2018–19 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
Sports season
The 2018–19 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late December 2018 and concluded in March with the 2019 ACC men's basketball tournament at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina . The season marks 65th season of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball.
Head coaches
Coaching changes
Coaches
Notes:
Year at school includes 2018–19 season.
Overall and ACC records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2017–18 season.
NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools
Preseason
Preseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
Preseason polls
Coaches, players, and the media met at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina for a media day on October 24, 2018. Players and coaches met the media, and coaches voted on the preseason conference poll and preseason All-ACC teams.[ 23] Results of the polls are shown below.[ 24]
Preseason poll
First place votes shown in parentheses.
Duke (52) – 1709
Virginia (47) – 1699
North Carolina (20) – 1641
Syracuse (1) – 1268
Virginia Tech – 1187
Clemson – 1148
Florida State – 1127
NC State – 885
Notre Dame – 859
Miami – 816
Louisville – 735
Boston College– 568
Georgia Tech – 324
Wake Forest – 313
Pittsburgh – 241
Preseason All-ACC teams
2018 ACC Men's Basketball PreSeason All-ACC Teams
First Team
Second Team
ACC preseason player of the year
ACC preseason rookie of the year
Regular season
Rankings
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
First Place votes shown in ()
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Wk 18
Wk 19
Final
Boston College
AP
RV
C
Clemson
AP
22
19
16
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
23
16
24
RV
Duke
AP
4 (4 )
1 (48 )
1 (53 )
3 (1 )
3 (1 )
2 (4 )
2 (5 )
1 (35 )
1 (35 )
1 (37 )
1 (36 )
2 (11 )
2 (12 )
2 (12 )
2 (24 )
1 (58 )
3
4 (1 )
5
1 (58 )
C
3 (4 )
1 (32 )
3
3
2 (1 )
2 (1 )
2 (9 )
1 (10 )
2 (8 )
2 (6 )
2 (2 )
2 (1 )
2
2 (2 )
1 (28 )
2 T
4
5
1 (25 )
4
Florida State
AP
17
14
14
15
11
10
11
9
9
13
11
RV
25
23
17
16
18
14
12
10
C
15
13
14
11
10
12
9
9
13
11
23
RV
24
19
17
17
13
13
11
13
Georgia Tech
AP
C
Louisville
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
23
15
16
16
18
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
16
17
20
22
24
RV
RV
RV
RV
Miami
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
North Carolina
AP
8
7
7
11
14
12
9
14
15
12
13
11
9
8
8
8
5
3
3
3
C
7
6
13
12
12
10
14
15
12
15
12
10
8
8
9
5
3
3
4
9
NC State
AP
RV
RV
RV
20
18
15
17
21
23
C
RV
RV
RV
24
19
16
16
19
22
RV
RV
Notre Dame
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
Pittsburgh
AP
C
Syracuse
AP
16
15
RV
RV
RV
25 T
RV
RV
RV
C
14
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
Virginia
AP
5 (2 )
4 (2 )
4 (2 )
4 (1 )
4 (1 )
6 (1 )
5 (1 )
4 (4 )
4 (4 )
4 (5 )
4 (6 )
3 (3 )
3 (4 )
3 (4 )
4
3
2 (15 )
2 (21 )
2 (23 )
2 (5 )
C
5 (1 )
4
4
4
3 (1 )
3
1 (10 )
2 (11 )
1 (11 )
1 (13 )
3
3
3
4
3
2 (2 ) T
2 (5 )
2 (4 )
2 (1 )
1 (32 )
Virginia Tech
AP
15
16
13
13
15
13
13
10
10
9
9
10
12
11
22
20
20
15
16
16
C
17
14
12
14
13
13
10
10
7
7
8
11
10
16
18
19
16
15
15
14
Wake Forest
AP
C
Notes: The week 2 Coaches Poll was released on the same date as the week 3 AP poll. No Coaches poll was released on the date when the week 2 AP Poll was released. The AP poll does not release a final poll after the NCAA tournament, where as the Coaches Poll does.
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.
Boston College
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina
NC State
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
vs. Boston College
–
1–0
1–0
0–1
1–0
1–1
0–1
1–0
2–0
2–0
0–1
2–0
1–0
1–0
0–1
vs. Clemson
0–1
–
1–0
2–0
0–2
1–0
1–0
1–0
1–0
0–1
0–2
1–1
1–0
0–1
0–1
vs. Duke
0–1
0–1
–
0–1
0–1
0–1
0–1
2–0
0–1
0–1
0–1
1–1
0–2
1–0
0–2
vs. Florida State
1–0
0–2
1–0
–
0–2
0–1
0–2
1–0
0–1
0–1
1–0
0–1
1–0
0–1
0–2
vs. Georgia Tech
0–1
2–0
1–0
2–0
–
1–0
1–0
1–0
0–1
1–1
0–1
0–1
1–0
2–0
0–1
vs. Louisville
1–1
0–1
1–0
1–0
0–1
–
0–1
1–1
0–1
0–1
1–1
1–0
2–0
0–1
0–1
vs. Miami
1–0
0–1
1–0
2–0
0–1
1–0
–
2–0
1–0
0–1
0–1
1–0
1–0
2–0
1–1
vs. North Carolina
0–1
0–1
0–2
0–1
0–1
1–1
0–2
–
0–2
0–1
0–1
0–1
1–0
0–1
0–1
vs. NC State
0–2
0–1
1–0
1–0
1–0
1–0
0–1
2–0
–
0–1
0–2
0–1
1–0
1–0
1–1
vs. Notre Dame
0–2
1–0
1–0
1–0
1–1
1–0
1–0
1–0
1–0
–
1–0
1–0
2–0
2–0
1–0
vs. Pittsburgh
1–0
2–0
1–0
0–1
1–0
1–1
1–0
1–0
2–0
0–1
–
2–0
1–0
1–0
1–0
vs. Syracuse
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–0
1–0
0–1
0–1
1–0
1–0
0–1
0–2
–
1–0
1–0
0–1
vs. Virginia
0–1
0–1
2–0
0–1
0–1
0–2
0–1
0–1
0–1
0–2
0–1
0–1
–
0–2
0–1
vs. Virginia Tech
0–1
1–0
0–1
1–0
0–2
1–0
0–2
1–0
0–1
0–2
0–1
0–1
2–0
–
0–1
vs. Wake Forest
1–0
1–0
2–0
2–0
1–0
1–0
1–1
1–0
1–1
0–1
0–1
1–0
1–0
1–0
–
Total
5–13
9–9
14–4
13–5
6–12
10–8
5–13
16–2
9–9
3–15
3–15
10–8
16–2
12–6
4–14
Player of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named one or two Players of the week and one or two Rookies of the week.
Records against other conferences
2018–19 records against non-conference foes through games played on February 2, 2019. Records shown for regular season only.
Postseason
ACC tournament
First round Tuesday, March 12ESPN2 /ESPNU /ACCN Second round Wednesday, March 13ESPN /ESPN2/ACCNQuarterfinals Thursday, March 14 ESPN/ESPN2/ACCNSemifinals Friday, March 15 ESPN/ESPN2/ACCNChampionship Saturday, March 16 ESPN/ACCN1 Virginia 76 8 NC State 59 8 NC State 56 9 Clemson 58 1 Virginia 59 4 Florida State 69 4 Florida State 65 5 Virginia Tech 71 5 Virginia Tech 63 12 Miami 79 12 Miami 56 4 Florida State 63 13 Wake Forest 71 3 Duke 73 2 North Carolina 83 7 Louisville 75 7 Louisville 70 10 Georgia Tech 71 15 Notre Dame 53 2 North Carolina 73 15 Notre Dame 78 3 Duke 74 3 Duke 84 6 Syracuse 73 6 Syracuse 72 11 Boston College 70 14 Pittsburgh 59 14 Pittsburgh 80
NCAA tournament
The ACC had seven teams selected to the NCAA tournament. This was tied for second overall with the SEC . The ACC's three number one seeded teams ties an all-time record. The previous time one conference had three number one seeds was in 2009 , when the Big East accomplished the feat.[ 43]
National Invitation tournament
Honors and awards
All-Americans
To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team.[ 44]
Associated Press[ 45]
NABC[ 46]
Sporting News[ 47]
USBWA[ 48]
First Team
RJ Barrett – Duke
Zion Williamson – Duke
RJ Barrett – Duke
Zion Williamson – Duke
RJ Barrett – Duke
Zion Williamson – Duke
RJ Barrett – Duke
Zion Williamson – Duke
Second Team
None
De'Andre Hunter – Virginia
None
None
Third Team
Kyle Guy – Virginia
De'Andre Hunter – Virginia
Kyle Guy – Virginia
Kyle Guy – Virginia
De'Andre Hunter – Virginia
De'Andre Hunter – Virginia
ACC Awards
2019 ACC Men's Basketball Individual Awards [ 49]
Award
Recipient(s)
Player of the Year
Zion Williamson , F., Duke
Coach of the Year
Tony Bennett , Virginia
