2024–25 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

The 2024–25 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2024, followed by the start of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in December 2024 and concluded in March 2025. The 2025 ACC men's basketball tournament was held at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, in March 2025. This was the 71st season of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball and the first season in which 18 teams competed in the conference, after the additions of California, SMU, and Stanford on July 1, 2024. The top 15 teams from regular season play earned postseason bids to the 2025 ACC men's basketball tournament.

The Duke Blue Devils finished as regular season champions with a 19–1 conference record. They finished one game ahead of Clemson and Louisville who were both 18–2. They title was Duke's twenty-first overall. Duke also went on to win the ACC tournament over Louisville. It was their twenty-third tournament title, which is the most in conference history. Four ACC teams qualified for the NCAA tournament and they finished with a 5–4 overall record. Duke made it the furthest out of any of the teams, reaching the Final Four.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

On March 13, 2024, the Louisville Cardinals fired head coach Kenny Payne. The Cardinals hired Pat Kelsey as his replacement on March 28, 2024. On March 21, 2024, the SMU Mustangs fired head coach Rob Lanier after two seasons. On April 1, the school named USC head coach Andy Enfield the team's new head coach. On March 14, 2024, the Stanford Cardinal fired head coach Jerod Haase after eight seasons. Kyle Smith was hired as his replacement from Washington State on March 25, 2024. On October 17, 2024, former Virginia coach Tony Bennett announced his retirement effective immediately after 15 seasons. Assistant coach Ron Sanchez was named as the replacement. On December 26, 2024, Jim Larrañaga announced his retirement after starting the season 4–8. Larrañaga was in his fourteenth season as head coach. Bill Courtney was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season on the same day.

Coaches Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Record at school ACC record ACC titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA ChampionshipsBoston College Earl Grant Charleston 4 49–53 23–37 0 0 0 0California Mark Madsen Utah Valley 2 13–19 0–0 0 0 0 0Clemson Brad Brownell Wright State 15 265–189 128–126 0 4 0 0Duke Jon Scheyer Duke 3 54–18 29–11 1 2 0 0Florida State Leonard Hamilton Washington Wizards 23 443–281 203–178 1 11 0 0Georgia Tech Damon Stoudamire Boston Celtics 2 14–18 7–13 0 0 0 0Louisville Pat Kelsey Charleston 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0Miami Jim Larrañaga George Mason 14 270–166 126–115 1 6 2 0NC State Kevin Keatts UNC Wilmington 8 139–94 64–69 1 3 1 0North Carolina Hubert Davis North Carolina 4 78–31 43–17 0 2 1 0Notre Dame Micah Shrewsberry Penn State 2 13–20 7–13 0 0 0 0Pittsburgh Jeff Capel Duke 7 97–92 47–67 0 1 0 0SMU Andy Enfield USC 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0Stanford Kyle Smith Washington State 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0Syracuse Adrian Autry Syracuse 2 20–12 11–9 0 0 0 0Virginia Ron Sanchez Virginia 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0Virginia Tech Mike Young Wofford 6 92–66 45–48 1 2 0 0Wake Forest Steve Forbes East Tennessee State 5 71–54 37–41 0 0 0 0 Notes: Year at school includes 2024–25 season. Overall and ACC records are from the time at current school and are through the end of the 2023–24 season. NCAA tournament appearances are from the time at current school only. NCAA Final Fours and championship include time at other schools

Preseason

Recruiting classes

+ Rankings Team 247 Sports On3Recruits Rivals Commits Boston College 59 90 81 3 California 126 113 98 2 Clemson 25 35 33 3 Duke 1 1 1 6 Florida State 21 54 16 5 Georgia Tech 20 25 18 3 Louisville 86 28 59 1 Miami 7 11 12 4 NC State 46 32 31 2 North Carolina 8 5 7 3 Notre Dame 26 36 28 3 Pittsburgh 66 62 70 2 SMU 68 91 NR 3 Stanford 70 101 53 4 Syracuse 33 10 22 2 Virginia 57 53 64 2 Virginia Tech 36 57 60 3 Wake Forest 94 47 80 1

Notes: Rankings are up to date as of August 14, 2024.

