2024–25 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

2024–25 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
2024–25 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Duration	November 3, 2024 – March, 2025
Number of teams	18
TV partner(s)	ACC Network, ESPN, The CW Sports
NBA Draft
2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
ACC tournament
Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball seasons
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season will begin with practices in October 2024, followed by the start of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play will begin in December 2023 and conclude in March, 2024. The 2025 ACC men's basketball tournament will be held at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina in March, 2025.^[1] This will the 71st season of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball. This will be the first season where eighteen teams compete in the conference, after the additions of California, SMU, and Stanford on July 1, 2024.^[2]

2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stanford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Head coaches

Coaching changes

On March 13, 2024, the Louisville Cardinals fired head coach Kenny Payne.^[3] The Cardinals hired Pat Kelsey as his replacement on March 28, 2024.^[4]
On March 21, 2024, the SMU Mustangs fired head coach Rob Lanier after two seasons.^[5] On April 1, the school named USC head coach Andy Enfield the team's new head coach.^[6]
On March 14, 2024, the Stanford Cardinal fired head coach Jerod Haase after eight seasons.^[7] Kyle Smith was hired as his replacement from Washington State on March 25, 2024.^[8]

Coaches

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years at school	Record at school	ACC record	ACC titles	NCAA tournaments	NCAA Final Fours	NCAA Championships
Boston College	Earl Grant	Charleston	4	49–53	23–37	0	0	0	0
California	Mark Madsen	Utah Valley	2	13–19	0–0	0	0	0	0
Clemson	Brad Brownell	Wright State	15	265–189	128–126	0	4	0	0
Duke	Jon Scheyer	Duke (Associate Head Coach)	3	54–18	29–11	1	2	0	0
Florida State	Leonard Hamilton	Washington Wizards	23	443–281	203–178	1	11	0	0
Georgia Tech	Damon Stoudamire	Boston Celtics (Assistant)	2	14–18	13–7	0	0	0	0
Louisville	Pat Kelsey	Charleston	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0
Miami	Jim Larrañaga	George Mason	14	270–166	126–115	1	6	2	0
NC State	Kevin Keatts	UNC Wilmington	8	139–94	64–69	1	3	1	0
North Carolina	Hubert Davis	North Carolina (Assistant)	4	78–31	43–17	0	2	1	0
Notre Dame	Micah Shrewsberry	Penn State	2	13–20	7–13	0	0	0	0
Pittsburgh	Jeff Capel	Duke (Assistant)	7	97–92	47–67	0	1	0	0
SMU	Andy Enfield	USC	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0
Stanford	Kyle Smith	Washington State	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0
Syracuse	Adrian Autry	Syracuse (Associate Head Coach)	2	20–12	11–9	0	0	0	0
Virginia	Tony Bennett	Washington State	16	364–136	189–82	2	10	1	1
Virginia Tech	Mike Young	Wofford	6	92–66	45–48	1	2	0	0
Wake Forest	Steve Forbes	East Tennessee State	5	71–54	37–41	0	0	0	0

Notes:

Year at school includes 2024–25 season.
Overall and ACC records are from the time at current school and are through the end of the 2023–24 season.
NCAA tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.
NCAA Final Fours and championship include time at other schools

Preseason

Recruiting classes

Rankings
Team	247 Sports^[9]	On3Recruits^[10]	Rivals^[11]	Commits
Boston College	59	90	81	3
California	126	113	98	2
Clemson	25	35	33	3
Duke	1	1	1	6
Florida State	21	54	16	5
Georgia Tech	20	25	18	3
Louisville	86	28	59	1
Miami	7	11	12	4
NC State	46	32	31	2
North Carolina	8	5	7	3
Notre Dame	26	36	28	3
Pittsburgh	66	62	70	2
SMU	68	91	NR	3
Stanford	70	101	53	4
Syracuse	33	10	22	2
Virginia	57	53	64	2
Virginia Tech	36	57	60	3
Wake Forest	94	47	80	1

Notes:

Rankings are up to date as of August 14, 2024.

Preseason watchlists

	Wooden Award	Naismith	Cousy	West	Erving	Malone	Abdul-Jabbar

Preseason polls

Boston College
	247 Sports	AP	Blue Ribbon Yearbook	CBS Sports	Coaches	ESPN	Fox Sports	KenPom	NCAA Sports	Sports Illustrated
California
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina
NC State
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
SMU
Stanford
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

ACC Preseason Media poll

The preseason poll and Preseason All-ACC Teams will be released in October, 2024, prior to the season beginning and after ACC Media Day. The results of the poll are below.

Preseason poll

Boston College –
California –
Clemson –
Duke –
Florida State –
Georgia Tech –
Louisville –
Miami –
NC State –
North Carolina –
Notre Dame –
Pittsburgh –
SMU –
Stanford –
Syracuse –
Virginia –
Virginia Tech –
Wake Forest –

First-place votes shown in parentheses.

