2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 12
TV partner(s) ACC Network, ESPN, Raycom Sports, Learfield Sports
NBA Draft
Top draft pick Harrison Barnes
Picked by Golden State Warriors
Regular Season
First place North Carolina
Season MVP Tyler Zeller, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Champions Florida State
201112 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 North Carolina 14 2   .875     32 6   .842
#14 Duke 13 3   .813     27 7   .794
#15 Florida State 12 4   .750     25 10   .714
Virginia 9 7   .563     22 10   .688
#20 NC State 9 7   .563     24 13   .649
Miami (FL) 9 7   .563     20 13   .606
Clemson 8 8   .500     16 15   .516
Maryland 6 10   .375     17 15   .531
Virginia Tech 4 12   .250     16 17   .485
Wake Forest 4 12   .250     13 18   .419
Georgia Tech 4 12   .250     11 20   .355
Boston College 4 12   .250     9 22   .290
2012 ACC Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2012; Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season is the 59th 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.[1] 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[2]

  1. North Carolina (57 first place votes)
  2. Duke (2)
  3. Florida State
  4. Virginia
  5. Miami
  6. Virginia Tech
  7. Clemson
  8. NC State
  9. Maryland
  10. Georgia Tech
  11. Wake Forest
  12. Boston College

Preseason All-ACC[2]

Preseason Player of the Year[2]

Preseason Rookie of the Year[2]

Rankings

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Boston College AP
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Clemson AP
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Duke AP 6 6 6 3 7 7 7 7 5 8 4 8 7 10 5 5 4 6 8
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Florida State AP RV 25 22 RV RV RV 23 21 15 20 15 22 17 10
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Maryland AP
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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 College Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Maryland Miami North Carolina NC State Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest
vs. Boston College 0–11–00–11–11–02–01–02–01–01–12–0
vs. Clemson 1–01–01–10–21–01–01–01–11–11–10–2
vs. Duke 0–10–11–10–10–21–01–10–10–10–20–2
vs. Florida State 1–01–11–10–10–11–10–10–10–20–20–1
vs. Georgia Tech 1–12–01–01–01–11–01–01–11–01–01–1
vs. Maryland 0–10–12–01–01–11–12–01–02–00–10–1
vs. Miami 0–20–10–11–10–11–12–02–01–00–10–1
vs. North Carolina 0–10–11–11–00–10–20–20–20–20–10–1
vs. NC State 0–21–01–01–01–10–10–22–01–00–10–2
vs. Virginia 0–11–11–02–00–10–20–12–00–11–10–1
vs. Virginia Tech 1–11-12–02–00–11–01–01–01–01–11–0
vs. Wake Forest 0–22–02–01–01–11–01–01–02–01–00–1
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

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
ACC Regular Season

January 7
2:30 PM, Raycom
at No. 3 North Carolina L 60–83  0–1 (5–10)
Dean E. Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

January 12
7:00 PM, ESPN2
Clemson W 59–57  1–1 (6–10)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

January 14
3:00 PM, NESN
Virginia Tech W 61–59  2–1 (7–10)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

January 19
8:00 PM, Raycom
at NC State L 62–76  2–2 (7–11)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina

January 21
12:00 PM, Raycom
Wake Forest L 56–71  2–3 (7–12)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

January 26
9:00 PM, ESPNU
at No. 19 Virginia L 49–66  2–4 (7–13)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, Virginia

January 29
1:00 PM, Raycom
Miami (FL) L 54–76  2–5 (7–14)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

February 1
8:00 PM, Raycom
NC State L 51–56  2–6 (7–15)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

February 4
1:00 PM, ESPNU
at Georgia Tech L 47–51  2–7 (7–16)
Philips Arena 
Atlanta

February 8
7:00 PM, ESPN3
No. 15 Florida State W 64–60  3–7 (8–16)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

February 12
6:00 PM, ESPNU
at Virginia Tech L 65–66  3–8 (8–17)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia

February 16
9:00 PM, Raycom
at Maryland L 65–81  3–9 (8–18)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland

February 19
6:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 5 Duke L 50–75  3–10 (8–19)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

February 25
1:00 PM, NESN
at Wake Forest L 56–85  3–11 (8–20)
Joel Veterans Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

February 29
7:00 PM, NESN
Georgia Tech W 56–52  4–11 (9–20)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

March 3
2:30 PM, Raycom
at Miami (FL) L 56–77  4–12 (9–21)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, Florida
2012 ACC Tournament

March 8
2:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. NC State
2012 ACC Tournament First Round
L 57–78  9–22
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Clemson

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
ACC Regular Season

January 7
4:00 PM, ESPN2
Florida State W 79–59  1–0 (9–6)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina

January 12
7:00 PM, ESPN2
at Boston College L 57–59  1–1 (9–7)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

January 15
6:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 8 Duke L 66–73  1–2 (9–8)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina

January 18
7:00 PM, RSN
at Miami L 73–76  1–3 (9–9)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, Florida

January 21
2:30 PM, Raycom
Georgia Tech W 64–62  2–3 (10–9)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina

January 28
12:00 PM, Raycom
Wake Forest W 71–60  3–3 (11–9)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina

January 31
7:00 PM, ESPN2
at No. 16 Virginia L 61–65  3–4 (11–10)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, Virginia

February 4
4:00 PM, RSN
at Virginia Tech L 65–67  3–5 (11–11)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia

February 7
7:00 PM, ESPNU
Maryland L 62–64  3–6 (11–12)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina

February 11
4:00 PM, RSN
at Wake Forest W 78–58  4–6 (12–12)
LVJM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

February 14
7:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 22 Virginia W 60–48  5–6 (13–12)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina

February 18
4:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
at No. 8 North Carolina L 52–74  5–7 (13–13)
Dean E. Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

February 21
7:30 PM, RSN
at Georgia Tech W 56–37  6–7 (14–13)
Philips Arena 
Atlanta

February 25
2:30 PM, Raycom
NC State W 72–69  7–7 (15–13)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina

March 1
9:00 PM, Raycom
Virginia Tech W 58–56  8–7 (16–13)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina

March 4
12:00 PM, ESPN2
at No. 22 Florida State L 72–80  8–8 (16–14)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
2012 ACC Tournament

March 8
7:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. Virginia Tech
2012 ACC Tournament First Round
L 63–68  16–15
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Duke

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
ACC Regular Season

January 7
12:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 5 at Georgia Tech W 81–74  1–0 (13–2)
Philips Arena 
Atlanta

January 12
9:00 PM, ESPN
No. 8 No. 16 Virginia W 61–58  2–0 (14–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina

January 15
6:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 8 at Clemson W 73–66  3–0 (15–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina

January 19
7:00 PM, ESPN
No. 4 Wake Forest W 91–73  4–0 (16–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina

January 21
4:00 PM, ESPN
No. 4 Florida State L 73–76  4–1 (16–3)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina

January 25
9:00 PM, ESPN
No. 8 at Maryland
Duke–Maryland rivalry
W 74–61  5–1 (17–3)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland

February 2
7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
No. 7 at Virginia Tech W 75–60  6–1 (18–3)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia

February 5
3:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 7 Miami (FL) L 74–78 OT 6–2 (18–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina

February 8
9:00 PM, ESPN/Raycom
No. 10 at No. 5 North Carolina
Carolina–Duke rivalry
W 85–84  7–2 (19–4)
Dean E. Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

February 11
4:00 PM, ESPN
No. 10 Maryland
Duke–Maryland rivalry
W 73–55  8–2 (20–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina

February 16
9:00 PM, Raycom
No. 5 NC State W 78–73  9–2 (21–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina

February 19
6:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 5 at Boston College W 75–50  10–2 (22–4)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

