2015–16 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

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| league = NCAA Division I

| sport = Basketball

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| season = Regular season

| season_champs = North Carolina Tar Heels

| season_champ_name = First place

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| MVP = Malcolm Brogdon

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| finals = ACC tournament

| finals_link = 2016 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

| finals_champ = North Carolina Tar Heels

| finals_MVP = Joel Berry II

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| prevseason_link = 2014–15 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

| prevseason_year = 2014–15

| nextseason_link = 2016–17 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

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The 2015–16 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late December 2015 and will conclude in March with the 2016 ACC men's basketball tournament at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

Preseason

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| image1 = 20150401 MCDAAG Dwayne Bacon fingerroll (2).JPG

| caption1 = Dwayne Bacon, FSU

| image2 = 20150401 MCDAAG Luke Kennard extends for a rebound.JPG

| caption2 = Luke Kennard, Duke

| image3 = 20150401 MCDAAG Brandon Ingram at the rim.JPG

| caption3 = Brandon Ingram, Duke

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| image1 = 20150401 MCDAAG Chase Jeter shoots over Diamond Stone (1).JPG

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| caption2 = Malachi Richardson, Syr

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Rankings

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style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style="background:#8B0000; color:#F0E68C;"\|Boston College ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" !C \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style="background:#522D80; color:#F66733;"\|Clemson ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" !C \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style="background:#00009C; color:white;"\|Duke ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \|5 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|5 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|6 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|7 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|8 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|7 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|15 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|15 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|14 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|9 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|20 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|24 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|20 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|15 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|17 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \| 19 \| style="background:#FFF;" \| 19 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" !C \| style="background:#FFF;" \|4 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|4 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|3 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|5 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|5 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|6 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|10 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|12 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|10 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|6 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|12 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|20 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|19 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|18 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|21 \| style="background:#FFF;" \| 21 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \| 20 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \| 18
style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style="background:#540115; color:#CDC092;"\|Florida State ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
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style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style="background:#CFB53B; color:white;"\|Georgia Tech ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" !C \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style="background:#AD0000; color:#000000;"\|Louisville ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFFFE6;" \|24 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|22 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|19 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|16 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|18 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|16 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|21 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|17 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|16 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|19 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|13 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|18 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|11 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|11 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \| 14 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \| 16 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" !C \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFFFE6;" \|22 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|19 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|16 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|15 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|18 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|16 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|20 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|16 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|14 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|18 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style="background:#005030; color:#F47321;"\|Miami ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFFFE6;" \|15 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|21 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|17 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|15 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|13 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|13 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|12 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|8 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|15 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|15 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|17 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|12 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|11 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|12 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|7 \| style="background:#FFF;" \| 11 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \| 11 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
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style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style="background:#56A0D3; color:white;"\|North Carolina ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \|1 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|1 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|9 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|9 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|3 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|11 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|7 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|7 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|6 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|5 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|2 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|2 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|2 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|9 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|5 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|7 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|8 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \| 7 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \| 3 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" !C \| style="background:#FFF;" \|2 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|1 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|8 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|9 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|3 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|11 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|7 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|8 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|7 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|5 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|2 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|1 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|1 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|8 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|4 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|6 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|8 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \| 7 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \| 3 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \| 2
style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style="background:#E00000; color:white;"\|NC State ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" !C \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style="background:#CC9933; color:#002649;" \| Notre Dame ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \|19 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|18 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|17 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFFFE6;" \|25 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|19 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|23 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
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style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" \| Pittsburgh ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFFFE6;" \|24 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|20 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
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style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style="background:#FF6F00; color:#212B6D;" \| Syracuse ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFFFE6;" \|14 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|RV \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
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style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style="background:#0D3268; color:#FF7C00;"\|Virginia ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \|6 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|6 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|12 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|10 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|10 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|8 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|5 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|5 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|4 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|13 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|13 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|11 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|9 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|7 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|7 \| style="background:#D8FFEB;" \|3 \| style="background:#FFE6E6;" \|4 \| style="background:#FFF;" \| 4 \| style="background:#FFF;" \| 4 \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
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style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style="background:#660000; color:#CC5500;"\|Virginia Tech ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" !C \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style="background:#CFB53B; color:black;"\|Wake Forest ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
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| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |19