Preseason All-ACC teams

First Team	Second Team
2024 ACC Men's Basketball Preseason All-ACC Teams

ACC preseason player of the year

ACC preseason freshman of the year

Early season tournaments

Team	Tournament	Finish
Boston College
California
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina
NC State
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
SMU
Stanford
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

Source:

Regular season

Rankings

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		First Place votes shown in ()
т		Tied

		Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
Boston College	AP
Boston College	C
California	AP
California	C
Clemson	AP
Clemson	C
Duke	AP
Duke	C
Florida State	AP
Florida State	C
Georgia Tech	AP
Georgia Tech	C
Louisville	AP
Louisville	C
Miami	AP
Miami	C
North Carolina	AP
North Carolina	C
NC State	AP
NC State	C
Notre Dame	AP
Notre Dame	C
Pittsburgh	AP
Pittsburgh	C
SMU	AP
SMU	C
Stanford	AP
Stanford	C
Syracuse	AP
Syracuse	C
Virginia	AP
Virginia	C
Virginia Tech	AP
Virginia Tech	C
Wake Forest	AP
Wake Forest	C

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

	Boston College	California	Clemson	Duke	Florida State	Georgia Tech	Louisville	Miami	North Carolina	NC State	Notre Dame	Pittsburgh	SMU	Stanford	Syracuse	Virginia	Virginia Tech	Wake Forest
vs. Boston College	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. California	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Clemson	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Duke	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Florida State	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Georgia Tech	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Louisville	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Miami	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. North Carolina	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. NC State	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Notre Dame	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Pittsburgh	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. SMU	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Stanford	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Syracuse	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Virginia	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0
vs. Virginia Tech	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0
vs. Wake Forest	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–
Total	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0

Player of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices will name one or two Players of the week and one or two Rookies of the week.

Week	Player of the week	Rookie of the week	Reference
Week 1

Records against other conferences

2024–25 records against non-conference foes. Records shown for regular season only.

Power 6 Conferences & Gonzaga	Record
American	0–0
Big East	0–0
Big Ten	0–0
Big 12	0–0
Pac-12	0–0
SEC	0–0
Gonzaga	0–0
Power 7 Total	0–0

Other NCAA Division I Conferences	Record
America East	0–0
A-10	0–0
ASUN	0–0
Big Sky	0–0
Big South	0–0
Big West	0–0
CAA	0–0
C-USA	0–0
Horizon League	0–0
Ivy League	0–0
MAAC	0–0
MAC	0–0
MEAC	0–0
MVC	0–0
Mountain West	0–0
NEC	0–0
OVC	0–0
Patriot League	0–0
Pacific West	0–0
SoCon	0–0
Southland	0–0
SWAC	0–0
The Summit	0–0
Sun Belt	0–0
WAC	0–0
WCC (not including Gonzaga)	0–0
Other Division I Total	0–0
NCAA Division I Total	0–0
NCAA Division II Total	0–0

Postseason

ACC tournament

The 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament will be held at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, in March 2025.^[1]

NCAA tournament

Seed	Region	School	First Four	1st round	2nd round	Sweet 16	Elite Eight	Final Four	Championship

		W–L (%):	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–) Total: 0–0 (–)

National Invitation tournament

Seed	Bracket	School	1st round	2nd round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship

		W–L (%):	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–) Total: 0–0 (–)

Honors and awards

All-Americans

Consensus All-Americans
First Team	Second Team
None	None

To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team.^[12]

Associated Press	NABC	Sporting News	USBWA
First Team

Second Team

Third Team

ACC Awards

Source:

Award	Recipient(s)
2024-25 ACC Men's Basketball Individual Awards
Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Most Improved Player of the Year
Sixth Man Award

First Team	Second Team	Third Team	Honorable Mention
2024-25 ACC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams

Player	Team
2024-25 ACC Men's Basketball All-Freshman Team

Player	Team
2024-25 ACC Men's Basketball All-Defensive Team

NBA draft

PG	Point guard	SG	Shooting guard	SF	Small forward	PF	Power forward	C	Center

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position	School

Attendance

Team	Arena	Capacity	Game 10	Game 11	Game 12	Game 13	Game 14	Game 15	Game 16	Game 17	Game 18	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Team	Arena	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Game 8	Game 9	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Boston College	Conte Forum	8,606
Boston College	Conte Forum	8,606
California	Haas Pavilion	11,858
California	Haas Pavilion	11,858
Clemson	Littlejohn Coliseum	9,000
Clemson	Littlejohn Coliseum	9,000
Duke	Cameron Indoor Stadium	9,314
Duke	Cameron Indoor Stadium	9,314
Florida State	Donald L. Tucker Center	11,675
Florida State	Donald L. Tucker Center	11,675
Georgia Tech	McCamish Pavilion	8,600
Georgia Tech	McCamish Pavilion	8,600
Louisville	KFC Yum! Center	22,090
Louisville	KFC Yum! Center	22,090
Miami	Watsco Center	7,972
Miami	Watsco Center	7,972
North Carolina	Dean Smith Center	21,750
North Carolina	Dean Smith Center	21,750
NC State	PNC Arena Reynolds Coliseum	19,722 (PNC) 5,500 (Reynolds)
NC State	PNC Arena Reynolds Coliseum	19,722 (PNC) 5,500 (Reynolds)
Notre Dame	Edmund P. Joyce Center	9,149
Notre Dame	Edmund P. Joyce Center	9,149
Pittsburgh	Petersen Events Center	12,508
Pittsburgh	Petersen Events Center	12,508
SMU	Moody Coliseum	7,000
SMU	Moody Coliseum	7,000
Stanford	Maples Pavilion	7,233
Stanford	Maples Pavilion	7,233
Syracuse	Carrier Dome	33,000
Syracuse	Carrier Dome	33,000
Virginia	John Paul Jones Arena	14,623
Virginia	John Paul Jones Arena	14,623
Virginia Tech	Cassell Coliseum	8,925
Virginia Tech	Cassell Coliseum	8,925
Wake Forest	LJVM Coliseum	14,665
Wake Forest	LJVM Coliseum	14,665

References

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^ "SMU hires ex-USC coach Enfield to replace Lanier". ESPN.com. April 1, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
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[8] Cobb, David; Norlander, Matt (March 25, 2024). "Stanford hires Kyle Smith: Cardinal tap Washington State coach to lead program into ACC era". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.

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