1996 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

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1996 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams9
SiteGreensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro Coliseum
ChampionsWake Forest (4th title)
Winning coachDave Odom (2nd title)
MVPTim Duncan (Wake Forest)
← 1995
1997 →
1995–96 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Georgia Tech 13 – 3   .813 24 – 12   .667
No. 9 Wake Forest † 12 – 4   .750 26 – 6   .813
No. 25 North Carolina 10 – 6   .625 21 – 11   .656
Duke 8 – 8   .500 18 – 13   .581
Maryland 8 – 8   .500 17 – 13   .567
Clemson 7 – 9   .438 18 – 11   .621
Virginia 6 – 10   .375 12 – 15   .444
Florida State 5 – 11   .313 13 – 14   .481
NC State 3 – 13   .188 15 – 16   .484
† 1996 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1996 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 7–10 at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. Wake Forest won their second consecutive tournament, defeating Georgia Tech, 75–74, in the title game. Tim Duncan of Wake Forest was named tournament MVP.

Bracket[]

First Round
March 7 		Quarterfinals
March 8 		Semifinals
March 9 		Championship Game
March 10
            
1 #18 Georgia Tech 88
9 NC State 73
8 Florida State 65
9 NC State 80
1 #18 Georgia Tech 84
5 Maryland 79
4 Duke 69
5 Maryland 82
1 #18 Georgia Tech 74
2 #12 Wake Forest 75
2 #12 Wake Forest 70
7 Virginia 60
2 #12 Wake Forest 68
6 Clemson 60
3 #20 North Carolina 73
6 Clemson 75

AP rankings at time of tournament

Awards and honors[]

Everett Case Award[]

Player School
Tim Duncan Wake Forest

All Tournament Teams[]

First Team[]

Player School
Greg Buckner Clemson
Tim Duncan Wake Forest
Matt Harpring Georgia Tech
Stephon Marbury Georgia Tech
Wake Forest

External links[]

  • "2008–09 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. 2008. p. 106. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
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