2024–25 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

The 2024–25 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season will begin with practices in October 2024, followed by the start of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play will begin in December 2023 and conclude in March, 2024. The 2025 ACC men's basketball tournament will be held at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina in March, 2025.[1] This will the 71st season of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball. This will be the first season where eighteen teams compete in the conference, after the additions of California, SMU, and Stanford on July 1, 2024.[2]The top 15 teams from regular season play earn postseason bids to the 2025 ACC Men's basketball tournament.[3]

2024–25 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 3, 2024 – March, 2025
Number of teams18
TV partner(s)ACC Network, ESPN, The CW Sports
NBA Draft
2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
ACC tournament
Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball seasons
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2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boston College 0 0   0 0  
California 0 0   0 0  
Clemson 0 0   0 0  
No. 7 Duke 0 0   0 0  
Florida State 0 0   0 0  
Georgia Tech 0 0   0 0  
Louisville 0 0   0 0  
Miami (FL) 0 0   0 0  
No. 9 North Carolina 0 0   0 0  
NC State 0 0   0 0  
Notre Dame 0 0   0 0  
Pittsburgh 0 0   0 0  
SMU 0 0   0 0  
Stanford 0 0   0 0  
Syracuse 0 0   0 0  
Virginia 0 0   0 0  
Virginia Tech 0 0   0 0  
Wake Forest 0 0   0 0  
2025 ACC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

Head coaches

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Coaching changes

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  • On March 13, 2024, the Louisville Cardinals fired head coach Kenny Payne.[4] The Cardinals hired Pat Kelsey as his replacement on March 28, 2024.[5]
  • On March 21, 2024, the SMU Mustangs fired head coach Rob Lanier after two seasons.[6] On April 1, the school named USC head coach Andy Enfield the team's new head coach.[7]
  • On March 14, 2024, the Stanford Cardinal fired head coach Jerod Haase after eight seasons.[8] Kyle Smith was hired as his replacement from Washington State on March 25, 2024.[9]
  • On October 17, 2024 former Virginia coach Tony Bennett announced his retirement effective immediately after 15 seasons.[10] Assistant coach Ron Sanchez was named as the replacement.

Coaches

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Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Record at school ACC record ACC titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Boston College Earl Grant Charleston 4 49–53 23–37 0 0 0 0
California Mark Madsen Utah Valley 2 13–19 0–0 0 0 0 0
Clemson Brad Brownell Wright State 15 265–189 128–126 0 4 0 0
Duke Jon Scheyer Duke (Assoc.) 3 54–18 29–11 1 2 0 0
Florida State Leonard Hamilton Washington Wizards 23 443–281 203–178 1 11 0 0
Georgia Tech Damon Stoudamire Boston Celtics (Asst.) 2 14–18 13–7 0 0 0 0
Louisville Pat Kelsey Charleston 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0
Miami Jim Larrañaga George Mason 14 270–166 126–115 1 6 2 0
NC State Kevin Keatts UNC Wilmington 8 139–94 64–69 1 3 1 0
North Carolina Hubert Davis North Carolina (Asst.) 4 78–31 43–17 0 2 1 0
Notre Dame Micah Shrewsberry Penn State 2 13–20 7–13 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh Jeff Capel Duke (Asst.) 7 97–92 47–67 0 1 0 0
SMU Andy Enfield USC 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0
Stanford Kyle Smith Washington State 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0
Syracuse Adrian Autry Syracuse (Assoc.) 2 20–12 11–9 0 0 0 0
Virginia Ron Sanchez Virginia (Assoc.) 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0
Virginia Tech Mike Young Wofford 6 92–66 45–48 1 2 0 0
Wake Forest Steve Forbes East Tennessee State 5 71–54 37–41 0 0 0 0

Notes:

  • Year at school includes 2024–25 season.
  • Overall and ACC records are from the time at current school and are through the end of the 2023–24 season.
  • NCAA tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.
  • NCAA Final Fours and championship include time at other schools

Preseason

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Recruiting classes

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Rankings
Team 247 Sports[11] On3Recruits[12] Rivals[13] Commits
Boston College 59 90 81 3
California 126 113 98 2
Clemson 25 35 33 3
Duke 1 1 1 6
Florida State 21 54 16 5
Georgia Tech 20 25 18 3
Louisville 86 28 59 1
Miami 7 11 12 4
NC State 46 32 31 2
North Carolina 8 5 7 3
Notre Dame 26 36 28 3
Pittsburgh 66 62 70 2
SMU 68 91 NR 3
Stanford 70 101 53 4
Syracuse 33 10 22 2
Virginia 57 53 64 2
Virginia Tech 36 57 60 3
Wake Forest 94 47 80 1

Notes:

  • Rankings are up to date as of August 14, 2024.