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |18

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |21

| style="background:#FFF;" | 21

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 20

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 18

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan=2 style="background:#540115; color:#CDC092;"|Florida State

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan=2 style="background:#CFB53B; color:white;"|Georgia Tech

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan=2 style="background:#AD0000; color:#000000;"|Louisville

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" |24

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |22

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |19

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |16

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |18

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |16

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |21

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |17

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |16

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |19

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |13

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |18

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |11

| style="background:#FFF;" |11

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 14

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 16

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" |22

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |19

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |16

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |15

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |18

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |16

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |20

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |16

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |14

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |18

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan=2 style="background:#005030; color:#F47321;"|Miami

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" |15

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |21

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |17

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |15

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |13

| style="background:#FFF;" |13

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |12

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |8

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |15

| style="background:#FFF;" |15

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |17

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |12

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |11

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |12

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |7

| style="background:#FFF;" | 11

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 11

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" |19

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |21

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |20

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |19

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |16

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |15

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |11

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |9

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |14

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |13

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |15

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |11

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |10

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |11

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |7

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 11

| style="background:#FFF;" | 11

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 8

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan=2 style="background:#56A0D3; color:white;"|North Carolina

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |1

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |9

| style="background:#FFF;" |9

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |3

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |11

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |7

| style="background:#FFF;" |7

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |6

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |5

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |2

| style="background:#FFF;" |2

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |9

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |5

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |7

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |8

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 7

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 3

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |2

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |1

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |8

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |9

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |3

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |11

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |7

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |8

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |7

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |5

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |2

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |1

| style="background:#FFF;" |1

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |8

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |4

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |6

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |8

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 7

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 3

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" | 2

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan=2 style="background:#E00000; color:white;"|NC State

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan=2 style="background:#CC9933; color:#002649;" | Notre Dame

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |19

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |18

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |17

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" |25

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |19

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |23

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |18

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |18

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |20

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" | 17

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan=2 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | Pittsburgh

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" |24

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |20

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" |25

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |21

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |17

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |20

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |23

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan=2 style="background:#FF6F00; color:#212B6D;" | Syracuse

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" |14

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" |19

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFFFE6;" | 10

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan=2 style="background:#0D3268; color:#FF7C00;"|Virginia

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |6

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |12

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |10

| style="background:#FFF;" |10

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |8

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |5

| style="background:#FFF;" |5

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |4

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |13

| style="background:#FFF;" |13

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |11

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |9

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |7

| style="background:#FFF;" |7

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |3

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |4

| style="background:#FFF;" | 4

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |6

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |12

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |10

| style="background:#FFF;" |10

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |9

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |5

| style="background:#FFF;" |5

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |4

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |11

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |13

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |12

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |9

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |7

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |8

| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |3

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |4

| style="background:#FFF;" | 4

| style="background:#FFE6E6;" | 5

| style="background:#FFF;" | 5

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan=2 style="background:#660000; color:#CC5500;"|Virginia Tech

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan=2 style="background:#CFB53B; color:black;"|Wake Forest

! AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

Regular season

=Conference matrix=

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 18 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent.

