1960 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 1960 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, at Reynolds Coliseum from March 3–5, 1960. Duke defeated Wake Forest, 63–59, to win their first ACC championship. Doug Kistler of Duke was named tournament MVP.

1960 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1959–60
Teams8
SiteReynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, North Carolina
ChampionsDuke (1st title)
Winning coachVic Bubas (1st title)
MVPDoug Kistler (Duke)
← 1959
1961 →
1959–60 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina 12 2   .857 18 6   .750
No. 19 Wake Forest 12 2   .857 21 7   .750
Maryland 9 5   .643 15 8   .652
No. 18 Duke 7 7   .500 17 11   .607
South Carolina 6 8   .429 10 16   .385
NC State 5 9   .357 11 15   .423
Clemson 4 10   .286 10 16   .385
Virginia 1 13   .071 6 18   .250
1960 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Championship Game
March 5
         
1 #16 North Carolina 84
8 Virginia 63
1 #16 North Carolina 69
4 Duke 71
4 Duke 82
5 South Carolina 69
4 Duke 63
2 #18 Wake Forest 59
2 #18 Wake Forest 74
7 Clemson 59
2 #18 Wake Forest 71
6 NC State 66
3 Maryland 58
6 NC State 74

References

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