2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 12
TV partner(s) ACC Network, ESPN, Raycom Sports, Learfield Sports
NBA Draft
Top draft pick Harrison Barnes
Picked by Golden State Warriors
Regular Season
First place North Carolina
Season MVP Tyler Zeller, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Champions Florida State
2011–12 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 North Carolina 14 – 2   .875     32 – 6   .842
#14 Duke 13 – 3   .813     27 – 7   .794
#15 Florida State† 12 – 4   .750     25 – 10   .714
Virginia 9 – 7   .563     22 – 10   .688
#20 NC State 9 – 7   .563     24 – 13   .649
Miami (FL) 9 – 7   .563     20 – 13   .606
Clemson 8 – 8   .500     16 – 15   .516
Maryland 6 – 10   .375     17 – 15   .531
Virginia Tech 4 – 12   .250     16 – 17   .485
Wake Forest 4 – 12   .250     13 – 18   .419
Georgia Tech 4 – 12   .250     11 – 20   .355
Boston College 4 – 12   .250     9 – 22   .290
† 2012 ACC Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2012; Rankings from Coaches Poll

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, NC.[1] 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[2]

  1. North Carolina (57 first place votes)
  2. Duke (2)
  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[2]

Preseason Player of the Year[2]

Preseason Rookie of the Year[2]

Rankings

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Conference schedules

Composite Matrix

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

  Boston College Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Maryland Miami North Carolina NC State Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest
vs. Boston College – 0–11–00–11–11–02–01–02–01–01–12–0
vs. Clemson 1–0 – 1–01–10–21–01–01–01–11–11–10–2
vs. Duke 0–10–1 – 1–10–10–21–01–10–10–10–20–2
vs. Florida State 1–01–11–1 – 0–10–11–10–10–10–20–20–1
vs. Georgia Tech 1–12–01–01–0 – 1–11–01–01–11–01–01–1
vs. Maryland 0–10–12–01–01–1 – 1–12–01–02–00–10–1
vs. Miami 0–20–10–11–10–11–1 – 2–02–01–00–10–1
vs. North Carolina 0–10–11–11–00–10–20–2 – 0–20–20–10–1
vs. NC State 0–21–01–01–01–10–10–22–0 – 1–00–10–2
vs. Virginia 0–11–11–02–00–10–20–12–00–1 – 1–10–1
vs. Virginia Tech 1–11-12–02–00–11–01–01–01–01–1 – 1–0
vs. Wake Forest 0–22–02–01–01–11–01–01–02–01–00–1 –
Total 4–12 8–8 13–3 12–4 4–12 6–10 9–7 14–2 9–7 9–7 4–12 4–12

Boston College

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
ACC Regular Season
January 7 at #3 North Carolina L 60–83  0–1 (5–10) Dean E. Smith Center
January 12 Clemson W 59–57  1–1 (6–10) Conte Forum
January 14 Virginia Tech W 61–59  2–1 (7–10) Conte Forum
January 19 at NC State L 62–76  2–2 (7–11) RBC Center
January 21 Wake Forest L 56–71  2–3 (7–12) Conte Forum
January 26 at #19 Virginia L 49–66  2–4 (7–13) John Paul Jones Arena
January 29 Miami (FL) L 54–76  2–5 (7–14) Conte Forum
February 1 NC State L 51–56  2–6 (7–15) Conte Forum
February 4 at Georgia Tech L 47–51  2–7 (7–16) Phillips Arena
February 8 #15 Florida State W 64–60  3–7 (8–16) Conte Forum
February 12 at Virginia Tech L 65–66  3–8 (8–17) Cassell Coliseum
February 16 at Maryland L 65–81  3–9 (8–18) Comcast Center
February 19 #5 Duke L 50–75  3–10 (8–19) Conte Forum
February 25 at Wake Forest L 56–85  3–11 (8–20) Joel Veterans Coliseum
February 29 Georgia Tech W 56–52  4–11 (9–20) Conte Forum
March 3 at Miami (FL) L 56–77  4–12 (9–21) BankUnited Center
2012 ACC Tournament
March 8 vs. NC State
(2012 ACC Tournament First Round)		 L 57–78  9–22 Philips Arena
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Clemson

