2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
The 2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season is the 59th season for the league.Preseason
The conference hosted its 50th annual media event, "Operation Basketball", on October 19 at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. 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
- North Carolina
- Duke
- Florida State
- Virginia
- Miami
- Virginia Tech
- Clemson
- NC State
- Maryland
- Georgia Tech
- Wake Forest
- Boston College
Preseason All-ACC
- Harrison Barnes – North Carolina
- John Henson – North Carolina
- Tyler Zeller – North Carolina
- Malcolm Grant – Miami
- Mike Scott – Virginia
- Seth Curry – Duke
Preseason Player of the Year
- Harrison Barnes - North Carolina
- John Henson - North Carolina
Preseason Rookie of the Year
- Austin Rivers – Duke
- James Michael McAdoo - North Carolina
- Nick Faust - Maryland
Rankings
Conference schedules
Composite matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. indicates games remaining this season.Boston College
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Season awards
Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Coach of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
All-Atlantic Coast Conference
First Team
- Tyler Zeller1 – North Carolina
- Mike Scott – Virginia
- John Henson – North Carolina
- Austin Rivers – Duke
- Harrison Barnes – North Carolina
1 – Denotes unanimous selection
Second Team
- Kendall Marshall – North Carolina
- Terrell Stoglin – Maryland
- Michael Snaer – Florida State
- C. J. Leslie – North Carolina State
- Erick Green – Virginia Tech
Third Team
- Seth Curry – Duke
- C. J. Harris – Wake Forest
- Lorenzo Brown – North Carolina State
- Kenny Kadji – Miami
- Mason Plumlee – Duke
All-ACC Freshman team
- Austin Rivers1 – Duke
- Ryan Anderson 1– Boston College
- Dorian Finney-Smith – Virginia Tech
- Shane Larkin – Miami
- Nick Faust – Maryland
1 – Denotes unanimous selection
All-ACC Defensive team
- John Henson1 – North Carolina
- Bernard James – Florida State
- Jontel Evans – Virginia
- Michael Snaer – Florida State
- Andre Young – Clemson
1 – Denotes unanimous selectionRound | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
1 | 7 | | SF | United States | Golden State Warriors | North Carolina |
1 | 10 | | SG | United States | New Orleans Hornets | Duke |
1 | 13 | | PG | United States | Phoenix Suns | North Carolina |
1 | 14 | | PF | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | North Carolina |
1 | 17 | | C | United States | Dallas Mavericks | North Carolina |
1 | 26 | | PF | United States | Indiana Pacers | Duke |
2 | 33 | | PF | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Florida St. |
2 | 43 | | PF | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Virginia |