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2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

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2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ACC Network, ESPN, Raycom Sports, Learfield Sports
Regular Season
First placeNorth Carolina
Season MVPTyler Zeller, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
ChampionsFlorida State
Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball seasons
2011–12 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 North Carolina 14 2   .875 32 6   .842
No. 14 Duke 13 3   .813 27 7   .794
No. 15 Florida State 12 4   .750 25 10   .714
Virginia 9 7   .563 22 10   .688
No. 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

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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]

  • Harrison Barnes (57)- North Carolina
  • John Henson (2)- North Carolina

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
C 6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 3 6 4 6 5 9 4 4 3 6 5
Florida State AP RV 25 22 RV RV RV 23 21 15 20 15 22 17 10
C RV 24 20 RV RV 24 17 21 16 22 17 15
Georgia Tech AP
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Maryland AP
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Miami AP
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North Carolina AP 1 1 1 5 4 5 5 5 3 3 8 7 5 5 8 7 6 4 4
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NC State AP
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Wake Forest AP
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Conference schedules

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Composite matrix

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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 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0
vs. Clemson 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2
vs. Duke 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2
vs. Florida State 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–1
vs. Georgia Tech 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1
vs. Maryland 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1
vs. Miami 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1
vs. North Carolina 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–1
vs. NC State 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–2
vs. Virginia 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1
vs. Virginia Tech 1–1 1-1 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0
vs. Wake Forest 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 L 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 W 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

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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

[edit]
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

[edit]
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 W 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

[edit]
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

[edit]
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.

Postseason

[edit]

Season awards

[edit]

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]

All-ACC Freshman team

1 – Denotes unanimous selection

All-ACC Defensive team

1 – Denotes unanimous selection

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 Harrison Barnes SF  United States Golden State Warriors North Carolina (So.)
1 10 Austin Rivers SG  United States New Orleans Hornets Duke (Fr.)
1 13 Kendall Marshall PG  United States Phoenix Suns North Carolina (So.)
1 14 John Henson PF  United States Milwaukee Bucks (from Houston) North Carolina (Jr.)
1 17 Tyler Zeller C  United States Dallas Mavericks North Carolina (Sr.)
1 26 Miles Plumlee PF  United States Indiana Pacers Duke (Sr.)
2 33 Bernard James PF  United States Cleveland Cavaliers (traded to Dallas) Florida St. (Sr.)
2 43 Mike Scott PF  United States Atlanta Hawks (from Phoenix) Virginia (Sr.)

References

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  1. ^ "ACC Operation Basketball Set for Wednesday, October 19". theacc.com. 2011. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "2011 ACC Operation Basketball". theacc.com. 2011. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  3. ^ "North Carolina's Zeller Secures ACC Player of the Year". theacc.com. March 6, 2012. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "Duke's Rivers Is ACC's Rookie of the Year". theacc.com. March 6, 2012. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "Turnaround Architect Hamilton Named ACC Coach of the Year". theacc.com. March 6, 2012. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  6. ^ "UNC's Henson Repeats As Top Defensive Player". theacc.com. March 6, 2012. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  7. ^ "2011-12 All-ACC Men's Basketball Teams Announced by ACSMA". theacc.com. March 5, 2012. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  8. ^ Snyder, Mark (March 21, 2012). "Michigan's Trey Burke inquiring about NBA draft status". USA Today. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
  9. ^ Baumgardner, Nick (March 22, 2012). "Michigan point guard Trey Burke 'has nothing to lose' by seeking advisory committe's [sic] opinion, NBA draft analyst says". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
  10. ^ "Austin Rivers heads to NBA draft". ESPN. March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  11. ^ Pickeral, Robbi (March 29, 2012). "Three UNC stars to enter NBA draft". ESPN. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  12. ^ Andy Katz (April 30, 2012). "Maryland suspends two from program". ESPN. Retrieved April 30, 2012.