colspan=1 style="background:white; border-top-style:hidden; border-left-style:hidden;" width=75\| ! style="background:#8B0000; color:#F0E68C;" width=75\|Boston College ! style="background:#522D80; color:#F66733;" width=75\|Clemson ! style="background:#00009C; color:#FFFFFF;" width=75\|Duke ! style="background:#540115; color:#CDC092;" width=75\|Florida State ! style="background:#CFB53B; color:#FFFFFF;" width=75\|Georgia Tech ! style="background:#AD0000; color:#000000;" width=75\|Louisville ! style="background:#005030; color:#F47321;" width=75\|Miami ! style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;" width=75\|North Carolina ! style="background:#E00000; color:#FFFFFF;" width=75\|NC State ! style="background:#CC9933; color:#002649;" width=75\|Notre Dame ! style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" width=75\|Pittsburgh ! style="background:#FF6F00; color:#212B6D;" width=75\|Syracuse ! style="background:#0D3268; color:#FF7C00;" width=75\|Virginia ! style="background:#660000; color:#CC5500;" width=75\|Virginia Tech ! style="background:#CFB53B; color:#000000;" width=75\|Wake Forest
class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:90%;"
style="text-align:center;" !vs. Boston College	–	2–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	2–0	1–0	2–0	1–0	2-0	1-0	1–0	1–0
style="text-align:center;" !vs. Clemson	0–2	–	0-1	1–1	1–1	0–1	0–1	1–0	1–0	1–0	0–1	0–1	2-0	1–0	0–1
style="text-align:center;" !vs. Duke	0–1	1-0	–	0–1	0–1	1–1	1–0	1–1	0–2	1–0	1–0	1–0	0-1	0–1	0–2
style="text-align:center;" !vs. Florida State	0–1	1–1	1–0	–	1–0	1–0	2–0	1–0	0-2	0–1	1–0	1–1	0-1	1–0	0–1
style="text-align:center;" !vs. Georgia Tech	0–1	1–1	1–0	0–1	–	2–0	1–0	1–0	0–1	1-1	1–1	1–0	0-1	1–0	0–1
style="text-align:center;" !vs. Louisville	0–1	1–0	1–1	0–1	0–2	–	1–0	0–1	0–1	1–0	0–2	0–1	2-0	0–1	0–1
style="text-align:center;" !vs. Miami	0–1	1–0	0–1	0–2	0–1	0–1	–	1–0	1–0	0–2	0–1	0–1	1-1	1–1	0–1
style="text-align:center;" !vs. North Carolina	0–2	0–1	1–1	0–1	0–1	1–0	0–1	–	0-2	1–0	0–1	0–2	1-0	0–1	0–1
style="text-align:center;" !vs. NC State	0–1	0–1	2–0	2-0	1–0	1–0	0–1	2–0	–	1–0	0–1	1–0	1-0	1–0	1–1
style="text-align:center;" !vs. Notre Dame	0–2	0–1	0–1	1–0	1-1	0–1	2–0	0–1	0–1	–	1–0	1–0	1-0	0–1	0–2
style="text-align:center;" !vs. Pittsburgh	0–1	1–0	0–1	0–1	1–1	2–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	0–1	–	0–2	1-0	1–1	0–1
style="text-align:center;" !vs. Syracuse	0-2	1–0	0–1	1–1	0–1	1–0	1–0	2–0	0–1	0–1	2–0	–	1-0	0–1	0–1
style="text-align:center;" !vs. Virginia	0–1	0–2	1–0	1–0	1–0	0–2	1–1	0–1	0–1	0–1	0–1	0–1	–	1–1	0–1
style="text-align:center;" !vs. Virginia Tech	0–1	0–1	1–0	0–1	0–1	1–0	1–1	1–0	0–1	1–0	1–1	1–0	1-1	–	0-2
style="text-align:center;" !vs. Wake Forest	0-1	1–0	2–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	1-1	2–0	1–0	1–0	1-0	2-0	–
style="text-align:center;" !Total !0-18!!10-8!!11-7!!8-10!!8-10!! 12-6 !! 13-5 !! 14-4 !!5-13!!11-7!! 9-9 !!9-9!! 13-5 !!10-8!!2-16

Postseason

=ACC tournament=

March 8–12, 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.

{{14TeamBracket-BigTenBasketball

| RD1=First round
Tuesday, March 8
ESPN2/ACCN

| RD2=Second round
Wednesday, March 9
ESPN/ACCN

| RD3=Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10
ESPN/ACCN

| RD4=Semifinals
Friday, March 11
ESPN/ACCN

| RD5=Championship
Saturday, March 12
ESPN/ACCN

| score-width=35

| RD1-seed01=12

| RD1-team01=NC State

| RD1-score01=75

| RD1-seed02=13

| RD1-team02=Wake Forest

| RD1-score02=72

| RD1-seed03=11

| RD1-team03=Florida State

| RD1-score03=88

| RD1-seed04=14

| RD1-team04=Boston College

| RD1-score04=66

| RD2-seed01=8

| RD2-team01=Pittsburgh

| RD2-score01=72

| RD2-seed02=9

| RD2-team02=Syracuse

| RD2-score02=71

| RD2-seed03=5

| RD2-team03=Duke

| RD2-score03=92

| RD2-seed04=12

| RD2-team04=NC State

| RD2-score04=89

| RD2-seed05=7

| RD2-team05=Clemson

| RD2-score05=85

| RD2-seed06=10

| RD2-team06=Georgia Tech

| RD2-score06=88*

| RD2-seed07=6

| RD2-team07=Virginia Tech

| RD2-score07=96

| RD2-seed08=11

| RD2-team08=Florida State

| RD2-score08=85

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01=North Carolina

| RD3-score01=88

| RD3-seed02=8

| RD3-team02=Pittsburgh

| RD3-score02=71

| RD3-seed03=4

| RD3-team03=Notre Dame

| RD3-score03=84*

| RD3-seed04=5

| RD3-team04=Duke

| RD3-score04=79

| RD3-seed05=2

| RD3-team05=Virginia

| RD3-score05=72

| RD3-seed06=10

| RD3-team06=Georgia Tech

| RD3-score06=52

| RD3-seed07=3

| RD3-team07=Miami

| RD3-score07=88

| RD3-seed08=6

| RD3-team08=Virginia Tech

| RD3-score08=82

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01=North Carolina

| RD4-score01=78

| RD4-seed02=4

| RD4-team02=Notre Dame

| RD4-score02=47

| RD4-seed03=2

| RD4-team03=Virginia

| RD4-score03=73

| RD4-seed04=3

| RD4-team04=Miami

| RD4-score04=68

| RD5-seed01=1

| RD5-team01=North Carolina

| RD5-score01=61

| RD5-seed02=2

| RD5-team02=Virginia

| RD5-score02=57

}}

* Denotes Overtime Game

AP Rankings at time of tournament

=NCAA tournament=

class="sortable wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"
Seed ! Region ! School ! First Four ! 2nd round ! 3rd round ! Sweet 16 ! Elite Eight ! Final Four ! Championship
1 \| East \| North Carolina \| \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 83-67 vs. #16 Florida Gulf Coast – (Raleigh) \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 85-66 vs. #9 Providence – ([Raleigh) \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 101-86 vs. #5 Indiana – (Philadelphia) \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 88-74 vs. #6 Notre Dame – (Philadelphia) \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 83-66 vs. #10 Syracuse – (Houston) \|style="background:#fbb;"\| L, 74-77 vs. #10 Villanova – (Houston)
1 \| Midwest \| Virginia \| \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 81-45 vs. #16 Hampton – (Raleigh) \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 77-69 vs. #9 Butler – (Raleigh) \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 84-71 vs. #4 Iowa State – (Chicago) \| style="background:#fbb;"\| L, 62-68 vs. #10 Syracuse – (Chicago) \| \|
3 \| South \| Miami \| \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 79-72 vs. #14 Buffalo – (Providence) \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 65-57 vs. #11 Wichita State – (Providence) \| style="background:#fbb;"\| L, 69-92 vs. #2 Villanova – (Louisville) \| \| \|
4 \| West \| Duke \| \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 93-85 vs. #13 UNC Wilmington – (Providence) \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 71-64 vs. #12 Yale – (Providence) \| style="background:#fbb;"\| L, 68-82 vs. #1 Oregon – (Anaheim) \| \| \|
6 \| East \| Notre Dame \| \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 70-63 vs. #11 Michigan – (Brooklyn) \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 76-75 vs. #14 Stephen F. Austin – (Brooklyn) \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 61-56 vs. #7 Wisconsin – (Philadelphia) \| style="background:#fbb;"\| L, 74-88 vs. #1 North Carolina – (Philadelphia) \| \| \|
10 \| East \| Pittsburgh \| \| style="background:#fbb;"\| L, 43-47 vs. #7 Wisconsin – (St. Louis) \| \| \| \| \|
10 \| Midwest \| Syracuse \| \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 70-51 vs. #7 Dayton – (St. Louis) \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 75-50 vs. #15 Middle Tennessee – (St. Louis) \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 63-60 vs. #11 Gonzaga – (Chicago) \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 68-62 vs. #1 Virginia – (Chicago) \| style="background:#fbb;"\| L, 66-83 vs. #1 North Carolina – (Houston) \|

class="sortable wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"

