2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 15 |
TV partner(s) | ACC Network, ESPN, Regional Sports Networks |
WNBA Draft | |
Top draft pick | Lexie Brown, Duke |
Picked by | Connecticut Sun |
2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season | |
Regular Season Champions | Louisville |
Runners-up | Notre Dame |
Season MVP | Asia Durr – Louisville |
Top scorer | Arike Ogunbowale – Notre Dame |
ACC Tournament | |
Champions | Louisville |
Finals MVP | Myisha Hines-Allen |
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Louisville *† | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 36 | – | 3 | .923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Notre Dame | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 35 | – | 3 | .921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Florida State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 NC State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Duke | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 ACC Tournament winner *Tournament #1 seed As of 31 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late December 2017 and will conclude in March with the 2018 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC. The regular season and tournament champions were the Louisville Cardinals.
Head coaches[]
Coaching changes[]
There were no coaching changes prior to the 2017–18 season. However, after the season ended, resigned as the head coach of Boston College.[1] Also after the season concluded it was announced that Audra Smith would not be returning as coach of Clemson.[2]
Coaches[]
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Record at school | ACC record | ACC titles | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
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Boston College | Denver | 6 | 61–92 | 17–63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Clemson | Audra Smith | UAB | 5 | 41–80 | 8–55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Duke | Joanne P. McCallie | Michigan State | 11 | 273–71 | 121–33 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Florida State | Sue Semrau | Wisconsin (Assistant) | 21 | 401–233 | 174–134 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Georgia Tech | MaChelle Joseph | Georgia Tech (Assistant) | 15 | 274–177 | 100–112 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Louisville | Jeff Walz | Maryland (Assistant) | 11 | 263–93 | 113–47 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Miami | Katie Meier | Charlotte | 13 | 231–152 | 89–93 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
NC State | Wes Moore | Chattanooga | 5 | 86–43 | 40–24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
North Carolina | Sylvia Hatchell | Francis Marion | 32 | 718–296 | 285–187 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
Notre Dame | Muffet McGraw | Lehigh | 31 | 763–226 | 389–84 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Pittsburgh | Suzie McConnell-Serio | Duquesne | 5 | 57–57 | 20–44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Syracuse | Quentin Hillsman | Syracuse (Assistant) | 11 | 95–39 | 45–29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Virginia | Joanne Boyle | California | 7 | 110–85 | 43–55 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Virginia Tech | Kenny Brooks | James Madison | 2 | 20–14 | 4–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wake Forest | Jennifer Hoover | High Point | 6 | 74–87 | 24–58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Year at school includes 2017–18 season.
- Overall and ACC records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2016–17 season.
- NCAA Tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
- NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools
Preseason[]
Preseason watch lists[]
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.[3]
Lieberman | Drysdale | Miller | McClain | Leslie | |
Lexie Brown – Duke Chanette Hicks – Virginia Tech |
Asia Durr – Louisville Rebecca Greenwell – Duke Arike Ogumbowale – Notre Dame |
Shakayla Thomas – Florida State | Myisha Hines Allen – Louisville Erykah Davenport – Miami Leonna Odom – Duke |
Akela Maize – NC State Erin Mathias – Florida State Chatrice White – Florida State |
ACC Preseason Media Day[]
Prior to the start of the season, the ACC hosted a media day at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. At the media day, the head coaches voted on the finishing order of the teams, an All-ACC team, a Preseason Player of the Year, and Newcomers to watch. The media day was hosted on October 19, 2017. A selected group of student athletes also took questions from the media on this day.[4][5]
ACC preseason polls[]
At ACC Media Day, the ACC Head Coaches voted on a final finishing order for all ACC teams, as well as a Blue Ribbon Panel. The results are shown below.
Head Coaches Poll[]
First place votes shown in parenthesis.
- Notre Dame (8) – 212
- Louisville (1) – 205
- Duke (3) – 200
- Florida State (3) – 188
- Virginia – 148
- Georgia Tech – 141
- Syracuse – 122
- Miami – 113
- North Carolina – 103
- NC State – 97
- Wake Forest – 90
- Virginia Tech – 82
- Clemson – 43
- Boston College – 37
- Pittsburgh – 19
Blue Ribbon Panel[]
First place votes shown in parenthesis.