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
ACC Regular Season
January 7 Florida State W 79–59  1–0 (9–6) Littlejohn Coliseum
January 12 at Boston College L 57–59  1–1 (9–7) Conte Forum
January 15 #8 Duke L 66–73  1–2 (9–8) Littlejohn Coliseum
January 18 at Miami L 73–76  1–3 (9–9) BankUnited Center
January 21 Georgia Tech W 64–62  2–3 (10–9) Littlejohn Coliseum
January 28 Wake Forest W 71–60  3–3 (11–9) Littlejohn Coliseum
January 31 at #16 Virginia L 61–65  3–4 (11–10) John Paul Jones Arena
February 4 at Virginia Tech L 65–67  3–5 (11–11) Cassell Coliseum
February 7 Maryland L 62–64  3–6 (11–12) Littlejohn Coliseum
February 11 at Wake Forest W 78–58  4–6 (12–12) LVJM Coliseum
February 14 #22 Virginia W 60–48  5–6 (13–12) Littlejohn Coliseum
February 18 at #8 North Carolina L 52–74  5–7 (13–13) Dean E. Smith Center
February 21 at Georgia Tech W 56–37  6–7 (14–13) Philips Arena
February 25 NC State W 72–69  7–7 (15–13) Littlejohn Coliseum
March 1 Virginia Tech W 58–56  8–7 (16–13) Littlejohn Coliseum
March 4 at #22 Florida State L 72–80  8–8 (16–14) Donald L. Tucker Center
2012 ACC Tournament
March 8 vs. Virginia Tech
(2012 ACC Tournament First Round)		 L 63–68  16–15 Philips Arena
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Duke

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
ACC Regular Season
January 7 #5 at Georgia Tech W 81–74  1–0 (13–2) Philips Arena
January 12 #8 #16 Virginia W 61–58  2–0 (14–2) Cameron Indoor Stadium
January 15 #8 at Clemson W 73–66  3–0 (15–2) Littlejohn Coliseum
January 19 #4 Wake Forest W 91–73  4–0 (16–2) Cameron Indoor Stadium
January 21 #4 Florida State L 73–76  4–1 (16–3) Cameron Indoor Stadium
January 25 #8 at Maryland
(Duke–Maryland rivalry)		 W 74–61  5–1 (17–3) Comcast Center
February 2 #7 at Virginia Tech W 75–60  6–1 (18–3) Cassell Coliseum
February 5 #7 Miami (FL) L 74–78 OT 6–2 (18–4) Cameron Indoor Stadium
February 8 #10 at #5 North Carolina
(Carolina–Duke rivalry)		 W 85–84  7–2 (19–4) Dean E. Smith Center
February 11 #10 Maryland
(Duke–Maryland rivalry)		 W 73–55  8–2 (20–4) Cameron Indoor Stadium
February 16 #5 NC State W 78–73  9–2 (21–4) Cameron Indoor Stadium
February 19 #5 at Boston College W 75–50  10–2 (22–4) Conte Forum
February 23 #5 at #15 Florida State W 74–66  11–2 (23–4) Donald L. Tucker Center
February 25 #5 Virginia Tech W 70–65 OT 12–2 (24–4) Cameron Indoor Stadium
February 28 #4 at Wake Forest W 79–71  13–2 (25–4) LJVM Coliseum
March 3 #4 #6 North Carolina
(ESPN College GameDay)		 L 70–88  13–3 (25–5) Cameron Indoor Stadium
2012 ACC Tournament
March 9 #6 vs. Virginia Tech
(2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)		 W 60–56  26–5 Philips Arena
March 10 #6 vs. #17 Florida State
(2012 ACC Tournament Semifinal)		 L 59−62  26−6 Philips Arena
2012 NCAA Tournament
March 16 #(2) vs. #(15) Lehigh
(2012 NCAA Tournament Second Round)		 L 70-75  26–7 Greensboro Coliseum
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Florida State