Seed

! Region

! School

! First Four

! 2nd round

! 3rd round

! Sweet 16

! Elite Eight

! Final Four

! Championship

1

| East

| North Carolina

|

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 83-67 vs. #16 Florida Gulf Coast – (Raleigh)

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 85-66 vs. #9 Providence – ([Raleigh)

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 101-86 vs. #5 Indiana – (Philadelphia)

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 88-74 vs. #6 Notre Dame – (Philadelphia)

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 83-66 vs. #10 Syracuse – (Houston)

|style="background:#fbb;"| L, 74-77 vs. #10 Villanova – (Houston)

1

| Midwest

| Virginia

|

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 81-45 vs. #16 Hampton – (Raleigh)

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 77-69 vs. #9 Butler – (Raleigh)

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 84-71 vs. #4 Iowa State – (Chicago)

| style="background:#fbb;"| L, 62-68 vs. #10 Syracuse – (Chicago)

|

3

| South

| Miami

|

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 79-72 vs. #14 Buffalo – (Providence)

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 65-57 vs. #11 Wichita State – (Providence)

| style="background:#fbb;"| L, 69-92 vs. #2 Villanova – (Louisville)

|

4

| West

| Duke

|

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 93-85 vs. #13 UNC Wilmington – (Providence)

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 71-64 vs. #12 Yale – (Providence)

| style="background:#fbb;"| L, 68-82 vs. #1 Oregon – (Anaheim)

|

6

| East

| Notre Dame

|

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 70-63 vs. #11 Michigan – (Brooklyn)

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 76-75 vs. #14 Stephen F. Austin – (Brooklyn)

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 61-56 vs. #7 Wisconsin – (Philadelphia)

| style="background:#fbb;"| L, 74-88 vs. #1 North Carolina – (Philadelphia)

|

10

| East

| Pittsburgh

|

| style="background:#fbb;"| L, 43-47 vs. #7 Wisconsin – (St. Louis)

|

10

| Midwest

| Syracuse

|

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 70-51 vs. #7 Dayton – (St. Louis)

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 75-50 vs. #15 Middle Tennessee – (St. Louis)

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 63-60 vs. #11 Gonzaga – (Chicago)

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 68-62 vs. #1 Virginia – (Chicago)

| style="background:#fbb;"| L, 66-83 vs. #1 North Carolina – (Houston)

|

= National Invitation tournament =

class="sortable wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"
Seed ! Bracket ! School ! 1st round ! 2nd round ! Quarterfinals ! Semifinals ! Championship
3 \| St. Bonaventure \| Virginia Tech \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 86-81 OT vs. #6 Princeton – (Blacksburg) \| style="background:#fbb;"\| L, 77–80 vs. #2 BYU – (Provo) \| \| \|
4 \| Valparaiso \| Florida State \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 84-74 vs. #5 Davidson – (Tallahassee) \| style="background:#fbb;"\| L, 69-81 vs. #1 Valparaiso – (Valparaiso) \| \| \|
4 \| South Carolina \| Georgia Tech \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 82-64 vs. #5 Houston – (Atlanta) \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W, 83–66 vs. #1 South Carolina – (Columbia) \| style="background:#fbb;"\| L, 72–56 vs. #2 San Diego State – (San Diego) \| \|

class="sortable wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"

