1996 ACC men's basketball tournament
The 1996 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 7–10 at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. Wake Forest won their second consecutive tournament, 75–74 over Georgia Tech. As of 2016, this is the most recent ACC championship that did not include Duke or North Carolina.
Bracket
| First Round March 7, 1996 | Quarterfinals March 8, 1996 | Semifinals March 9, 1996 | Championship Game March 10, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #18 Georgia Tech | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | N.C. State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Florida State | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | N.C. State | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #18 Georgia Tech | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Maryland | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Duke | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Maryland | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #18 Georgia Tech | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #12 Wake Forest | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #12 Wake Forest | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Virginia | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #12 Wake Forest | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Clemson | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #20 North Carolina | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Clemson | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
AP Rankings at time of tournament
Awards and Honors
Everett Case Award
| Player | School |
|---|---|
| Tim Duncan | Wake Forest |
All Tournament Teams
First Team
| Player | School |
|---|---|
| Greg Buckner | Clemson |
| Tim Duncan | Wake Forest |
| Matt Harpring | Georgia Tech |
| Stephon Marbury | Georgia Tech |
| Tony Rutland | Wake Forest |
See also
- List of Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament champions
- 1995 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1997 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament