2019 ACC men's basketball tournament

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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament

|Year = 2019

|Conference = ACC

|Division=

|Gender = Men's

|Image = 2019_ACC_Men's_Basketball_Tournament_logo.png

|ImageSize = 150px

|Caption = 2019 ACC Tournament logo

|Teams = 15

|Arena = Spectrum Center

|City = Charlotte, North Carolina

|Champions = Duke

|TitleCount = 21st

|Coach = Mike Krzyzewski

|CoachCount = 15th

|MVP = Zion Williamson

|MVPTeam = Duke

|Attendance =

|OneTopScorer=

|TwoTopScorers=

|TopScorer=

|TopScorerTeam=

|TopScorer2=

|TopScorerTeam2=

|Points=

|Television= ESPN/2/U; Raycom

}}

{{2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings}}

The 2019 ACC men's basketball tournament was the 66th annual postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference, held March 12–16, 2019, at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Virginia Cavaliers and North Carolina Tar Heels entered the tournament as the top two seeds, both with 16–2 conference, and ranked #2 and #3 in the country respectively. Both teams were defeated in the semifinals, by the #4 Florida State Seminoles (ranked #12 nationally) and the #3 Duke Blue Devils (ranked #5 nationally). Duke defeated Florida State, 73–63, in the championship game, claiming their 21st ACC Tournament title and 15th during head coach Mike Krzyzewski's tenure. Duke's Zion Williamson was named the tournament's MVP.

Seeds

All 15 ACC teams participated in the tournament, seeded by their record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.{{cite web|url=http://theacc.com/news/2019/3/9/mens-basketball-bracket-set-for-2019-new-york-life-acc-tournament.aspx|title=Bracket Set for 2019 New York Life ACC Tournament|website=theacc.com|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|date=March 9, 2019|access-date=March 10, 2019}} The top 4 seeds (Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, and Florida State) received a double bye. Virginia Tech, Syracuse, NC State, Louisville, and Clemson receive single byes. Boston College, Miami, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Pittsburgh, and Notre Dame played in the first round.

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! Seed

! School

! Conference
Record

! Tiebreaker

1

|align=left|Virginia

|16–2

|1–0 vs. North Carolina

2

|align=left|North Carolina

|16–2

|0–1 vs. Virginia

3

|align=left|Duke

|14–4

|

4

|align=left|Florida State

|13–5

|

5

|align=left|Virginia Tech

|12–6

|

6

|align=left|Syracuse

|10–8

|1–0 vs. Louisville

7

|align=left|Louisville

|10–8

|0–1 vs. Syracuse

8

|align=left|NC State

|9–9

|1–0 vs. Clemson

9

|align=left|Clemson

|9–9

|0–1 vs. NC State

10

|align=left|Georgia Tech

|6–12

|

11

|align=left|Boston College

|5–13

|1–0 vs. Miami

12

|align=left|Miami

|5–13

|0–1 vs. Boston College

13

|align=left|Wake Forest

|4–14

|

14

|align=left|Pittsburgh

|3–15

|1–0 vs. Notre Dame

15

|align=left|Notre Dame

|3–15

|0–1 vs. Pittsburgh

{{clear}}

Schedule

Games were shown on over-the-air television in local media markets by the syndicated ACC Network. Games also aired nationally on various ESPN cable networks with separate telecasts and commentators. The tournament marked the formal end of Raycom Sports' long-term association with the conference; its event rights will now be held by ESPN as part of its new cable channel ACC Network.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/luke-decock/article227322449.html|title=The pilot sails no more: After four decades, ACC's longtime TV partner signs off|website=Raleigh News & Observer|language=en|access-date=2019-03-17}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.greensboro.com/sports/accxtra/raycom-takes-new-role-as-acc-network-plans-to-debut/article_85b68034-d463-5c30-8e85-f96d1f30b687.html|title=Raycom takes new role as ACC Network plans to debut|last=bwilkerson-new@greensboro.com|first=Brant Wilkerson-New|website=Greensboro News and Record|language=en|access-date=2019-03-13}}

