ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

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ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
Conference basketball championship
Atlantic Coast Conference logo.svg
Sport Basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Number of teams15
Format Single-elimination tournament
Current stadiumRotates – Barclays Center in 2022
Current locationRotates – Brooklyn, New York, in 2022
Played1954–present
Last contest 2022
Current champion Virginia Tech
Most championships Duke Blue Devils (21)
TV partner(s) ESPN, ACCN
Official website TheACC.com Men's Basketball
Sponsors
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The ACC Men's Basketball Tournament (popularly known as the ACC Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It has been held every year since the ACC's first basketball season concluded in 1954, with only one exception (the 2020 tourney was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The ACC Tournament is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

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Tournament champions

Since July 1, 1961, the ACC's bylaws have included the phrase "and the winner shall be the conference champion" in referring to the tournament,[ citation needed ] meaning that the conference tournament winner is the only champion of the ACC.

YearChampionScoreRunner-upTournament MVPVenueCity
1954 NC State 82–80 (OT) Wake Forest Dickie Hemric Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
1955 NC State 87–77 Duke Ron Shavlik
1956 NC State 76–54 Wake Forest Vic Molodet
1957 North Carolina 95–75 South Carolina Lennie Rosenbluth
1958 Maryland 86–75 North Carolina Nick Davis
1959 NC State 80–56 North Carolina Lou Pucillo
1960 Duke 64–59 Wake Forest Doug Kistler
1961 Wake Forest 96–81 Duke Len Chappell
1962 Wake Forest 77–68 Clemson Len Chappell
1963 Duke 71–66 Wake Forest Art Heyman
1964 Duke 80–59 Wake Forest Jeff Mullins
1965 NC State 91–85 Duke Larry Worsley
1966 Duke 71–66 NC State Steve Vacendak
1967 North Carolina 82–73 Duke Larry Miller Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
1968 North Carolina 87–50 NC State Larry Miller Charlotte Coliseum (Independence) [lower-alpha 1] Charlotte, North Carolina
1969 North Carolina 85–74 Duke Charlie Scott
1970 NC State 42–39 (2OT) South Carolina Vann Williford
1971 South Carolina 52–51 North Carolina John Roche Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
1972 North Carolina 73–64 Maryland Bob McAdoo
1973 NC State 76–74 Maryland Tommy Burleson
1974 NC State 103–100 (OT) Maryland Tommy Burleson
1975 North Carolina 70–66 NC State Phil Ford
1976 Virginia 67–62 North Carolina Wally Walker Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
1977 North Carolina 75–69 Virginia John Kuester Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
1978 Duke 85–77 Wake Forest Jim Spanarkel
1979 North Carolina 71–63 Duke Dudley Bradley
1980 Duke 73–72 Maryland Albert King
1981 North Carolina 61–60 Maryland Sam Perkins Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
1982 North Carolina 47–45 Virginia James Worthy Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
1983 NC State 81–78 Virginia Sidney Lowe The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
1984 Maryland 74–62 Duke Len Bias Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
1985 Georgia Tech 57–54 North Carolina Mark Price The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
1986 Duke 68–67 Georgia Tech Johnny Dawkins Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
1987 NC State 68–67 North Carolina Vinny Del Negro Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
1988 Duke 65–61 North Carolina Danny Ferry Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
1989 North Carolina 77–74 Duke J.R. Reid The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
1990 Georgia Tech 70–61 Virginia Brian Oliver Charlotte Coliseum (Tyvola) [lower-alpha 2] Charlotte, North Carolina
1991 North Carolina 96–74 Duke Rick Fox
1992 Duke 94–74 North Carolina Christian Laettner
1993 Georgia Tech 77–75 North Carolina James Forrest
1994 North Carolina 73–66 Virginia Jerry Stackhouse
1995 Wake Forest 82–80 (OT) North Carolina Randolph Childress Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
1996 Wake Forest 75–74 Georgia Tech Tim Duncan
1997 North Carolina 64–54 NC State Shammond Williams
1998 North Carolina 83–68 Duke Antawn Jamison
1999 Duke 96–73 North Carolina Elton Brand Charlotte Coliseum (Tyvola) [lower-alpha 2] Charlotte, North Carolina
2000 Duke 81–68 Maryland Jay Williams
2001 Duke 79–53 North Carolina Shane Battier Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
2002 Duke 91–61 NC State Carlos Boozer Charlotte Coliseum (Tyvola) [lower-alpha 2] Charlotte, North Carolina
2003 Duke 84–77 NC State Daniel Ewing Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
2004 Maryland 95–87 (OT) Duke John Gilchrist
2005 Duke 69–64 Georgia Tech JJ Redick MCI Center Washington, D.C.
2006 Duke 78–76 Boston College JJ Redick Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
2007 North Carolina 89–80 NC State Brandan Wright St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida
2008 North Carolina 86–81 Clemson Tyler Hansbrough Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
2009 Duke 79–69 Florida State Jon Scheyer Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
2010 Duke 65–61 Georgia Tech Kyle Singler Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
2011 Duke 75–58 North Carolina Nolan Smith
2012 Florida State 85–82 North Carolina Michael Snaer Philips Arena Atlanta, Georgia
2013 Miami 87–77 North Carolina Shane Larkin Greensboro Coliseum [1] Greensboro, North Carolina
2014 Virginia 72–63 Duke Joe Harris
2015 Notre Dame 90–82 North Carolina Jerian Grant
2016 North Carolina 61–57 Virginia Joel Berry II Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
2017 Duke 75–69 Notre Dame Luke Kennard Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York
2018 Virginia 71–63 North Carolina Kyle Guy
2019 Duke 73–63 Florida State Zion Williamson Spectrum Center Charlotte, North Carolina
2020 Florida State declared champions. Tournament not completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
2021 Georgia Tech 80–75 Florida State Michael Devoe Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
2022 Virginia Tech 82–67 Duke Hunter Cattoor Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York
2023 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
2024 Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
  1. The Charlotte Coliseum on Independence Boulevard opened in 1956, closed in 1988 when the Charlotte Coliseum on Tyvola Road opened (that arena was demolished 2007), reopened in 1993 as Independence Arena. Cricket Wireless held naming rights from 2001 to 2006, and Bojangles' has held naming rights since 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 The Charlotte Coliseum on Tyvola Road opened in 1988 and closed in 2005, demolished in 2007.