- Notre Dame (35) – 858
- Louisville (5) – 809
- Duke (10) – 799
- Florida State (10) – 752
- Miami – 515
- Virginia – 505
- Syracuse – 497
- NC State – 463
- Georgia Tech – 456
- North Carolina – 434
- Virginia Tech – 334
- Wake Forest – 316
- Pittsburgh – 193
- Clemson – 164
- Boston College – 86
Preseason All-ACC Teams[]
2017 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason All-ACC Teams | |
Head Coaches | Blue Ribbon Panel |
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Lexie Brown, R-Sr., G, Duke |
Lexie Brown, R-Sr., G, Duke |
Preseason ACC Player of the Year[]
2017 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year | |
Head Coaches | Blue Ribbon Panel |
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Asia Durr, Jr., G, Louisville |
Lexie Brown, R-Sr., G, Duke |
Newcomer Watchlist[]
2017 ACC Women's Basketball Newcomer Watchlists | |
Head Coaches | Blue Ribbon Panel |
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Mikayla Boykin, Fr., G, Duke |
Mikayla Boykin, Fr., G, Duke |
Regular season[]
Rankings[]
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Duke | AP | 12 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | |
C | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 12 | |
Florida State | AP | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |
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Louisville | AP | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
C | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
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NC State | AP | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
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Notre Dame | AP | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
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C | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | |
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Note: The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time.
Conference matrix[]
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 16 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 | |
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vs. Boston College | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
vs. Clemson | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
vs. Duke | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
vs. Florida State | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
vs. Georgia Tech | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
vs. Louisville | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
vs. Miami | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
vs. North Carolina | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
vs. NC State | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
vs. Notre Dame | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
vs. Pittsburgh | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
vs. Syracuse | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
vs. Virginia | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–1 |
vs. Virginia Tech | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 |
vs. Wake Forest | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – |
Total | 2–14 | 1–15 | 11–5 | 12–4 | 6–10 | 15–1 | 10–6 | 4–12 | 11–5 | 15–1 | 2–14 | 10–6 | 10–6 | 6–10 | 5–11 |
Player of the week[]
Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named a Player(s) of the week and a Rookie(s) of the week.
Week | Player of the week | Rookie of the week | Reference |
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November 13, 2017 | Asia Durr, Louisville | Mykea Grey, Miami | [6] |
November 20, 2017 | Myisha Hines-Allen, Louisville | Janelle Bailey, North Carolina | [7] |
November 27, 2017 | Jackie Young, Notre Dame | Mykea Grey (2), Miami | [8] |
Tiana Mangakahia, Syracuse | |||
December 4, 2017 | Shakayla Thomas, Florida State | Janelle Bailey (2), North Carolina | [9] |
December 11, 2017 | Lexie Brown, Duke | Digna Strautmane, Syracuse | [10] |
December 18, 2017 | Jessica Shepard, Notre Dame | Janelle Bailey (3), North Carolina | [11] |
December 26, 2017 | Lexie Brown (2), Duke | Milan Bolden-Morris, Boston College | [12] |
January 2, 2018 | Asia Durr (2), Louisville | Janelle Bailey (4), North Carolina | [13] |
Imani Wright, Florida State | |||
January 8, 2018 | Tiana Mangakahia (2), Syracuse | Milan Bolden-Morris (2), Boston College | [14] |
January 15, 2018 | Asia Durr (3), Louisville | Janelle Bailey (5), North Carolina | [15] |
January 22, 2018 | Arike Ogunbowale, Notre Dame | Amaya Finklea-Guity, Syracuse | [16] |
January 29, 2018 | Jessica Shepard (2), Notre Dame | Digna Strautmane (2), Syracuse | [17] |
February 5, 2018 | Asia Durr (4), Louisville | Digna Strautmane (3), Syracuse | [18] |
February 12, 2018 | Taylor Emery, Virginia Tech | Janelle Bailey (6), North Carolina | [19] |
February 19, 2018 | Elisa Penna, Wake Forest | Kierra Fletcher, Georgia Tech | [20] |
February 26, 2018 | Lexie Brown (3), Duke | Janelle Bailey (7), North Carolina | [21] |
Postseason[]
ACC Tournament[]
First round Wednesday, February 28 |
Second round Thursday, March 1 |
Quarterfinals Friday, March 2 |
Semifinals Saturday, March 3 |
