2021 ACC men's basketball tournament

2021 ACC men's basketball tournament
2021 ACC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams15
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsGeorgia Tech (4th title)
Winning coachJosh Pastner (1st title)
MVPMichael Devoe (Georgia Tech)
TelevisionESPN, ESPN2, ACCN
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2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Virginia 13 – 4   .765 18 – 7   .720
No. 14 Florida State 11 – 4   .733 18 – 7   .720
No. 25 Virginia Tech 9 – 4   .692 15 – 7   .682
Georgia Tech † 11 – 6   .647 17 – 9   .654
Clemson 10 – 6   .625 16 – 8   .667
North Carolina 10 – 6   .625 18 – 11   .621
Louisville 8 – 5   .615 13 – 7   .650
Syracuse 9 – 7   .563 18 – 10   .643
NC State 9 – 8   .529 14 – 11   .560
Duke 9 – 9   .500 13 – 11   .542
Notre Dame 7 – 11   .389 11 – 15   .423
Pittsburgh 6 – 10   .375 10 – 12   .455
Miami (FL) 4 – 15   .211 10 – 17   .370
Wake Forest 3 – 15   .167 6 – 16   .273
Boston College 2 – 11   .154 4 – 16   .200
† 2021 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021 ACC men's basketball tournament (officially the 2021 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Presented by New York Life) was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference and held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, from March 9 to 13, 2021.[1] It was the 68th annual edition of the tournament.

The 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference basketball tournament was originally scheduled to be hosted at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.[2] However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was moved to the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, on November 24, 2020. Capital One Arena will host the tournament in 2024.[3]

Virginia and Duke elected to withdraw from the tournament due to some of their players testing positive for COVID-19.

The tournament final was the second-ever ACC championship game, and the first since Georgia Tech beat Virginia in 1990, to feature no teams from the state of North Carolina.

Seeds

All 15 ACC teams were scheduled to participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[4] The top four seeds received double byes, while seeds 5 through 9 received single byes.[5]

Seed School Conference
Record 		Tiebreaker
1 Virginia 13–4
2 Florida State 11–4
3 Virginia Tech 9–4
4 Georgia Tech 11–6
5 Clemson 10–6 1–0 vs. North Carolina
6 North Carolina 10–6 0–1 vs. Clemson
7 Louisville 8–5
8 Syracuse 9–7
9 NC State 9–8
10 Duke 9–9
11 Notre Dame 7–11
12 Pittsburgh 6–10
13 Miami 4–15
14 Wake Forest 3–15
15 Boston College 2–11

Schedule

Session Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 9
Opening day 1 2:00 pm No. 12 Pittsburgh vs. No. 13 Miami 73–79 ACCN 2,820
2 4:30 pm No. 10 Duke vs. No. 15 Boston College 86–51
3 7:00 pm No. 11 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 Wake Forest 80–77
Second round – Wednesday, March 10
1 4 12:00 pm No. 8 Syracuse vs. No. 9 NC State 89–68 ACCN 2,820
5 2:30 pm No. 5 Clemson vs. No. 13 Miami 64–67
2 6 6:30 pm No. 7 Louisville vs. No. 10 Duke 56–70 2,820
7 9:00 pm No. 6 North Carolina vs. No. 11 Notre Dame 101–59
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11
3 8 12:00 pm No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 8 Syracuse 72–69 ESPN2 2,820
9 2:30 pm No. 4 Georgia Tech vs. No. 13 Miami 70–66
4 10 6:30 pm No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 10 Duke Cancelled[A] ESPN 2,820
11 8:30 pm No. 3 Virginia Tech vs. No. 6 North Carolina 73-81
Semifinals – Friday, March 12
5 12 6:30 pm No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 4 Georgia Tech Cancelled[B] ESPN2 2,820
13 8:30 pm No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 6 North Carolina 69–66 ESPN
Championship – Saturday, March 13
6 14 8:30pm No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 4 Georgia Tech 75–80 ESPN 2,820
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

First round
Tuesday, March 9
ACCN		Second round
Wednesday, March 10
ACCN		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11
ESPN/ESPN2		Semifinals
Friday, March 12
ESPN		Championship
Saturday, March 13
ESPN
1#16 Virginia72
8Syracuse898Syracuse69
9NC State681#16 Virginia[B]
4Georgia Tech
4Georgia Tech70
5Clemson6413Miami66
12Pittsburgh7313Miami674Georgia Tech80
13Miami792#15 Florida State75
2#15 Florida State
7Louisville5610Duke[A]
10Duke8610Duke702#15 Florida State69
15Boston College516North Carolina66
3#22 Virginia Tech73
6North Carolina1016North Carolina81
11Notre Dame8011Notre Dame59
14Wake Forest77

Game summaries

First round

March 9
2:00 p.m.
No. 12 Pittsburgh 73, No. 13 Miami 79
Scoring by half: 36–40, 37–39
Pts: Odukale (28)
Rebs: Champagnie (10)
Asts: Horton/Odukale (3)		 Pts: Wong (20)
Rebs: Walker (9)
Asts: McGusty/Walker (4)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Referees: Jamie Luckie
AJ Desai
Mark Schnur
ACCN
March 9
4:30 p.m.
No. 10 Duke 86, No. 15 Boston College 51
Scoring by half: 41–27, 45–24
Pts: Steward (17)
Rebs: Hurt (7)
Asts: Roach (5)		 Pts: Ashton-Langford (9)
Rebs: Felder/Heath/Karnik (5)
Asts: Ashton-Langford (4)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Referees: Brian Dorsey
Clarence Armstrong
Jeff Pon
ACCN
March 9
7:00 p.m.
No. 11 Notre Dame 80, No. 14 Wake Forest 77
Scoring by half: 37–44, 43–33
Pts: Durham (16)
Rebs: Durham (10)
Asts: Hubb (4)		 Pts: Williamson (21)
Rebs: Mucius (12)
Asts: Whitt (7)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 2,820
Referees: Lee Cassell
Tony Henderson
Tommy Morrissey

Second round

ACCN
March 10
12:00 p.m.
No. 8 Syracuse 89, No. 9 NC State 68
Scoring by half: 43–38, 46–30
Pts: Boeheim (27)
Rebs: Griffin/Edwards (8)
Asts: Boeheim/Griffin (5)		 Pts: Funderburk (14)
Rebs: Seabron (8)
Asts: Beverly (4)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Referees: Ron Groover
Bill Covington Jr.
Mark Schnur
ACCN
March 10
2:30 p.m.
No. 5 Clemson 64, No. 13 Miami 67
Scoring by half: 36–32, 28–35
Pts: Simms (17)
Rebs: Simms (8)
Asts: Simms (4)		 Pts: Wong (20)
Rebs: Wong (7)
Asts: McGusty (4)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 2,820
Referees: Bert Smith
Tony Henderson
Jerry Heater
ACCN
March 10
6:30 p.m.
No. 7 Louisville 56, No. 10 Duke 70
Scoring by half: 29–30, 27–40
Pts: Johnson (14)
Rebs: Johnson (11)
Asts: Jones (3)		 Pts: Williams (23)
Rebs: Williams (19)
Asts: Moore (5)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Referees: Roger Ayers
Jamie Luckie
Tommy Morissey
ACCN
March 10
9:00 p.m.
No. 6 North Carolina 101, No. 11 Notre Dame 59
Scoring by half: 50–36, 51–23
Pts: Bacot (20)
Rebs: Bacot (13)
Asts: Love/Sharpe (6)		 Pts: Hubb/Laszewski (13)
Rebs: Durham (6)
Asts: Hubb (3)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 2,820
Referees: Ted Valentine
A.J. Desai
Justin Porterfield

