2014–15 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

August 2023 2014–15 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season #193980 #ffffff NCAA Division I Basketball Atlantic Coast Conference logo.svg 200px 15 ACCN, ESPN, Raycom Sports, Regional Sports Networks, CBS Regular season Virginia First place Jahlil Okafor, Duke ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year ACC tournament 2015 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Notre Dame North Carolina Jerian Grant, Notre Dame Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball 2013–14 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season 2013–14 2015–16 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season 2015–16 The 2014–15 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2015 and concluded in March with the 2015 ACC men's basketball tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The 2014–15 season marked the first season in conference history without Maryland as a member; they departed the ACC for the Big Ten Conference in July 2014 and the first season for Louisville. Preseason left horizontal ACC recruits at the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game 160 20140402 MCDAAG Grayson Allen dunk (2).JPG Grayson Allen, Duke 20140402 MCDAAG Joel Berry dribbling in traffic.JPG Joel Berry II, UNC 20140402 MCDAAG Justin Jackson rebound.JPG Justin Jackson, UNC 20140402 MCDAAG Tyus Jones outlet.JPG Tyus Jones, Duke left horizontal 160 20140402 MCDAAG Jahlil Okafor dunk.JPG Jahlil Okafor, Duke 20140402 MCDAAG Theo Pinson.JPG Theo Pinson, UNC 20140402 MCDAAG Justise Winslow layup.jpg Justise Winslow, Duke Rankings + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings   Pre Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Wk17 Wk18 Wk19 FinalBoston College AP C Clemson AP C Duke AP 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 4 N/A C 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 5 1 Florida State AP RV RV NR C RV NR Georgia Tech AP C Louisville AP 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 10 10 9 9 12 17 16 14 17 N/A C 9 8 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 7 10 10 8 8 12 15 14 13 16 10 Miami AP RV 17 15 20 18 RV NR RV 23 C RV RV 20 15 20 21 19 RV NR RV 23 North Carolina AP 6 6 5 12 21 24 20 19 18 15 15 13 12 12 15 15 19 19 15 N/A C 6 6 6 12 18 24 21 20 17 16 15 14 13 15 16 18 19 19 14 12 NC State AP RV RV RV RV RV NR RV N/A C RV RV NR RV RV 24 Notre Dame AP RV RV NR RV 25 21 16 14 13 12 8 8 10 10 10 9 12 11 8 N/A C RV RV RV RV RV 21 16 13 12 12 9 8 10 11 10 8 11 9 8 5 Pittsburgh AP RV RV NR C RV RV NR Syracuse AP 23 23 RV RV NR RV C 24 24 RV NR Virginia AP 9 9 8 7 6 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 6 N/A C 8 9 7 6 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 4 6 8 Virginia Tech AP C Wake Forest AP C Regular season Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.   Boston CollegeClemsonDukeFlorida StateGeorgia TechLouisvilleMiamiNorth CarolinaNC StateNotre DamePittsburghSyracuseVirginiaVirginia TechWake Forestvs. Boston College – 1–01–01–00–11–02–01–00–12–02–02–01-00–10–1vs. Clemson0–1 – 1–01–11–11–01–01–01–12–00–10–11–00–10–1vs. Duke0–10–1 – 0–10–10–11–00–21–01–10–10–20–10–10–2vs. Florida State0–11–11–0 – 0–11–01–11–01–01–01–11–01–00–20–1vs. Georgia Tech1–01–11–01–0 – 1–00–12–01–02–01–01–01–01–01–1vs. Louisville0–10–11–00–10–1 – 0–21–11–01–00–21–01–10–10–1vs. Miami0–20–10–11–11–02–0 – 1–00–11–00–10–11–00–21–0vs. North Carolina0–10–12–00–10–21–10–1 – 1–11–01–00–11–00–10–1vs. NC State1–01–10–10–10–10–11–01–1 – 1–00–10–12–00–11–1vs. Notre