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.

Nine ACC schools (Duke, Florida State, Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest) received invitations to the NCAA tournament. The conference achieved an 11–8 record in the NCAA tournament, however only North Carolina won more than one game. North Carolina went on to with the NCAA Championship, defeating Gonzaga. Clemson, Georgia Tech, and Syracuse received bids to the National Invitation Tournament. The conference achieved a 5–3 record in the NIT, with Georgia Tech losing to TCU in the championship game.

Head coaches

Coaching changes On March 21, 2016, Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon left the school to take the head coaching position at his alma mater, TCU. On March 27, 2016, the school hired Kevin Stallings as head coach. On March 25, 2016, Georgia Tech announced Brian Gregory would not return as head coach. On April 8, 2016, the school hired Josh Pastner as head coach.

Coaches Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record ACC record ACC titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA ChampionshipsBoston CollegeJim ChristianOhio329–67 6–480000ClemsonBrad BrownellWright State7124–103 56–66 0100DukeMike KrzyzewskiArmy37998–271 399–166 1233125Florida StateLeonard HamiltonWashington Wizards15304–196 126–124 0500Georgia TechJosh PastnerMemphis121–16 8–100000LouisvilleRick PitinoBoston Celtics16416–141 188–88 01572MiamiJim LarrañagaGeorge Mason6139–69 64–42 1310North CarolinaRoy WilliamsKansas14398–115 169–65 81293NC StateMark GottfriedAlabama6123–86 48–58 0400Notre DameMike BreyDelaware17382–187 179–113 01300PittsburghKevin StallingsVanderbilt116–17 4–14 0000SyracuseJim BoeheimSyracuse(asst.)40903–354 361–218 03251VirginiaTony BennettWashington State8188–83 88–50 2500Virginia TechBuzz WilliamsMarquette353–48 22–32 0100Wake ForestDanny ManningTulsa343–52 16–38 0100 Notes: Year at school includes 2016–17 season. Overall and ACC records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2016–17 season. NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only. NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools

Preseason

Regular season

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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 CollegeClemsonDukeFlorida StateGeorgia TechLouisvilleMiamiNorth CarolinaNC StateNotre DamePittsburghSyracuseVirginiaVirginia TechWake Forestvs. Boston College – 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1-0 1-1 1–0 2-0 2-0vs. Clemson 0–1 – 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1-0 2–0 0–2vs. Duke 0–1 0–1 - 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0-1 1–0 0–2vs. Florida State 0–1 0–2 1–1 – 1–0 0-1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0-1 0–1 0–1vs. Georgia Tech 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 – 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1-0 1–0 1–0vs. Louisville 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 – 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2-0 0–1 1–0vs. Miami 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 – 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1-0 0-1 1–1 1–0vs. North Carolina 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 – 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 1-1 0–1 0–1vs. NC State 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 – 1–0 0–1 1–0 1-0 0–1 2–0vs. Notre Dame 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 – 0–1 0–1 1-0 0–1 0–1vs. Pittsburgh 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 – 1–1 1-1 1–0 1–0vs. Syracuse1-1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 – 0-1 1–0 0–1vs. Virginia 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 - 1–1 0–1vs. Virginia Tech 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1-1 – 1–0vs. Wake Forest 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 1-0 0–1 –Total2–16 6–12 11–7 12–6 8–10 12–6 10–8 14–4 4–14 12–6 4–14 10–8 11–7 10–8 9–9

Postseason

ACC tournament

March 7–11, 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference basketball tournament, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York.

* Denotes Overtime Game

AP Rankings at time of tournament

NCAA tournament

Seed Region School First Four 2nd round 3rd round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 1 South North Carolina W, 103-64 vs. #16 Texas Southern – (Greenville) W, 77–65 vs. #8 Arkansas – (Greenville) W, 92-80 vs. #4 Butler – (Memphis) W, 75–73 vs. #2 Kentucky – (Memphis) W, 77–76 vs. #3 Oregon – (Phoenix) W, 71–65 vs. #1 Gonzaga – (Phoenix) 2 East Duke W, 87-65 vs. #15 Troy – (Buffalo) L, 81–88 vs. #7 South Carolina – (Buffalo) 2 Midwest Louisville W, 78-63 vs. #15 Jacksonville State – (Indianapolis) L, 69–73 vs. #7 Michigan – (Indianapolis) 3 West Florida State W, 86-80 vs. #14 Florida Gulf Coast – (Orlando) L, 66–91 vs. #11 Xavier – (Orlando) 5 East Virginia W, 76-71 vs. #12 UNC Wilmington – (Orlando) L, 39–65 vs. #4 Florida – (Orlando) 5 West Notre Dame W, 60-58 vs. #12 Princeton – (Buffalo) L, 71–83 vs. #4 West Virginia – (Buffalo) 8 Midwest Miami L, 58-78 vs. #9 Michigan State – (Tulsa) 9 East Virginia Tech L, 74-84 vs. #8 Wisconsin – (Buffalo) 11 South Wake Forest L, 88-95 vs. #11 Kansas State – (Dayton)