Championship Sunday, March 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Duke | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | NC State | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | NC State | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | North Carolina | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | NC State | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Louisville | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Louisville | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Virginia Tech | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Syracuse | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Virginia Tech | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | North Carolina | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Boston College | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Louisville | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Notre Dame | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Notre Dame | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Virginia | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Virginia | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Georgia Tech | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Georgia Tech | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Clemson | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Notre Dame | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Florida State | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Florida State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Miami | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Miami | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Wake Forest | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Wake Forest | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Pittsburgh | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||
NCAA Tournament[]
Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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1 | Lexington | Louisville | W 74–42 vs. #16 Boise State – (Louisville) | W 90–72 vs. #8 Marquette – (Louisville) | W 86–59 vs. #4 Stanford – (Lexington) | W 76–43 vs. #6 Oregon State – ([Lexington) | L 63–73 (OT) vs. #1 Mississippi State – (Columbus) | |
1 | Spokane | Notre Dame | W 99–81 vs. #16 Cal State Northridge – (South Bend) | W 98–72 vs. #9 Villanova – (South Bend) | W 90–84 vs. #4 Texas A&M – (Spokane) | W 84–74 vs. #2 Oregon – (Spokane) | W 91–89 (OT) vs. #1 Connecticut – (Columbus) | W 61–58 vs. #1 Mississippi State – (Columbus) |
3 | Albany | Florida State | W 91–49 vs. #14 Little Rock – (Tallahassee) | L 65–86 vs. #11 Buffalo – (Tallahassee) | ||||
4 | Kansas City | NC State | W 62–35 vs. #13 Elon – (Raleigh) | W 74–60 vs. #5 Maryland – (Raleigh) | L 57–71 vs. #1 Mississippi State – (Kansas City) | |||
5 | Albany | Duke | W 72–58 vs. #12 Belmont – (Athens) | W 66–40 vs. #4 Georgia – (Athens) | L 59–72 vs. #1 Connecticut – (Albany) | |||
8 | Albany | Miami | L 72–86 vs. #9 Quinnipiac – (Storrs) | |||||
8 | Kansas City | Syracuse | L 57–84 vs. #9 Oklahoma State – (Starkville) | |||||
10 | Albany | Virginia | W 68–62 vs. #7 Cal – (Columbia) | L 56–66 vs. #2 South Carolina – (Columbia) | ||||
W–L (%): | 6–2 (.750) | 4–2 (.667) | 2–2 (.500) | 2–0 (1.000) | 1–1 (.500) | 1–0 (1.000) Total: 16–7 (.696) |
National Invitation Tournament[]
School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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Georgia Tech | W 85–32 vs. – (Atlanta) | W 91–47 vs. UAB – (Atlanta) | L 59–61 vs. Alabama – (Tuscaloosa) | |||
Virginia Tech | W 56–55 vs. Navy – (Blacksburg) | W 78–69 vs. George Mason – (Blacksburg) | W 81–50 vs. Fordham – (Blacksburg) | W 74–67 vs. Alabama – (Blacksburg) | W 64–61 vs. West Virginia – (Morgantown) | L 57–65 vs. Indiana – (Bloomington) |
W–L (%): | 2–0 (1.000) | 2–0 (1.000) | 1–1 (.500) | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) | 0–1 (.000) Total: 7–2 (.778) |
Honors and awards[]
ACC Awards[]
2017 ACC Women's Basketball Individual Awards[22] | |
Award | Recipient(s) |
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Player of the Year | Asia Durr – Louisville |
Coach of the Year | Jeff Walz – Louisville |
Defensive Player of the Year | Lexie Brown – Duke |
Freshman of the Year | Janelle Bailey – North Carolina |
Sixth Player of the Year | Zaire O’Neil – Georgia Tech |
2017 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams[23] | ||
First Team | Second Team | Freshman Team |
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Lexie Brown, R-Sr., G, Duke |
Rebecca Greenwell, R-Sr., G, Duke |
Milan Bolden-Morris, Fr., G, Boston College |
WNBA Draft[]
The ACC had 5 players selected in the 2018 WNBA draft.
Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | School |
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Lexie Brown | Connecticut Sun | 1 | 9 | G | Duke |
Myisha Hines-Allen | Washington Mystics | 2 | 19 | F | Louisville |
Los Angeles Sparks | 2 | 23 | F | Florida State | |
Phoenix Mercury | 3 | 26 | G | Florida State | |
Rebecca Greenwell | Washington Mystics | 3 | 31 | G | Duke |
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- ^ "Lexie Brown Named ACC Player of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 11, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Jessica Shepard Named ACC Player of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 18, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
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