Preseason watchlists

Wooden AwardNaismithCousyWestErvingMaloneAbdul-Jabbar Jalil Bethea Markus Burton Elliot Cadeau Matthew Cleveland R. J. Davis Cooper Flagg Donnie Freeman Caleb Foster Ian Jackson Kon Knueppel Eddie Lampkin Jr. Khaman Maluach Tyrese Proctor Drake Powell Efton Reid Maxime Raynaud Hunter Sallis Ian Schieffelin Cade Tyson

Preseason polls

AP Blue RibbonYearbook CBS Sports Coaches ESPN Fox Sports KenPom NCAA Sports SportsIllustratedBoston College – – – – – – No. 114 – –California – – – – – – No. 135 – –Clemson RV – – RV – – No. 24 – –Duke No. 7 No. 3 No. 9 No. 5 No. 8 No. 7 No. 2 No. 5 No. 5Florida State – – – – – – No. 90 – –Georgia Tech – – – – – – No. 70 – –Louisville RV – – – – – No. 64 – –Miami RV – – – – – No. 55 – –North Carolina No. 9 No. 10 No. 4 No. 10 No. 10 No. 10 No. 14 No. 9 No. 11NC State – – – – – – No. 52 – –Notre Dame – – – – – – No. 69 – –Pittsburgh – – – – – – No. 38 – –SMU – – – – – – No. 74 – –Stanford – – – – – – No. 99 – –Syracuse – – – – – – No. 68 – –Virginia – – – RV – – No. 78 – –Virginia Tech – – – – – – No. 92 – –Wake Forest RV – – RV – – No. 44 No. 31 –

ACC Preseason Media poll

The preseason poll and Preseason All-ACC Teams were released on October 15, 2024, prior to the season beginning and after ACC Media Day. The results of the poll are below.

Preseason poll

ACC MediaPoints 1.Duke956 (42) 2.North Carolina924 (11) 3.Wake Forest800 (1) 4.Clemson765 5.Virginia743 6.Miami659 7.Pitt636 8.NC State550 9. Louisville 518 10.Notre Dame462 11.Syracuse454 12.Georgia Tech433 13.SMU344 14.Virginia Tech252 15.Florida State251 16.California206 17.Stanford165 18.Boston College116Reference:

Preseason All-ACC teams

2024 ACC Men's Basketball Preseason All-ACC Teams First Team Second TeamR. J. Davis – North CarolinaIan Schieffelin – ClemsonHunter Sallis – Wake ForestChase Hunter – ClemsonCooper Flagg – DukeJamir Watkins – Florida StateMarkus Burton – Notre DameBaye Ndongo – Georgia TechNijel Pack – MiamiIshmael Leggett – Pitt

ACC preseason player of the year

R.J. Davis – North Carolina (40)

Cooper Flagg – Duke (10)

Hunter Sallis – Wake Forest (3)

Maxime Raynaud – Stanford (1)

ACC preseason freshman of the year

Cooper Flagg – Duke (53)

Jeremiah Wilkinson – California (1)

Early season tournaments

Team Tournament Finish Boston College Cayman Islands Classic Champions California – – Clemson Sunshine Slam Beach Bracket Champions Duke Vegas Showdown 2nd Place Florida State – – Georgia Tech – – Louisville Battle 4 Atlantis 2nd Place Miami Charleston Classic 8th Place North Carolina Maui Invitational 4th PlaceNC State Rady Children’s Invitational 4th PlaceNotre Dame Players Era Festival 8th Place Pittsburgh Greenbrier Tip-Off Mountain Division 2nd Place SMU Acrisure Holiday Invitational Champions Stanford – – Syracuse Legends Classic 4th Place Virginia Bahamas Championship 4th Place Virginia Tech Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division 4th Place Wake Forest ESPN Events Invitational 3rd Place Source:

Regular season

Rankings + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week     First Place votes shown in () т   Tied