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
ACC Regular Season
January 7 at Clemson L 59–79  0–1 (9–6) Littlejohn Coliseum
January 10 at Virginia Tech W 63–59  1–1 (10–6) Cassell Coliseum
January 14 #3 North Carolina W 90–57  2–1 (11–6) Donald L. Tucker Center
January 17 Maryland W 84–70  3–1 (12–6) Donald L. Tucker Center
January 21 at #4 Duke W 76–73  4–1 (13–6) Cameron Indoor Stadium
January 25 #23 at Wake Forest W 75–52  5–1 (14–6) LJVM Coliseum
February 1 #21 Georgia Tech W 68–54  6–1 (15–6) Donald L. Tucker Center
February 4 #21 #16 Virginia W 58–55  7–1 (16–6) Donald L. Tucker Center
February 8 #15 at Boston College L 60–64  7–2 (16–7) Conte Forum
February 11 #15 Miami W 64–59  8–2 (17–7) Donald L. Tucker Center
February 16 #20 Virginia Tech W 48–47  9–2 (18–7) Donald L. Tucker Center
February 18 #20 at NC State W 76–62  10–2 (19–7) RBC Center
February 23 #15 #5 Duke L 66–74  10–3 (19–8) Donald L. Tucker Center
February 26 #15 at Miami L 62–78  10–4 (19–9) BankUnited Center
March 1 #22 at #24 Virginia W 63–60  11–4 (20–9) John Paul Jones Arena
March 4 #22 Clemson W 80–72  12–4 (21–9) Donald L. Tucker Center
2012 ACC Tournament
March 9 #17 vs. Miami
(2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)		 W 82–71  22–9 Philips Arena
March 10 #17 vs. #6 Duke
(2012 ACC Tournament Semifinal)		 W 62–59  23–9 Philips Arena
March 11 #17 vs. #4 North Carolina
(2012 ACC Tournament Final)		 W 85–82  24–9 Philips Arena
2012 NCAA Tournament
March 16 #(3) vs. #(14) St. Bonaventure
(2012 NCAA Tournament Second Round)		 W 66–63  25–9 Bridgestone Arena
March 18 #(3) vs. #(6) Cincinnati
(2012 NCAA Tournament Third Round)		 L 52-56  25–10 Bridgestone Arena
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Georgia Tech

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
ACC Regular Season
January 7 #5 Duke L 74–81  0–1 (7–8) Phillips Arena
January 11 at NC State W 82–71  1–1 (8–8) RBC Center
January 15 at Maryland L 50–61  1–2 (8–9) Comcast Center
January 19 #15 Virginia L 38–70  1–3 (8–10) Phillips Arena
January 21 at Clemson L 62–64  1–4 (8–11) Littlejohn Coliseum
January 24 Miami (FL) L 49–64  1–5 (8–12) Phillips Arena
January 29 at #7 North Carolina L 81–93  1–6 (8–13) Dean E. Smith Center
February 1 at #21 Florida State L 54–68  1–7 (8–14) Donald L. Tucker Center
February 4 Boston College W 51–47  2–7 (9–14) Phillips Arena
February 9 NC State L 52–61  2–8 (9–15) Phillips Arena
February 15 at Wake Forest L 50–59  2–9 (9–16) LJVM Coliseum
February 18 at Virginia Tech L 73–74 OT 2–10 (9–17) Cassell Coliseum
February 21 Clemson L 37–56  2–11 (9–18) Phillips Arena
February 25 Maryland W 63–61  3–11 (10–18) Phillips Arena
February 29 at Boston College L 52–56  3–12 (10–19) Conte Forum
March 3 Wake Forest W 69–62  4–12 (11–19) Phillips Arena
2012 ACC Tournament
March 8 vs. Miami
(2012 ACC Tournament First Round)		 L 36–54  11–20 Philips Arena
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Maryland