Defensive Player of the Year
De'Andre Hunter , F., Virginia
Freshman of the Year
Zion Williamson , F., Duke
Most Improved Player of the Year
Jordan Nwora , F., Louisville
Sixth Man Award
Mfiondu Kabengele F., Florida State
NBA draft
The Atlantic Coast Conference had a record six players selected in the lottery picks of the NBA Draft. Their ten first round selections tied the record for most first round selections from a conference in a single year. Also, the ACC had the most selections of any conference in the draft (thirteen total). The ACC also became the first conference to have five top-ten picks in the modern draft era (since 1966).[ 50]
Attendance
Team
Arena
Capacity
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Game 7
Game 8
Game 9
Game 10
Total
Average
% of Capacity
Game 11
Game 12
Game 13
Game 14
Game 15
Game 16
Game 17
Game 18
Game 19
Game 20
Boston College
Conte Forum
8,606
3,763
3,974
3,244
4,389
3,410
5,453
3,295
4,664
5,472
5,738
94,377
5,243
60.9%
5,533
6,862
8,606
3,463
7,251
4,250
7,731
7,279
Clemson
Littlejohn Coliseum
9,000
7,491
7,208
6,227
6,974
6,254
7,225
6,575
7,879
9,424
6,693
128,306
7,547
83.9%
6,474
7,655
9,000
7,549
7,810
9,248
8,620
Duke
Cameron Indoor Stadium
9,314
9,314
9,314
9,314
9,314
9,314
9,314
9,314
9,314
9,314
9,314
158,338
9,314
100%
9,314
9,314
9,314
9,314
9,314
9,314
9,314
Florida State
Donald L. Tucker Center
12,100
11,103
7,457
9,978
7,838
5,726
6,209
7,237
10,531
11,675
8,502
146,036
9,127
75.4%
10,181
11,675
7,806
9,519
9,988
10,611
Georgia Tech
McCamish Pavilion
8,600
4,691
4,922
4,175
4,306
4,951
4,268
8,600
5,589
4,397
6,397
107,003
5,945
57.5%
6,166
8,600
5,861
8,600
5,636
8,600
4,959
6,285
Louisville
KFC Yum! Center
22,090
15,355
14,939
15,977
15,477
14,920
14,197
15,117
16,249
20,882
15,050
298,826
16,601
75.2%
14,898
16,322
16,929
19,985
22,046
16,043
17,529
16,911
Miami
Watsco Center
7,972
6,799
6,066
6,322
6,376
6,553
6,222
6,789
6,983
7,197
7,131
106,136
6,634
83.2%
7,122
6,680
6,372
6,338
6,813
6,373
North Carolina
Dean Smith Center
21,750
19,647
20,816
20,547
20,083
21,750
21,486
21,329
21,243
20,475
21,148
337,186
21,074
96.9%
21,124
21,383
21,750
21,520
21,135
21,750
NC State
PNC Arena
19,722
13,632
13,586
13,620
13,290
13,308
12,828
17,793
14,877
15,098
19,722
283,966
15,776
80.0%
17,695
18,180
18,211
19,500
16,335
14,435
16,053
15,803
Notre Dame
Edmund P. Joyce Center
9,149
6,462
6,684
5,988
6,511
6,161
6,751
8,053
6,359
6,511
8,086
144,926
7,628
83.4%
8,245
8,442
8,709
9,149
9,149
8,438
8,286
8,784
8,158
Pittsburgh
Petersen Events Center
12,508
4,729
4,321
3,285
2,578
3,540
3,468
4,472
3,988
6,182
12,508
121,473
6,749
54.0%
6,290
6,780
12,881
12,508
8,950
10,289
6,102
8,602
Syracuse
Carrier Dome
35,446
19,916
21,012
16,586
21,547
20,416
24,082
17,585
18,620
18,808
21,968
417,856
21,992
62.0%
17,289
19,257
24,466
21,058
21,553
26,011
22,988
35,642
29,052
Virginia
John Paul Jones Arena
14,593
13,807
13,574
13,971
13,397
13,648
14,623
14,623
14,623
14,623
14,273
225,392
14,087
96.5%
13,978
14,629
13,448
14,094
13,452
14,629
Virginia Tech
Cassell Coliseum
10,052
7,736
7,474
9,275
7,748
5,305
6,681
7,632
8,008
7,009
9,275
122,518
8,168
81.3%
9,275
9,275
9,275
9,275
9,275
9,275
Wake Forest
LJVM Coliseum
14,665
5,572
5,109
4,741
5,248
6,149
5,975
4,878
14,268
10,157
9,487
122,014
7,626
52.0%
7,031
5,170
14,352
5,283
9,721
8,873
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