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2016-17 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

2016-17 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
Atlantic Coast Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 15
TV partner(s) ACC Network, ESPN, Raycom Sports, Regional Sports Networks
NBA Draft
Top draft pick Jayson Tatum, Duke
Picked by Boston Celtics, 3rd overall
2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
First place North Carolina
Season MVP Justin Jackson, North Carolina
Top scorer Michael Young, Pittsburgh
ACC Tournament
Champions Duke
Finals MVP Luke Kennard, Duke
Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball seasons
2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 5 North Carolina 14 4   .778     33 7   .825
No. 16 Florida State 12 6   .667     26 9   .743
No. 14 Notre Dame 12 6   .667     26 10   .722
No. 10 Louisville 12 6   .667     25 9   .735
No. 7 Duke 11 7   .611     28 9   .757
No. 24 Virginia 11 7   .611     23 11   .676
Virginia Tech 10 8   .556     22 11   .667
Miami (FL) 10 8   .556     21 12   .636
Syracuse 10 8   .556     19 15   .559
Wake Forest 9 9   .500     19 14   .576
Georgia Tech 8 10   .444     21 16   .568
Clemson 6 12   .333     17 16   .515
NC State 4 14   .222     15 17   .469
Pittsburgh 4 14   .222     16 17   .485
Boston College 2 16   .111     9 23   .281
2017 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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. 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. 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.Georgia Tech head coach Josh Pastner was named Coach of the Year. Jackson was also named a consensus first-team All-American and Duke guard Luke Kennard was named a second team All-American.


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