2021 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 2021 ACC men's basketball tournament (officially the 2021 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Presented by New York Life) was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference and held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, from March 9 to 13, 2021.^[1] It was the 68th annual edition of the tournament.

2021 ACC men's basketball tournament
2021 ACC Tournament logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2020–21
Teams	15
Site	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions	Georgia Tech (4th title)
Winning coach	Josh Pastner (1st title)
MVP	Michael Devoe (Georgia Tech)
Television	ESPN, ESPN2, ACCN
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2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 Virginia	13	–	4		.765			18	–	7		.720
No. 14 Florida State	11	–	4		.733			18	–	7		.720
No. 25 Virginia Tech	9	–	4		.692			15	–	7		.682
Georgia Tech †	11	–	6		.647			17	–	9		.654
Clemson	10	–	6		.625			16	–	8		.667
North Carolina	10	–	6		.625			18	–	11		.621
Louisville	8	–	5		.615			13	–	7		.650
Syracuse	9	–	7		.563			18	–	10		.643
NC State	9	–	8		.529			14	–	11		.560
Duke	9	–	9		.500			13	–	11		.542
Notre Dame	7	–	11		.389			11	–	15		.423
Pittsburgh	6	–	10		.375			10	–	12		.455
Miami (FL)	4	–	15		.211			10	–	17		.370
Wake Forest	3	–	15		.167			6	–	16		.273
Boston College	2	–	11		.154			4	–	16		.200
† 2021 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference basketball tournament was originally scheduled to be hosted at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.^[2] However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was moved to the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, on November 24, 2020. Capital One Arena will host the tournament in 2024.^[3]

Virginia and Duke elected to withdraw from the tournament due to some of their players testing positive for COVID-19.

The tournament final was the second-ever ACC championship game, and the first since Georgia Tech beat Virginia in 1990, to feature no teams from the state of North Carolina.

Seeds

All 15 ACC teams were scheduled to participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.^[4] The top four seeds received double byes, while seeds 5 through 9 received single byes.^[5]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Tiebreaker
1	Virginia	13–4
2	Florida State	11–4
3	Virginia Tech	9–4
4	Georgia Tech	11–6
5	Clemson	10–6	1–0 vs. North Carolina
6	North Carolina	10–6	0–1 vs. Clemson
7	Louisville	8–5
8	Syracuse	9–7
9	NC State	9–8
10	Duke	9–9
11	Notre Dame	7–11
12	Pittsburgh	6–10
13	Miami	4–15
14	Wake Forest	3–15
15	Boston College	2–11

Schedule

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Score	Television	Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 9
Opening day	1	2:00 pm	No. 12 Pittsburgh vs. No. 13 Miami	73–79	ACCN	2,820
	2	4:30 pm	No. 10 Duke vs. No. 15 Boston College	86–51
	3	7:00 pm	No. 11 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 Wake Forest	80–77
Second round – Wednesday, March 10
1	4	12:00 pm	No. 8 Syracuse vs. No. 9 NC State	89–68	ACCN	2,820
	5	2:30 pm	No. 5 Clemson vs. No. 13 Miami	64–67
2	6	6:30 pm	No. 7 Louisville vs. No. 10 Duke	56–70		2,820
	7	9:00 pm	No. 6 North Carolina vs. No. 11 Notre Dame	101–59
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11
3	8	12:00 pm	No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 8 Syracuse	72–69	ESPN2	2,820
	9	2:30 pm	No. 4 Georgia Tech vs. No. 13 Miami	70–66
4	10	6:30 pm	No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 10 Duke	Cancelled[A]	ESPN	2,820
	11	8:30 pm	No. 3 Virginia Tech vs. No. 6 North Carolina	73-81
Semifinals – Friday, March 12
5	12	6:30 pm	No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 4 Georgia Tech	Cancelled[B]	ESPN2	2,820
	13	8:30 pm	No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 6 North Carolina	69–66	ESPN
Championship – Saturday, March 13
6	14	8:30pm	No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 4 Georgia Tech	75–80	ESPN	2,820
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

	First round Tuesday, March 9 ACCN					Second round Wednesday, March 10 ACCN					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 ESPN/ESPN2					Semifinals Friday, March 12 ESPN					Championship Saturday, March 13 ESPN
											1	#16 Virginia	72
						8	Syracuse	89			8	Syracuse	69
						9	NC State	68								1	#16 Virginia[B]
																4	Georgia Tech
											4	Georgia Tech	70
						5	Clemson	64			13	Miami	66
	12	Pittsburgh	73			13	Miami	67													4	Georgia Tech	80
	13	Miami	79																		2	#15 Florida State	75
											2	#15 Florida State
						7	Louisville	56			10	Duke[A]
	10	Duke	86			10	Duke	70								2	#15 Florida State	69
	15	Boston College	51													6	North Carolina	66
											3	#22 Virginia Tech	73
						6	North Carolina	101			6	North Carolina	81
	11	Notre Dame	80			11	Notre Dame	59
	14	Wake Forest	77

Game summaries

First round

ACCN

March 9 2:00 p.m.

Report

No. 12 Pittsburgh 73, No. 13 Miami 79
Scoring by half: 36–40, 37–39
Pts: Odukale (28) Rebs: Champagnie (10) Asts: Horton/Odukale (3)		Pts: Wong (20) Rebs: Walker (9) Asts: McGusty/Walker (4)

Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Jamie Luckie AJ Desai Mark Schnur

ACCN

March 9 4:30 p.m.