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!Session

!Game

!Time

!Matchup

!Score

!Television

!Attendance

colspan=7| First round – Tuesday, March 12
rowspan=3|Opening
day

|1

|noon

|12 Miami vs 13 Wake Forest

|79–71

|rowspan=2|ESPN
Raycom

|rowspan=3| 9,677

2

|2:00 pm*

|10 Georgia Tech vs 15 Notre Dame

|71–78

3

|7:00 pm

|11 Boston College vs 14 Pittsburgh

|70–80

|ESPNU
Raycom

colspan=7| Second round – Wednesday, March 13
rowspan=2|1

|4

|noon

|8 NC State vs 9 Clemson

|59–58

|rowspan=2|ESPN
Raycom

|rowspan=2| 19,691

5

|2:00 pm*

|5 Virginia Tech vs 12 Miami

|71–56

rowspan=2|2

|6

|7:00 pm

|7 Louisville vs 15 Notre Dame

|75–53

|rowspan=2|ESPN2
Raycom

|rowspan=2|11,884

7

|9:00 pm*

|6 Syracuse vs 14 Pittsburgh

|73–59

colspan=7| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14
rowspan=2|3

|8

|12:30 pm

|1 Virginia vs 8 NC State

|76–56

|rowspan=4|ESPN
Raycom

|rowspan=4|19,691

9

|2:30 pm*

|4 Florida State vs 5 Virginia Tech

|65–63OT

rowspan=2|4

|10

|7:00 pm

|2 North Carolina vs 7 Louisville

|83–70

11

|9:00 pm*

|3 Duke vs 6 Syracuse

|84–72

colspan=7| Semifinals – Friday, March 15
rowspan=2|5

|12

|7:00 pm

|1 Virginia vs 4 Florida State

|59–69

|rowspan=2|ESPN
Raycom

|rowspan=2| 20,116

13

|9:00 pm*

|2 North Carolina vs 3 Duke

|73–74

colspan=7| Championship – Saturday, March 16
rowspan=1|6

|14

|8:30 pm

|4 Florida State vs 3 Duke

|63–73

|rowspan=1|ESPN
Raycom

|rowspan=1|19,691

colspan=7| *Denotes approximate time. Actual time will vary depending on the ending time of the previous game. Game times in ET.

