Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year

ACC Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year
ACC Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year
Awarded for	the most outstanding freshman male basketball player in the Atlantic Coast Conference
Country	United States
Presented by	Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association
First award	1976
Currently held by	Cooper Flagg, Duke

Last updated March 13, 2025

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year is an award given to the freshman basketball player in the Atlantic Coast Conference voted by members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association as the most outstanding freshman player.

Winners

Mike Gminski, Duke, 1977

Ralph Sampson, Virginia, 1980

Michael Jordan, North Carolina, 1982

Mark Price, Georgia Tech, 1983

Dennis Scott, Georgia Tech, 1988

Joe Smith, Maryland, 1994

Stephon Marbury, Georgia Tech, 1996

Chris Duhon, Duke, 2001

Chris Bosh, Georgia Tech, 2003

Chris Paul, Wake Forest, 2004

Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina, 2006

Kyle Singler, Duke, 2008

Sylven Landesberg, Virginia, 2009

Harrison Barnes, North Carolina, 2011

Olivier Hanlan, Boston College, 2013

Jabari Parker, Duke, 2014

Dennis Smith Jr., NC State, 2017

Zion Williamson, Duke, 2019

Vernon Carey Jr., Duke, 2020

Scottie Barnes, Florida State, 2021

Year	Player	School
1976	Jim Spanarkel	Duke
1977	Mike Gminski	Duke
1977	Hawkeye Whitney	NC State
1978	Gene Banks	Duke
1979	Buck Williams	Maryland
1980	Ralph Sampson	Virginia
1981	Sam Perkins	North Carolina
1982	Michael Jordan	North Carolina
1983	Mark Price	Georgia Tech^[1]
1984	Bruce Dalrymple	Georgia Tech
1985	Duane Ferrell	Georgia Tech
1986	Tom Hammonds	Georgia Tech
1987	J. R. Reid	North Carolina
1988	Dennis Scott	Georgia Tech
1989	Bryant Stith	Virginia
1990	Kenny Anderson	Georgia Tech
1991	Rodney Rogers	Wake Forest
1992	Bob Sura	Florida State
1993	Martice Moore	Georgia Tech
1994	Joe Smith	Maryland^[2]
1995	Greg Buckner	Clemson
1996	Stephon Marbury	Georgia Tech
1997	Ed Cota	North Carolina
1998	Robert O'Kelley	Wake Forest
1999	Chris Williams	Virginia
2000	Joseph Forte	North Carolina
2001	Chris Duhon	Duke
2002	Ed Nelson	Georgia Tech^[3]
2003	Chris Bosh	Georgia Tech^[4]
2004	Chris Paul	Wake Forest^[5]
2005	Marvin Williams	North Carolina^[6]
2006	Tyler Hansbrough	North Carolina
2007	Brandan Wright	North Carolina
2008	Kyle Singler	Duke^[7]
2009	Sylven Landesberg	Virginia
2010	Derrick Favors	Georgia Tech^[8]
2011	Harrison Barnes	North Carolina ^[9]
2012	Austin Rivers	Duke
2013	Olivier Hanlan	Boston College
2014	Jabari Parker	Duke ^[10]
2015	Jahlil Okafor	Duke ^[11]
2016	Brandon Ingram	Duke ^[12]
2017	Dennis Smith Jr.	NC State ^[13]
2018	Marvin Bagley III	Duke ^[14]
2019	Zion Williamson	Duke ^[15]
2020	Vernon Carey Jr.	Duke ^[16]
2021	Scottie Barnes	Florida State ^[17]
2022	Paolo Banchero	Duke ^[18]
2023	Kyle Filipowski	Duke ^[19]
2024	Markus Burton	Notre Dame ^[20]
2025	Cooper Flagg	Duke ^[21]

Winners by school

School (year joined)^[22]	Winners	Years
Duke (1953)	15	1976, 1977, 1978, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025
Georgia Tech (1978)	11	1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2010
North Carolina (1953)	9	1981, 1982, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011
Virginia (1953)	4	1980, 1989, 1999, 2009
Wake Forest (1953)	3	1991, 1998, 2004
NC State (1953)	2	1977, 2017
Maryland (1953)^{[a 1]}	2	1979, 1994
Boston College (2005)	1	2013
Clemson (1953)	1	1995
Florida State (1991)	2	1992, 2021
Notre Dame (2013)	1	2024
Miami (2004)	0	—
Pittsburgh (2013)	0	—
South Carolina (1953)^{[a 2]}	0	—
Syracuse (2013)	0	—
Virginia Tech (2004)	0	—

↑ Maryland left the ACC for the Big Ten Conference after the 2013–14 season.
↑ South Carolina left the ACC after the 1970–71 season. It is now a member of the Southeastern Conference.

References

↑ "Price Named Top ACC Rookie". oklahoman.com. The Oklahoman. March 16, 1983. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
↑ "No Surprise: TERPS' Smith Named Top Freshman In ACC". greensboro.com. Greensboro News & Record. March 16, 1994. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
↑ "Ed Nelson Named ACC Rookie of the Year". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletics. March 13, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
↑ "Chris Bosh named ACC Rookie of the Year". greensboro.com. Greensboro News & Record. March 19, 2003. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
↑ "Chris Paul is ACC Rookie of the Year". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. March 15, 2004. Retrieved April 9, 2007.
↑ Communications Athletic, UNC (March 15, 2005). "Marvin Williams Named ACC Rookie of the Year". goheels.com. UNC Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2005.
↑ Information Sports, Duke (March 11, 2008). "Kyle Singler Named ACC Freshman of the Year". goduke.com. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
↑ "Favors Named ACC Rookie of the Year". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech Institute of Technology. March 9, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
↑ "Duke's Nolan Smith Named ACC Player of the Year, Harrison Barnes Named Freshman of the Year". nesn.com. March 11, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
↑ "Jabari Parker Named ACC Rookie of the Year". Duke Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
↑ "Duke's Jahlil Okafor picked as ACC Player, rookie of year". Chicago Tribune. March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
↑ "ACSMA Announces Basketball Postseason Awards, All-ACC Teams". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
↑ "ACC Announces All-Conference Team, Postseason Awards". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
↑ "ACC Announces All-Conference Team, Postseason Awards". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
↑ "2019 Men's Basketball Awards Winners Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
↑ "2020 ACC Men's Basketball Award Winners Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference . Retrieved March 9, 2020.
↑ "ACC Men's Basketball Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference . Retrieved March 8, 2021.
↑ "ACC Unveils 2021-22 Men's Basketball Awards". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
↑ "Miami's Wong Leads ACC Basketball 2022-23 Season Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
↑ "UNC's RJ Davis Leads ACC Men's Basketball 2023-24 Season Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
↑ "Duke's Cooper Flagg Headlines ACC Men's Basketball 2024-25 Season Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 10, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
↑ "About the ACC". theACC.com. 2009. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2009.

External links

2008-09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide Click on the link "Pages 83-112" to access the Rookie of the Year information.
Duke Update: ACC Rookie of the Year

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[23] Maryland left the ACC for the Big Ten Conference after the 2013–14 season.

[24] South Carolina left the ACC after the 1970–71 season. It is now a member of the Southeastern Conference.

[1] "Price Named Top ACC Rookie". oklahoman.com. The Oklahoman. March 16, 1983. Retrieved August 10, 2012.

[2] "No Surprise: TERPS' Smith Named Top Freshman In ACC". greensboro.com. Greensboro News & Record. March 16, 1994. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

[3] "Ed Nelson Named ACC Rookie of the Year". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletics. March 13, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2009.

[4] "Chris Bosh named ACC Rookie of the Year". greensboro.com. Greensboro News & Record. March 19, 2003. Retrieved November 7, 2009.

[5] "Chris Paul is ACC Rookie of the Year". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. March 15, 2004. Retrieved April 9, 2007.

[6] Communications Athletic, UNC (March 15, 2005). "Marvin Williams Named ACC Rookie of the Year". goheels.com. UNC Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2005.

[7] Information Sports, Duke (March 11, 2008). "Kyle Singler Named ACC Freshman of the Year". goduke.com. Retrieved March 11, 2008.

[8] "Favors Named ACC Rookie of the Year". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech Institute of Technology. March 9, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2010.

[9] "Duke's Nolan Smith Named ACC Player of the Year, Harrison Barnes Named Freshman of the Year". nesn.com. March 11, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2011.

[10] "Jabari Parker Named ACC Rookie of the Year". Duke Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2014.

[11] "Duke's Jahlil Okafor picked as ACC Player, rookie of year". Chicago Tribune. March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.

[12] "ACSMA Announces Basketball Postseason Awards, All-ACC Teams". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.

[13] "ACC Announces All-Conference Team, Postseason Awards". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

[14] "ACC Announces All-Conference Team, Postseason Awards". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.

[15] "2019 Men's Basketball Awards Winners Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.

[16] "2020 ACC Men's Basketball Award Winners Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference . Retrieved March 9, 2020.

[17] "ACC Men's Basketball Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference . Retrieved March 8, 2021.

[18] "ACC Unveils 2021-22 Men's Basketball Awards". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.

[19] "Miami's Wong Leads ACC Basketball 2022-23 Season Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

[20] "UNC's RJ Davis Leads ACC Men's Basketball 2023-24 Season Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[21] "Duke's Cooper Flagg Headlines ACC Men's Basketball 2024-25 Season Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 10, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.

[MEMBERS-22] "About the ACC". theACC.com. 2009. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2009.

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Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year

Contents

Winners

Winners by school

See also

References

External links