2020-21 STANDINGS March 18, 2021 UPCOMING SCHEDULE AROUND
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2020-21 STANDINGS March 18, 2021 NCAA CONFERENCE OVERALL Seed Team W L Pct. H R W L Pct. H R N Streak AROUND THE ACC W4 Virginia 13 4 .765 7-1 6-3 18 6 .750 10-1 6-3 2-2 W3 • BOSTON COLLEGE: BC named Earl Grant its new head E4 Florida State 11 4 .733 8-0 3-4 16 6 .727 12-1 3-4 1-1 L1 coach on Monday. Grant spent the previous six seasons S10 Virginia Tech 9 4 .692 6-1 3-3 15 6 .714 10-2 3-3 2-1 L1 as head coach at College of Charleston. M9 Georgia Tech 11 6 .647 8-1 3-5 17 8 .680 10-3 4-5 3-0 W8 • CLEMSON: Senior forward Aamir Simms leads the team M7 Clemson 10 6 .625 8-1 2-5 16 7 .696 11-1 2-5 3-1 L1 in points, rebounds, assists and blocks and is on pace E8 North Carolina 10 6 .625 7-0 3-6 18 10 .643 11-1 3-7 4-2 L1 to lead the team in those four categories for the second straight year. Last year he was the first player in Clemson Louisville 8 5 .615 4-2 4-3 13 7 .650 9-2 4-4 0-1 L1 history to accomplish that feat. M11 Syracuse 9 7 .563 7-1 2-6 16 9 .640 13-1 2-7 1-1 L1 NC State 9 8 .529 4-4 5-4 13 10 .565 7-4 5-5 1-1 L1 • DUKE: Freshman Mark Williams recorded a career-high 23 points and 19 rebounds in the ACC quarters. The 19 Duke 9 9 .500 6-3 3-6 13 11 .500 8-5 3-6 2-0 W2 rebounds were the most by a freshman in the ACC Tour- Notre Dame 7 11 .389 4-4 3-7 11 15 .423 6-5 4-8 1-2 L1 nament, surpassing 18 by Virginia’s Ralph Sampson vs. Pitt 6 10 .375 4-5 2-5 10 12 .455 7-6 3-5 0-1 L2 Clemson in the 1980 quarters. Miami 4 15 .211 3-7 1-8 10 17 .370 7-8 1-8 2-1 L1 • FLORIDA STATE: This marks the school-record-tying Wake Forest 3 15 .167 2-6 1-9 6 16 .273 5-6 1-9 0-1 L8 fourth consecutive season the Seminoles will play in the Boston College 2 11 .154 2-5 0-6 4 16 .200 3-5 0-7 1-4 L3 NCAA Tournament (2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021) and the eighth time under head coach Leonard Hamilton. UPCOMING SCHEDULE ACC QUICK HITS • GEORGIA TECH: Tech’s current eight-game winning streak is the longest since the Jackets opened the 2003-04 season 12-0. Tech has not won as many straight games NCAA TOURNAMENT • Seven ACC teams earned NCAA Tournament bids. This marks the seventh time – and the fifth straight at this time of year since the Jackets won nine in a row in Friday, March 19 tournament – the ACC has placed at least seven teams 1996, seven to finish the regular season and their quarter- South Region in the NCAA Tournament field (nine in 2017 and 2018, final and semifinal games in the tournament. #10 Virginia Tech vs. #7 Florida .......... CBS ..12:15 PM seven in 2007, 2009, 2016, 2019, 2021). • LOUISVILLE: Graduate guard Carlik Jones is the only Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. player in the ACC to rank among the top six in scoring #8 North Carolina vs. #9 Wisconsin .... CBS ....7:10 PM • The ACC is the winningest conference in NCAA Tour- nament history with a 65.9% winning percentage and (16.8 ppg, 6th), assists (4.5 apg, 4th), assists/turnovers Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Ind. is the only conference that has not had a losing record ratio (2.18, 4th) and free throw percentage (.815, 3rd). in NCAA Tournament play since 1987. • MIAMI: Sophomore guard Isaiah Wong (+9.4 ppg in Midwest Region 2020-21) posted the second-highest scoring increase of #9 Georgia Tech vs. #8 Loyola Chicago ..TBS .........4 PM • Teams currently in the ACC have combined to win 17 NCAA Championships, including three of the last five any player in the ACC over the past three seasons (Louis- Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. ville’s Jordan Nwora, +11.3 in 2018-19). (Duke 2015, North Carolina 2017, Virginia 2019). #7 Clemson vs #10 Rutgers .................TBS ....9:20 PM • NORTH CAROLINA: The Tar Heels rank second in NCAA • Georgia Tech defeated Florida State, 80-75, in the Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. Tournament history in appearances (51), games (173), #11 Syracuse vs. #6 San Diego State ... CBS ....9:40 PM ACC Championship game, claiming its fourth ACC wins (126) and winning percentage (.728).This is the Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. Tournament championship and its first since 1993. fourth time the Tar Heels have been a No. 8 seed. UNC is • Georgia Tech junior guard Michael Devoe earned the 7-3 as a No. 8 seed. Saturday, March 20 ACC Tournament's Everett Case Award (Most Valuable • NC STATE: Senior guard Braxton Beverly scored his East Region Player) after averaging 16.5 ppg, 5.0 apg and 2.0 spg 1,000th career point during the Syracuse game. Beverly #4 Florida State vs. #13 UNC Greensboro in the tournament. and Engin Atsur (2004-07) are the only players in NC State ....................................................................... truTV ..12:45 PM • Nine ACC teams rank among the top 60 in the final history to score 1,000 career points, pass out 300 career as- Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. NET rankings – second most of any conference. sists, hit 200 3-pointers and record over 100 career steals. West Region • NOTRE DAME: Junior guard Prentiss Hubb ranks ninth #4 Virginia vs. #13 Ohio .................... truTV ....7:15 PM • Virginia leads all ACC teams in the NET at No. 12 and is followed by Florida State (25), North Carolina nationally in total assists (152) and 14th in assists per Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Ind. (32), Georgia Tech (34), Syracuse (40), Clemson (41), game (5.8). Virginia Tech (48), Duke (49) and Louisville (56). • PITT: Sophomore forward Justin Champagnie leads the NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT • Three ACC teams are ranked nationally in the final ACC with 14 double-doubles, including eight games with 20 Thursday, March 18 or more points and 10 or more rebounds. He is the only ma- Upper Left Bracket Associated Press Top 25 poll: Florida State (14), jor conference player averaging a double-double this season. Virginia (15) and Virginia Tech (25). Clemson and #3 NC State vs. #2 Davidson ............. ESPN .........7 PM Georgia Tech received votes. • SYRACUSE: Junior guard Buddy Boeheim averaged 29.0 UNT Coliseum, Denton, Texas ppg in the ACC Tournament, including a 31-point effort on • Virginia won its fifth ACC regular-season champion- March 11 against Virginia. It marked the highest scoring All times Eastern ship in the last eight years and was the No. 1 seed in output for any player in the tournament this year. the ACC Tournament for the sixth time. • VIRGINIA: The Cavaliers are 35-22 all-time in the NCAA • Georgia Tech forward Moses Wright was named Tournament. UVa will make its school-record seventh con- the ACC Player of the Year, becoming just the second secutive and 24th overall NCAA Tourament appearance in Yellow Jacket to win the award (Dennis Scott, 1990). 2021. UVa is 4-2 as a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament • Florida State guard Scottie Barnes was named ACC • VIRGINIA TECH: For the first time in program history, the Freshman and Sixth Man of the Year. Barnes is just Hokies are making their fourth straight visit to the NCAA the second player in FSU history to be named the ACC Tournament. This will be their 12th appearance in the Freshman of the Year joining Bob Sura (1992). NCAA Tournament, including the first under Mike Young. • Virginia Tech head coach Mike Young earned ACC • WAKE FOREST: Junior guard Daivien Williamson led the Coach of the Year. He now has eight conference Coach Demon Deacons in scoring, minutes per game, assists and of the Year honors in his career, with seven in the So- steals. He was the only player on the team averaging 32 or Con (four from coaches' vote, three from media vote). more minutes and 12 or more points per game. 2020-21 Men's Basketball • 1 • Georgia Tech's Jose Alvarado ranks second nationally CONFERENCE CONTACTS in steals per game (2.96/game), while Duke's Jordan FUTURE ACC TOURNAMENT SITES Goldwire is 15th (2.25). ACC .................................. Andy Fledderjohann 2022 Brooklyn (Barclays Center) • Alvarado is on pace for the highest steals average by 336-369-1002 [email protected] 2023 Greensboro (Greensboro Coliseum) Twitter: @ACCMBB | #ACCMBB an ACC player since Maryland's Johnny Rhodes set the ACC record average of 3.7 in 1996. 2024 Washington, D.C. (Capital One Arena) BOSTON COLLEGE ...................... Mike Laprey • With 226 career steals, Alvarado ranks 20th in ACC 617-552-2193 [email protected] history (needs one steal to reach 19th, set by GT's Bruce NOTING ACC MEN'S BASKETBALL Dalrymple, 1984-87). Alvarado's career average of 2.13 Twitter: @BCMBB steals per game is tied for 16th best in the ACC annals. All-Time Success • Entering postseason play, current league members have CLEMSON ..............................Ben Winterrowd • Pitt's Justin Champagnie stands eighth in the nation in rebounding (11.1/game) and seventh in double-doubles won 24,796 games and have had 796 NBA Draft picks, 864-656-1985 [email protected] (14).