Preseason watchlists

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Wooden Award Naismith[14] Cousy[15] West[16] Erving[17] Malone[18] Abdul-Jabbar[19]
Jalil Bethea  Y
Markus Burton  Y  Y
Elliot Cadeau  Y
Matthew Cleveland  Y
R. J. Davis  Y  Y
Cooper Flagg  Y  Y
Donnie Freeman  Y
Caleb Foster  Y
Ian Jackson  Y
Kon Knueppel  Y  Y
Eddie Lampkin Jr.  Y
Khaman Maluach  Y
Tyrese Proctor  Y
Drake Powell  Y
Efton Reid  Y
Maxime Rynaud  Y
Hunter Sallis  Y  Y
Ian Schieffelin  Y
Cade Tyson  Y

Preseason polls

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AP[20] Blue Ribbon
Yearbook
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CBS Sports[22] Coaches ESPN[23] Fox Sports[24] KenPom[25] NCAA Sports[26] Sports
Illustrated
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Boston College No. 114
California No. 135
Clemson RV No. 24
Duke No. 7 No. 3 No. 9 No. 8 No. 7 No. 2 No. 5 No. 5
Florida State No. 90
Georgia Tech No. 70
Louisville RV No. 64
Miami RV No. 55
North Carolina No. 9 No. 10 No. 4 No. 10 No. 10 No. 14 No. 9 No. 11
NC State No. 52
Notre Dame No. 69
Pittsburgh No. 38
SMU No. 74
Stanford No. 99
Syracuse No. 68
Virginia No. 78
Virginia Tech No. 92
Wake Forest RV No. 44 No. 31

ACC Preseason Media poll

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The preseason poll and Preseason All-ACC Teams was released in October 15, 2024, prior to the season beginning and after ACC Media Day. The results of the poll are below.

Preseason poll
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ACC Media Points
1. Duke 956 (42)
2. North Carolina 924 (11)
3. Wake Forest 800 (1)
4. Clemson 765
5. Virginia 743
6. Miami 659
7. Pitt 636
8. NC State 550
9. Louisville 518
10. Notre Dame 462
11. Syracuse 454
12. Georgia Tech 433
13. SMU 344
14. Virginia Tech 252
15. Florida State 251
16. California 206
17. Stanford 165
18. Boston College 116
Reference:[28]
(#) first-place votes
Preseason All-ACC teams
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2024 ACC Men's Basketball Preseason All-ACC Teams
First Team Second Team
R.J. Davis – North Carolina Ian Schieffelin – Clemson
Hunter Sallis – Wake Forest Chase Hunter – Clemson
Cooper Flagg – Duke Jamir Watkins – Florida State
Markus Burton – Notre Dame Baye Ndongo – Georgia Tech
Nijel Pack – Miami Ishmael Leggett – Pitt
ACC preseason player of the year
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  • R.J. Davis – North Carolina (40)
  • Cooper Flagg – Duke (10)
  • Hunter Sallis – Wake Forest (3)
  • Maxime Raynaud – Stanford (1)
ACC preseason freshman of the year
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  • Cooper Flagg – Duke (53)
  • Jeremiah Wilkinson – California (1)

Early season tournaments

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Team Tournament Finish
Boston College Cayman Islands Classic TBD
California
Clemson Sunshine Slam TBD
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisville Battle 4 Atlantis TBD
Miami Charleston Classic TBD
North Carolina Maui Invitational TBD
NC State Rady Children’s Invitational TBD
Notre Dame Players Era Festival TBD
Pittsburgh Greenbrier Tip-Off TBD
SMU Acrisure Holiday Invitational TBD
Stanford
Syracuse Legends Classic TBD
Virginia Bahamas Championship TBD
Virginia Tech Fort Myers Tip-Off TBD
Wake Forest ESPN Events Invitational TBD

