2006–07 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season#All-ACC Defensive team
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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2006–07 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
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| league = NCAA Division I
| sport = Basketball
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| no_of_teams = 12
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| season = Regular season
| season_champs = North Carolina (11–5)
Virginia (11–5)
| season_champ_name= First place (tie)
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| MVP = Jared Dudley – Boston College
| MVP_link = ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
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| finals = Tournament
| finals_link = 2007 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
| finals_champ = North Carolina (16th)
| finals_runner-up = North Carolina State
| finals_MVP = Brandan Wright – UNC
| finals_MVP_link = Most Valuable Player
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{{2006–07 ACC men's basketball standings}}
The 2007 ACC Men's Basketball Season began on November 7, 2006, in College Park, Maryland, USA. It started when Maryland played {{cbb link|year=2006–07|sex=men|team=Hampton Pirates|school=Hampton University|title=Hampton}} in a non-conference game. The conference schedule began on December 3, 2006, in Charlottesville, Virginia where Virginia defeated {{cbb link|year=2006–07|sex=men|team=NC State Wolfpack|school=North Carolina State University|title=NC State}} 67–62. Following the season the 2007 ACC men's basketball tournament took place in Tampa, Florida with North Carolina claiming the crown.
Final standings
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| Team{{cite news|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/06-07-final-notes.pdf|title=ACC 2006–07 men's basketball Final Release|publisher=ACC|date=April 8, 2007|accessdate=February 1, 2009|archive-date=October 31, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031183329/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/06-07-final-notes.pdf|url-status=dead}}
! ACC Regular Season ! ACC % ! ACC Home ! ACC Road ! All Games ! All Games % ! All Home ! All Road ! All Neutral |
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| North Carolina
| 11–5 | .688 | 7–1 | 4–4 | 31–7 | .816 | 16–1 | 6–4 | 9–2 |
| Virginia
| 11–5 | .688 | 8–0 | 3–5 | 21–11 | .656 | 16–1 | 3–6 | 2–4 |
| Maryland
| 10–6 | .625 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 25–9 | .735 | 17–2 | 5–4 | 3–3 |
| Virginia Tech
| 10–6 | .625 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 22–12 | .647 | 13–2 | 5–5 | 4–5 |
| Boston College
| 10–6 | .625 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 21–12 | .636 | 14–4 | 5–6 | 2–2 |
| Duke
| 8–8 | .500 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 22–11 | .667 | 15–4 | 5–4 | 2–3 |
| Georgia Tech
| 8–8 | .500 | 7–1 | 1–7 | 20–12 | .645 | 17–1 | 1–8 | 2–3 |
| Clemson
| 7–9 | .438 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 25–11 | .694 | 16–4 | 6–5 | 3–2 |
| Florida State
| 7–9 | .438 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 22–13 | .629 | 16–3 | 4–9 | 2–1 |
| North Carolina State
| 5–11 | .313 | 3–5 | 2–6 | 20–16 | .556 | 14–6 | 3–8 | 3–2 |
| Wake Forest
| 5–11 | .313 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 15–16 | .484 | 12–5 | 2–9 | 1–2 |
| Miami
| 4–12 | .250 | 3–5 | 1–7 | 12–20 | .375 | 8–7 | 3–9 | 1–4 |
=Notes=
- UNC and UVA shared the regular season title.
- Teams tied in the standings are ranked by non-conference record.
