2006–07 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
2006–07 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | Raycom, ESPN |
Regular season | |
First place (tie) | North Carolina (11–5) Virginia (11–5) |
Season MVP | Jared Dudley – Boston College |
Tournament | |
Champions | North Carolina (16th) |
Finals MVP | Brandan Wright – UNC |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 North Carolina† | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 31 | – | 7 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Maryland | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2007 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2007 ACC Men's Basketball Season began on November 7, 2006 in College Park, Maryland, USA. It started when Maryland played Hampton in a non-conference game. The conference schedule began on December 3, 2006 in Charlottesville, Virginia where Virginia defeated NC State 67–62. Following the season the 2007 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament took place in Tampa, Florida with North Carolina claiming the crown.
Final standings
Team[1] | ACC Regular Season | ACC % | ACC Home | ACC Road | All Games | All Games % | All Home | All Road | All Neutral |
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North Carolina | 11–5 | .688 | 7–1 | 4–4 | 31–7 | .816 | 16–1 | 6–4 | 9–2 |
Virginia | 11–5 | .688 | 8–0 | 3–5 | 21–11 | .656 | 16–1 | 3–6 | 2–4 |
Maryland | 10–6 | .625 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 25–9 | .735 | 17–2 | 5–4 | 3–3 |
Virginia Tech | 10–6 | .625 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 22–12 | .647 | 13–2 | 5–5 | 4–5 |
Boston College | 10–6 | .625 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 21–12 | .636 | 14–4 | 5–6 | 2–2 |
Duke | 8–8 | .500 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 22–11 | .667 | 15–4 | 5–4 | 2–3 |
Georgia Tech | 8–8 | .500 | 7–1 | 1–7 | 20–12 | .645 | 17–1 | 1–8 | 2–3 |
Clemson | 7–9 | .438 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 25–11 | .694 | 16–4 | 6–5 | 3–2 |
Florida State | 7–9 | .438 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 22–13 | .629 | 16–3 | 4–9 | 2–1 |
North Carolina State | 5–11 | .313 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 20–16 | .556 | 14–6 | 3–8 | 3–2 |
Wake Forest | 5–11 | .313 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 15–16 | .484 | 12–5 | 2–9 | 1–2 |
Miami | 4–12 | .250 | 3–5 | 1–7 | 12–20 | .375 | 8–7 | 3–9 | 1–4 |
Notes
- UNC and UVA shared the regular season title.
- Teams tied in the standings are ranked by non-conference record.
Statistical leaders
Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | SPG | |||
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Al Thornton | FSU | 19.7 | Jared Dudley | BC | 8.3 | Ishmael Smith | WF | 6.0 | Jamon Gordon | VT | 2.8 | |||
Jared Dudley | BC | 19.0 | Tyler Hansbrough | UNC | 7.9 | Javaris Crittenton | GT | 6.1 | Zabian Dowdell | VT | 2.1 | |||
Sean Singletary | UVA | 19.0 | Josh McRoberts | Duke | 7.9 | Ty Lawson | UNC | 5.6 | Javaris Crittenton | GT | 2.0 | |||
Tyler Hansbrough | UNC | 18.4 | Ekene Ibekwe | MD | 7.9 | Tyrese Rice | BC | 5.4 | D. J. Strawberry | MD | 2.0 | |||
J. R. Reynolds | UVA | 18.4 | Kyle Visser | WF | 7.4 | Sean Singletary | UVA | 4.7 | Vernon Hamilton | Clem. | 1.9 |
Player | School | BPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | 3FG% | Player | School | FT% | |||
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Ekene Ibekwe | MD | 2.7 | Brandan Wright | UNC | 64.6 | Jack McClinton | Mia. | 44.0 | Jack McClinton | Mia. | 89.5 | |||
Josh McRoberts | Duke | 2.5 | Ben McCauley | NCSU | 58.4 | Sean Singletary | UVA | 87.2 | ||||||
Trevor Booker | Clem. | 2.2 | Kyle Visser | WF | 48.4 | Jon Scheyer | Duke | 84.6 | ||||||
James Gist | MD | 2.1 | Jared Dudley | BC | 56.2 | J. R. Reynolds | UVA | 83.2 | ||||||
Tyrelle Blair | BC | 2.1 | Al Thornton | FSU | 53.0 | Zabian Dowdell | VT | 80.6 |
Players of the week
Throughout the conference season, the ACC offices name a player and rookie of the week. The MVP of the ACC Tournament is the automatic winner of the final ACC player of the week of each season.