Source:[29]

Regular season

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Rankings

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Legend
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  Not ranked previous week
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Boston College AP NV
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California AP NV
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Clemson AP RV
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Duke AP 7
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Florida State AP NV
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Georgia Tech AP NV
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Louisville AP RV
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Miami AP RV
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North Carolina AP 9
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NC State AP NV
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Notre Dame AP NV
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Pittsburgh AP NV
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SMU AP NV
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Stanford AP NV
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Syracuse AP NV
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Virginia AP NV
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Virginia Tech AP NV
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Wake Forest AP RV
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Conference matrix

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This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  Boston College California Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Louisville Miami North Carolina NC State Notre Dame Pittsburgh SMU Stanford Syracuse Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest
vs. Boston College 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. California 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Clemson 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Duke 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Florida State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Georgia Tech 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Louisville 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Miami 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. North Carolina 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. NC State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Notre Dame 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Pittsburgh 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. SMU 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Stanford 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Syracuse 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Virginia 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Virginia Tech 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Wake Forest 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Total 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

Player of the week

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Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices will name one or two Players of the week and one or two Rookies of the week.

Week Player of the week Rookie of the week Reference
Week 1

Records against other conferences

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2024–25 records against non-conference foes. Records shown for regular season only.

Power 6 Conferences & Gonzaga Record
American 0–0
Big East 0–0
Big Ten 0–0
Big 12 0–0
Pac-12 0–0
SEC 0–0
Gonzaga 0–0
Power 7 Total 0–0
Other NCAA Division I Conferences Record
America East 0–0
A-10 0–0
ASUN 0–0
Big Sky 0–0
Big South 0–0
Big West 0–0
CAA 0–0
C-USA 0–0
Horizon League 0–0
Ivy League 0–0
MAAC 0–0
MAC 0–0
MEAC 0–0
MVC 0–0
Mountain West 0–0
NEC 0–0
OVC 0–0
Patriot League 0–0
Pacific West 0–0
SoCon 0–0
Southland 0–0
SWAC 0–0
The Summit 0–0
Sun Belt 0–0
WAC 0–0
WCC (not including Gonzaga) 0–0
Other Division I Total 0–0
NCAA Division I Total 0–0
NCAA Division II Total 0–0

Postseason

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ACC tournament

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NCAA tournament

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Seed Region School First Four 1st round 2nd round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
W–L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) Total: 0–0 (–)

National Invitation tournament

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Seed Bracket School 1st round 2nd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
W–L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) Total: 0–0 (–)

Honors and awards

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All-Americans

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Consensus All-Americans
First Team Second Team
None None

To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team.[31]

Associated Press NABC Sporting News USBWA
First Team
Second Team
Third Team

ACC Awards

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Source:

2024-25 ACC Men's Basketball Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Most Improved Player of the Year
Sixth Man Award
2024-25 ACC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Third Team Honorable Mention
2024-25 ACC Men's Basketball All-Freshman Team
Player Team
2024-25 ACC Men's Basketball All-Defensive Team
Player Team

NBA draft

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PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center
Player Team Round Pick # Position School

Attendance

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Team Arena Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Game 9 Total Average % of Capacity
Game 10 Game 11 Game 12 Game 13 Game 14 Game 15 Game 16 Game 17 Game 18
Boston College Conte Forum 8,606
California Haas Pavilion 11,858
Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum 9,000
Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium 9,314
Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center 11,675
Georgia Tech McCamish Pavilion 8,600
Louisville KFC Yum! Center 22,090
Miami Watsco Center 7,972
North Carolina Dean Smith Center 21,750
NC State Lenovo Center
Reynolds Coliseum
19,722 (PNC)
5,500 (Reynolds)
Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center 9,149
Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center 12,508
SMU Moody Coliseum 7,000
Stanford Maples Pavilion 7,233
Syracuse Carrier Dome 33,000
Virginia John Paul Jones Arena 14,623
Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum 8,925
Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum 14,665

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