Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year

ACC Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year
ACC Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year
Description	the most outstanding freshman male basketball player in the Atlantic Coast Conference
Country	United States
Presented by	Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association
First awarded	1976
Currently held by	Vernon Carey Jr., Duke

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year is an award given to the freshman basketball player in the Atlantic Coast Conference voted by members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association as the most outstanding freshman player.

Winners

Year	Player	School
1976	Jim Spanarkel	Duke
1977	Mike Gminski	Duke
1977	Hawkeye Whitney	NC State
1978	Gene Banks	Duke
1979	Buck Williams	Maryland
1980	Ralph Sampson	Virginia
1981	Sam Perkins	North Carolina
1982	Michael Jordan	North Carolina
1983	Mark Price	Georgia Tech
1984	Bruce Dalrymple	Georgia Tech
1985	Duane Ferrell	Georgia Tech
1986	Tom Hammonds	Georgia Tech
1987	J. R. Reid	North Carolina
1988	Dennis Scott	Georgia Tech
1989	Bryant Stith	Virginia
1990	Kenny Anderson	Georgia Tech
1991	Rodney Rogers	Wake Forest
1992	Bob Sura	Florida State
1993	Martice Moore	Georgia Tech
1994	Joe Smith	Maryland
1995	Greg Buckner	Clemson
1996	Stephon Marbury	Georgia Tech
1997	Ed Cota	North Carolina
1998	Robert O'Kelley	Wake Forest
1999	Chris Williams	Virginia
2000	Joseph Forte	North Carolina
2001	Chris Duhon	Duke
2002	Ed Nelson	Georgia Tech
2003	Chris Bosh	Georgia Tech
2004	Chris Paul	Wake Forest
2005	Marvin Williams	North Carolina
2006	Tyler Hansbrough	North Carolina
2007	Brandan Wright	North Carolina
2008	Kyle Singler	Duke
2009	Sylven Landesberg	Virginia
2010	Derrick Favors	Georgia Tech
2011	Harrison Barnes	North Carolina
2012	Austin Rivers	Duke
2013	Olivier Hanlan	Boston College
2014	Jabari Parker	Duke^[1]
2015	Jahlil Okafor	Duke
2016	Brandon Ingram	Duke^[2]
2017	Dennis Smith Jr.	NC State^[3]
2018	Marvin Bagley III	Duke^[4]
2019	Zion Williamson	Duke^[5]
2020	Vernon Carey Jr.	Duke

Winners by school

School (year joined)^[6]	Winners	Years
Duke (1953)	12	1976, 1977, 1978, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
Georgia Tech (1978)	11	1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2010
North Carolina (1953)	9	1981, 1982, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011
Virginia (1953)	4	1980, 1989, 1999, 2009
Wake Forest (1953)	3	1991, 1998, 2004
NC State (1953)	2	1977, 2017
Maryland (1953)^{[a 1]}	2	1979, 1994
Boston College (2005)	1	2013
Clemson (1953)	1	1995
Florida State (1991)	1	1992
Miami (2004)	0	—
Notre Dame (2013)	0	—
Pittsburgh (2013)	0	—
South Carolina (1953)^{[a 2]}	0	—
Syracuse (2013)	0	—
Virginia Tech (2004)	0	—

^ Maryland left the ACC for the Big Ten Conference after the 2013–14 season.
^ South Carolina left the ACC after the 1970–71 season. It is now a member of the Southeastern Conference.

References

^ "Jabari Parker Named ACC Rookie of the Year". Duke Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
^ Rowe, Adam. "Brandon Ingram voted ACC Freshman of the Year, 2nd Team All-ACC". 247sports.com. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
^ "Dennis Smith Jr., Named ACC Freshman of the Year". NC State Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
^ Rowe, Adam. "Marvin Bagley sweeps ACC Player and Rookie of the Year Awards". 247sports.com. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
^ "Duke's Zion Williamson wins ACC honors as top player, top rookie". Greensboro.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
^ "About the ACC". theACC.com. 2009. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2009.

External links

2008-09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide Click on the link "Pages 83-112" to access the Rookie of the Year information.
Duke Update: ACC Rookie of the Year

[7] Maryland left the ACC for the Big Ten Conference after the 2013–14 season.

[8] South Carolina left the ACC after the 1970–71 season. It is now a member of the Southeastern Conference.

[1] "Jabari Parker Named ACC Rookie of the Year". Duke Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2014.

[2] Rowe, Adam. "Brandon Ingram voted ACC Freshman of the Year, 2nd Team All-ACC". 247sports.com. Retrieved March 7, 2016.

[3] "Dennis Smith Jr., Named ACC Freshman of the Year". NC State Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

[4] Rowe, Adam. "Marvin Bagley sweeps ACC Player and Rookie of the Year Awards". 247sports.com. Retrieved March 4, 2018.

[5] "Duke's Zion Williamson wins ACC honors as top player, top rookie". Greensboro.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.

[MEMBERS-6] "About the ACC". theACC.com. 2009. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2009.

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v t e Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball
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Future teams	California Golden Bears SMU Mustangs Stanford Cardinal (all joining in 2024)
Championships & awards	Regular season champions ACC men's basketball tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Rookie of the Year All-ACC 50th Anniversary Team
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Winners

Winners by school

See also

References

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