1953–54 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

Player of the year
Wake Forest junior center Dickie Hemric

ACC tournament
See 1954 ACC men's basketball tournament

Round of 24
NC State 75 George Washington 73

Regional semi-finals
La Salle 88 NC State 81

Regional third place
NC State 65 Cornell 54

Tournament record
2-1

NIT
League rules prevented ACC teams from playing in NIT, 1954–1966