The 2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference is the 59th men's basketball season for the league.
Preseason The conference hosted its 50th annual media event, "Operation Basketball", on October 19 at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. At this event, the ACC media votes on how they believe each team will finish in the conference, the preseason All-ACC team, the preseason Player of the Year, and the preseason Rookie of the Year.
Preseason Poll North Carolina (57 first place votes) Duke (2) Florida State Virginia Miami Virginia Tech Clemson NC State Maryland Georgia Tech Wake Forest Boston College
Preseason All-ACC Harrison Barnes (59 votes)– North Carolina John Henson (47)– North Carolina Tyler Zeller (46)– North Carolina Malcolm Grant (32)– Miami Mike Scott (20t)– Virginia Seth Curry (20t)– Duke
Preseason Player of the Year Harrison Barnes (57)- North Carolina John Henson (2)- North Carolina
Preseason Rookie of the Year Austin Rivers (57)– Duke James Michael McAdoo (1)- North Carolina Nick Faust (1)- Maryland
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Conference schedules
Composite matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season. Boston CollegeClemsonDukeFlorida StateGeorgia TechMarylandMiamiNorth CarolinaNC StateVirginiaVirginia TechWake Forestvs. Boston College – 0–11–00–11–11–02–01–02–01–01–12–0vs. Clemson1–0 – 1–01–10–21–01–01–01–11–11–10–2vs. Duke0–10–1 – 1–10–10–21–01–10–10–10–20–2vs. Florida State1–01–11–1 – 0–10–11–10–10–10–20–20–1vs. Georgia Tech1–12–01–01–0 – 1–11–01–01–11–01–01–1vs. Maryland0–10–12–01–01–1 – 1–12–01–02–00–10–1vs. Miami0–20–10–11–10–11–1 – 2–02–01–00–10–1vs. North Carolina0–10–11–11–00–10–20–2 – 0–20–20–10–1vs. NC State0–21–01–01–01–10–10–22–0 – 1–00–10–2vs. Virginia0–11–11–02–00–10–20–12–00–1 – 1–10–1vs. Virginia Tech1–11-12–02–00–11–01–01–01–01–1 – 1–0vs. Wake Forest0–22–02–01–01–11–01–01–02–01–00–1 –Total 4–12 8–8 13–3 12–4 4–12 6–10 9–7 14–2 9–7 9–7 4–12 4–12
Boston College
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Clemson
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Duke
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Florida State
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Georgia Tech
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Maryland
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Miami
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North Carolina
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NC State
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Virginia
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Virginia Tech
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Wake Forest
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Postseason
Season awards Player of the Year
Tyler Zeller
Rookie of the Year
Austin Rivers
Coach of the Year Leonard Hamilton
Defensive Player of the Year John Henson
All-Atlantic Coast Conference
First Team Tyler Zeller1 – North Carolina Mike Scott – Virginia John Henson – North Carolina Austin Rivers – Duke Harrison Barnes – North Carolina 1 – Denotes unanimous selection Second Team Kendall Marshall – North Carolina Terrell Stoglin – Maryland Michael Snaer – Florida State C. J. Leslie – North Carolina State Erick Green – Virginia Tech Third Team Seth Curry – Duke C. J. Harris – Wake Forest Lorenzo Brown – North Carolina State Kenny Kadji – Miami Mason Plumlee – Duke
All-ACC Freshman team Austin Rivers1 – Duke Ryan Anderson 1– Boston College Dorian Finney-Smith – Virginia Tech Shane Larkin – Miami Nick Faust – Maryland 1 – Denotes unanimous selection
All-ACC Defensive team John Henson1 – North Carolina Bernard James – Florida State Jontel Evans – Virginia Michael Snaer – Florida State Andre Young – Clemson 1 – Denotes unanimous selection
2012 NBA draft
The following 1st, 2nd & 3rd team All-ACC performers were listed as seniors: Tyler Zeller, Mike Scott. The deadline for entering the NBA draft is April 29, but once one has declared, the deadline for withdrawing the declaration and retaining NCAA eligibility is April 10. The deadline for submitting information to the NBA Advisory Committee for a 72-hour response is April 3.
The following ACC underclassmen have sought the advice of the NBA's undergraduate advisory committee to determine his draft prospects: The following ACC underclassmen declared early for the 2012 draft: Austin Rivers, Harrison Barnes, Kendall Marshall, John Henson, Terrell Stoglin The following ACC underclassmen entered their name in the draft but who did not hire agents and opted to return to college:
Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team 1 7 SF Golden State Warriors North Carolina (So.) 1 10 SG New Orleans Hornets Duke (Fr.) 1 13 PG Phoenix Suns North Carolina (So.) 1 14 PF Milwaukee Bucks (from Houston) North Carolina (Jr.) 1 17 C Dallas Mavericks North Carolina (Sr.) 1 26 PF Indiana Pacers Duke (Sr.) 2 33 PF Cleveland Cavaliers (traded to Dallas) Florida St. (Sr.) 2 43 PF Atlanta Hawks (from Phoenix) Virginia (Sr.)
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