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
ACC Regular Season
January 8 at NC State L 74–79  0–1 (10–4) RBC Center
January 11 Wake Forest W 70–64  1–1 (11–4) Comcast Center
January 15 Georgia Tech W 61–50  2–1 (12–4) Comcast Center
January 17 at Florida State L 70–84  2–2 (13–4) Donald L. Tucker Center
January 25 #8 Duke L 61–74  2–3 (13–5) Comcast Center
January 28 Virginia Tech W 73–69  3–3 (14–5) Comcast Center
February 1 at Miami L 86–90 2OT 3–4 (14–6) BankUnited Center
February 4 #5 North Carolina L 74–83  3–5 (14–7) Comcast Center
February 7 at Clemson W 64–62  4–5 (15–7) Littlejohn Coliseum
February 11 at #10 Duke L 55–73  4–6 (15–8) Cameron Indoor Stadium
February 16 Boston College W 81–65  5–6 (16–8) Comcast Center
February 18 at #22 Virginia L 44–71  5–7 (16–9) John Paul Jones Arena
February 21 Miami W 75–70  6–7 (17–9) Comcast Center
February 25 at Georgia Tech L 61–63  6–8 (17–10) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
February 29 at #6 North Carolina L 64–88  6–9 (17–11) Dean Smith Center
March 4 #24 Virginia L 72–75 OT 6–10 (17–12) Comcast Center
2012 ACC Tournament
March 8 vs. Wake Forest
(2012 ACC Tournament First Round)		 W 82–60  18–12 Philips Arena
March 9 vs. #4 North Carolina
(2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)		 L 69–85  18–13 Philips Arena
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Miami

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
ACC Regular Season
January 7 at #21 Virginia L 51–52  0–1 (9–5) John Paul Jones Arena
January 10 at #3 North Carolina L 56–73  0–2 (9–6) Dean E. Smith Center
January 18 Clemson W 73–76  1–2 (10–6) BankUnited Center
January 22 NC State L 73–78  1–3 (10–7) BankUnited Center
January 24 at Georgia Tech W 64–49  2–3 (11–7) Philips Arena
January 29 at Boston College W 76–54  3–3 (12–7) John Paul Jones Arena
February 1 Maryland W 90–86 2OT 4–3 (13–7) BankUnited Center
February 5 at #7 Duke W 78–74 OT 5–3 (14–7) Cameron Indoor Stadium
February 9 Virginia Tech W 65–49  6–3 (15–7) BankUnited Center
February 11 at #15 Florida State L 59–64  6–4 (15–8) Donald L. Tucker Center
February 15 #8 North Carolina L 74–63  6–5 (15–9) BankUnited Center
February 18 Wake Forest W 74–56  7–5 (16–9) BankUnited Center
February 21 at Maryland L 70–75  7–6 (16–10) Comcast Center
February 26 #15 Florida State W 78–62  8–6 (17–10) BankUnited Center
February 29 at NC State L 73–77  8–7 (17–11) RBC Center
March 3 Boston College W 77–56  9–7 (18–11) BankUnited Center
2012 ACC Tournament
March 8 vs. Georgia Tech
(2012 ACC Tournament First Round)		 W 54–36  19–11 Philips Arena
March 9 vs. #17 Florida State
(2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)		 L 71–82  19–12 Philips Arena
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

North Carolina

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
ACC Regular Season
January 7 #3 Boston College W 83–60  1–0 (14–2) Smith Center
January 10 #3 Miami (FL) W 73–56  2–0 (15–2) Smith Center
January 14 #3 at Florida State L 57–90  2–1 (15–3) Donald L. Tucker Center
January 19 #8 at Virginia Tech W 82–68  3–1 (16–3) Cassell Coliseum
January 26 #7 NC State W 74–55  4–1 (17–3) Smith Center
January 29 #7 Georgia Tech W 93–81  5–1 (18–3) Smith Center
January 31 #5 at Wake Forest W 68–53  6–1 (19–3) LVJM Coliseum
February 4 #5 at Maryland W 83–74  7–1 (20–3) Comcast Center
February 8 #5 #10 Duke
(Carolina–Duke rivalry)		 L 84–85  7–2 (20–4) Smith Center
February 11 #5 #19 Virginia W 70–52  8–2 (21–4) Smith Center
February 15 #8 at Miami (FL) W 73–64  9–2 (22–4) BankUnited Center
February 18 #8 Clemson W 74–52  10–2 (23–4) Smith Center
February 21 #7 at NC State W 86–74  11–2 (24–4) RBC Center
February 25 #7 at Virginia W 54–51  12–2 (25–4) John Paul Jones Arena
February 29 #6 Maryland W 88–64  13–2 (26–4) Smith Center
March 3 #6 at #4 Duke
(ESPN College GameDay)		 W 88–70  14–2 (27–4) Cameron Indoor Stadium
2012 ACC Tournament
March 9 #4 vs. Maryland
(2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)		 W 85–69  28–4 Philips Arena
March 10 #4 vs. NC State
(2012 ACC Tournament Semifinal)		 W 69–67  29–4 Philips Arena
March 11 #4 vs. #17 Florida State
(2012 ACC Tournament Final)		 L 82–85  29–5 Philips Arena
2012 NCAA Tournament
March 16 #(1) vs. #(16) Vermont
(2012 NCAA Tournament Second Round)		 W 77–58  30–5 Greensboro Coliseum
March 18 #(1) vs. #(8) Creighton
(2012 NCAA Tournament Third Round)		 W 87–73  31–5 Greensboro Coliseum
March 23 #(1) vs. #(13) Ohio
(2012 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16)		 W 73–65 OT 32–5 Edward Jones Dome
March 25 #(1) vs. #(2) Kansas
(2012 NCAA Tournament Elite 8)		 L 67–80  32–6 Edward Jones Dome
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

NC State

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
ACC Regular Season
January 8 Maryland W 79–74  1–0 (12–4) RBC Center
January 11 Georgia Tech L 71–80  1–1 (12–5) RBC Center
January 14 at Wake Forest W 76–40  2–1 (13–5) LJVM Coliseum
January 19 Boston College W 76–62  3–1 (14–5) RBC Center
January 22 at Miami (FL) W 78–73  4–1 (15–5) BankUnited Center
January 26 at #7 North Carolina L 55–74  4–2 (15–6) Smith Center
January 28 #19 Virginia L 60–61  4–3 (15–7) RBC Center
February 1 at Boston College W 56–51  5–3 (16–7) Conte Forum
February 4 Wake Forest W 87–76  6–3 (17–7) RBC Center
February 9 at Georgia Tech W 61–52  7–3 (18–7) Phillips Arena
February 16 at #5 Duke L 73–78  7–4 (18–8) Cameron Indoor Stadium
February 18 #20 Florida State L 62–76  7–5 (18–9) RBC Center
February 21 #7 North Carolina L 74–86  7–6 (18–10) RBC Center
February 25 at Clemson L 69–72 OT 7–7 (18–11) Littlejohn Coliseum
February 29 Miami (FL) W 77–73  8–7 (19–11) RBC Center
March 4 at Virginia Tech W 70–58  9–7 (20–11) Cassell Coliseum
2012 ACC Tournament
March 8 vs. Boston College
(2012 ACC Tournament First Round)		 W 78–57  21–11 Philips Arena
March 9 vs. Virginia
(2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)		 W 67–64  22–11 Philips Arena
March 10 vs. #4 North Carolina
(2012 ACC Tournament Semifinal)		 L 67-69  22-12 Philips Arena
2012 NCAA Tournament
March 16 #(11) vs. #(6) San Diego State
(2012 NCAA Tournament Second Round)		 W 79-65  23-12 Nationwide Arena
March 18 #(11) vs. #(3) Georgetown
(2012 NCAA Tournament Third Round)		 W 66-63  24-12 Nationwide Arena
March 23 #(11) vs. #(2) Kansas
(2012 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16)		 L 57-60  24-13 Edward Jones Dome
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Virginia