Quarterfinals

ESPN2
March 11
12:00 p.m.
No. 1 Virginia 72, No. 8 Syracuse 69
Scoring by half: 36–39, 36–30
Pts: Hauser (21)
Rebs: Huff (12)
Asts: Clark (6)		 Pts: Boeheim (31)
Rebs: Guerrier (10)
Asts: Girard/Dolezaj (4)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 2,820
Referees: Bert Smith
Jamie Luckie
Tony Henderson
ESPN2
March 11
2:30 p.m.
No. 4 Georgia Tech 70, No. 13 Miami 66
Scoring by half: 29–33, 41–33
Pts: Usher (15)
Rebs: Wright (6)
Asts: Devoe (7)		 Pts: McGusty (25)
Rebs: McGusty (7)
Asts: Wong (4)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 2,820
Referees: Roger Ayers
Clarence Armstrong
Tommy Morrissey
ESPN
March 11
6:30 p.m.
No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 10 Duke
Florida State advanced due to positive COVID test at Duke which led to the team withdrawing from the tournament[8]
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
ESPN
March 11
9:00 p.m.
No. 3 Virginia Tech 73, No. 6 North Carolina 81
Scoring by half: 35–32, 38–49
Pts: Mutts (24)
Rebs: Aluma/Mutts (8)
Asts: Bede (7)		 Pts: Davis (19)
Rebs: Bacot (13)
Asts: Black/Harris (3)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 2,820
Referees: Ron Groover
Lee Cassell
Brian Dorsey

Semifinals

ESPN2
March 12
6:30 p.m.
No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 4 Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech advanced due to positive COVID test at Virginia which led to the team withdrawing from the tournament[9]
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
ESPN
March 12
8:30 p.m.
No. 2 Florida State 69, No. 6 North Carolina 66
Scoring by half: 35-24, 34-42
Pts: Koprivica (17)
Rebs: Koprivica (11)
Asts: Barnes (4)		 Pts: Love (13)
Rebs: Brooks (8)
Asts: Harris/Davis (2)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 2,820
Referees: Bert Smith, Roger Ayers, Clarence Armstrong

Final

ESPN
March 13
8:30 p.m.
No. 4 Georgia Tech 80, No. 2 Florida State 75
Scoring by half: 31–30, 49–45
Pts: Devoe (20)
Rebs: Wright (8)
Asts: Alvarado/Devoe/Usher (3)		 Pts: Barnes (21)
Rebs: Koprivica (10)
Asts: Polite (4)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 2,820
Referees: Ron Groover
Bill Covington Jr.
Ted Valentine

Awards and honors

Source:[10]

Tournament MVP: Michael Devoe, Georgia Tech

All-Tournament Teams:

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Duke withdrew from the ACC tournament after a player tested positive for COVID-19, which led to the game being cancelled, and Florida State advancing in the tournament.[6]
  2. ^ a b Virginia withdrew from the ACC tournament after a player tested positive for COVID-19, which led to the game being cancelled, and Georgia Tech advancing in the tournament.[7]

References

  1. ^ Wang, Gene (November 24, 2020). "The 2021 ACC men's basketball tournament will move from D.C. to Greensboro". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Greensboro Named 2023 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Site". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. April 28, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "2021 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Moved to Greensboro". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "New York Life ACC Tournament Tiebreaker and Seedings Procedure". TheACC.com. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Bracket Set for 2021 New York Life ACC Tournament". TheACC.com. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Duke Men's Basketball Out of ACC Tournament". goduke.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  7. ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 12, 2021). "Virginia Cavaliers out of ACC tournament after positive COVID-19 test". ESPN. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  8. ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 11, 2021). "Duke out of ACC tournament after positive COVID-19 result within program". ESPN. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  9. ^ "Virginia vs. Georgia Tech ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Semifinal Game Canceled". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 12, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  10. ^ "ACC tournament Notes: Georgia Tech 80, Florida State 75". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 13, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2022.