Bracket

{{15TeamBracket-ACCBasketball

| RD1=First round
Tuesday, March 12
ESPN/U/Raycom

| RD2=Second round
Wednesday, March 13
ESPN/2/Raycom

| RD3=Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 14
ESPN/Raycom

| RD4=Semifinals
Friday, March 15
ESPN/Raycom

| RD5=Championship
Saturday, March 16
ESPN/Raycom

| RD1-seed01=12

| RD1-team01= Miami

| RD1-score01= 79

| RD1-seed02=13

| RD1-team02= Wake Forest

| RD1-score02= 71

| RD1-seed03=10

| RD1-team03= Georgia Tech

| RD1-score03=71

| RD1-seed04=15

| RD1-team04= Notre Dame

| RD1-score04=78

| RD1-seed05=11

| RD1-team05= Boston College

| RD1-score05= 70

| RD1-seed06=14

| RD1-team06= Pittsburgh

| RD1-score06= 80

| RD2-seed01=8

| RD2-team01=NC State

| RD2-score01=59

| RD2-seed02=9

| RD2-team02=Clemson

| RD2-score02=58

| RD2-seed03=5

| RD2-team03=Virginia Tech

| RD2-score03=71

| RD2-seed04=12

| RD2-team04=Miami

| RD2-score04=56

| RD2-seed05=7

| RD2-team05=Louisville

| RD2-score05=75

| RD2-seed06= 15

| RD2-team06=Notre Dame

| RD2-score06=53

| RD2-seed07=6

| RD2-team07=Syracuse

| RD2-score07=73

| RD2-seed08= 14

| RD2-team08= Pittsburgh

| RD2-score08=59

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01=Virginia

| RD3-score01=76

| RD3-seed02= 8

| RD3-team02=NC State

| RD3-score02=56

| RD3-seed03=4

| RD3-team03=Florida State

| RD3-score03=65OT

| RD3-seed04= 5

| RD3-team04= Virginia Tech

| RD3-score04=63

| RD3-seed05=2

| RD3-team05=North Carolina

| RD3-score05=83

| RD3-seed06=7

| RD3-team06=Louisville

| RD3-score06=70

| RD3-seed07=3

| RD3-team07=Duke

| RD3-score07=84

| RD3-seed08=6

| RD3-team08=Syracuse

| RD3-score08=72

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01=Virginia

| RD4-score01=59

| RD4-seed02=4

| RD4-team02=Florida State

| RD4-score02=69

| RD4-seed03=2

| RD4-team03=North Carolina

| RD4-score03=73

| RD4-seed04=3

| RD4-team04=Duke

| RD4-score04=74

| RD5-seed01=4

| RD5-team01=Florida State

| RD5-score01=63

| RD5-seed02=3

| RD5-team02=Duke

| RD5-score02=73

}}

Source:{{cite web|url=http://theacc.com/sports/2018/1/12/2017-18-new-york-life-acc-tournament.aspx|title=2019 New York Life ACC Tournament|website=theacc.com|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|access-date=March 10, 2019}}

Game summaries

=First round=

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| date = March 12

| time = 12:00 pm

| report = [http://theacc.com/news/2019/3/12/miami-topples-wake-forest-79-71-in-acc-tournament.aspx Report]

| team1 = 12 Miami

| score1 = 79

| team2 = 13 Wake Forest

| score2 = 71

| H1 = 34–31

| H2 = 45–40

| points1 = Vasilijevic (21)

| rebounds1 = Lawrence (10)

| assist1 = Johnson/Lykes (4)

| points2 = Childress/Hoard (16)

| rebounds2 = Hoard/Mucius (7)

| assist2 = Childress (5)

| place = Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC

| attendance =

| referee = Jamie Luckie, Jerry Heater, Mark Schnur

| TV = ESPN

}}

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| date = March 12

| time = 2:00 pm

| report = [http://theacc.com/news/2019/3/12/irish-defeat-georgia-tech-78-71-to-break-7-game-skid.aspx Report]

| team1 = 10 Georgia Tech

| score1 = 71

| team2 = 15 Notre Dame

| score2 = 78

| H1 = 32–52

| H2 = 39–26

| points1 = Wright (25)

| rebounds1 = Banks III (11)

| assist1 = Banks III (4)

| points2 = Mooney (20)

| rebounds2 = Mooney (10)

| assist2 = Hubb (6)

| place = Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC

| attendance =

| referee = Lee Cassell, Les Jones, AJ Desai

| TV = ESPN

}}

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| date = March 12

| time = 7:00 pm

| report = [http://theacc.com/news/2019/3/12/johnson-mcgowens-lead-pitt-over-boston-college-80-70.aspx Report]

| team1 = 11 Boston College

| score1 = 70

| team2 = 14 Pittsburgh

| score2 = 80

| H1 = 21–36

| H2 = 49–44

| points1 = Popovic (21)

| rebounds1 = Popovic (9)

| assist1 = Bowman (4)

| points2 = McGowens (26)

| rebounds2 = Wilson-Frame/Chukwuka (9)

| assist2 = Johnson/Ellison (2)

| place = Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC

| attendance = 9,677

| referee = Bert Smith, Clarence Armstrong, Tony Henderson

| TV = ESPNU

}}

=Second round=

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| date = March 13

| time = 12:00 pm

| report = [http://theacc.com/news/2019/3/13/johnson-helps-nc-state-edge-clemson-59-58-in-accs.aspx Report]

| team1 = 8 NC State

| score1 = 59

| team2 = 9 Clemson

| score2 = 58

| H1 = 26-42

| H2 = 33-16

| points1 =Johnson (23)

| rebounds1 =Dorn (12)

| assist1 =Johnson (4)

| points2 =Reed (16)

| rebounds2 =Reed (10)

| assist2 =Reed (6)

| place = Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC

| attendance = 19,691

| referee = Roger Ayers, Ted Valentine, Tony Henderson

| TV = ESPN

}}

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| date = March 13

| time = 2:00 pm

| report = [http://theacc.com/news/2019/3/13/blackshear-no-16-virginia-tech-beat-miami-71-56-in-accs.aspx Report]