Statistical leaders
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| colspan=3; align=center | Points per game | colspan=3; align=center | Rebounds per game | colspan=3; align=center | Assists per game | colspan=3; align=center | Steals per game | |||||||||||
| Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | SPG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="left" | Al Thornton | FSU | 19.7 | Jared Dudley | BC | 8.3 | Ishmael Smith | WF | 6.0 | Jamon Gordon | VT | 2.8 | |||
| align="left" | Jared Dudley | BC | 19.0 | Tyler Hansbrough | UNC | 7.9 | Javaris Crittenton | GT | 6.1 | Zabian Dowdell | VT | 2.1 | |||
| align="left" | Sean Singletary | UVA | 19.0 | Josh McRoberts | Duke | 7.9 | Ty Lawson | UNC | 5.6 | Javaris Crittenton | GT | 2.0 | |||
| align="left" | Tyler Hansbrough | UNC | 18.4 | Ekene Ibekwe | MD | 7.9 | Tyrese Rice | BC | 5.4 | D. J. Strawberry | MD | 2.0 | |||
| align="left" | J. R. Reynolds | UVA | 18.4 | Kyle Visser | WF | 7.4 | Sean Singletary | UVA | 4.7 | Vernon Hamilton | Clem. | 1.9 |
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| colspan=3; align=center | Blocked shots per game | colspan=3; align=center | Field goal percentage | colspan=3; align=center | Three-point FG percentage | colspan=3; align=center | Free throw percentage | |||||||||||
| Player | School | BPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | 3FG% | Player | School | FT% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="left" | Ekene Ibekwe | MD | 2.7 | Brandan Wright | UNC | 64.6 | Jack McClinton | Mia. | 44.0 | Jack McClinton | Mia. | 89.5 | |||
| align="left" | Josh McRoberts | Duke | 2.5 | Ben McCauley | NCSU | 58.4 | Sean Singletary | UVA | 87.2 | ||||||
| align="left" | Trevor Booker | Clem. | 2.2 | Kyle Visser | WF | 48.4 | Jon Scheyer | Duke | 84.6 | ||||||
| align="left" | James Gist | MD | 2.1 | Jared Dudley | BC | 56.2 | J. R. Reynolds | UVA | 83.2 | ||||||
| align="left" | Tyrelle Blair | BC | 2.1 | Al Thornton | FSU | 53.0 | Zabian Dowdell | VT | 80.6 |
Players of the week
Throughout the conference season, the ACC offices name a player and rookie of the week. The MVP of the ACC tournament is the automatic winner of the final ACC player of the week of each season.
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| Week
! Player of the week ! Rookie of the week |
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| November 13, 2006
| Mamadi Diane, UVA | Ishmael Smith, WF |
| November 20, 2006 |
| November 27, 2006
| Gavin Grant, NCSU |
| December 4, 2006 |
| December 11, 2006
| Jared Dudley, BC |
| December 18, 2006
| Mike Jones, MD |
| December 25, 2006
| Jamon Gordon, VT | Jon Scheyer, Duke |
| rowspan=2 valign=middle | January 2, 2007
| rowspan=2 colspan=1 align=left|Brandan Wright, UNC |
| Josh McRoberts, Duke |
| January 8, 2007 |
| January 15, 2007
| Zabian Dowdell, VT |
| rowspan=2 valign=middle |January 22, 2007
| rowspan=2 colspan=1 align=left| J. R. Reynolds, UVA | Jon Scheyer, Duke |
| Dwayne Collins, Mia. |
| January 29, 2007
| Zabian Dowdell, VT |
| February 5, 2007
| Jared Dudley, BC |
| rowspan=2 valign=middle |February 12, 2007
| rowspan=2 colspan=1 align=left| Jared Dudley, BC |
| Javaris Crittenton, GT |
| February 19, 2007 |
| February 26, 2007
| Jon Scheyer, Duke |
| March 5, 2007
| Al Thornton, FSU |
| March 12, 2007
| None Selected |
ACC-Big Ten Challenge
November 27
- N.C. State 74, Michigan 67
November 28
- Maryland 72, Illinois 66
- Wisconsin 81, Florida State 66
- Georgia Tech 77, Penn State 73
- Duke 54, Indiana 51
- Northwestern 61, Miami 59
November 29
- Boston College 65, Michigan State 58
- Purdue 61, Virginia 59
- Virginia Tech 69, Iowa 65
- North Carolina 98, Ohio State 89
- Clemson 90, Minnesota 68
- Wake Forest did not play.
- ACC won 8–3
Conference honors
ACC Conference awards were handed out at the conclusion of the regular season.
