The 2015–16 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late December 2015 and will conclude in March with the 2016 ACC men's basketball tournament at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

Preseason

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Regular season

Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 18 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent.   Boston CollegeClemsonDukeFlorida StateGeorgia TechLouisvilleMiamiNorth CarolinaNC StateNotre DamePittsburghSyracuseVirginiaVirginia TechWake Forestvs. Boston College – 2–01–01–01–01–01–02–01–02–01–02-01-01–01–0vs. Clemson 0–2 – 0-11–11–10–10–11–01–01–00–10–12-01–00–1vs. Duke 0–1 1-0 – 0–10–11–11–01–10–21–01–01–00-10–10–2vs. Florida State 0–1 1–11–0 – 1–01–02–01–00-20–11–01–10-11–00–1vs. Georgia Tech 0–1 1–11–00–1 – 2–01–01–00–11-11–11–00-11–00–1vs. Louisville 0–1 1–01–10–10–2 – 1–00–10–11–00–20–12-00–10–1vs. Miami 0–1 1–00–10–20–10–1 – 1–01–00–20–10–11-11–10–1vs. North Carolina 0–2 0–11–10–10–11–00–1 – 0-21–00–10–21-00–10–1vs. NC State 0–1 0–12–02-01–01–00–1 2–0 – 1–00–11–01-01–01–1vs. Notre Dame 0–2 0–10–11–01-10–12–00–10–1 – 1–01–01-00–10–2vs. Pittsburgh 0–1 1–00–10–11–12–01–01–01–00–1 – 0–21-01–10–1vs. Syracuse0-21–00–11–10–11–01–02–00–10–12–0 – 1-00–10–1vs. Virginia 0–1 0–21–01–01–00–21–10–10–10–10–10–1 – 1–10–1vs. Virginia Tech 0–1 0–11–00–10–11–01–11–00–11–01–11–01-1 – 0-2vs. Wake Forest 0-1 1–02–01–01–01–01–01–01-12–01–01–01-02-0 – Total0-1810-811-78-108-10 12-6 13-5 14-4 5-1311-7 9-9 9-9 13-5 10-82-16

Postseason

ACC tournament

March 8–12, 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.

* Denotes Overtime Game

AP Rankings at time of tournament

NCAA tournament

Seed Region School First Four 2nd round 3rd round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 1 East North Carolina W, 83-67 vs. #16 Florida Gulf Coast – (Raleigh) W, 85-66 vs. #9 Providence – ([Raleigh) W, 101-86 vs. #5 Indiana – (Philadelphia) W, 88-74 vs. #6 Notre Dame – (Philadelphia) W, 83-66 vs. #10 Syracuse – (Houston) L, 74-77 vs. #10 Villanova – (Houston) 1 Midwest Virginia W, 81-45 vs. #16 Hampton – (Raleigh) W, 77-69 vs. #9 Butler – (Raleigh) W, 84-71 vs. #4 Iowa State – (Chicago) L, 62-68 vs. #10 Syracuse – (Chicago) 3 South Miami W, 79-72 vs. #14 Buffalo – (Providence) W, 65-57 vs. #11 Wichita State – (Providence) L, 69-92 vs. #2 Villanova – (Louisville) 4 West Duke W, 93-85 vs. #13 UNC Wilmington – (Providence) W, 71-64 vs. #12 Yale – (Providence) L, 68-82 vs. #1 Oregon – (Anaheim) 6 East Notre Dame W, 70-63 vs. #11 Michigan – (Brooklyn) W, 76-75 vs. #14 Stephen F. Austin – (Brooklyn) W, 61-56 vs. #7 Wisconsin – (Philadelphia) L, 74-88 vs. #1 North Carolina – (Philadelphia) 10 East Pittsburgh L, 43-47 vs. #7 Wisconsin – (St. Louis) 10 Midwest Syracuse W, 70-51 vs. #7 Dayton – (St. Louis) W, 75-50 vs. #15 Middle Tennessee – (St. Louis) W, 63-60 vs. #11 Gonzaga – (Chicago) W, 68-62 vs. #1 Virginia – (Chicago) L, 66-83 vs. #1 North Carolina – (Houston)

National Invitation tournament

Seed Bracket School 1st round 2nd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 3 St. Bonaventure Virginia Tech W, 86-81 OT vs. #6 Princeton – (Blacksburg) L, 77–80 vs. #2 BYU – (Provo) 4 Valparaiso Florida State W, 84-74 vs. #5 Davidson – (Tallahassee) L, 69-81 vs. #1 Valparaiso – (Valparaiso) 4 South Carolina Georgia Tech W, 82-64 vs. #5 Houston – (Atlanta) W, 83–66 vs. #1 South Carolina – (Columbia) L, 72–56 vs. #2 San Diego State – (San Diego)

Honors and awards

2016 ACC Men's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearMalcolm Brogdon, G., VIRGINIACoach of the YearJim Larranaga, MIAMIDefensive Player of the YearMalcolm Brogdon, G., VIRGINIARookie of the YearBrandon Ingram, F., DUKEMost Improved Player of the YearJaron Blossomgame, F., CLEMSONSixth Man of the YearIsaiah Hicks, F., NORTH CAROLINA

2016 ACC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Third Team†Brice Johnson, Sr., F., NORTH CAROLINA†Malcolm Brogdon, Sr., G., VIRGINIACat Barber, Jr., G., N.C. STATEGrayson Allen, So., G., DUKEJaron Blossomgame, Jr., F., CLEMSONMichael Gbinije, Sr., F., SYRACUSESheldon McClellan, Sr., F., MIAMIDemetrius Jackson, Jr., G., NOTRE DAMEDamion Lee, Sr., G., LOUISVILLEBrandon Ingram, Fr., F., DUKEMarcus Georges-Hunt, Sr., G., GEORGIA TECHAnthony Gill, Sr., F., VIRGINIAZach Auguste, Sr., F., NOTRE DAMEMichael Young, Jr., F., PITTSBURGHAngel Rodríguez, Sr., G., MIAMI † - denotes unanimous selection

NBA draft

The ACC had 9 players drafted in the 2016 NBA draft. 4 players were drafted in the first round, and 5 players were drafted in the second round.

PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center Player Team Round Pick # Position School Brandon Ingram Los Angeles Lakers 1st 2 SF Duke Malik Beasley Denver Nuggets 1st 19 SG Florida State Malachi Richardson Charlotte Hornets 1st 22 SG Syracuse Brice Johnson Los Angeles Clippers 1st 25 PF North Carolina Malcolm Brogdon Milwaukee Bucks 2nd 36 PG/SG Virginia Chinanu Onuaku Houston Rockets 2nd 37 PF/C Louisville Demetrius Jackson Boston Celtics 2nd 45 PG Notre Dame Michael Gbinije Detroit Pistons 2nd 49 SF Syracuse Marcus Paige Brooklyn Nets 2nd 55 PG North Carolina

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