2020–21_Atlantic_Coast_Conference_men's_basketball_season

2020–21 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

2020–21 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

Sports season


The 2020–21 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in December 2020 and concluded in March with the 2021 ACC men's basketball tournament at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The season marked the 67th season of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball.

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The Virginia Cavaliers won the regular season title with a conference record of 13–4. Georgia Tech won the ACC tournament over Florida State.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

  • Wake Forest fired Danny Manning after six seasons, where he posted a 78–111 record.[1][2] On April 30, 2020, the Demon Deacons hired Steve Forbes as his replacement.[3]
  • Boston College fired Jim Christian in the middle of the season, after leading the team to a 3–13 record. Christian's overall record with Boston College was 78–132 and 26–94 in ACC play. Scott Spinelli served as interim coach until the end of the season.[4] After the season Earl Grant was hired as the new head coach.[5]

Coaches

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Notes:

  • Year at school includes 2020–21 season.
  • Overall and ACC records are from the time at current school and are through the end of the 2019–20 season.
  • NCAA tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.
  • NCAA Final Fours and championship include time at other schools

Preseason

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Wooden[6] Naismith[7] Cousy[8] West[9] Erving[10] Malone[11] Abdul-Jabbar[12]
Scottie Barnes – Florida State
Garrison Brooks – North Carolina
Kihei Clark – Virginia
Sam Hauser – Virginia
Matthew Hurt – Duke
David Johnson – Louisville
Jalen Johnson – Duke
Matthew Hurt – Duke
Jalen Johnson – Duke
Wendell Moore Jr. – Duke
Scottie Barnes – Florida State
David Johnson – Louisville
Garrison Brooks – North Carolina
Caleb Love – North Carolina
Sam Hauser – Virginia
Scottie Barnes – Florida State
Kihei Clark – Virginia
D. J. Steward – Duke Jalen Johnson – Duke
Wendell Moore Jr. – Duke
Sam Hauser – Virginia
Aamir Simms – Clemson
Matthew Hurt – Duke
Garrison Brooks – North Carolina
Armando Bacot – North Carolina
Walker Kessler – North Carolina
Jay Huff – Virginia
Mark Williams – Duke

Preseason polls

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ACC preseason media poll

The preseason media poll and preseason All-ACC teams were announced at a virtual tipoff event that was held on November 11 and November 12.[22] 155 media members voted on the preseason poll and preseason All-ACC teams.[23]

Preseason poll

First-place votes shown in parentheses.

  1. Virginia (97) – 2214
  2. Duke (34) – 2146
  3. Florida State (15) – 1973
  4. North Carolina (7) – 1933
  5. Louisville (2) – 1693
  6. Syracuse – 1234
  7. Miami – 1223
  8. NC State – 1149
  9. Georgia Tech – 1147
  10. Clemson – 1057
  11. Virginia Tech – 794
  12. Notre Dame – 769
  13. Pitt – 635
  14. Boston College – 404
  15. Wake Forest – 229

Preseason All-ACC teams

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ACC preseason player of the year

ACC preseason rookie of the year


Regular season

Rankings

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Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 20 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent. The full conference schedule was announced on November 10, 2020.[24]

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Player of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named one or two Players of the week and one or two Freshmen of the week.

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Records against other conferences

2020–21 records against non-conference foes as of (Feb. 24, 2021). Records shown for regular season only.

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