1996 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1996 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 7–10 at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. Wake Forest won their second consecutive tournament, defeating Georgia Tech, 75–74, in the title game. Tim Duncan of Wake Forest was named tournament MVP. As of 2018, this is the most recent ACC Men's Basketball Tournament that did not include either Duke or North Carolina in the championship game.

1996 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams9
SiteGreensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro Coliseum
ChampionsWake Forest (4th title)
Winning coachDave Odom (2nd title)
MVPTim Duncan (Wake Forest)
1995–96 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 13 Georgia Tech13–3 .813  24–12  .667
No. 9 Wake Forest †12–4 .750  26–6  .813
No. 25 North Carolina10–6 .625  21–11  .656
Duke8–8 .500  18–13  .581
Maryland8–8 .500  17–13  .567
Clemson7–9 .438  18–11  .621
Virginia6–10 .375  12–15  .444
Florida State5–11 .313  13–14  .481
NC State3–13 .188  15–16  .484
† 1996 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Bracket
  First Round
March 7		 Quarterfinals
March 8		 Semifinals
March 9		 Championship Game
March 10
                                     
       
  1 #18 Georgia Tech 88  
    9 NC State 73  
8 Florida State 65
9 NC State 80  
  1 #18 Georgia Tech 84  
  5 Maryland 79  
       
       
  4 Duke 69
    5 Maryland 82  
     
       
  1 #18 Georgia Tech 74
  2 #12 Wake Forest 75
       
       
  2 #12 Wake Forest 70
    7 Virginia 60  
     
       
  2 #12 Wake Forest 68
  6 Clemson 60  
       
       
  3 #20 North Carolina 73
    6 Clemson 75  
     

AP rankings at time of tournament

Awards and honors

Everett Case Award
PlayerSchool
Tim DuncanWake Forest

First Team
PlayerSchool
Greg BucknerClemson
Tim DuncanWake Forest
Matt HarpringGeorgia Tech
Stephon MarburyGeorgia Tech
Tony RutlandWake Forest
  • "2008–09 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. 2008. p. 106. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  1. sports-reference.com 1995-96 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
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