2007–08 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

September 2015 2007–08 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Season #072E67 #EFE3BB NCAA Division I Basketball 125px 12 Raycom, ESPN Regular Season North Carolina (14–2) First place Duke (13–3) Tyler Hansbrough – UNC ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year Tournament 2008 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament North Carolina (17th) Clemson Tyler Hansbrough Most Valuable Player Basketball 2006–07 2008–09 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. Final standings Teamhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/07-08-final-notes.pdf ACC 2007–08 men's basketball Final Release ACC March 11, 2008 2009-01-20 May 23, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110523123021/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/07-08-final-notes.pdf dead ACC Regular Season ACC % ACC Home ACC Road All Games All Games % All Home All Road All Neutral North Carolina 14–2 .875 6–2 8–0 35–2 .946 14–2 13–0 9–1 Duke 13–3 .813 7–1 6–2 28–6 .824 15–1 8–2 5–3 Clemson 10–6 .625 7–1 3–5 24–10 .706 14–2 6–5 4–3 Virginia Tech 9–7 .563 6–2 3–5 21–14 .600 14–3 4–8 3–3 Miami 8–8 .500 6–2 2–6 23–11 .676 14–2 4–6 5–3 Maryland 8–8 .500 4–4 4–4 19–15 .559 13–6 6–5 0–4 Georgia Tech 7–9 .438 3–5 4–4 15–17 .469 6–7 6–8 3–2 Wake Forest 7–9 .438 6–2 1–7 17–13 .567 15–2 2–10 0–1 Florida State 7–9 .438 4–4 3–5 19–15 .559 13–5 4–7 2–3 Virginia 5–11 .313 3–5 2–6 17–16 .515 13–7 4–7 0–2 Boston College 4–12 .250 3–5 1–7 14–17 .452 11–8 2–7 1–2 North Carolina State 4–12 .250 3–5 1–7 15–16 .484 10–6 2–9 3–0 Statistical leaders Points per game Rebounds per game Assists per game Steals per game Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPG Tyler Hansbrough UNC 22.6 Tyler Hansbrough UNC 10.2 Greivis Vásquez MD 6.8 Toney Douglas FSU 2.7 Tyrese Rice BC 21.0 J. J. Hickson NCSU 8.5 Sean Singletary UVA 6.1 Jeff Allen VT 2.1 Sean Singletary UVA 19.8 James Johnson WF 8.1 Ty Lawson UNC 5.2 Cliff Hammonds Clem. 1.9 Jack McClinton Mia. 17.7 James Gist MD 7.9 Tyrese Rice BC 5.0 K. C. Rivers Clem. 1.9 Greivis Vásquez MD 17.0 Jeff Allen VT 7.6 Ishmael Smith WF 4.7 Jeff Teague WF 1.8 Blocked shots per game Field goal percentage Three-point FG percentage Free throw percentage Player School BPG Player School FG% Player School 3FG% Player School FT% Tyrelle Blair BC 3.4 J. J. Hickson NCSU 59.1 Anthony Morrow GT 44.8 Jack McClinton Mia. 91.9 James Gist MD 2.3 Tyler Hansbrough UNC 54.0 Jack McClinton Mia. 42.7 Jon Scheyer Duke 88.9 Bambale Osby MD 2.1 James Gist MD 49.6 Terrence Oglesby Clem. 40.3 Lance Hurdle Mia. 86.5 Trevor Booker Clem. 1.9 DeMarcus Nelson Duke 49.0 Sean Singletary UVA 85.1 Chas McFarland WF 1.6 James Johnson WF 48.7 Tyrese Rice BC 84.6 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 JJ Redick and Antawn Jamison.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/07-08-final-notes.pdf ACC 2007–08 men's basketball Final Release ACC March 11, 2008 2009-01-25 May 23, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110523123021/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/07-08-final-notes.pdf dead 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 11/12/07 Anthony Morrow, GT Jeff Allen, VT 11/19/07 Sean Singletary, UVA J. J. Hickson, NCSU 11/26/07 Tyler Hansbrough, UNC Kyle Singler, Duke 12/3/07 K. C. Rivers, Clem.Kyle Singler, Duke Wayne Ellington, UNC 12/10/07 Tyler Hansbrough, UNC Corey Raji, BC 12/17/07 Jack McClinton, Mia. Jeff Teague, WF 12/24/07 Tyler Hansbrough, UNC Terrence Oglesby, Clem. 12/31/07 Tyler Hansbrough, UNCJ. J. Hickson, NCSU Toney Douglas, FSU 1/7/08 Wayne Ellington, UNC Kyle Singler, Duke 1/14/08 Trevor Booker, Clem. Jeff Allen, VT 1/21/08 James Gist, MD James Johnson, WF 1/28/08 Matt Causey, GTJ. J. Hickson, NCSU DeMarcus Nelson, Duke 2/4/08 Tyler Hansbrough, UNC Jeff Teague, WF 2/11/08 Tyler Hansbrough, UNC Kyle Singler, Duke 2/18/08 Greivis Vásquez, MDJeff Teague, WF Tyrese Rice, BC 2/25/08 Tyler Hansbrough, UNC Maurice Miller, GT 3/3/08 Tyrese Rice, BC Terrence Oglesby, Clem. 3/10/08 Sean Singletary, UVA Jeff Teague, WF 3/17/08 Tyler Hansbrough, UNC None Selected 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 Carolinahttp://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031108aag.html North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough Tabbed 2008 ACC Player of the Year March 11, 2008 ACC 2009-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20080513112850/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031108aag.html May 13, 2008 dead mdy-all Rookie of the year Kyle Singler, Dukehttp://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031108aah.html Duke's Kyle Singler Named ACC Rookie of the Year March 11, 2008 ACC 2009-01-20 https://archive.today/20120912174133/www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031108aah.html September 12, 2012 dead mdy-all Coach of the year Seth Greenberg, Virginia Techhttp://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031108aaj.html Virginia Tech's Seth Greenberg Named ACC Coach of the Year March 11, 2008 ACC 2009-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20080513112630/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031108aaj.html May 13, 2008 dead Defensive player of the year DeMarcus Nelson, Dukehttp://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031108aai.html Duke's DeMarcus Nelson Tabbed ACC Defensive Player of the Year March 11, 2008 ACC 2009-01-20 https://archive.today/20120629231451/www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031108aai.html June 29, 2012 dead mdy-all 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., GThttp://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031008aab.html Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association Announces the 2007–08 All-ACC Men's Basketball Teams March 10, 2008 ACC 2009-01-20 https://archive.today/20121209011946/www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031008aab.html December 9, 2012 dead mdy-all 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 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament ACC Record: 6–4 1 North Carolina (4–1) – Final Four 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) W 15 Belmont 71–70 L 7 West Virginia 67–73 5 Clemson (0–1) L 12 Villanova 69–75 7 Miami (1–1) W 10 St, Mary's 78–64 L 2 Texas 72–75 NIT 2008 National Invitation Tournament ACC Record: 3–3 1 Virginia Tech (2–1) W 8 Morgan State 94–62 W 5 Alabama-Birmingham 75–49 L 2 Ole Miss 72–81 3 Florida State (0–1) L 6 Akron 60–63 (OT) 5 Maryland (1–1) W 4 Minnesota 68–58 L 1 Syracuse 72–88 CBI 2008 College Basketball Invitational ACC Record: 2–1 1 Virginia (2–1) W 4 Richmond 66–64 W 2 Old Dominion 80–76 L 1 Bradley 85–96 References 2 External links Final ACC Statistics Info at SportsStats.com