1954 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

1954 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Site Reynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, North Carolina
Champions NC State (1st title)
Winning coach Everett Case (1st title)
MVP Dickie Hemric (Wake Forest)
1953–54 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#15 Duke91 .900  216  .778
#20 Maryland72 .778  237  .767
Wake Forest84 .667  1712  .586
NC State53 .625  267  .788
North Carolina56 .455  1110  .524
South Carolina28 .200  1016  .385
Virginia14 .200  1611  .593
Clemson09 .000  518  .217
1954 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The inaugural Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, at Reynolds Coliseum from March 4–6, 1954. NC State defeated Wake Forest, 82–80 in overtime, to win the championship. Dickie Hemric of Wake Forest was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 4
Semifinals
March 5
Championship Game
March 6
         
1 Duke 96
8 Virginia 68
1 Duke 75
4 NC State 79
4 NC State 52
5 North Carolina 51
4 NC State 82OT
3 Wake Forest 80
2 Maryland 75
7 Clemson 59
2 Maryland 56
3 Wake Forest 64OT
3 Wake Forest 58OT
6 South Carolina 57

References

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