=Player of the Year=
Jared Dudley, Boston College{{cite news|url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030607aal.html|title=BC's Jared Dudley Named ACC Player of the Year|date=March 6, 2007|publisher=ACC|accessdate=February 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231162305/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030607aal.html|archive-date=December 31, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
=Rookie of the Year=
Brandan Wright, North Carolina{{cite news|url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030607aah.html|title=North Carolina's Brandan Wright named ACC Rookie of the Year|date=March 6, 2007|publisher=ACC|accessdate=February 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231162119/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030607aah.html|archive-date=December 31, 2010|url-status=dead}}
=Coach of the Year=
Dave Leitao, Virginia{{cite news|url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030607aai.html|title=Virginia's Dave Leitao Selected ACC Men's Basketball Coach Of The Year|date=March 6, 2007|publisher=ACC|accessdate=February 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307215013/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030607aai.html|archive-date=March 7, 2012|url-status=dead}}
=Defensive Player of the Year=
Jamon Gordon, Virginia Tech{{cite news|url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030607aak.html|title=Jamon Gordon Named ACC Defensive Player of the Year|date=March 6, 2007|publisher=ACC|accessdate=February 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231163407/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030607aak.html|archive-date=December 31, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
=All-Atlantic Coast Conference=
First Team
- Jared Dudley, Sr., Boston College
- Tyler Hansbrough, So., North Carolina
- Al Thornton, Sr., Florida State
- Sean Singletary, Jr., Virginia
- Zabian Dowdell, Sr., Virginia Tech
Second Team
- J. R. Reynolds, Sr., Virginia
- D. J. Strawberry, Sr., Maryland
- Tyrese Rice, So., Boston College
- Josh McRoberts, So., Duke
- Brandan Wright, Fr., North Carolina
Third Team
- Kyle Visser, Sr., Wake Forest
- Javaris Crittenton, Fr., Georgia Tech
- Brandon Costner, Fr., North Carolina State
- Jamon Gordon, Sr., Virginia Tech
- Jack McClinton, So., Miami
Honorable Mention:
Ben McCauley, So., NCSU; James Mays, Jr., Clem.; DeMarcus Nelson, Jr., Duke; James Gist, Jr., MD; Ekene Ibekwe, Sr., MD{{cite news|url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030507aaq.html|title=ACSMA Announces 2007 ACC Men's Basketball All-ACC Teams|date=March 5, 2007|publisher=ACC|accessdate=February 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204144622/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030507aaq.html|archive-date=December 4, 2008|url-status=dead}}
=All-ACC Freshman team=
=All-ACC Defensive team=
- Jamon Gordon, Sr., Virginia Tech
- Zabian Dowdell, Sr., Virginia Tech
- Ekene Ibekwe, Sr., Maryland
- D. J. Strawberry, Sr., Maryland
- Josh McRoberts, So., Duke
ACC tournament
Postseason
= NCAA tournament =
{{main|2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament}}
ACC Record: 7–7
1 North Carolina (3–1) – Elite Eight
::W 16 Eastern Kentucky 86–65
::W 9 Michigan State 81–67
::W 5 USC 74–64
::L 2 Georgetown 84–96 (OT)
4 Virginia (1–1)
::W 13 Albany 84–57
::L 5 Tennessee 74–77
4 Maryland (1–1)
::W 13 Davidson 82–70
::L 5 Butler 59–62
5 Virginia Tech (1–1)
::W 12 Illinois 54–52
::L 4 Southern Illinois 48–63
6 Duke (0–1)
::L 11 Virginia Commonwealth 77–79
7 Boston College (1–1)
::W 10 Texas Tech 84–75
::L 2 Georgetown 55–62
10 Georgia Tech (0–1)
::L 7 UNLV 63–67
= NIT =
{{main|2007 National Invitation Tournament}}
ACC Record: 8–3
1 Clemson (4–1) – Runner-Up
::W 8 East Tennessee State 64–57
::W 4 Ole Miss 89–68
::W 2 Syracuse 74–70
::W 1 Air Force 68–67
::L 1 West Virginia 73–78
2 Florida State (2–1)
::W 7 Toledo 77–61
::W 3 Michigan 87–66
::L 1 Mississippi State 71–86
6 North Carolina State (2–1)
::W 3 Drexel 63–56
::W 7 Marist 69–62
::L 1 West Virginia 66–71