Dame0–20–21–10–10–20–10–10–10–1 – 1–01–01–00–10–1vs. Pittsburgh0–21–01–01–10–12–01–00–11–00–1 – 0–21–01–01–0vs. Syracuse0–21–02–00–10–10–11–01–01–00–12–0 – 1–00–20–1vs. Virginia0–10–11–00–10–11–10–10–10–20–10–10–1 – 0–20–2vs. Virginia Tech1–01–01–02–00–11–02–01–01–01–00–12–02–0 – 1–0 vs. Wake Forest1–01–02–01–01–11–00–11–01–11–00–11–02–00–1 – Total 4–14 8-10 15–3 8–10 3–15 12-6 10-8 11-7 10-8 14–4 8-10 9-9 16-2 2–16 5–13 Postseason ACC tournament 2015 ACC men's basketball tournament March 10–14, 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro. First roundTuesday March 10 Second roundWednesday March 11 QuarterfinalsThursday March 12 SemifinalsFriday March 13 Championship GameSaturday March 14 12 Boston College 66 13 Georgia Tech 65 11 Wake Forest 80 14 Virginia Tech 81 8 Clemson 73 9 Florida State 76 5 North Carolina 81 12 Boston College 63 7 NC State 81 10 Pittsburgh 70 6 Miami 59 14 Virginia Tech 49 1 Virginia 58 9 Florida State 44 4 Louisville 60 5 North Carolina 70 2 Duke 77 7 NC State 53 3 Notre Dame 70 6 Miami 63 1 Virginia 67 5 North Carolina 71 2 Duke 64 3 Notre Dame 74 5 North Carolina 82 3 Notre Dame 90 NCAA tournament 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Seed Region School First Four 2nd round 3rd round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 1 South Duke W, 85–56 vs. #16 Robert Morris – (Charlotte) W, 68–49 vs. #8 San Diego State – (Charlotte) W, 63–57 vs. #5 Utah – (Houston) W, 66–52 vs. #2 Gonzaga – (Houston) W, 81–61 vs. #7 Michigan State – (Indianapolis) W, 68–63 vs. #1 Wisconsin – (Indianapolis) 2 East Virginia W, 56–53 vs. #15 Belmont – (Charlotte) L, 54–60 vs. #7 Michigan State – (Charlotte) 3 Midwest Notre Dame W, 69–65 vs. #14 Northeastern – (Pittsburgh) W, 67–64 vs. #6 Butler – (Pittsburgh) W, 81–70vs. #7 Wichita State – (Cleveland) L, 66–68 vs. #1 Kentucky – (Cleveland) 4 East Louisville W, 57–55 vs. #13 UC Irvine – (Seattle) W, 71–68 vs. #5 Northern Iowa – (Seattle) W, 75–65 vs. #8 NC State – (Syracuse) L, 70–76 vs. #7 Michigan State – (Syracuse) 4 West North Carolina W, 67–65 vs. #13 Harvard – (Jacksonville) W, 87–78 vs. #5 Arkansas – (Jacksonville) L, 72–79 vs. #1 Wisconsin – (Los Angeles) 8 East NC State W, 66–65 vs. #9 LSU – (Pittsburgh) W, 71–68 vs. #1 Villanova – (Pittsburgh) L, 65–75 vs. #4 Louisville – (Syracuse) NBA draft Honors and awards 2015 ACC Men's Basketball Individual Awards2015 ACC Men's Basketball Awards Announced https://web.archive.org/web/20150314193746/http://www.theacc.com/news/duke-okafor-voted-acc-player-of-the-year-03-08-2015 2015-03-14 , accessed March 9, 2015 Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearJahlil Okafor, C, DUKECoach of the YearTony Bennett, VIRGINIADefensive Player of the YearDarion Atkins, G, VIRGINIARookie of the YearJahlil Okafor, C, DUKE 2015 ACC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams2015 ACC Men's Basketball Awards Announced https://web.archive.org/web/20150425010314/http://www.theacc.com/news/acsma-all-acc-basketball-teams-announced-03-08-2015 2015-04-25 , accessed March 9, 2015 First Team Second Team Third TeamMalcolm Brogdon, Jr., G, VIRGINIA†Jerian Grant, Sr., G, NOTRE DAMEOlivier Hanlan, Jr., G, BOSTON COLLEGE†Jahlil Okafor, Fr., C, DUKERakeem Christmas, Sr., F, SYRACUSEJustin Anderson, Jr., G, VIRGINIAQuinn Cook, Sr., G, DUKEMontrezl Harrell, Jr., F, LOUISVILLETrevor Lacey, Jr., G, NC STATETerry Rozier, So., G, LOUISVILLEPat Connaughton, Sr., G, NOTRE DAMEAnthony Gill, Jr., F, VIRGINIABrice Johnson, Jr., F, NORTH CAROLINATyus Jones, Fr., G, DUKEMarcus Paige, Jr., G, NORTH CAROLINA † - denotes unanimous selection References