Seed

! Bracket

! School

! 1st round

! 2nd round

! Quarterfinals

! Semifinals

! Championship

3

| St. Bonaventure

| Virginia Tech

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 86-81 OT vs. #6 Princeton – (Blacksburg)

| style="background:#fbb;"| L, 77–80 vs. #2 BYU – (Provo)

|

4

| Valparaiso

| Florida State

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 84-74 vs. #5 Davidson – (Tallahassee)

| style="background:#fbb;"| L, 69-81 vs. #1 Valparaiso – (Valparaiso)

|

4

| South Carolina

| Georgia Tech

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 82-64 vs. #5 Houston – (Atlanta)

| style="background:#bfb;"| W, 83–66 vs. #1 South Carolina – (Columbia)

| style="background:#fbb;"| L, 72–56 vs. #2 San Diego State – (San Diego)

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Honors and awards

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colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| 2016 ACC Men's Basketball Individual Awards{{cite news|url=http://www.theacc.com/news/acsma-announces-basketball-season-awards-all-acc-teams-03-06-2016|title=ACSMA Announces Basketball Postseason Awards, All-ACC Teams|publisher=theacc.com|author=Press Release|date=2016-03-06|accessdate=2016-03-06|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307040403/http://www.theacc.com/news/acsma-announces-basketball-season-awards-all-acc-teams-03-06-2016|archivedate=2016-03-07}}

style="text-align:right;"| Award

! style="text-align:left;"| Recipient(s)

style="text-align:right;"|Player of the Year

| style="text-align:left;"|Malcolm Brogdon, G., VIRGINIA

style="text-align:right;"|Coach of the Year

| style="text-align:left;"|Jim Larranaga, MIAMI

style="text-align:right;"|Defensive Player of the Year

| style="text-align:left;"|Malcolm Brogdon, G., VIRGINIA

style="text-align:right;"|Rookie of the Year

| style="text-align:left;"|Brandon Ingram, F., DUKE

style="text-align:right;"|Most Improved Player of the Year

| style="text-align:left;"|Jaron Blossomgame, F., CLEMSON

style="text-align:right;"|Sixth Man of the Year

| style="text-align:left;"|Isaiah Hicks, F., NORTH CAROLINA

First Team ! Second Team ! Third Team
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colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"\| 2016 ACC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
†Brice Johnson, Sr., F., NORTH CAROLINA †Malcolm Brogdon, Sr., G., VIRGINIA Cat Barber, Jr., G., N.C. STATE Grayson Allen, So., G., DUKE Jaron Blossomgame, Jr., F., CLEMSON \|Michael Gbinije, Sr., F., SYRACUSE Sheldon McClellan, Sr., F., MIAMI Demetrius Jackson, Jr., G., NOTRE DAME Damion Lee, Sr., G., LOUISVILLE Brandon Ingram, Fr., F., DUKE \|Marcus Georges-Hunt, Sr., G., GEORGIA TECH Anthony Gill, Sr., F., VIRGINIA Zach Auguste, Sr., F., NOTRE DAME Michael Young, Jr., F., PITTSBURGH Angel Rodríguez, Sr., G., MIAMI
colspan="5" style="text-align:left;\| † - denotes unanimous selection

NBA draft

The ACC had 9 players drafted in the 2016 NBA draft. 4 players were drafted in the first round, and 5 players were drafted in the second round.

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PG

| SG

| SF

| PF

| C

class="wikitable" ! Player !! Team !! Round !! Pick # !! Position !! School
Brandon Ingram	Los Angeles Lakers	1st	2	SF	Duke
Malik Beasley	Denver Nuggets	1st	19	SG	Florida State
Malachi Richardson	Charlotte Hornets	1st	22	SG	Syracuse
Brice Johnson	Los Angeles Clippers	1st	25	PF	North Carolina
Malcolm Brogdon	Milwaukee Bucks	2nd	36	PG/SG	Virginia
Chinanu Onuaku	Houston Rockets	2nd	37	PF/C	Louisville
Demetrius Jackson	Boston Celtics	2nd	45	PG	Notre Dame
Michael Gbinije	Detroit Pistons	2nd	49	SF	Syracuse
Marcus Paige	Brooklyn Nets	2nd	55	PG	North Carolina

References

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