1971 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 1971 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum from March 11–13. South Carolina defeated North Carolina, 52–51, to win the championship. This was the only ACC Tournament that South Carolina won and the last ACC Tournament in which they played. Lee Dedmon of North Carolina and John Roche of South Carolina tied as tournament MVPs. In the final, 6'3" Kevin Joyce out-jumped 6"10" Dedmon with seconds remaining to tap the ball to Tom Owens, who was left alone under the basket. Owens made the layup to give South Carolina the win as time expired.

1971 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197071
Teams8
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsSouth Carolina (1st title)
Winning coachFrank McGuire (2nd title)
MVPLee Dedmon (North Carolina)
John Roche (South Carolina)
1970–71 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 North Carolina113 .786266  .813
No. 6 South Carolina104 .714236  .793
Duke95 .6432010  .667
Wake Forest77 .5001610  .615
Virginia68 .4291511  .577
NC State59 .3571314  .481
Maryland59 .3571412  .538
Clemson311 .214917  .346
1971 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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