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Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

The Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the men's basketball player in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) voted as the most outstanding player. It has been presented since the league's first season, 1953–54, by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association, and beginning in 2012–13 has also been presented in separate voting by the league's head coaches. The award was first given to Dickie Hemric of Wake Forest,[1] and the coaches' award was first presented in 2013 to Shane Larkin of Miami.[2]

Two players have won the award three times: David Thompson of North Carolina State and Ralph Sampson of Virginia.[3] Hemric, Len Chappell, Larry Miller, John Roche, Len Bias, Danny Ferry, Tim Duncan and J. J. Redick have won the award twice. There have been two ties in the award's history, which occurred at the end of the 2000–01 and 2012–13 seasons: In 2000–01 Joseph Forte of North Carolina and Shane Battier of Duke shared the award;[4] and Erick Green of Virginia Tech and Larkin shared honors in 2012–13. Green and Larkin split the honor in the first year that the ACC began voting for players of the year by the conference's coaches and media separately (the media chose Green while the coaches chose Larkin).[2][5]

Sixteen players have received either the Naismith or Wooden National Player of the Year awards in the same season that they received an ACC Player of the Year award. [a] Duke's Zion Williamson is the most recent player to achieve this (2019). Each of the original 1953 ACC members has had at least one of its players win the award. Five ACC members have not had a winner: Florida State, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse. However, of these schools, only Florida State joined the ACC before 2013.

ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Given forthe most outstanding male basketball player in the Atlantic Coast Conference
CountryUnited States
Presented byAtlantic Coast Sports Media Association (1954–present)
ACC head coaches (2013–2016)
History
First award1954
Most recentZion Williamson, Duke

Key

†Co-Players of the Year
Awarded a national Player of the Year award:
Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year (1904–05 to 1978–79)
UPI College Basketball Player of the Year (1954–55 to 1995–96)
Naismith College Player of the Year (1968–69 to present)
John R. Wooden Award (1976–77 to present)
MACC media selection (2013–2016)
CACC coaches' selection (2013–2016)
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player had been awarded the ACC Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Dickie Hemric of Wake Forest won the first two awards in 1954 and 1955.

Dickie Hemric of Wake Forest won the first two awards in 1954 and 1955.

John Roche won the award in 1969 and 1970.

John Roche won the award in 1969 and 1970.

David Thompson of NC State is one of only two players to win the award three times (1973–1975).

David Thompson of NC State is one of only two players to win the award three times (1973–1975).

Michael Jordan won the award in 1984 as a junior while playing as a Tar Heel.

Michael Jordan won the award in 1984 as a junior while playing as a Tar Heel.

Wake Forest's Tim Duncan won in 1996 and 1997.

Wake Forest's Tim Duncan won in 1996 and 1997.

Antawn Jamison won in 1998 while playing for North Carolina.

Antawn Jamison won in 1998 while playing for North Carolina.

J. J. Redick captured back-to-back ACC Player of the Year Awards in 2005 and 2006 as a Duke Blue Devil.

J. J. Redick captured back-to-back ACC Player of the Year Awards in 2005 and 2006 as a Duke Blue Devil.

Duke’s Jahlil Okafor became the first freshman to win the award in 2015.

Duke’s Jahlil Okafor became the first freshman to win the award in 2015.

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClass[b]Reference
1953–54Dickie HemricWake ForestCJunior[1]
1954–55Dickie Hemric(2)Wake ForestCSenior[1]
1955–56Ronnie ShavlikNC StateCSenior[6]
1956–57Lennie Rosenbluth
North CarolinaPFSenior[7]
1957–58Pete BrennanNorth CarolinaSFSenior[7]
1958–59Lou PucilloNC StatePGSenior[6]
1959–60Lee ShafferNorth CarolinaPF / CSenior[7]
1960–61Len ChappellWake ForestPF / CJunior[8]
1961–62Len Chappell(2)Wake ForestPF / CSenior[8]
1962–63Art Heyman
DukeSG / SFSenior[9]
1963–64Jeff MullinsDukeSFSenior[9]
1964–65Billy CunninghamNorth CarolinaG / FSenior[7]
1965–66Steve VacendakDukePGSenior[9]
1966–67Larry MillerNorth CarolinaSGJunior[7]
1967–68Larry Miller(2)North CarolinaSGSenior[7]
1968–69John RocheSouth CarolinaPG / SGSophomore[10]
1969–70John Roche(2)South CarolinaPG / SGJunior[10]
1970–71Charlie Davis[c]Wake ForestGSenior[11]
1971–72Barry ParkhillVirginiaSGJunior[12]
1972–73David ThompsonNC StateSG / SFSophomore[6]
1973–74David Thompson(2)NC StateSG / SFJunior[6]
1974–75David Thompson
  • (3)
NC StateSG / SFSenior[6]
1975–76Mitch KupchakNorth CarolinaPFSenior[7]
1976–77Rod GriffinWake ForestPFJunior[13]
1977–78Phil Ford
North CarolinaPGSenior[7]
1978–79Mike GminskiDukeCJunior[9]
1979–80Albert KingMarylandG / FJunior[14]
1980–81Ralph Sampson
VirginiaCSophomore[3]
1981–82Ralph Sampson
  • (2)
VirginiaCJunior[3]
1982–83Ralph Sampson
  • (3)
VirginiaCSenior[3]
1983–84Michael Jordan
North CarolinaSGJunior[7]
1984–85Len BiasMarylandSFJunior[14]
1985–86Len Bias(2)MarylandSFSenior[14]
1986–87Horace GrantClemsonPFSenior[13]
1987–88Danny FerryDukeCJunior[9]
1988–89Danny Ferry
  • (2)
DukeCSenior[9]
1989–90Dennis ScottGeorgia TechSFJunior[13]
1990–91Rodney MonroeNC StateSGSenior[6]
1991–92Christian Laettner
DukeCSenior[9]
1992–93Rodney RogersWake ForestSF / GJunior[13]
1993–94Grant HillDukeSG / SFSenior[3][9]
1994–95Joe Smith
MarylandPFSophomore[14]
1995–96Tim DuncanWake ForestCJunior[3]
1996–97Tim Duncan
  • (2)
Wake ForestCSenior[3]
1997–98Antawn Jamison
North CarolinaPFJunior[7]
1998–99Elton Brand
DukeCSophomore[15]
1999–00Chris CarrawellDukeSG / SFSenior[9]
2000–01†Shane Battier
DukeSFSenior[4][9]
2000–01†Joseph ForteNorth CarolinaSGSophomore[4][7]
2001–02Juan DixonMarylandSGSenior[14]
2002–03Josh HowardWake ForestSFSenior[16]
2003–04Julius HodgeNC StateG/FJunior[6][17]
2004–05J. J. RedickDukeSGJunior[9][18]
2005–06J. J. Redick
  • (2)
DukeSGSenior[18]
2006–07Jared DudleyBoston CollegeSFSenior[19]
2007–08Tyler Hansbrough
North CarolinaPFJunior[7][20]
2008–09Ty LawsonNorth CarolinaPGJunior[7][21]
2009–10Greivis VasquezMarylandPGSenior[22]
2010–11Nolan SmithDukePGSenior[23]
2011–12Tyler ZellerNorth CarolinaCSenior[24]
2012–13†Erick GreenMVirginia TechPGSenior[5]
2012–13†Shane LarkinCMiami (FL)PGSophomore[2]
2013–14T. J. WarrenNC StateSFSophomore[25][26]
2014–15Jahlil OkaforDukeCFreshman[27][28]
2015–16Malcolm BrogdonVirginiaSGSenior[29][30]
2016–17Justin JacksonNorth CarolinaSFJunior[31]
2017–18Marvin Bagley IIIDukePFFreshman[32]
2018–19Zion Williamson
DukePFFreshman[33]

Winners by school

School (year joined)[34]WinnersYears
Duke (1953)171963, 1964, 1966, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001†, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2019
North Carolina (1953)151957, 1958, 1960, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1998, 2001†, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2017
Wake Forest (1953)101954, 1955, 1961, 1962, 1971, 1977, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003
NC State (1953)81956, 1959, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1991, 2004, 2014
Maryland (1953)[d]61980, 1985, 1986, 1995, 2002, 2010
Virginia (1953)51972, 1981, 1982, 1983, 2016
South Carolina (1953)[e]21969, 1970
Boston College (2005)12007
Clemson (1953)11987
Georgia Tech (1978)11990
Miami (FL) (2004)12013†
Virginia Tech (2004)12013†
Florida State (1991)0—
Louisville (2014)0—
Notre Dame (2013)0—
Pittsburgh (2013)0—
Syracuse (2013)0—

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