2006–07 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
Sports season
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
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
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.
Week
Player of the week
Rookie of the week
November 13, 2006
Mamadi Diane , UVA
Ishmael Smith , WF
November 20, 2006
D. J. Strawberry , MD
Brandan Wright , UNC
November 27, 2006
Gavin Grant , NCSU
Brandan Wright , UNC
December 4, 2006
Jack McClinton , Mia.
Wayne Ellington , UNC
December 11, 2006
Jared Dudley , BC
Trevor Booker , Clem.
December 18, 2006
Mike Jones , MD
Brandan Wright , UNC
December 25, 2006
Jamon Gordon , VT
Jon Scheyer , Duke
January 2, 2007
Sean Singletary , UVA
Brandan Wright , UNC
Josh McRoberts , Duke
January 8, 2007
Sean Singletary , UVA
Brandan Wright , UNC
January 15, 2007
Zabian Dowdell , VT
Javaris Crittenton , GT
January 22, 2007
J. R. Reynolds , UVA
Jon Scheyer , Duke
Dwayne Collins , Mia.
January 29, 2007
Zabian Dowdell , VT
Ty Lawson , UNC
February 5, 2007
Jared Dudley , BC
Brandon Costner , NCSU
February 12, 2007
Jared Dudley , BC
Brandan Wright , UNC
Javaris Crittenton , GT
February 19, 2007
D. J. Strawberry , MD
Greivis Vásquez , MD
February 26, 2007
D. J. Strawberry , MD
Jon Scheyer , Duke
March 5, 2007
Al Thornton , FSU
Javaris Crittenton , GT
March 12, 2007
Brandan Wright , UNC
None Selected
ACC-Big Ten Challenge
November 27
November 28
November 29
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
Dave Leitao , Virginia [ 4]
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
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)
W 13 Albany 84–57
L 5 Tennessee 74–77 4 Maryland (1–1)
W 13 Davidson 82–70
L 5 Butler 59–62 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2009 .^ "BC's Jared Dudley Named ACC Player of the Year" . ACC. March 6, 2007. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2009 .^ "North Carolina's Brandan Wright named ACC Rookie of the Year" . ACC. March 6, 2007. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2009 .^ "Virginia's Dave Leitao Selected ACC Men's Basketball Coach Of The Year" . ACC. March 6, 2007. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2009 .^ "Jamon Gordon Named ACC Defensive Player of the Year" . ACC. March 6, 2007. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2009 .^ "ACSMA Announces 2007 ACC Men's Basketball All-ACC Teams" . ACC. March 5, 2007. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2009 .
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