2006–07_Atlantic_Coast_Conference_men's_basketball_season
2006–07 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
Sports season
The 2007 ACC Men's Basketball Season began on November 7, 2006, in College Park, Maryland, USA. It started when Maryland played Hampton in a non-conference game. The conference schedule began on December 3, 2006, in Charlottesville, Virginia where Virginia defeated NC State 67–62. Following the season the 2007 ACC men's basketball tournament took place in Tampa, Florida with North Carolina claiming the crown.
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| 2006–07 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) | Raycom, ESPN |
| Regular season | |
| First place (tie) | North Carolina (11–5) Virginia (11–5) |
| Season MVP | Jared Dudley – Boston College |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | North Carolina (16th) |
| Runners-up | North Carolina State |
| Finals MVP | Brandan Wright – UNC |
| Basketball seasons | |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → | |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 North Carolina† | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 31 | – | 7 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Maryland | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2007 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Team, ACC Regular Season ...
| Team[1] | ACC Regular Season | ACC % | ACC Home | ACC Road | All Games | All Games % | All Home | All Road | All Neutral |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 11–5 | .688 | 7–1 | 4–4 | 31–7 | .816 | 16–1 | 6–4 | 9–2 |
| Virginia | 11–5 | .688 | 8–0 | 3–5 | 21–11 | .656 | 16–1 | 3–6 | 2–4 |
| Maryland | 10–6 | .625 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 25–9 | .735 | 17–2 | 5–4 | 3–3 |
| Virginia Tech | 10–6 | .625 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 22–12 | .647 | 13–2 | 5–5 | 4–5 |
| Boston College | 10–6 | .625 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 21–12 | .636 | 14–4 | 5–6 | 2–2 |
| Duke | 8–8 | .500 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 22–11 | .667 | 15–4 | 5–4 | 2–3 |
| Georgia Tech | 8–8 | .500 | 7–1 | 1–7 | 20–12 | .645 | 17–1 | 1–8 | 2–3 |
| Clemson | 7–9 | .438 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 25–11 | .694 | 16–4 | 6–5 | 3–2 |
| Florida State | 7–9 | .438 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 22–13 | .629 | 16–3 | 4–9 | 2–1 |
| North Carolina State | 5–11 | .313 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 20–16 | .556 | 14–6 | 3–8 | 3–2 |
| Wake Forest | 5–11 | .313 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 15–16 | .484 | 12–5 | 2–9 | 1–2 |
| Miami | 4–12 | .250 | 3–5 | 1–7 | 12–20 | .375 | 8–7 | 3–9 | 1–4 |
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Notes
- UNC and UVA shared the regular season title.
- Teams tied in the standings are ranked by non-conference record.
More information Player, School ...
| Points per game | Rebounds per game | Assists per game | Steals per game | |||||||||||
| Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | SPG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Thornton | FSU | 19.7 | Jared Dudley | BC | 8.3 | Ishmael Smith | WF | 6.0 | Jamon Gordon | VT | 2.8 | |||
| Jared Dudley | BC | 19.0 | Tyler Hansbrough | UNC | 7.9 | Javaris Crittenton | GT | 6.1 | Zabian Dowdell | VT | 2.1 | |||
| Sean Singletary | UVA | 19.0 | Josh McRoberts | Duke | 7.9 | Ty Lawson | UNC | 5.6 | Javaris Crittenton | GT | 2.0 | |||
| Tyler Hansbrough | UNC | 18.4 | Ekene Ibekwe | MD | 7.9 | Tyrese Rice | BC | 5.4 | D. J. Strawberry | MD | 2.0 | |||
| J. R. Reynolds | UVA | 18.4 | Kyle Visser | WF | 7.4 | Sean Singletary | UVA | 4.7 | Vernon Hamilton | Clem. | 1.9 |
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More information Player, School ...
| Blocked shots per game | Field goal percentage | Three-point FG percentage | Free throw percentage | |||||||||||
| Player | School | BPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | 3FG% | Player | School | FT% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekene Ibekwe | MD | 2.7 | Brandan Wright | UNC | 64.6 | Jack McClinton | Mia. | 44.0 | Jack McClinton | Mia. | 89.5 | |||
| Josh McRoberts | Duke | 2.5 | Ben McCauley | NCSU | 58.4 | Sean Singletary | UVA | 87.2 | ||||||
| Trevor Booker | Clem. | 2.2 | Kyle Visser | WF | 48.4 | Jon Scheyer | Duke | 84.6 | ||||||
| James Gist | MD | 2.1 | Jared Dudley | BC | 56.2 | J. R. Reynolds | UVA | 83.2 | ||||||
| Tyrelle Blair | BC | 2.1 | Al Thornton | FSU | 53.0 | Zabian Dowdell | VT | 80.6 |
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Throughout the conference season, the ACC offices name a player and rookie of the week. The MVP of the ACC tournament is the automatic winner of the final ACC player of the week of each season.
More information Week, Player of the week ...
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November 27
- N.C. State 74, Michigan 67
November 28
- Maryland 72, Illinois 66
- Wisconsin 81, Florida State 66
- Georgia Tech 77, Penn State 73
- Duke 54, Indiana 51
- Northwestern 61, Miami 59
November 29
- Boston College 65, Michigan State 58
- Purdue 61, Virginia 59
- Virginia Tech 69, Iowa 65
- North Carolina 98, Ohio State 89
- Clemson 90, Minnesota 68
- Wake Forest did not play.
- ACC won 8–3
ACC Conference awards were handed out at the conclusion of the regular season.
Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Coach of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
All-Atlantic Coast Conference
First Team
- Jared Dudley, Sr., Boston College
- Tyler Hansbrough, So., North Carolina
- Al Thornton, Sr., Florida State
- Sean Singletary, Jr., Virginia
- Zabian Dowdell, Sr., Virginia Tech
Second Team
- J. R. Reynolds, Sr., Virginia
- D. J. Strawberry, Sr., Maryland
- Tyrese Rice, So., Boston College
- Josh McRoberts, So., Duke
- Brandan Wright, Fr., North Carolina
Third Team
- Kyle Visser, Sr., Wake Forest
- Javaris Crittenton, Fr., Georgia Tech
- Brandon Costner, Fr., North Carolina State
- Jamon Gordon, Sr., Virginia Tech
- Jack McClinton, So., Miami
Honorable Mention: Ben McCauley, So., NCSU; James Mays, Jr., Clem.; DeMarcus Nelson, Jr., Duke; James Gist, Jr., MD; Ekene Ibekwe, Sr., MD[6]
All-ACC Freshman team
All-ACC Defensive team
- Jamon Gordon, Sr., Virginia Tech
- Zabian Dowdell, Sr., Virginia Tech
- Ekene Ibekwe, Sr., Maryland
- D. J. Strawberry, Sr., Maryland
- Josh McRoberts, So., Duke
NCAA tournament
Main article: 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
ACC Record: 7–7
1 North Carolina (3–1) – Elite Eight
- W 16 Eastern Kentucky 86–65
- W 9 Michigan State 81–67
- W 5 USC 74–64
- L 2 Georgetown 84–96 (OT)
4 Virginia (1–1)
4 Maryland (1–1)
5 Virginia Tech (1–1)
- W 12 Illinois 54–52
- L 4 Southern Illinois 48–63
6 Duke (0–1)
- L 11 Virginia Commonwealth 77–79
7 Boston College (1–1)
- W 10 Texas Tech 84–75
- L 2 Georgetown 55–62
10 Georgia Tech (0–1)
- L 7 UNLV 63–67
NIT
Main article: 2007 National Invitation Tournament
ACC Record: 8–3
1 Clemson (4–1) – Runner-Up
- W 8 East Tennessee State 64–57
- W 4 Ole Miss 89–68
- W 2 Syracuse 74–70
- W 1 Air Force 68–67
- L 1 West Virginia 73–78
2 Florida State (2–1)
- W 7 Toledo 77–61
- W 3 Michigan 87–66
- L 1 Mississippi State 71–86
6 North Carolina State (2–1)
- W 3 Drexel 63–56
- W 7 Marist 69–62
- L 1 West Virginia 66–71
- "ACC 2006–07 men's basketball Final Release" (PDF). ACC. April 8, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2009.
- "BC's Jared Dudley Named ACC Player of the Year". ACC. March 6, 2007. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- "North Carolina's Brandan Wright named ACC Rookie of the Year". ACC. March 6, 2007. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- "Virginia's Dave Leitao Selected ACC Men's Basketball Coach Of The Year". ACC. March 6, 2007. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- "Jamon Gordon Named ACC Defensive Player of the Year". ACC. March 6, 2007. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- "ACSMA Announces 2007 ACC Men's Basketball All-ACC Teams". ACC. March 5, 2007. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2009.