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
ACC Regular Season
January 7 #21 Miami (FL) W 52–51  1–0 (14–1) John Paul Jones Arena
January 12 #17 at #8 Duke L 61–64  1–1 (14–2) Cameron Indoor Stadium
January 19 #15 at Georgia Tech W 70–38  2–1 (15–2) Philips Arena
January 22 #15 Virginia Tech L 45–47  2–2 (15–3) John Paul Jones Arena
January 26 #19 Boston College W 66–49  3–2 (16–3) John Paul Jones Arena
January 28 #19 at NC State W 61–60  4–2 (17–3) RBC Center
January 31 #16 Clemson W 65–61  5–2 (18–3) John Paul Jones Arena
February 4 #16 at #21 Florida State L 55–58  5–3 (18–4) Donald L. Tucker Center
February 8 Wake Forest W 68–44  6–3 (19–4) John Paul Jones Arena
February 11 at #5 North Carolina L 52–70  6–4 (19–5) Dean E. Smith Center
February 14 #22 at Clemson L 48–60  6–5 (19–6) Littlejohn Coliseum
February 18 #22 Maryland W 71–44  7–5 (20–6) John Paul Jones Arena
February 21 at Virginia Tech W 61–59  8–5 (21–6) Cassell Coliseum
February 25 #7 North Carolina L 54–51  8–6 (21–7) John Paul Jones Arena
March 1 #24 #22 Florida State L 60–63  8–7 (21–8) John Paul Jones Arena
March 4 #24 at Maryland W 75–72 OT 9–7 (22–8) Comcast Center
2012 ACC Tournament
March 9 vs. NC State
(2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)		 L 64–67  22–9 Philips Arena
2012 NCAA Tournament
03/16/2012* #(10) vs. #(7) Florida
(2012 NCAA Tournament Second Round)		 L 45–71  22–10 CenturyLink Center Omaha
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Virginia Tech

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
ACC Regular Season
January 7 at Wake Forest L 55–58  0–1 (11–4) LJVM Coliseum
January 10 Florida State L 59–63  0–2 (11–5) Cassell Coliseum
January 14 at Boston College L 59–61  0–3 (11–6) Conte Forum
January 19 #8 North Carolina L 68–82  0–4 (11–7) Cassell Coliseum
January 22 at #15 Virginia W 47–45  1–4 (12–7) John Paul Jones Arena
January 28 at Maryland L 69–73  1–5 (12–9) Comcast Center
February 2 #7 Duke L 60–75  1–6 (12–10) Cassell Coliseum
February 4 Clemson W 67–65  2–6 (13–10) Cassell Coliseum
February 9 at Miami (FL) L 49–65  2–7 (13–11) BankUnited Center
February 12 Boston College W 67–66  3–7 (14–11) Cassell Coliseum
February 16 #20 at Florida State L 47–48  3–8 (14–12) Donald L. Tucker Center
February 18 Georgia Tech W 74–73  4–8 (15–12) Cassell Coliseum
February 21 Virginia L 59–61  4–9 (15–13) Cassell Coliseum
February 25 at #5 Duke L 65–70 OT 4–10 (15–14) Cameron Indoor Stadium
March 1 at Clemson L 56–58  4–11 (15–15) Littlejohn Coliseum
March 4 NC State L 58–70  4–12 (15–16) Cassell Coliseum
2012 ACC Tournament
March 8 vs. Clemson
(2012 ACC Tournament First Round)		 W 68–63  16–16 Philips Arena
March 9 vs. #6 Duke
(2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal)		 L 56–60  16–17 Philips Arena
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Wake Forest

