2015–16 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

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..

2015–16 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams15
TV partner(s)ACCN, ESPN, Raycom Sports, Regional Sports Networks
Regular Season
First placeNorth Carolina Tar Heels
Season MVPMalcolm Brogdon
ACC Tournament
ChampionsNorth Carolina Tar Heels
Finals MVPJoel Berry II
2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 North Carolina †14–4 .778  33–7  .825
No. 4 Virginia13–5 .722  29–8  .784
No. 10 Miami (FL)13–5 .722  27–8  .771
No. 16 Louisville*12–6 .667  23–8  .742
Notre Dame11–7 .611  24–12  .667
No. 19 Duke11–7 .611  25–11  .694
Virginia Tech10–8 .556  20–15  .571
Clemson10–8 .556  17–14  .548
Pittsburgh9–9 .500  21–12  .636
Syracuse9–9 .500  23–14  .622
Georgia Tech8–10 .444  21–15  .583
Florida State8–10 .444  20–14  .588
NC State5–13 .278  16–17  .485
Wake Forest2–16 .111  11–20  .355
Boston College0–18 .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

Preseason
ACC recruits at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Dwayne Bacon, FSU
Luke Kennard, Duke
Brandon Ingram, Duke
Chase Jeter, Duke
Malachi Richardson, Syr

Rankings
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Main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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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
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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
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Miami AP RV RV 15 21 17 15 13 13 12 8 15 15 17 12 11 12 7 11 11
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North Carolina AP 1 1 9 9 3 11 7 7 6 5 2 2 2 9 5 7 8 7 3
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Pittsburgh AP RV RV RV RV RV 24 20 RV RV RV
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Syracuse AP 14 RV RV RV
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Virginia AP 6 6 12 10 10 8 5 5 4 13 13 11 9 7 7 3 4 4 4
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Virginia Tech AP
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Wake Forest AP
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Regular season

Conference matrix

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
vs. Boston College –2–01–01–01–01–01–02–01–02–01–02-01-01–01–0
vs. Clemson 0–2–0-11–11–10–10–11–01–01–00–10–12-01–00–1
vs. Duke 0–11-0–0–10–11–11–01–10–21–01–01–00-10–10–2
vs. Florida State 0–11–11–0–1–01–02–01–00-20–11–01–10-11–00–1
vs. Georgia Tech 0–11–11–00–1–2–01–01–00–11-11–11–00-11–00–1
vs. Louisville 0–11–01–10–10–2–1–00–10–11–00–20–12-00–10–1
vs. Miami 0–11–00–10–20–10–1–1–01–00–20–10–11-11–10–1
vs. North Carolina 0–20–11–10–10–11–00–1–0-21–00–10–21-00–10–1
vs. NC State 0–10–12–02-01–01–00–12–0–1–00–11–01-01–01–1
vs. Notre Dame 0–20–10–11–01-10–12–00–10–1–1–01–01-00–10–2
vs. Pittsburgh 0–11–00–10–11–12–01–01–01–00–1–0–21-01–10–1
vs. Syracuse 0-21–00–11–10–11–01–02–00–10–12–0–1-00–10–1
vs. Virginia 0–10–21–01–01–00–21–10–10–10–10–10–1–1–10–1
vs. Virginia Tech 0–10–11–00–10–11–01–11–00–11–01–11–01-1–0-2
vs. Wake Forest 0-11–02–01–01–01–01–01–01-12–01–01–01-02-0–
Total 0-1810-811-78-108-1012-613-514-45-1311-79-99-913-510-82-16

Postseason

ACC Tournament
Main article: 2016 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
  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 71  
8 Pittsburgh 72
9 Syracuse 71  
  1 North Carolina 78  
  4 Notre Dame 47  
4 Notre Dame 84*
    5 Duke 79  
5 Duke 92
    12 NC State 89  
12 NC State 75
13 Wake Forest 72  
1 North Carolina 61
2 Virginia 57
2 Virginia 72  
    10 Georgia Tech 52  
7 Clemson 85
10 Georgia Tech 88*  
  2 Virginia 73
  3 Miami 68  
3 Miami 88
    6 Virginia Tech 82  
6 Virginia Tech 96
    11 Florida State 85  
11 Florida State 88
14 Boston College 66  

* Denotes Overtime Game

AP Rankings at time of tournament

NCAA Tournament
Main article: 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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
Main article: 2016 National Invitation Tournament
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
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
Anthony 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

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.

PGPoint guard SGShooting guard SFSmall forward PFPower forward CCenter
PlayerTeamRoundPick #PositionSchool
Brandon IngramLos Angeles Lakers1st2SFDuke
Malik BeasleyDenver Nuggets1st19SGFlorida State
Malachi RichardsonCharlotte Hornets1st22SGSyracuse
Brice JohnsonLos Angeles Clippers1st25PFNorth Carolina
Malcolm BrogdonMilwaukee Bucks2nd36PG/SGVirginia
Chinanu OnuakuHouston Rockets2nd37PF/CLouisville
Demetrius JacksonBoston Celtics2nd45PGNotre Dame
Michael GbinijeDetroit Pistons2nd49SFSyracuse
Marcus PaigeBrooklyn Nets2nd55PGNorth Carolina

References
  1. Press Release (2016-03-06). "ACSMA Announces Basketball Postseason Awards, All-ACC Teams". theacc.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
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