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
  1. North Carolina
  2. Duke
  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
Preseason Player of the Year
Preseason Rookie of the Year

Conference schedules

Composite matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. indicates games remaining this season.

Boston College

!colspan=9 style="background:#8B0000; color:#F0E68C;"| ACC Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#8B0000"|2012 ACC Tournament

Clemson

!colspan=9 style="background:#F66733; color:#522D80;"| ACC Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#F66733"|2012 ACC Tournament

Duke

!colspan=9 style="background:#00009C; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#00009C"|2012 ACC Tournament
!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#00009C"|2012 NCAA Tournament

Florida State

!colspan=9 style="background:#540115; color:#CDC092;"| ACC Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#540115"|2012 ACC Tournament
!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#540115"|2012 NCAA Tournament

Georgia Tech

!colspan=9 style="background:#CFB53B; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#CFB53B"|2012 ACC Tournament

Maryland

!colspan=9 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FCD116;"| ACC Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#CE1126"|2012 ACC Tournament

Miami

!colspan=9 style="background:#005030; color:#f47321;"| ACC Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#005030"|2012 ACC Tournament

North Carolina

!colspan=9 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#56A0D3"|2012 ACC Tournament
!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#56A0D3"|2012 NCAA Tournament

NC State

!colspan=9 style="background:#E00000; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#E00000"|2012 ACC Tournament
!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#E00000"|2012 NCAA Tournament

Virginia

!colspan=9 style="background:#0D3268; color:#FF7C00;"| ACC Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="background:#0D3268; color:#FF7C00;"| 2012 ACC Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#0D3268; color:#FF7C00;"| 2012 NCAA Tournament

Virginia Tech

!colspan=9 style="background:#660000; color:#CC5500;"| ACC Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#660000"|2012 ACC Tournament

Wake Forest

!colspan=9 style="background:#CFB53B; color:#000000;"| ACC Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#CFB53B"|2012 ACC Tournament

Postseason

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
1 – Denotes unanimous selection
Second Team
Third Team
All-ACC Freshman team
1 – Denotes unanimous selection
All-ACC Defensive team
1 – Denotes unanimous selection

[2012 NBA draft]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamSchool/club team
17SFUnited StatesGolden State WarriorsNorth Carolina
110SGUnited StatesNew Orleans HornetsDuke
113PGUnited StatesPhoenix SunsNorth Carolina
114PFUnited StatesMilwaukee Bucks North Carolina
117CUnited StatesDallas MavericksNorth Carolina
126PFUnited StatesIndiana PacersDuke
233PFUnited StatesCleveland Cavaliers Florida St.
243PFUnited StatesAtlanta Hawks Virginia