Wake Forest
  • Lorenzo Brown – North Carolina State
  • Kenny Kadji – Miami
  • Mason Plumlee – Duke

All-ACC Freshman team

  • Austin Rivers1 – Duke
  • Ryan Anderson 1– Boston College
  • Dorian Finney-Smith – Virginia Tech
  • Shane Larkin – Miami
  • Nick Faust – Maryland 1 – Denotes unanimous selection

All-ACC Defensive team

  • John Henson1 – North Carolina
  • Bernard James – Florida State
  • Jontel Evans – Virginia
  • Michael Snaer – Florida State
  • Andre Young – Clemson 1 – Denotes unanimous selection

[[2012 NBA draft]]

Main article: 2012 NBA draft

:The following 1st, 2nd & 3rd team All-ACC performers were listed as seniors: Tyler Zeller, Mike Scott. The deadline for entering the NBA draft is April 29, but once one has declared, the deadline for withdrawing the declaration and retaining NCAA eligibility is April 10. The deadline for submitting information to the NBA Advisory Committee for a 72-hour response is April 3.

:The following ACC underclassmen have sought the advice of the NBA's undergraduate advisory committee to determine his draft prospects: :The following ACC underclassmen declared early for the 2012 draft: Austin Rivers, Harrison Barnes, Kendall Marshall, John Henson, Terrell Stoglin :The following ACC underclassmen entered their name in the draft but who did not hire agents and opted to return to college:

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamSchool/club team
17SFUnited StatesGolden State WarriorsNorth Carolina (So.)
110SGUnited StatesNew Orleans HornetsDuke (Fr.)
113PGUnited StatesPhoenix SunsNorth Carolina (So.)
114PFUnited StatesMilwaukee Bucks (from Houston)North Carolina (Jr.)
117CUnited StatesDallas MavericksNorth Carolina (Sr.)
126PFUnited StatesIndiana PacersDuke (Sr.)
233PFUnited StatesCleveland Cavaliers (traded to Dallas)Florida St. (Sr.)
243PFUnited StatesAtlanta Hawks (from Phoenix)Virginia (Sr.)

References

References

  1. (2011). "ACC Operation Basketball Set for Wednesday, October 19". theacc.com.
  2. (2011). "2011 ACC Operation Basketball". theacc.com.
  3. (March 6, 2012). "North Carolina's Zeller Secures ACC Player of the Year". theacc.com.
  4. (March 6, 2012). "Duke's Rivers Is ACC's Rookie of the Year". theacc.com.
  5. (March 6, 2012). "Turnaround Architect Hamilton Named ACC Coach of the Year". theacc.com.
  6. (March 6, 2012). "UNC's Henson Repeats As Top Defensive Player". theacc.com.
  7. (March 5, 2012). "2011-12 All-ACC Men's Basketball Teams Announced by ACSMA". theacc.com.
  8. Snyder, Mark. (2012-03-21). "Michigan's Trey Burke inquiring about NBA draft status". [[USA Today]].
  9. Baumgardner, Nick. (2012-03-22). "Michigan point guard Trey Burke 'has nothing to lose' by seeking advisory {{sic". [[AnnArbor.com]].
  10. (2012-03-24). "Austin Rivers heads to NBA draft". [[ESPN]].
  11. Pickeral, Robbi. (2012-03-29). "Three UNC stars to enter NBA draft". [[ESPN]].
  12. Andy Katz. (April 30, 2012). "Maryland suspends two from program". [[ESPN]].
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