National Invitation Tournament

Seed Bracket School 1st round 2nd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 1 Syracuse Syracuse W, 90-77 vs. #8 UNC Greensboro – (Syracuse) L, 80–85 vs. #5 Ole Miss – (Syracuse) 2 Iowa Clemson L, 69-74 vs. #7 Oakland – (Clemson) 6 Syracuse Georgia Tech W, 75-63 vs. #3 Indiana – (Atlanta) W, 71–57 vs. #7 Belmont – (Atlanta) W, 74–66 vs. #5 Ole Miss – (Oxford) W, 76–61 vs. #8 Cal State Bakersfield – (New York City) L, 56–88 vs. #4 TCU – (New York City)

Honors and awards

All-Americans

Consensus All-AmericansFirst TeamSecond TeamJustin Jackson – North CarolinaLuke Kennard – Duke To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the USBWA, The Sporting News and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Associated PressNABCSporting NewsUSBWA First TeamJustin Jackson – North CarolinaJustin Jackson – North CarolinaJustin Jackson – North CarolinaSecond TeamLuke Kennard – DukeLuke Kennard – DukeLuke Kennard – DukeJustin Jackson – North CarolinaLuke Kennard –DukeThird TeamBonzie Colson – Notre DameBonzie Colson – Notre DameHonorable MentionDonovan Mitchell – LouisvilleDennis Smith Jr. – NC State

ACC honors and awards

2017 ACC Men's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the Year Justin Jackson, F., NORTH CAROLINA Coach of the Year Josh Pastner GEORGIA TECHDefensive Player of the YearBen Lammers, C., GEORGIA TECHFreshman of the YearDennis Smith Jr., G., N.C. STATEMost Improved Player of the YearJohn Collins, C., WAKE FOREST Sixth Man AwardSeth Allen, G., VIRGINIA TECH

2017 ACC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Third Team†Luke Kennard, So., G., DUKEJustin Jackson, Jr., F., NORTH CAROLINAJohn Collins, So., C., WAKE FORESTBonzie Colson, Jr., F., NOTRE DAMEDonovan Mitchell, So., G., LOUISVILLEDwayne Bacon, So., G., FLORIDA STATEDennis Smith Jr., Fr., G., N.C. STATEBen Lammers, Jr., C., GEORGIA TECHJoel Berry II, Jr., G., NORTH CAROLINALondon Perrantes, Sr., G., VIRGINIAMichael Young, Sr., F., PITTSBURGHJaron Blossomgame, Sr., F., CLEMSONAndrew White, GS., F., SYRACUSEDavon Reed, Sr., F., MIAMIJayson Tatum, Fr., F., DUKE † - denotes unanimous selection

NBA draft

The ACC had 14 players drafted in the 2017 NBA draft. 10 players were drafted in the first round, and 4 players were drafted in the second round.

PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center Player Team Round Pick # Position School Jayson Tatum Boston Celtics 1st 3 SF Duke Jonathan Isaac Orlando Magic 1st 6 SF/PF Florida State Dennis Smith Jr. Dallas Mavericks 1st 9 PG NC State Luke Kennard Detroit Pistons 1st 12 SG Duke Donovan Mitchell Denver Nuggets 1st 13 SG Louisville Justin Jackson Portland Trail Blazers 1st 15 SF North Carolina John Collins Atlanta Hawks 1st 19 PF Wake Forest Harry Giles Portland Trail Blazers 1st 20 PF/C Duke Tyler Lydon Utah Jazz 1st 24 PF Syracuse Tony Bradley Los Angeles Lakers 1st 28 PF/C North Carolina Frank Jackson Charlotte Hornets 2nd 31 PG Duke Davon Reed Phoenix Suns 2nd 32 SG Miami Dwayne Bacon New Orleans Pelicans 2nd 40 SG Florida State Jaron Blossomgame San Antonio Spurs 2nd 59 SF Clemson

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