Venues

VenueCityStateAppearancesLastYearsNotes
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 2820211967, 1971–75, 1977–80, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1995–98, 2003–04, 2006, 2010–11, 2013–15, 2020, 2021, 2023* [v 1]
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh North Carolina 1319661954–66
Charlotte Coliseum (Tyvola Road, demolished 2007) Charlotte North Carolina 820021990–94, 1999–2000, 2002
Charlotte Coliseum (Independence) Charlotte North Carolina 319701968, 1969, 1970 [v 2]
Capital Centre Landover Maryland 319871976, 1981, 1987
Omni Coliseum Atlanta Georgia 319891983, 1985, 1989
Georgia Dome Atlanta Georgia 220092001, 2009
Capital One Arena Washington D.C. 220162005, 2016, 2024* [v 3]
Barclays Center [2] Brooklyn New York 320222017, 2018, 2022
Spectrum Center Charlotte North Carolina 220192008, 2019 [v 4]
Amalie Arena Tampa Florida 120072007 [v 5]
State Farm Arena Atlanta Georgia 120122012 [v 6]

Notes

* Denotes the venue for a future ACC Men's Basketball Tournament.

  1. The Greensboro Coliseum is next scheduled to host the tournament in 2023.
  2. Charlotte Coliseum (Independence) adopted its current name of Bojangles' Coliseum in 2008, but after reopening in 1993, it was also known as Independence Arena and Cricket Arena, but never hosted an ACC men's tournament under any of its later names. (It hosted the ACC Women's Tournament from 1997–1999 as Independence Arena.)
  3. Capital One Arena was known as MCI Center when it hosted in 2005, and the Verizon Center in 2016.
  4. Spectrum Center was known as Charlotte Bobcats Arena when it served as the 2008 host. It was later known as Time Warner Cable Arena, but never hosted under that name.
  5. Amalie Arena was known as the St. Pete Times Forum when it hosted in 2007. It was originally known as the Ice Palace, and later as the Tampa Bay Times Forum, but never hosted under either name.
  6. State Farm Arena was known as Philips Arena when it hosted in 2012.

Tournament championships by school

SchoolYear joined [3] ChampionshipsYears
Duke 1953211960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2019
North Carolina 1953181957, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2016
NC State 1953101954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1965, 1970, 1973 [a] , 1974, 1983, 1987
Georgia Tech 197841985, 1990, 1993, 2021
Wake Forest 195341961, 1962, 1995, 1996
Virginia 195331976, 2014, 2018
Maryland 1953 [b] 31958, 1984, 2004
Virginia Tech 200412022
Notre Dame 201312015
Miami 200412013
Florida State 19911 [d] 2012
South Carolina 1953 [c] 11971
Louisville 20140
Syracuse 20130
Pittsburgh 20130
Boston College 20050
Clemson 19530

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