2015–16 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
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| 2015–16 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 15 |
| TV partner(s) | ACCN, ESPN, Raycom Sports, Regional Sports Networks, CBS |
| Regular season | |
| First place | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Season MVP | Malcolm Brogdon |
| ACC tournament | |
| Champions | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Finals MVP | Joel Berry II |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 North Carolina † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 33 | – | 7 | .825 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Virginia | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Miami (FL) | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Louisville* | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Duke | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC tournament and the 2016 NCAA tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2016 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2015–16 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late December 2015 and will conclude in March with the 2016 ACC men's basketball tournament at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
Preseason[edit]
ACC recruits at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
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Chase Jeter, Duke
Malachi Richardson, Syr
Rankings[edit]
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week |
| Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final | ||
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| Boston College | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Clemson | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Duke | AP | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 24 | RV | RV | 20 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | |
| C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 20 | RV | RV | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | |
| Florida State | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Georgia Tech | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Louisville | AP | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | |
| C | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 18 | RV | |||||||
| Miami | AP | RV | RV | 15 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 | |
| C | RV | RV | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | |
| North Carolina | AP | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | |
| C | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
| NC State | AP | RV | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Notre Dame | AP | 19 | 18 | 17 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | 19 | 23 | RV | |||||||
| C | 18 | 18 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 20 | RV | 17 | |||||||
| Pittsburgh | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||
| Syracuse | AP | 14 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||
| C | 19 | RV | RV | RV | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | AP | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| C | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
| Virginia Tech | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wake Forest | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Regular season[edit]
Conference matrix[edit]
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 College | Clemson | Duke | Florida State | Georgia Tech | Louisville | Miami | North Carolina | NC State | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh | Syracuse | Virginia | Virginia Tech | Wake Forest | |
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| vs. Boston College | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Clemson | 0–2 | – | 0-1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2-0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Duke | 0–1 | 1-0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0-1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Florida State | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0-2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0-1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Georgia Tech | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1-1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0-1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Louisville | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2-0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Miami | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1-1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. North Carolina | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 0-2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1-0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. NC State | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2-0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1-0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Notre Dame | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1-1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1-0 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Pittsburgh | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | 1-0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Syracuse | 0-2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 1-0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Virginia | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Virginia Tech | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1-1 | – | 0-2 |
| vs. Wake Forest | 0-1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1-1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | – |
| Total | 0-18 | 10-8 | 11-7 | 8-10 | 8-10 | 12-6 | 13-5 | 14-4 | 5-13 | 11-7 | 9-9 | 9-9 | 13-5 | 10-8 | 2-16 |