ACC-Big Ten Challenge
November 27
- N.C. State 74, Michigan 67
November 28
- Maryland 72, Illinois 66
- Wisconsin 81, Florida State 66
- Georgia Tech 77, Penn State 73
- Duke 54, Indiana 51
- Northwestern 61, Miami 59
November 29
- Boston College 65, Michigan State 58
- Purdue 61, Virginia 59
- Virginia Tech 69, Iowa 65
- North Carolina 98, Ohio State 89
- Clemson 90, Minnesota 68
- Wake Forest did not play.
- ACC won 8–3
Conference honors
ACC Conference awards were handed out at the conclusion of the regular season.
Player of the Year
Jared Dudley, Boston College[2]
Rookie of the Year
Brandan Wright, North Carolina[3]
Coach of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Jamon Gordon, Virginia Tech[5]
All-Atlantic Coast Conference
First Team
- Jared Dudley, Sr., Boston College
- Tyler Hansbrough, So., North Carolina
- Al Thornton, Sr., Florida State
- Sean Singletary, Jr., Virginia
- Zabian Dowdell, Sr., Virginia Tech
Second Team
- J. R. Reynolds, Sr., Virginia
- D. J. Strawberry, Sr., Maryland
- Tyrese Rice, So., Boston College
- Josh McRoberts, So., Duke
- Brandan Wright, Fr., North Carolina
Third Team
- Kyle Visser, Sr., Wake Forest
- Javaris Crittenton, Fr., Georgia Tech
- Brandon Costner, Fr., North Carolina State
- Jamon Gordon, Sr., Virginia Tech
- Jack McClinton, So., Miami
Honorable Mention: Ben McCauley, So., NCSU; James Mays, Jr., Clem.; DeMarcus Nelson, Jr., Duke; James Gist, Jr., MD; Ekene Ibekwe, Sr., MD[6]
All-ACC Freshman team
- Brandan Wright, North Carolina
- Javaris Crittenton, Georgia Tech
- Brandon Costner, North Carolina State
- Jon Scheyer, Duke
- Ty Lawson, North Carolina
All-ACC Defensive team
- Jamon Gordon, Sr., Virginia Tech
- Zabian Dowdell, Sr., Virginia Tech
- Ekene Ibekwe, Sr., Maryland
- D. J. Strawberry, Sr., Maryland
- Josh McRoberts, So., Duke
ACC tournament
See 2007 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
Postseason
NCAA tournament
ACC Record: 7–7
1 North Carolina (3–1) – Elite Eight
- W 16 Eastern Kentucky 86–65
- W 9 Michigan State 81–67
- W 5 USC 74–64
- L 2 Georgetown 84–96 (OT)
4 Virginia (1–1)
4 Maryland (1–1)
5 Virginia Tech (1–1)
- W 12 Illinois 54–52
- L 4 Southern Illinois 48–63
6 Duke (0–1)
- L 11 Virginia Commonwealth 77–79
7 Boston College (1–1)
- W 10 Texas Tech 84–75
- L 2 Georgetown 55–62
10 Georgia Tech (0–1)
- L 7 UNLV 63–67
NIT
ACC Record: 8–3
1 Clemson (4–1) – Runner-Up
- W 8 East Tennessee State 64–57
- W 4 Ole Miss 89–68
- W 2 Syracuse 74–70
- W 1 Air Force 68–67
- L 1 West Virginia 73–78
2 Florida State (2–1)
- W 7 Toledo 77–61
- W 3 Michigan 87–66
- L 1 Mississippi State 71–86
6 North Carolina State (2–1)
- W 3 Drexel 63–56
- W 7 Marist 69–62
- L 1 West Virginia 66–71
References
- ^ "ACC 2006–07 men's basketball Final Release" (PDF). ACC. April 8, 2007. Retrieved February 1, 2009.
- ^ "BC's Jared Dudley Named ACC Player of the Year". ACC. March 6, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- ^ "North Carolina's Brandan Wright named ACC Rookie of the Year". ACC. March 6, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia's Dave Leitao Selected ACC Men's Basketball Coach Of The Year". ACC. March 6, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- ^ "Jamon Gordon Named ACC Defensive Player of the Year". ACC. March 6, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- ^ "ACSMA Announces 2007 ACC Men's Basketball All-ACC Teams". ACC. March 5, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2009.