February 23
7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
No. 5 at No. 15 Florida State W 74–66  11–2 (23–4)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida

February 25
12:00 PM, Raycom
No. 5 Virginia Tech W 70–65 OT 12–2 (24–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina

February 28
9:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 4 at Wake Forest W 79–71  13–2 (25–4)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

March 3
7:00 PM, ESPN
No. 4 No. 6 North Carolina
ESPN College GameDay
L 70–88  13–3 (25–5)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
2012 ACC Tournament

March 9
7:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 6 vs. Virginia Tech
2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 60–56  26–5
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia

March 10
3:00 PM, ESPN
No. 6 vs. No. 17 Florida State
2012 ACC Tournament Semifinal
L 59−62  26−6
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia
2012 NCAA Tournament

March 16
7:15 PM, CBS
No. (2) vs. No. (15) Lehigh
2012 NCAA Tournament Second Round
L 70-75  26–7
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Florida State

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
ACC Regular Season

January 7
4:00 PM, ESPN2
at Clemson L 59–79  0–1 (9–6)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina

January 10
7:00 PM, ESPNU
at Virginia Tech W 63–59  1–1 (10–6)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia

January 14
2:00 PM, ESPN
No. 3 North Carolina W 90–57  2–1 (11–6)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida

January 17
9:00 PM, ESPNU
Maryland W 84–70  3–1 (12–6)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida

January 21
4:00 PM, ESPN
at No. 4 Duke W 76–73  4–1 (13–6)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina

January 25
7:00 PM, RSN
No. 23 at Wake Forest W 75–52  5–1 (14–6)
LJVM Coliseum 
Durham, North Carolina

February 1
7:00 PM, RSN
No. 21 Georgia Tech W 68–54  6–1 (15–6)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida

February 4
1:00 PM, ACC Network
No. 21 No. 16 Virginia W 58–55  7–1 (16–6)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida

February 8
7:00 PM, ESPN3
No. 15 at Boston College L 60–64  7–2 (16–7)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

February 11
1:00 PM, ACC Network
No. 15 Miami W 64–59  8–2 (17–7)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida

February 16
7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
No. 20 Virginia Tech W 48–47  9–2 (18–7)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida

February 18
1:00 PM, ACC Network
No. 20 at NC State W 76–62  10–2 (19–7)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina

February 23
7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
No. 15 No. 5 Duke L 66–74  10–3 (19–8)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida

February 26
6:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 15 at Miami L 62–78  10–4 (19–9)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, Florida

March 1
6:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
No. 22 at No. 24 Virginia W 63–60  11–4 (20–9)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, Virginia

March 4
12:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 22 Clemson W 80–72  12–4 (21–9)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
2012 ACC Tournament

March 9
7:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 17 vs. Miami
2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 82–71  22–9
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia

March 10
3:00 PM, ESPN
No. 17 vs. No. 6 Duke
2012 ACC Tournament Semifinal
W 62–59  23–9
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia

March 11
1:00 PM, ESPN
No. 17 vs. No. 4 North Carolina
2012 ACC Tournament Final
W 85–82  24–9
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia
2012 NCAA Tournament

March 16
2:45 PM, CBS
No. (3) vs. No. (14) St. Bonaventure
2012 NCAA Tournament Second Round
W 66–63  25–9
Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, Tennessee

March 18
9:40 PM, TBS
No. (3) vs. No. (6) Cincinnati
2012 NCAA Tournament Third Round
L 52-56  25–10
Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Georgia Tech

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
ACC Regular Season

January 7
12:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 5 Duke L 74–81  0–1 (7–8)
Philips Arena 
Atlanta

January 11
9:00 PM, RSN
at NC State W 82–71  1–1 (8–8)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina

January 15
4:00 PM, Raycom
at Maryland L 50–61  1–2 (8–9)
Comcast Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina

January 19
8:00 PM, Raycom
No. 15 Virginia L 38–70  1–3 (8–10)
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia

January 21
2:30 PM, Raycom
at Clemson L 62–64  1–4 (8–11)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina

January 24
9:00 PM, ESPNU
Miami (FL) L 49–64  1–5 (8–12)
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia

January 29
6:00 PM, ESPNU
at No. 7 North Carolina L 81–93  1–6 (8–13)
Dean E. Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

February 1
7:00 PM, RSN
at No. 21 Florida State L 54–68  1–7 (8–14)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida

February 4
1:00 PM, ESPNU
Boston College W 51–47  2–7 (9–14)
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia

February 9
7:00 PM, ESPNU
NC State L 52–61  2–8 (9–15)
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia

February 15
7:30 PM, RSN
at Wake Forest L 50–59  2–9 (9–16)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

February 18
3:00 PM, RSN
at Virginia Tech L 73–74 OT 2–10 (9–17)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia

February 21
7:00 PM, RSN
Clemson L 37–56  2–11 (9–18)
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia

February 25
2:30 PM, Raycom
Maryland W 63–61  3–11 (10–18)
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia

February 29
7:00 PM, RSN
at Boston College L 52–56  3–12 (10–19)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

March 3
12:00 PM, Raycom
Wake Forest W 69–62  4–12 (11–19)
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia
2012 ACC Tournament

March 8
9:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. Miami
2012 ACC Tournament First Round
L 36–54  11–20
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Maryland

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
ACC Regular Season

January 8
6:00 PM, ESPNU
at NC State L 74–79  0–1 (10–4)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina

January 11
7:00 PM, RSN
Wake Forest W 70–64  1–1 (11–4)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland

January 15
4:00 PM, Raycom
Georgia Tech W 61–50  2–1 (12–4)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland

January 17
9:00 PM, ESPNU
at Florida State L 70–84  2–2 (13–4)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida

January 25
9:00 PM, ESPN
No. 8 Duke L 61–74  2–3 (13–5)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland

January 28
2:30 PM, Raycom
Virginia Tech W 73–69  3–3 (14–5)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland

February 1
8:00 PM, Raycom
at Miami L 86–90 2OT 3–4 (14–6)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, Florida

February 4
4:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
No. 5 North Carolina L 74–83  3–5 (14–7)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland

February 7
7:00 PM, ESPNU
at Clemson W 64–62  4–5 (15–7)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina

February 11
4:00 PM, ESPN
at No. 10 Duke L 55–73  4–6 (15–8)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina

February 16
9:00 PM, Raycom
Boston College W 81–65  5–6 (16–8)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland

February 18
1:00 PM, Raycom
at No. 22 Virginia L 44–71  5–7 (16–9)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, Virginia

February 21
8:00 PM, Raycom
Miami W 75–70  6–7 (17–9)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland

February 25
1:00 PM, Raycom
at Georgia Tech L 61–63  6–8 (17–10)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia

February 29
7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
at No. 6 North Carolina L 64–88  6–9 (17–11)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

March 4
2:00 PM, Raycom
No. 24 Virginia L 72–75 OT 6–10 (17–12)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
2012 ACC Tournament

March 8
12:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. Wake Forest
2012 ACC Tournament First Round
W 82–60  18–12
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia

March 9
12:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. No. 4 North Carolina
2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
L 69–85  18–13
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Miami

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
ACC Regular Season

January 7
6:00 PM, ESPNU
at No. 21 Virginia L 51–52  0–1 (9–5)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, Virginia

January 10
9:00 PM, Raycom
at No. 3 North Carolina L 56–73  0–2 (9–6)
Dean E. Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

January 18
7:00 PM, RSN
Clemson W 73–76  1–2 (10–6)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, Florida

January 22
12:00 PM, ESPNU
NC State L 73–78  1–3 (10–7)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, Florida

January 24
9:00 PM, ESPNU
at Georgia Tech W 64–49  2–3 (11–7)
Philips Arena 
Atlanta

January 29
1:00 PM, Raycom
at Boston College W 76–54  3–3 (12–7)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

February 1
8:00 PM, Raycom
Maryland W 90–86 2OT 4–3 (13–7)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, Florida

February 5
3:00 PM, ESPNU
at No. 7 Duke W 78–74 OT 5–3 (14–7)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina

February 9
9:00 PM, ESPN3
Virginia Tech W 65–49  6–3 (15–7)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, Florida

February 11
1:00 PM, Raycom
at No. 15 Florida State L 59–64  6–4 (15–8)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida

February 15
8:00 PM, ESPN
No. 8 North Carolina L 74–63  6–5 (15–9)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, Florida

February 18
1:00 PM, RSN
Wake Forest W 74–56  7–5 (16–9)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, Florida

February 21
8:00 PM, Raycom
at Maryland L 70–75  7–6 (16–10)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland

February 26
6:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 15 Florida State W 78–62  8–6 (17–10)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, Florida

February 29
9:00 PM, Raycom
at NC State L 73–77  8–7 (17–11)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina

March 3
2:30 PM, Raycom
Boston College W 77–56  9–7 (18–11)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, Florida
2012 ACC Tournament

March 8
9:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. Georgia Tech
2012 ACC Tournament First Round
W 54–36  19–11
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia

March 9
9:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. No. 17 Florida State
2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
L 71–82  19–12
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

North Carolina

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
ACC Regular Season

January 7
2:30 PM, Raycom
No. 3 Boston College W 83–60  1–0 (14–2)
Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

January 10
9:00 PM, Raycom
No. 3 Miami (FL) W 73–56  2–0 (15–2)
Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

January 14
2:00 PM, ESPN
No. 3 at Florida State L 57–90  2–1 (15–3)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida

January 19
9:00 PM, ESPN
No. 8 at Virginia Tech W 82–68  3–1 (16–3)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia

January 26
7:00, ESPN
No. 7 NC State W 74–55  4–1 (17–3)
Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

January 29
6:00, ESPNU
No. 7 Georgia Tech W 93–81  5–1 (18–3)
Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

January 31
9:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 5 at Wake Forest W 68–53  6–1 (19–3)
LVJM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

February 4
4:00 PM, ESPN
No. 5 at Maryland W 83–74  7–1 (20–3)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland

February 8
9:00 PM, ESPN/Raycom
No. 5 No. 10 Duke
Carolina–Duke rivalry
L 84–85  7–2 (20–4)
Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

February 11
1:00 PM, Raycom
No. 5 No. 19 Virginia W 70–52  8–2 (21–4)
Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

February 15
7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
No. 8 at Miami (FL) W 73–64  9–2 (22–4)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, Florida

February 18
4:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
No. 8 Clemson W 74–52  10–2 (23–4)
Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

February 21
8:00 PM, Raycom
No. 7 at NC State W 86–74  11–2 (24–4)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina

February 25
4:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
No. 7 at Virginia W 54–51  12–2 (25–4)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, Virginia

February 29
7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
No. 6 Maryland W 88–64  13–2 (26–4)
Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

March 3
7:00 PM, ESPN
No. 6 at No. 4 Duke
ESPN College GameDay
W 88–70  14–2 (27–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
2012 ACC Tournament

March 9
12:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 4 vs. Maryland
2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 85–69  28–4
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia

March 10
1:00 PM, ESPN
No. 4 vs. NC State
2012 ACC Tournament Semifinal
W 69–67  29–4
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia

March 11
1:00 PM, ESPN
No. 4 vs. No. 17 Florida State
2012 ACC Tournament Final
L 82–85  29–5
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia
2012 NCAA Tournament

March 16
4:10 PM, TBS
No. (1) vs. No. (16) Vermont
2012 NCAA Tournament Second Round
W 77–58  30–5
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina

March 18
4:10 PM, CBS
No. (1) vs. No. (8) Creighton
2012 NCAA Tournament Third Round
W 87–73  31–5
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina

March 23
7:47 PM, TBS
No. (1) vs. No. (13) Ohio
2012 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
W 73–65 OT 32–5
Edward Jones Dome 
St. Louis, Missouri

March 25
5:05 PM, CBS
No. (1) vs. No. (2) Kansas
2012 NCAA Tournament Elite 8
L 67–80  32–6
Edward Jones Dome 
St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

NC State

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
ACC Regular Season

January 8
6:00 PM, ESPNU
Maryland W 79–74  1–0 (12–4)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina

January 11
9:00 PM, Raycom
Georgia Tech L 71–80  1–1 (12–5)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina

January 14
1:00 PM, RSN
at Wake Forest W 76–40  2–1 (13–5)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

January 19
8:00 PM, Raycom
Boston College W 76–62  3–1 (14–5)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina

January 22
12:00 PM, Raycom
at Miami (FL) W 78–73  4–1 (15–5)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, Florida

January 26
7:00 PM
at No. 7 North Carolina L 55–74  4–2 (15–6)
Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

January 28
8:00 PM
No. 19 Virginia L 60–61  4–3 (15–7)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina

February 1
8:00 PM
at Boston College W 56–51  5–3 (16–7)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

February 4
1:00 PM
Wake Forest W 87–76  6–3 (17–7)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina

February 9
7:00 PM
at Georgia Tech W 61–52  7–3 (18–7)
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia

February 16
9:00 PM
at No. 5 Duke L 73–78  7–4 (18–8)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina

February 18
1:00 PM
No. 20 Florida State L 62–76  7–5 (18–9)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina

February 21
8:00 PM
No. 7 North Carolina L 74–86  7–6 (18–10)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina

February 25
2:30 PM
at Clemson L 69–72 OT 7–7 (18–11)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina

February 29
9:00 PM
Miami (FL) W 77–73  8–7 (19–11)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina

March 4
6:00 PM
at Virginia Tech W 70–58  9–7 (20–11)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia
2012 ACC Tournament

March 8
2:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. Boston College
2012 ACC Tournament First Round
W 78–57  21–11
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia

March 9
2:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. Virginia
2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 67–64  22–11
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia

March 10
1:00 PM, ESPN
vs. No. 4 North Carolina
2012 ACC Tournament Semifinal
L 67-69  22-12
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia
2012 NCAA Tournament

March 16
12:40 PM, truTV
No. (11) vs. No. (6) San Diego State
2012 NCAA Tournament Second Round
W 79-65  23-12
Nationwide Arena 
Columbus, Ohio

March 18
12:15 PM, CBS
No. (11) vs. No. (3) Georgetown
2012 NCAA Tournament Third Round
W 66-63  24-12
Nationwide Arena 
Columbus, Ohio

March 23
10:17 PM, TBS
No. (11) vs. No. (2) Kansas
2012 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
L 57-60  24-13
Edward Jones Dome 
St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Virginia

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
ACC Regular Season

January 7
6:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 21 Miami (FL) W 52–51  1–0 (14–1)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, Virginia

January 12
9:00 PM, ESPN
No. 17 at No. 8 Duke L 61–64  1–1 (14–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina

January 19
8:00 PM, Raycom
No. 15 at Georgia Tech W 70–38  2–1 (15–2)
Philips Arena 
Atlanta

January 22
6:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 15 Virginia Tech L 45–47  2–2 (15–3)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, Virginia

January 26
9:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 19 Boston College W 66–49  3–2 (16–3)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, Virginia

January 28
8:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 19 at NC State W 61–60  4–2 (17–3)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina

January 31
7:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 16 Clemson W 65–61  5–2 (18–3)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, Virginia

February 4
1:00 PM, Raycom
No. 16 at No. 21 Florida State L 55–58  5–3 (18–4)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida

February 8
7:30 PM, Raycom
Wake Forest W 68–44  6–3 (19–4)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, Virginia

February 11
1:00 PM, Raycom
at No. 5 North Carolina L 52–70  6–4 (19–5)
Dean E. Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

February 14
7:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 22 at Clemson L 48–60  6–5 (19–6)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina

February 18
1:00 PM, Raycom
No. 22 Maryland W 71–44  7–5 (20–6)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, Virginia

February 21
9:00 PM, ESPNU
at Virginia Tech W 61–59  8–5 (21–6)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia

February 25
4:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
No. 7 North Carolina L 54–51  8–6 (21–7)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, Virginia

March 1
7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
No. 24 No. 22 Florida State L 60–63  8–7 (21–8)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, Virginia

March 4
9:00 PM, Raycom
No. 24 at Maryland W 75–72 OT 9–7 (22–8)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
2012 ACC Tournament

March 9
2:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. NC State
2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
L 64–67  22–9
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia
2012 NCAA Tournament

03/16/2012*
2:10 PM, TNT
No. (10) vs. No. (7) Florida
2012 NCAA Tournament Second Round
L 45–71  22–10
CenturyLink Center Omaha 
Omaha, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Virginia Tech

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
ACC Regular Season

January 7
12:00 PM, Raycom
at Wake Forest L 55–58  0–1 (11–4)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

January 10
7:00 PM, ESPNU
Florida State L 59–63  0–2 (11–5)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia

January 14
3:00 PM, RSN
at Boston College L 59–61  0–3 (11–6)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

January 19
9:00 PM, ESPN
No. 8 North Carolina L 68–82  0–4 (11–7)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia

January 22
6:00 PM, ESPNU
at No. 15 Virginia W 47–45  1–4 (12–7)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, Virginia

January 28
2:30 PM, Raycom
at Maryland L 69–73  1–5 (12–9)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland

February 2
7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
No. 7 Duke L 60–75  1–6 (12–10)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia

February 4
4:00 PM, RSN
Clemson W 67–65  2–6 (13–10)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia

February 9
9:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
at Miami (FL) L 49–65  2–7 (13–11)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, Florida

February 12
6:00 PM, ESPNU
Boston College W 67–66  3–7 (14–11)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia

February 16
7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
No. 20 at Florida State L 47–48  3–8 (14–12)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida

February 18
3:00 PM, RSN
Georgia Tech W 74–73  4–8 (15–12)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia

February 21
9:00 PM, ESPNU
Virginia L 59–61  4–9 (15–13)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia

February 25
12:00 PM, Raycom
at No. 5 Duke L 65–70 OT 4–10 (15–14)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina

March 1
9:00 PM, Raycom
at Clemson L 56–58  4–11 (15–15)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina

March 4
6:00 PM, ESPNU
NC State L 58–70  4–12 (15–16)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia
2012 ACC Tournament

March 8
7:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. Clemson
2012 ACC Tournament First Round
W 68–63  16–16
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia

March 9
7:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. No. 6 Duke
2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
L 56–60  16–17
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Wake Forest

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
ACC Regular Season

January 7
12:00 PM, Raycom
Virginia Tech W 58–55  1–0 (10–5)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

January 11
7:00 PM, RSN
at Maryland L 64–70  1–1 (10–6)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland

January 14
1:00 PM, Raycom
NC State L 40–76  1–2 (10–7)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

January 19
7:00 PM, ESPN
at No. 4 Duke L 73–91  1–3 (10–8)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina

January 21
12:00 PM, Raycom
at Boston College W 71–56  2–3 (11–8)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

January 25
7:00 PM, RSN
No. 23 Florida State L 52–75  2–4 (11–9)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

January 28
12:00 PM, Raycom
at Clemson L 60–71  2–5 (11–10)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina

January 31
9:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 5 North Carolina L 53–68  2–6 (11–11)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

February 4
1:00 PM, Raycom
at NC State L 76–87  2–7 (11–12)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina

February 8
7:30 PM, RSN
at No. 19 Virginia L 44–68  2–8 (11–13)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, Virginia

February 11
4:00 PM, RSN
Clemson L 58–78  2–9 (11–14)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

February 15
7:30 PM, RSN
Georgia Tech W 59–50  3–9 (12–14)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

February 18
1:00 PM, RSN
at Miami L 56–74  3–10 (12–15)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, Florida

February 25
1:00 PM, RSN
Boston College W 85–56  4–10 (13–15)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

February 28
9:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 4 Duke L 72–79  4–11 (13–16)
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

March 3
1:00 PM, Raycom
at Georgia Tech L 62–69  4–12 (13–17)
Philips Arena 
Atlanta
2012 ACC Tournament

March 8
12:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. Maryland
2012 ACC Tournament First Round
L 60–82  13–18
Philips Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Season awards

Player of the Year[3]

Rookie of the Year[4]

Coach of the Year[5]

Defensive Player of the Year[6]

All-Atlantic Coast Conference[7]

First Team

1 – Denotes unanimous selection

Second Team

Third Team

All-ACC Freshman team

1 – Denotes unanimous selection

All-ACC Defensive team

1 – Denotes unanimous selection

2012 NBA draft

Main article: 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.[8] The deadline for submitting information to the NBA Advisory Committee for a 72-hour response is April 3.[9]
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,[10] Harrison Barnes, Kendall Marshall, John Henson,[11] Terrell Stoglin[12]
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 Barnes, HarrisonHarrison Barnes SF  United States Golden State Warriors North Carolina (So.)
1 10 Rivers, AustinAustin Rivers SG  United States New Orleans Hornets Duke (Fr.)
1 13 Marshall, KendallKendall Marshall PG  United States Phoenix Suns North Carolina (So.)
1 14 Henson, JohnJohn Henson PF  United States Milwaukee Bucks (from Houston) North Carolina (Jr.)
1 17 Zeller, TylerTyler Zeller C  United States Dallas Mavericks North Carolina (Sr.)
1 26 Plumlee, MilesMiles Plumlee PF  United States Indiana Pacers Duke (Sr.)
2 33 James, BernardBernard James PF  United States Cleveland Cavaliers (traded to Dallas) Florida St. (Sr.)
2 43 Scott, MikeMike Scott PF  United States Atlanta Hawks (from Phoenix) Virginia (Sr.)

References

  1. "ACC Operation Basketball Set for Wednesday, October 19". theacc.com. 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "2011 ACC Operation Basketball". theacc.com. 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  3. "North Carolina's Zeller Secures ACC Player of the Year". theacc.com. March 6, 2012.
  4. "Duke's Rivers Is ACC's Rookie of the Year". theacc.com. March 6, 2012.
  5. "Turnaround Architect Hamilton Named ACC Coach of the Year". theacc.com. March 6, 2012.
  6. "UNC's Henson Repeats As Top Defensive Player". theacc.com. March 6, 2012.
  7. "2011-12 All-ACC Men's Basketball Teams Announced by ACSMA". theacc.com. March 5, 2012.
  8. Snyder, Mark (2012-03-21). "Michigan's Trey Burke inquiring about NBA draft status". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  9. Baumgardner, Nick (2012-03-22). "Michigan point guard Trey Burke 'has nothing to lose' by seeking advisory committe's [sic] opinion, NBA draft analyst says". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  10. "Austin Rivers heads to NBA draft". ESPN. 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
  11. Pickeral, Robbi (2012-03-29). "Three UNC stars to enter NBA draft". ESPN. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  12. Andy Katz (April 30, 2012). "Maryland suspends two from program". ESPN. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
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