1997 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

1997 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1996–97
Teams 9
Site Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte Coliseum
Champions North Carolina (14th title)
Winning coach Dean Smith (13th title)
MVP Shammond Williams (North Carolina)

The 1997 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 6–9 in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum. In what Dean Smith's last season of coaching, North Carolina won the tournament, defeating a surprising NC State team in the final.

NC State became the first team in ACC history to advance past the quarterfinal round after playing in the First Round game. The ACC adopted the first-round game format in 1992 when Florida State joined the conference. After defeating top seed Duke in the quarterfinals, NC State beat fifth-seeded Maryland to advance to the championship game. Their Cinderella run through the tournament ended against rival North Carolina in the final. The 1997 NC State Wolfpack became the first team to play four games in the ACC Tournament and remained the lowest-seeded team to make the Tournament final until 2007.

Shammond Williams of North Carolina was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

  First Round
March 6		 Quarterfinals
March 7		 Semifinals
March 8		 Championship Game
March 9
                                     
       
  1 #7 Duke 60  
    8 NC State 66  
8 NC State 60
9 Georgia Tech 46  
  8 NC State 65  
  5 #22 Maryland 58  
       
       
  4 #13 Clemson 61
    5 #22 Maryland 76  
     
       
  8 NC State 54
  3 #5 North Carolina 64
       
       
  2 #8 Wake Forest 66
    7 Florida State 65  
     
       
  2 #8 Wake Forest 73
  3 #5 North Carolina 86  
       
       
  3 #5 North Carolina 78
    6 Virginia 68  
     

AP rankings at time of tournament

Awards and honors

Everett Case Award

PlayerSchool
Shammond WilliamsNorth Carolina

All Tournament Teams

References

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