The 2014–15 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2015 and concluded in March with the 2015 ACC men's basketball tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The 2014–15 season marked the first season in conference history without Maryland as a member; they departed the ACC for the Big Ten Conference in July 2014 and the first season for Louisville.

Preseason

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Regular season

Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.   Boston CollegeClemsonDukeFlorida StateGeorgia TechLouisvilleMiamiNorth CarolinaNC StateNotre DamePittsburghSyracuseVirginiaVirginia TechWake Forestvs. Boston College – 1–01–01–00–11–02–01–00–12–02–02–01-00–10–1vs. Clemson0–1 – 1–01–11–11–01–01–01–12–00–10–11–00–10–1vs. Duke0–10–1 – 0–10–10–11–00–21–01–10–10–20–10–10–2vs. Florida State0–11–11–0 – 0–11–01–11–01–01–01–11–01–00–20–1vs. Georgia Tech1–01–11–01–0 – 1–00–12–01–02–01–01–01–01–01–1vs. Louisville0–10–11–00–10–1 – 0–21–11–01–00–21–01–10–10–1vs. Miami0–20–10–11–11–02–0 – 1–00–11–00–10–11–00–21–0vs. North Carolina0–10–12–00–10–21–10–1 – 1–11–01–00–11–00–10–1vs. NC State1–01–10–10–10–10–11–01–1 – 1–00–10–12–00–11–1vs. Notre Dame0–20–21–10–10–20–10–10–10–1 – 1–01–01–00–10–1vs. Pittsburgh0–21–01–01–10–12–01–00–11–00–1 – 0–21–01–01–0vs. Syracuse0–21–02–00–10–10–11–01–01–00–12–0 – 1–00–20–1vs. Virginia0–10–11–00–10–11–10–10–10–20–10–10–1 – 0–20–2vs. Virginia Tech1–01–01–02–00–11–02–01–01–01–00–12–02–0 – 1–0 vs. Wake Forest1–01–02–01–01–11–00–11–01–11–00–11–02–00–1 – Total 4–14 8-10 15–3 8–10 3–15 12-6 10-8 11-7 10-8 14–4 8-10 9-9 16-2 2–16 5–13

Postseason

ACC tournament

March 10–14, 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro.

NCAA tournament

Seed Region School First Four 2nd round 3rd round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 1 South Duke W, 85–56 vs. #16 Robert Morris – (Charlotte) W, 68–49 vs. #8 San Diego State – (Charlotte) W, 63–57 vs. #5 Utah – (Houston) W, 66–52 vs. #2 Gonzaga – (Houston) W, 81–61 vs. #7 Michigan State – (Indianapolis) W, 68–63 vs. #1 Wisconsin – (Indianapolis) 2 East Virginia W, 56–53 vs. #15 Belmont – (Charlotte) L, 54–60 vs. #7 Michigan State – (Charlotte) 3 Midwest Notre Dame W, 69–65 vs. #14 Northeastern – (Pittsburgh) W, 67–64 vs. #6 Butler – (Pittsburgh) W, 81–70vs. #7 Wichita State – (Cleveland) L, 66–68 vs. #1 Kentucky – (Cleveland) 4 East Louisville W, 57–55 vs. #13 UC Irvine – (Seattle) W, 71–68 vs. #5 Northern Iowa – (Seattle) W, 75–65 vs. #8 NC State – (Syracuse) L, 70–76 vs. #7 Michigan State – (Syracuse) 4 West North Carolina W, 67–65 vs. #13 Harvard – (Jacksonville) W, 87–78 vs. #5 Arkansas – (Jacksonville) L, 72–79 vs. #1 Wisconsin – (Los Angeles) 8 East NC State W, 66–65 vs. #9 LSU – (Pittsburgh) W, 71–68 vs. #1 Villanova – (Pittsburgh) L, 65–75 vs. #4 Louisville – (Syracuse)

NBA draft

Honors and awards

2015 ACC Men's Basketball Individual Awards2015 ACC Men's Basketball Awards Announced , accessed March 9, 2015 Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearJahlil Okafor, C, DUKECoach of the YearTony Bennett, VIRGINIADefensive Player of the YearDarion Atkins, G, VIRGINIARookie of the YearJahlil Okafor, C, DUKE

2015 ACC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams2015 ACC Men's Basketball Awards Announced , accessed March 9, 2015 First Team Second Team Third TeamMalcolm Brogdon, Jr., G, VIRGINIA†Jerian Grant, Sr., G, NOTRE DAMEOlivier Hanlan, Jr., G, BOSTON COLLEGE†Jahlil Okafor, Fr., C, DUKERakeem Christmas, Sr., F, SYRACUSEJustin Anderson, Jr., G, VIRGINIAQuinn Cook, Sr., G, DUKEMontrezl Harrell, Jr., F, LOUISVILLETrevor Lacey, Jr., G, NC STATETerry Rozier, So., G, LOUISVILLEPat Connaughton, Sr., G, NOTRE DAMEAnthony Gill, Jr., F, VIRGINIABrice Johnson, Jr., F, NORTH CAROLINATyus Jones, Fr., G, DUKEMarcus Paige, Jr., G, NORTH CAROLINA † - denotes unanimous selection

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