| team1 = 5 Virginia Tech

| score1 = 71

| team2 = 12 Miami

| score2 = 56

| H1 = 38-21

| H2 = 33-35

| points1 = Blackshear (19)

| rebounds1 = Blackshear (10)

| assist1 = Alexander-Walker (6)

| points2 = Lykes (19)

| rebounds2 = Lawrence (11)

| assist2 = Lawrence (7)

| place = Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC

| attendance = 19,691

| referee = Ron Groover, AJ Desai, Clarence Armstrong

| TV = ESPN

}}

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| date = March 13

| time = 7:00 pm

| report = [http://theacc.com/news/2019/3/13/nwora-scores-24-louisville-tops-notre-dame-75-53.aspx Report]

| team1 = 7 Louisville

| score1 = 75

| team2 = 15 Notre Dame

| score2 = 53

| H1 = 34–25

| H2 = 41–28

| points1 = Nwora (24)

| rebounds1 = Sutton (10)

| assist1 = Sutton (4)

| points2 = Gibbs (21)

| rebounds2 = Mooney (12)

| assist2 = Gibbs (2)

| place = Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC

| attendance = 11,884

| referee = Brian Dorsey, Raymie Styons, Jerry Heater

| TV = ESPN2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #e6e6e6

| date = March 13

| time = 9:00 pm

| report = [http://theacc.com/news/2019/3/13/buddy-boeheims-20-points-lead-syracuse-past-pitt-73-59.aspx Report]

| team1 = 6 Syracuse

| score1 = 73

| team2 = 14 Pittsburgh

| score2 = 59

| H1 = 30–36

| H2 = 43–23

| points1 = Boeheim (20)

| rebounds1 = Chukwu (9)

| assist1 = Boeheim (4)

| points2 = Wilson-Frame (24)

| rebounds2 = Brown (13)

| assist2 = Johnson (6)

| place = Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC

| attendance = 11,884

| referee = Bill Covington, Mark Schnur, Les Jones

| TV = ESPN2

}}

=Quarterfinals=

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| date = March 14

| time = 12:30 pm

| report = [http://theacc.com/news/2019/3/14/guy-salt-help-no-2-virginia-beat-nc-state-76-56-in-accs.aspx Report]

| team1 = 1 Virginia

| score1 = 76

| team2 = 8 NC State

| score2 = 56

| H1 = 27–29

| H2 = 49–27

| points1 = Guy (29)

| rebounds1 = Key (7)

| assist1 = Jerome (10)

| points2 = Johnson (13)

| rebounds2 = Dom (7)

| assist2 = Bryce/Daniels (2)

| place = Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC

| attendance = 19,691

| referee = Jamie Luckie, Bert Smith, AJ Desai

| TV = ESPN

}}

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| bg = #e6e6e6

| date = March 14

| time = 2:30 pm

| report = [http://theacc.com/news/2019/3/14/no-12-fsu-beats-no-16-virginia-tech-65-63-in-ot-at-accs.aspx Report]

| team1 = 4 Florida State

| score1 = 65

| team2 = 5 Virginia Tech

| score2 = 63

| overtime = OT

| H1 = 26–24

| H2 = 30–32

| OT = 9–7

| points1 = Vassell (14)

| rebounds1 = Mann (9)

| assist1 = Forrest/Mann (4)

| points2 = Alexander-Walker (21)

| rebounds2 = Blackshear (9)

| assist2 = Alexander-Walker (4)

| place = Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC

| attendance = 19,691

| referee = Roger Ayers, Raymie Styons, Jerry Heater

| TV = ESPN

}}

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| date = March 14

| time = 7:00 pm

| report = [http://theacc.com/news/2019/3/14/no-3-north-carolina-beats-louisville-83-70-in-acc-quarters.aspx Report]

| team1 = 2 North Carolina

| score1 = 83

| team2 = 7 Louisville

| score2 = 70

| H1 = 45–35

| H2 = 38–35

| points1 = Maye/White (19)