Report

No. 10 Duke 86, No. 15 Boston College 51
Scoring by half: 41–27, 45–24
Pts: Steward (17) Rebs: Hurt (7) Asts: Roach (5)		Pts: Ashton-Langford (9) Rebs: Felder/Heath/Karnik (5) Asts: Ashton-Langford (4)

Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Brian Dorsey Clarence Armstrong Jeff Pon

ACCN

March 9 7:00 p.m.

Report

No. 11 Notre Dame 80, No. 14 Wake Forest 77
Scoring by half: 37–44, 43–33
Pts: Durham (16) Rebs: Durham (10) Asts: Hubb (4)		Pts: Williamson (21) Rebs: Mucius (12) Asts: Whitt (7)

Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 2,820 Referees: Lee Cassell Tony Henderson Tommy Morrissey

Second round

ACCN

March 10 12:00 p.m.

Report

No. 8 Syracuse 89, No. 9 NC State 68
Scoring by half: 43–38, 46–30
Pts: Boeheim (27) Rebs: Griffin/Edwards (8) Asts: Boeheim/Griffin (5)		Pts: Funderburk (14) Rebs: Seabron (8) Asts: Beverly (4)

Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Ron Groover Bill Covington Jr. Mark Schnur

ACCN

March 10 2:30 p.m.

Report

No. 5 Clemson 64, No. 13 Miami 67
Scoring by half: 36–32, 28–35
Pts: Simms (17) Rebs: Simms (8) Asts: Simms (4)		Pts: Wong (20) Rebs: Wong (7) Asts: McGusty (4)

Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 2,820 Referees: Bert Smith Tony Henderson Jerry Heater

ACCN

March 10 6:30 p.m.

Report

No. 7 Louisville 56, No. 10 Duke 70
Scoring by half: 29–30, 27–40
Pts: Johnson (14) Rebs: Johnson (11) Asts: Jones (3)		Pts: Williams (23) Rebs: Williams (19) Asts: Moore (5)

Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Roger Ayers Jamie Luckie Tommy Morissey

ACCN

March 10 9:00 p.m.

Report

No. 6 North Carolina 101, No. 11 Notre Dame 59
Scoring by half: 50–36, 51–23
Pts: Bacot (20) Rebs: Bacot (13) Asts: Love/Sharpe (6)		Pts: Hubb/Laszewski (13) Rebs: Durham (6) Asts: Hubb (3)

Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 2,820 Referees: Ted Valentine A.J. Desai Justin Porterfield

Quarterfinals

ESPN2

March 11 12:00 p.m.

Report

No. 1 Virginia 72, No. 8 Syracuse 69
Scoring by half: 36–39, 36–30
Pts: Hauser (21) Rebs: Huff (12) Asts: Clark (6)		Pts: Boeheim (31) Rebs: Guerrier (10) Asts: Girard/Dolezaj (4)

Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 2,820 Referees: Bert Smith Jamie Luckie Tony Henderson

ESPN2

March 11 2:30 p.m.

Report

No. 4 Georgia Tech 70, No. 13 Miami 66
Scoring by half: 29–33, 41–33
Pts: Usher (15) Rebs: Wright (6) Asts: Devoe (7)		Pts: McGusty (25) Rebs: McGusty (7) Asts: Wong (4)

Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 2,820 Referees: Roger Ayers Clarence Armstrong Tommy Morrissey

ESPN

March 11 6:30 p.m.

No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 10 Duke

Florida State advanced due to positive COVID test at Duke which led to the team withdrawing from the tournament[8]

Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC

ESPN

March 11 9:00 p.m.

Report

No. 3 Virginia Tech 73, No. 6 North Carolina 81
Scoring by half: 35–32, 38–49
Pts: Mutts (24) Rebs: Aluma/Mutts (8) Asts: Bede (7)		Pts: Davis (19) Rebs: Bacot (13) Asts: Black/Harris (3)

Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 2,820 Referees: Ron Groover Lee Cassell Brian Dorsey

Semifinals

ESPN2

March 12 6:30 p.m.

No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 4 Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech advanced due to positive COVID test at Virginia which led to the team withdrawing from the tournament[9]

Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC

ESPN

March 12 8:30 p.m.

Report

No. 2 Florida State 69, No. 6 North Carolina 66
Scoring by half: 35-24, 34-42
Pts: Koprivica (17) Rebs: Koprivica (11) Asts: Barnes (4)		Pts: Love (13) Rebs: Brooks (8) Asts: Harris/Davis (2)

Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 2,820 Referees: Bert Smith, Roger Ayers, Clarence Armstrong

Final

ESPN

March 13 8:30 p.m.

Report

No. 4 Georgia Tech 80, No. 2 Florida State 75
Scoring by half: 31–30, 49–45
Pts: Devoe (20) Rebs: Wright (8) Asts: Alvarado/Devoe/Usher (3)		Pts: Barnes (21) Rebs: Koprivica (10) Asts: Polite (4)

Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 2,820 Referees: Ron Groover Bill Covington Jr. Ted Valentine

Awards and honors

Source:^[10]

Tournament MVP: Michael Devoe, Georgia Tech

All-Tournament Teams:

First Team Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech Armando Bacot, North Carolina Buddy Boeheim, Syracuse Michael Devoe, Georgia Tech Balsa Koprivica, Florida State

Second Team Scottie Barnes, Florida State Kameron McGusty, Miami (FL) Jordan Usher, Georgia Tech Mark Williams, Duke Isaiah Wong, Miami (FL)

See also

• 2021 ACC women's basketball tournament

Notes

1. Duke withdrew from the ACC tournament after a player tested positive for COVID-19, which led to the game being cancelled, and Florida State advancing in the tournament.^[6]
2. Virginia withdrew from the ACC tournament after a player tested positive for COVID-19, which led to the game being cancelled, and Georgia Tech advancing in the tournament.^[7]