1996 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

1996 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1995–96
Teams 9
Site Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro Coliseum
Champions Wake Forest (4th title)
Winning coach Dave Odom (2nd title)
MVP Tim Duncan (Wake Forest)

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.

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

All Tournament Teams

First Team

PlayerSchool
Greg BucknerClemson
Tim DuncanWake Forest
Matt HarpringGeorgia Tech
Stephon MarburyGeorgia Tech
Tony RutlandWake Forest

References

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