| rebounds1 = Maye (9)

| assist1 = White (6)

| points2 = Sutton (14)

| rebounds2 = Williams (13)

| assist2 = Cunningham (7)

| place = Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC

| attendance = 19,691

| referee = Ted Valentine, Lee Cassell, Tony Henderson

| TV = ESPN

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #e6e6e6

| date = March 14

| time = 9:00 pm

| report = [http://theacc.com/news/2019/3/14/williamson-has-29-points-in-return-no-5-duke-rolls-in-accs.aspx Report]

| team1 = 3 Duke

| score1 = 84

| team2 = 6 Syracuse

| score2 = 72

| H1 = 34–28

| H2 = 50–44

| points1 = Williamson (29)

| rebounds1 = Williamson (14)

| assist1 = Jones (8)

| points2 = Howard (28)

| rebounds2 = Brissett (7)

| assist2 = Howard (3)

| place = Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC

| attendance = 19,691

| referee = Ron Groover, Brian Dorsey, Bill Covington

| TV = ESPN

}}

=Semifinals=

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| date = March 15

| time = 7:00 pm

| report = [http://theacc.com/news/2019/3/15/florida-state-upends-no-2-virginia-69-59-in-acc-semifinals.aspx Report]

| team1 = 1 Virginia

| score1 = 59

| team2 = 4 Florida State

| score2 = 69

| H1 = 31–35

| H2 = 28–34

| points1 = Hunter (13)

| rebounds1 = Salt (5)

| assist1 = Guy (4)

| points2 = Nichols (14)

| rebounds2 = Koumadje (9)

| assist2 = Forrest/Nichols (3)

| place = Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC

| attendance = 20,116

| referee = Brian Dorsey, Bill Covington, Lee Cassell

| TV = ESPN

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #e6e6e6

| date = March 15

| time = 9:00 pm

| report = [http://theacc.com/news/2019/3/15/no-5-duke-edges-no-3-unc-74-73-in-acc-semifinals.aspx Report]

| team1 = 2 North Carolina

| score1 = 73

| team2 = 3 Duke

| score2 = 74

| H1 = 44–44

| H2 = 29–30

| points1 = Johnson (23)

| rebounds1 = Maye (13)

| assist1 = White (4)

| points2 = Williamson (31)

| rebounds2 = Williamson (11)

| assist2 = Barrett (7)

| place = Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC

| attendance = 20,116

| referee = Roger Ayers, Jamie Luckie, Clarence Armstrong

| TV = ESPN

}}

=Final=

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| date = March 16

| time = 8:30 pm

| report = [http://theacc.com/news/2019/3/16/williamson-no-5-duke-beat-no-12-fsu-73-63-for-acc-title.aspx Report]

| team1 = 4 Florida State

| score1 = 63

| team2 = 3 Duke

| score2 = 73

| H1 = 36–36

| H2 = 27–37

| points1 = Mann (12)

| rebounds1 = Mann (8)

| assist1 = Forrest (3)

| points2 = Williamson (21)

| rebounds2 = Barrett (9)

| assist2 = Jones (6)

| place = Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC

| attendance = 19,691

| referee = Ron Groover, Ted Valentine, Bert Smith

| TV = ESPN

}}

Awards and honors

Tournament MVP: Zion Williamson

All-Tournament Teams:{{cite web|url=http://theacc.com/news/2019/3/16/williamson-no-5-duke-beat-no-12-fsu-73-63-for-acc-title.aspx|title=Williamson, No. 5 Duke beat No. 12 FSU 73-63 for ACC tournament title|website=theacc.com|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|date=March 16, 2019|access-date=March 17, 2019}}

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-1-of-2}}

:First Team

:* RJ Barrett, Duke

:* Zion Williamson, Duke

:* Mfiondu Kabengele, Florida State

:* Cameron Johnson, North Carolina

:* Kyle Guy, Virginia

{{Col-2-of-2}}

:Second Team

:* Tre Jones, Duke

:* Terance Mann, Florida State

:* Luke Maye, North Carolina

:* Coby White, North Carolina

:* Frank Howard, Syracuse

{{Col-end}}

See also

References