2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

The 2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season is the 59th season for the league.

Preseason
The conference hosted its 50th annual media event, "Operation Basketball", on October 19 at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. At this event, the ACC media votes on how they believe each team will finish in the conference, the preseason All-ACC team, the preseason Player of the Year, and the preseason Rookie of the Year.

Preseason Poll
 * 1) North Carolina (57 first place votes)
 * 2) Duke (2)
 * 3) Florida State
 * 4) Virginia
 * 5) Miami
 * 6) Virginia Tech
 * 7) Clemson
 * 8) NC State
 * 9) Maryland
 * 10) Georgia Tech
 * 11) Wake Forest
 * 12) Boston College

Preseason All-ACC
 * Harrison Barnes (59 votes)– North Carolina
 * John Henson (47)– North Carolina
 * Tyler Zeller (46)– North Carolina
 * Malcolm Grant (32)– Miami
 * Mike Scott (20t)– Virginia
 * Seth Curry (20t)– Duke

Preseason Player of the Year
 * Harrison Barnes (57)- North Carolina
 * John Henson (2)- North Carolina

Preseason Rookie of the Year
 * Austin Rivers (57)– Duke
 * James Michael McAdoo (1)- North Carolina
 * Nick Faust (1)- Maryland

Composite matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

Boston College
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Clemson
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Duke
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Florida State
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Georgia Tech
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Maryland
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Miami
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North Carolina
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NC State
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Virginia
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Virginia Tech
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Wake Forest
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Season awards
Player of the Year


 * Tyler Zeller

Rookie of the Year


 * Austin Rivers

Coach of the Year
 * Leonard Hamilton

Defensive Player of the Year
 * John Henson

All-Atlantic Coast Conference

First Team 1 – Denotes unanimous selection Second Team Third Team
 * Tyler Zeller1 – North Carolina
 * Mike Scott – Virginia
 * John Henson – North Carolina
 * Austin Rivers – Duke
 * Harrison Barnes – North Carolina
 * Kendall Marshall – North Carolina
 * Terrell Stoglin – Maryland
 * Michael Snaer – Florida State
 * C. J. Leslie – North Carolina State
 * Erick Green – Virginia Tech
 * Seth Curry – Duke
 * C. J. Harris – Wake Forest
 * Lorenzo Brown – North Carolina State
 * Kenny Kadji – Miami
 * Mason Plumlee – Duke

All-ACC Freshman team 1 – Denotes unanimous selection
 * Austin Rivers1 – Duke
 * Ryan Anderson 1– Boston College
 * Dorian Finney-Smith – Virginia Tech
 * Shane Larkin – Miami
 * Nick Faust – Maryland

All-ACC Defensive team 1 – Denotes unanimous selection
 * John Henson1 – North Carolina
 * Bernard James – Florida State
 * Jontel Evans – Virginia
 * Michael Snaer – Florida State
 * Andre Young – Clemson

2012 NBA draft

 * The following 1st, 2nd & 3rd team All-ACC performers were listed as seniors: Tyler Zeller, Mike Scott. The deadline for entering the NBA draft is April 29, but once one has declared, the deadline for withdrawing the declaration and retaining NCAA eligibility is April 10. The deadline for submitting information to the NBA Advisory Committee for a 72-hour response is April 3.


 * The following ACC underclassmen have sought the advice of the NBA's undergraduate advisory committee to determine his draft prospects:
 * The following ACC underclassmen declared early for the 2012 draft: Austin Rivers, Harrison Barnes, Kendall Marshall, John Henson, Terrell Stoglin
 * The following ACC underclassmen entered their name in the draft but who did not hire agents and opted to return to college: