1979 ACC men's basketball tournament

American postseason collegiate men's basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 1979 ACC Men's 7 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina North Carolina 8th Dean Smith 7th Dudley Bradley North Carolina The C.D. Chesley Company The 1979 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum from March 1–3. North Carolina defeated Duke, 71–63, to win the championship.https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-carolina-tops-duke/158348793/ Carolina Tops Duke 71-63 To Win ACC Tournament Lenox Rawlings Winston-Salem Journal March 4, 1979 November 3, 2024 45 Newspapers.com Dudley Bradley of North Carolina was named the tournament MVP. With the exception of the 1991 tournament, when 1990 Maryland Terrapins Maryland was ineligible to participate due to NCAA sanctions, the 1979 event was the final ACC Tournament scheduled as a seven-team event and the final time the top seed received an automatic bye into the semifinals.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sanford-herald-acc-tournament-hist/175192394/ ACC Tournament - History indicates team with bye has advantage Associated Press The Sanford Herald 7A March 7, 1991 June 24, 2025 Newspapers.com Bracket QuarterfinalsMarch 1 SemifinalsMarch 2 Championship GameMarch 3 4 Maryland 75 5 Clemson 67 2 #5 Duke 58 7 1978 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest 56 3 1978 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia 78 6 1978 NC State Wolfpack NC State 82 1 #7 North Carolina 102 4 Maryland 79 2 #5 Duke 62 6 NC State 59 1 #7 North Carolina 71 2 #5 Duke 63 Source:https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/acc/men/1979.html 1978-79 Men's Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary Sports Reference June 25, 2025 Awards and honors 1979 ACC Men's Basketball All-Tournament Teamshttps://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-spanarkel-leads-all/175191292/ Spanarkel Leads All-Tourney Team Associated Press Rocky Mount Telegram 11 March 5, 1979 June 24, 2025 Newspapers.com First Team Second Team Dudley Bradley – North Carolina Dave Colescott – North Carolina Mike Gminski – Duke Mike O'Koren – North Carolina Jim Spanarkel – Duke Clyde Austin – NC State Larry Gibson – Maryland Jeff Lamp – Virginia Charles Whitney – NC State Al Wood – North Carolina MVP in bold References Tournament Category:ACC men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in North Carolina Category:College basketball tournaments in Greensboro, North Carolina ACC men's basketball tournament ACC men's basketball tournament Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball