The 2016–17 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the

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in November. Conference play started in late December 2016 and concluded in March. With a win over

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on February 25, 2017,

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clinched at least a share of the ACC regular season championship for the second straight season, the eighth time in the 14 years under head coach Roy Williams, and the 31st time in school history. A loss by

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later that day gave the Tar Heels the outright regular season championship. The ACC tournament was held from March 7–11, 2-17 at the

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. Duke defeated Notre Dame to with the tournament championship. As a result, Duke received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. North Carolina forward Justin Jackson was named ACC Player of the Year.

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head coach Josh Pastner was named Coach of the Year. Jackson was also named a consensus first-team All-American and Duke guard Luke Kennard was named a second team All-American. Nine ACC schools (Duke,

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, North Carolina, Notre Dame,

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, and Wake Forest) received invitations to the NCAA tournament. The conference achieved an 11–8 record in the NCAA tournament, however only North Carolina won more than one game. North Carolina went on to with the NCAA Championship, defeating Gonzaga. Clemson, Georgia Tech, and

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received bids to the

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. The conference achieved a 5–3 record in the NIT, with Georgia Tech losing to

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in the championship game.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

* On March 21, 2016, Pittsburgh head coach

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left the school to take the head coaching position at his alma mater, TCU. On March 27, 2016, the school hired

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as head coach. * On March 25, 2016, Georgia Tech announced Brian Gregory would not return as head coach. On April 8, 2016, the school hired Josh Pastner as head coach.

Coaches

''Notes:'' * Year at school includes 2016–17 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

Regular season

Rankings

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.

Postseason

ACC tournament

* March 7–11, 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference basketball tournament,

. * Denotes Overtime Game AP Rankings at time of tournament

NCAA tournament

National Invitation Tournament

Honors and awards

All-Americans

To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the

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, the

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and the

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ACC honors and awards

NBA draft

The ACC had 14 players drafted in the

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. 10 players were drafted in the first round, and 4 players were drafted in the second round.

References

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