2016–17 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

The 2016–17 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late December 2016 and concluded in March.

2016-17 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams15
TV partner(s)ACCN, ESPN, Raycom Sports, Regional Sports Networks, CBS
2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
First placeNorth Carolina
Season MVPJustin Jackson, North Carolina
Top scorerMichael Young, Pittsburgh
ACC tournament
ChampionsDuke
Finals MVPLuke Kennard, Duke
2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 North Carolina144 .778337  .825
No. 16 Florida State126 .667269  .743
No. 14 Notre Dame126 .6672610  .722
No. 10 Louisville126 .667259  .735
No. 7 Duke117 .611289  .757
No. 24 Virginia117 .6112311  .676
Virginia Tech108 .5562211  .667
Miami (FL)108 .5562112  .636
Syracuse108 .5561915  .559
Wake Forest99 .5001914  .576
Georgia Tech810 .4442116  .568
Clemson612 .3331716  .515
NC State014 .000017  .000[3]
Pittsburgh414 .2221617  .485
Boston College216 .111923  .281
2017 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

With a win over Pittsburgh on February 25, 2017, North Carolina clinched at least a share of the ACC regular season championship for the second straight season, the eighth time in the 14 years under head coach Roy Williams, and the 31st time in school history. A loss by Duke later that day gave the Tar Heels the outright regular season championship.

The ACC tournament was held from March 7–11, 2-17 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Duke defeated Notre Dame to with the tournament championship. As a result, Duke received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

North Carolina forward Justin Jackson was named ACC Player of the Year. Georgia Tech head coach Josh Pastner was named Coach of the Year. Jackson was also named a consensus first-team All-American and Duke guard Luke Kennard was named a second team All-American.

Nine ACC schools (Duke, Florida State, Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest) received invitations to the NCAA tournament. The conference achieved an 11–8 record in the NCAA tournament, however only North Carolina won more than one game. North Carolina went on to with the NCAA Championship, defeating Gonzaga. Clemson, Georgia Tech, and Syracuse received bids to the National Invitation Tournament. The conference achieved a 5–3 record in the NIT, with Georgia Tech losing to TCU in the championship game.

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