The 2007-08 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season was the 55th season for the league. The North Carolina Tar Heels won both the regular-season and conference titles. The ACC sent four teams to the NCAA tournament: North Carolina, Duke, Clemson and Miami.
Video 2007-08 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
Final standings
Maps 2007-08 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
Statistical leaders
Players of the week
Throughout the conference season, the ACC offices name a player and rookie of the week. North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough broke the ACC single-season record for player of the week honors during the 2007-08 season with eight awards. The record had previously been seven, held by J. J. Redick and Antawn Jamison. The MVP of the ACC Tournament is the automatic winner of the final ACC player of the week of each season.
Conference honors
ACC Conference awards were handed out at the conclusion of the regular season. Tyler Hansbrough was the unanimous choice for ACC player of the year, while Virginia Tech's Seth Greenberg won conference Coach of the Year honors for guiding the Hokies to a fourth-place finish after being picked tenth in the preseason. Duke swept the remaining individual honors as Kyle Singler and DeMarcus Nelson won Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year respectively.
Player of the Year
Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina
Rookie of the Year
Kyle Singler, Duke
Coach of the Year
Seth Greenberg, Virginia Tech
Defensive Player of the Year
DeMarcus Nelson, Duke
All-Atlantic Coast Conference
First Team
- Tyler Hansbrough, Jr., North Carolina
- Tyrese Rice, Jr., Boston College
- Sean Singletary, Sr., Virginia
- DeMarcus Nelson, Sr., Duke
- Jack McClinton, Jr., Miami
Second Team
- Greivis Vásquez, So., Maryland
- James Gist, Sr., Maryland
- Wayne Ellington, So., North Carolina
- A. D. Vassallo, Jr., Virginia Tech
- K. C. Rivers, Jr., Clemson
Third Team
- Kyle Singler, Fr., Duke
- Cliff Hammonds, Sr., Clemson
- Toney Douglas, Jr., Florida State
- James Johnson, Fr., Wake Forest
- Greg Paulus, Jr., Duke
Honorable Mention: Ty Lawson, So., UNC; J. J. Hickson, Fr., NCSU; Deron Washington, Sr., VT; Anthony Morrow, Sr., GT
All-ACC Freshman team
- Kyle Singler, Duke
- James Johnson, Wake Forest
- J. J. Hickson, NC State
- Jeff Allen, Virginia Tech
- Jeff Teague, Wake Forest
Honorable Mention: Terrence Oglesby, Clemson
All-ACC Defensive team
- DeMarcus Nelson, Sr., Duke
- Toney Douglas, Jr., Florida State
- Tyrelle Blair, Sr., Boston College
- Marcus Ginyard, Jr., North Carolina
- James Gist, Sr., Maryland
Honorable Mention: Cliff Hammonds, Sr., Clemson; D'Andre Bell, Jr., GT; Tyler Hansbrough, Jr., UNC; Jeff Allen, Fr., VT; Deron Washington, Sr., VT; James Mays, Sr., Clemson
ACC Tournament
See 2008 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
Postseason
NCAA Tournament
ACC Record: 6-4
1 North Carolina (4-1) - Final Four
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- W 16 Mount St. Mary's 113-76
- W 9 Arkansas 108-77
- W 4 Washington State 68-47
- W 3 Louisville 83-73
- L 1 Kansas 66-84
2 Duke (1-1)
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- W 15 Belmont 71-70
- L 7 West Virginia 67-73
5 Clemson (0-1)
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- L 12 Villanova 69-75
7 Miami (1-1)
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- W 10 St, Mary's 78-64
- L 2 Texas 72-75
NIT
ACC Record: 3-3
1 Virginia Tech (2-1)
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- W 8 Morgan State 94-62
- W 5 Alabama-Birmingham 75-49
- L 2 Ole Miss 72-81
3 Florida State (0-1)
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- L 6 Akron 60-63 (OT)
5 Maryland (1-1)
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- W 4 Minnesota 68-58
- L 1 Syracuse 72-88
CBI
ACC Record: 2-1
1 Virginia (2-1)
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- W 4 Richmond 66-64
- W 2 Old Dominion 80-76
- L 1 Bradley 85-96
References
External links
- Final ACC Statistics
- Info at SportsStats.com
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