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
ACC Regular Season
January 7 Virginia Tech W 58–55  1–0 (10–5) LJVM Coliseum
January 11 at Maryland L 64–70  1–1 (10–6) Comcast Center
January 14 NC State L 40–76  1–2 (10–7) LJVM Coliseum
January 19 at #4 Duke L 73–91  1–3 (10–8) Cameron Indoor Stadium
January 21 at Boston College W 71–56  2–3 (11–8) Conte Forum
January 25 #23 Florida State L 52–75  2–4 (11–9) LJVM Coliseum
January 28 at Clemson L 60–71  2–5 (11–10) Littlejohn Coliseum
January 31 #5 North Carolina L 53–68  2–6 (11–11) LJVM Coliseum
February 4 at NC State L 76–87  2–7 (11–12) RBC Center
February 8 at #19 Virginia L 44–68  2–8 (11–13) John Paul Jones Arena
February 11 Clemson L 58–78  2–9 (11–14) LJVM Coliseum
February 15 Georgia Tech W 59–50  3–9 (12–14) LJVM Coliseum
February 18 at Miami L 56–74  3–10 (12–15) BankUnited Center
February 25 Boston College W 85–56  4–10 (13–15) LJVM Coliseum
February 28 #4 Duke L 72–79  4–11 (13–16) LJVM Coliseum
March 3 at Georgia Tech L 62–69  4–12 (13–17) Philips Arena
2012 ACC Tournament
March 8 vs. Maryland
(2012 ACC Tournament First Round)		 L 60–82  13–18 Philips Arena
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Season awards

Player of the Year[3]

Rookie of the Year[4]

Coach of the Year[5]

Defensive Player of the Year[6]

All-Atlantic Coast Conference[7]

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

The following 1st, 2nd & 3rd team All-ACC performers were listed as seniors: Tyler Zeller, Mike Scott. The deadline for entering the NBA draft is April 29, but once one has declared, the deadline for withdrawing the declaration and retaining NCAA eligibility is April 10.[8] The deadline for submitting information to the NBA Advisory Committee for a 72-hour response is April 3.[9]
The following ACC underclassmen have sought the advice of the NBA's undergraduate advisory committee to determine his draft prospects:
The following ACC underclassmen declared early for the 2012 draft: Austin Rivers,[10] Harrison Barnes, Kendall Marshall, John Henson,[11] Terrell Stoglin[12]
The following ACC underclassmen entered their name in the draft but who did not hire agents and opted to return to college:
Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team
1 7 Barnes, HarrisonHarrison Barnes SF  United States Golden State Warriors North Carolina (So.)
1 10 Rivers, AustinAustin Rivers SG  United States New Orleans Hornets Duke (Fr.)
1 13 Marshall, KendallKendall Marshall PG  United States Phoenix Suns North Carolina (So.)
1 14 Henson, JohnJohn Henson PF  United States Milwaukee Bucks (from Houston) North Carolina (Jr.)
1 17 Zeller, TylerTyler Zeller C  United States Dallas Mavericks North Carolina (Sr.)
1 26 Plumlee, MilesMiles Plumlee PF  United States Indiana Pacers Duke (Sr.)
2 33 James, BernardBernard James PF  United States Cleveland Cavaliers (traded to Dallas) Florida St. (Sr.)
2 43 Scott, MikeMike Scott PF  United States Atlanta Hawks (from Phoenix) Virginia (Sr.)

References

  1. ↑ "ACC Operation Basketball Set for Wednesday, October 19". theacc.com. 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "2011 ACC Operation Basketball". theacc.com. 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "North Carolina's Zeller Secures ACC Player of the Year". theacc.com. March 6, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Duke's Rivers Is ACC's Rookie of the Year". theacc.com. March 6, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Turnaround Architect Hamilton Named ACC Coach of the Year". theacc.com. March 6, 2012.
  6. ↑ "UNC's Henson Repeats As Top Defensive Player". theacc.com. March 6, 2012.
  7. ↑ "2011-12 All-ACC Men's Basketball Teams Announced by ACSMA". theacc.com. March 5, 2012.
  8. ↑ Snyder, Mark (2012-03-21). "Michigan's Trey Burke inquiring about NBA draft status". USA Today. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  9. ↑ Baumgardner, Nick (2012-03-22). "Michigan point guard Trey Burke 'has nothing to lose' by seeking advisory committe's [sic] opinion, NBA draft analyst says". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  10. ↑ "Austin Rivers heads to NBA draft". ESPN. 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
  11. ↑ Pickeral, Robbi (2012-03-29). "Three UNC stars to enter NBA draft". ESPN. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  12. ↑ Andy Katz (April 30, 2012). "Maryland suspends two from program". ESPN. Retrieved April 30, 2012.