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Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.   Boston CollegeCaliforniaClemsonDukeFlorida StateGeorgia TechLouisvilleMiamiNorth CarolinaNC StateNotre DamePittsburghSMUStanfordSyracuseVirginiaVirginia TechWake Forestvs. Boston College – 82–71 78–69 88–63 76–77 84–58 68–78 102–96 70–62 78–6097–94 93–67 103–77 78–60 79–7195–86 74–56 36–54 72–66vs. California 71–82 – 80–68 78–57 68–77 90–88 85–68 94–98 79–53 62–6562–74 112–110 86–74 76–6581–77 89–8166–61 75–66 61–75 71–68 76–66vs. Clemson 69–78 68–80 – 71–77 57–7746–72 74–64 55–65 65–85 58–68 68–83 75–78 69–79 71–85 72–86 58–71 57–7247–65 62–73vs. Duke 63–88 57–78 77–71 – 65–100 56–82 65–76 54–8960–97 70–8769–82 64–74 78–86 47–76 62–89 70–106 54–83 62–80 65–88 56–6360–93vs. Florida State 77–76 77–68 77–5772–46 100–65 – 78–91 90–7689–81 65–8066–74 96–85 84–74 60–67 70–82 69–76 78–71 74–90 60–57 76–66 70–72vs. Georgia Tech 88–90 82–56 91–78 – 70–77 74–89 68–65 62–87 67–73 93–71 52–60 62–55 75–61 64–71 69–43vs. Louisville 58–84 68–85 64–74 76–65 76–9081–89 77–70 – 78–88 70–83 66–91 60–75 78–8268–79 73–98 48–68 61–85 50–7067–81 66–71 59–72vs. Miami 78–68 98–94 65–55 89–5497–60 80–6574–66 89–74 88–78 – 92–73 70–72 57–63 74–65 117–74 88–51 84–91 82–71 86–8581–68 88–78vs. North Carolina 96–102 53–79 85–65 87–7082–69 85–96 65–68 83–70 73–92 – 61–6373–97 73–74 67–82 72–71 82–88 66–81 59–91 67–66vs. NC State 62–70 65–6274–62 68–58 74–64 74–84 87–62 66–91 72–70 63–6197–73 – 65–66 63–71 63–57 74–73 74–60 70–67 79–76 vs. Notre Dame 60–7894–97 110–112 83–68 86–78 67–60 75–60 63–57 74–73 66–65 – 72–76 97–73 54–56 59–74 65–63 74–71vs. Pittsburgh 67–93 74–86 78–75 76–47 82–70 73–67 82–7879–68 65–74 71–63 76–72 – 83–63 68–83 73–7769–80 73–57 59–64 76–74vs. SMU 77–103 65–7677–81 79–69 89–62 76–69 71–93 98–73 74–117 82–57 57–63 73–97 63–83 – 75–77 51–6352–54 75–81 77–66vs. Stanford 60–78 81–8961–66 85–71 106–70 71–78 60–52 68–48 51–88 71–72 73–74 56–54 83–68 – 61–70 65–88 59–70 80–6779–73vs. Syracuse 71–7986–95 66–75 86–72 83–54 90–74 55–62 85–61 91–84 88–82 60–74 77–7380–69 77–75 70–61 – 70–84 101–95 81–71vs. Virginia 56–74 75–61 71–58 80–62 57–60 61–75 70–5081–67 71–82 81–66 67–70 74–59 57–73 63–5154–52 88–65 84–70 – 75–83vs. Virginia Tech 54–36 68–71 72–5765–47 88–65 66–76 71–64 71–66 85–8668–81 91–59 76–79 63–65 64–59 81–75 70–59 95–101 – 72–63vs. Wake Forest 66–72 66–76 73–62 63–5693–60 72–70 43–69 72–59 78–88 66–67 71–74 74–76 66–77 67–8073–79 71–81 83–75 63–72 –Total 4–16 6–14 18–2 19–1 8–12 10–10 18–2 3–17 13–7 5–15 8–12 8–12 13–7 11–9 7–13 8–12 8–12 13–7

Player of the week Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named Player(s) of the week and Rookie(s) of the week.Cooper Flagg was named Rookie of the Week a total of twelve times throughout the season, which was the most ever in the ACC. The previous record of ten times was held by three players.