Postseason[edit]
ACC tournament[edit]
- March 8–12, 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.
| First round Tuesday, March 8 ESPN2/ACCN | Second round Wednesday, March 9 ESPN/ACCN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 ESPN/ACCN | Semifinals Friday, March 11 ESPN/ACCN | Championship Saturday, March 12 ESPN/ACCN | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 72 | 8 | Pittsburgh | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Syracuse | 71 | 1 | North Carolina | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Notre Dame | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Notre Dame | 84* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Duke | 92 | 5 | Duke | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | NC State | 75 | 12 | NC State | 89 | 1 | North Carolina | 61 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Wake Forest | 72 | 2 | Virginia | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Virginia | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Clemson | 85 | 10 | Georgia Tech | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 88* | 2 | Virginia | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Miami | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Miami | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 96 | 6 | Virginia Tech | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Florida State | 88 | 11 | Florida State | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Boston College | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
* Denotes Overtime Game
AP Rankings at time of tournament
NCAA tournament[edit]
| Seed | Region | School | First Four | 2nd round | 3rd round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East | North Carolina | W, 83-67 vs. #16 Florida Gulf Coast – (Raleigh) | W, 85-66 vs. #9 Providence – ([Raleigh) | W, 101-86 vs. #5 Indiana – (Philadelphia) | W, 88-74 vs. #6 Notre Dame – (Philadelphia) | W, 83-66 vs. #10 Syracuse – (Houston) | L, 74-77 vs. #10 Villanova – (Houston) | ||
| 1 | Midwest | Virginia | W, 81-45 vs. #16 Hampton – (Raleigh) | W, 77-69 vs. #9 Butler – (Raleigh) | W, 84-71 vs. #4 Iowa State – (Chicago) | L, 62-68 vs. #10 Syracuse – (Chicago) | ||||
| 3 | South | Miami | W, 79-72 vs. #14 Buffalo – (Providence) | W, 65-57 vs. #11 Wichita State – (Providence) | L, 69-92 vs. #2 Villanova – (Louisville) | |||||
| 4 | West | Duke | W, 93-85 vs. #13 UNC Wilmington – (Providence) | W, 71-64 vs. #12 Yale – (Providence) | L, 68-82 vs. #1 Oregon – (Anaheim) | |||||
| 6 | East | Notre Dame | W, 70-63 vs. #11 Michigan – (Brooklyn) | W, 76-75 vs. #14 Stephen F. Austin – (Brooklyn) | W, 61-56 vs. #7 Wisconsin – (Philadelphia) | L, 74-88 vs. #1 North Carolina – (Philadelphia) | ||||
| 10 | East | Pittsburgh | L, 43-47 vs. #7 Wisconsin – (St. Louis) | |||||||
| 10 | Midwest | Syracuse | W, 70-51 vs. #7 Dayton – (St. Louis) | W, 75-50 vs. #15 Middle Tennessee – (St. Louis) | W, 63-60 vs. #11 Gonzaga – (Chicago) | W, 68-62 vs. #1 Virginia – (Chicago) | L, 66-83 vs. #1 North Carolina – (Houston) |
National Invitation tournament[edit]
| Seed | Bracket | School | 1st round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | St. Bonaventure | Virginia Tech | W, 86-81 OT vs. #6 Princeton – (Blacksburg) | L, 77–80 vs. #2 BYU – (Provo) | |||
| 4 | Valparaiso | Florida State | W, 84-74 vs. #5 Davidson – (Tallahassee) | L, 69-81 vs. #1 Valparaiso – (Valparaiso) | |||
| 4 | South Carolina | Georgia Tech | W, 82-64 vs. #5 Houston – (Atlanta) | W, 83–66 vs. #1 South Carolina – (Columbia) | L, 72–56 vs. #2 San Diego State – (San Diego) |
Honors and awards[edit]
| 2016 ACC Men's Basketball Individual Awards[1] | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Malcolm Brogdon, G., VIRGINIA | |||||
| Coach of the Year | Jim Larranaga, MIAMI | |||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | Malcolm Brogdon, G., VIRGINIA | |||||
| Rookie of the Year | Brandon Ingram, F., DUKE | |||||
| Most Improved Player of the Year | Jaron Blossomgame, F., CLEMSON | |||||
| Sixth Man of the Year | Isaiah Hicks, F., NORTH CAROLINA | |||||
| 2016 ACC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams[1] | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| †Brice Johnson, Sr., F., NORTH CAROLINA †Malcolm Brogdon, Sr., G., VIRGINIA Cat Barber, Jr., G., N.C. STATE Grayson Allen, So., G., DUKE Jaron Blossomgame, Jr., F., CLEMSON | Michael Gbinije, Sr., F., SYRACUSE Sheldon McClellan, Sr., F., MIAMI Demetrius Jackson, Jr., G., NOTRE DAME Damion Lee, Sr., G., LOUISVILLE Brandon Ingram, Fr., F., DUKE | Marcus Georges-Hunt, Sr., G., GEORGIA TECH Anthony Gill, Sr., F., VIRGINIA Zach Auguste, Sr., F., NOTRE DAME Michael Young, Jr., F., PITTSBURGH Angel Rodríguez, Sr., G., MIAMI | ||||
| † - denotes unanimous selection | ||||||
NBA draft[edit]
The ACC had 9 players drafted in the 2016 NBA draft. 4 players were drafted in the first round, and 5 players were drafted in the second round.
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | Los Angeles Lakers | 1st | 2 | SF | Duke |
| Malik Beasley | Denver Nuggets | 1st | 19 | SG | Florida State |
| Malachi Richardson | Charlotte Hornets | 1st | 22 | SG | Syracuse |
| Brice Johnson | Los Angeles Clippers | 1st | 25 | PF | North Carolina |
| Malcolm Brogdon | Milwaukee Bucks | 2nd | 36 | PG/SG | Virginia |
| Chinanu Onuaku | Houston Rockets | 2nd | 37 | PF/C | Louisville |
| Demetrius Jackson | Boston Celtics | 2nd | 45 | PG | Notre Dame |
| Michael Gbinije | Detroit Pistons | 2nd | 49 | SF | Syracuse |
| Marcus Paige | Brooklyn Nets | 2nd | 55 | PG | North Carolina |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Press Release (March 6, 2016). "ACSMA Announces Basketball Postseason Awards, All-ACC Teams". theacc.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.