2007–08 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season


The 2007–08 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season was the 55th season for the league. The North Carolina Tar Heels won both the regular-season and conference titles. The ACC sent four teams to the NCAA tournament: North Carolina, Duke, Clemson and Miami.

Final standings

TeamACC Regular SeasonACC %ACC HomeACC RoadAll GamesAll Games %All HomeAll RoadAll Neutral
North Carolina14–2.8756–28–035–2.94614–213–09–1
Duke13–3.8137–16–228–6.82415–18–25–3
Clemson10–6.6257–13–524–10.70614–26–54–3
Virginia Tech9–7.5636–23–521–14.60014–34–83–3
Miami8–8.5006–22–623–11.67614–24–65–3
Maryland8–8.5004–44–419–15.55913–66–50–4
Georgia Tech7–9.4383–54–415–17.4696–76–83–2
Wake Forest7–9.4386–21–717–13.56715–22–100–1
Florida State7–9.4384–43–519–15.55913–54–72–3
Virginia5–11.3133–52–617–16.51513–74–70–2
Boston College4–12.2503–51–714–17.45211–82–71–2
North Carolina State4–12.2503–51–715–16.48410–62–93–0

Statistical leaders

Players of the week

Throughout the conference season, the ACC offices name a player and rookie of the week. North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough broke the ACC single-season record for player of the week honors during the 2007–08 season with eight awards. The record had previously been seven, held by J. J. Redick and Antawn Jamison. The MVP of the ACC Tournament is the automatic winner of the final ACC player of the week of each season.

Conference honors

ACC Conference awards were handed out at the conclusion of the regular season. Tyler Hansbrough was the unanimous choice for ACC player of the year, while Virginia Tech's Seth Greenberg won conference Coach of the Year honors for guiding the Hokies to a fourth-place finish after being picked tenth in the preseason. Duke swept the remaining individual honors as Kyle Singler and DeMarcus Nelson won Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year respectively.

Player of the Year

, North Carolina

Rookie of the Year

, Duke

Coach of the Year

, Virginia Tech

Defensive Player of the Year

, Duke

All-Atlantic Coast Conference

First Team
Second Team
Third Team
Honorable Mention:
Ty Lawson, So., UNC; J. J. Hickson, Fr., NCSU; Deron Washington, Sr., VT; Anthony Morrow, Sr., GT

All-ACC Freshman team

Honorable Mention:
Terrence Oglesby, Clemson

All-ACC Defensive team

Honorable Mention:
Cliff Hammonds, Sr., Clemson; D'Andre Bell, Jr., GT; Tyler Hansbrough, Jr., UNC; Jeff Allen, Fr., VT; Deron Washington, Sr., VT; James Mays, Sr., Clemson

ACC Tournament

See 2008 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

Postseason

NCAA Tournament

ACC Record: 6–4
1 North Carolina – Final Four
2 Duke
5 Clemson
7 Miami

NIT

ACC Record: 3–3
1 Virginia Tech
3 Florida State
5 Maryland

CBI

ACC Record: 2–1
1 Virginia