Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year is an award given to the freshman basketball player in the Atlantic Coast Conference voted by members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association as the most outstanding freshman player.

ACC Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding freshman male basketball player in the Atlantic Coast Conference
CountryUnited States
Presented byAtlantic Coast Sports Media Association
First awarded1976
Currently held byVernon Carey Jr., Duke

Winners
Virginia's Ralph Sampson won the award in 1980.
Joe Smith won in 1994 while playing for Maryland.
Chris Bosh won the award in 2003 as a freshman at Georgia Tech.
Wake Forest's Chris Paul won the award in 2004.
North Carolina's Harrison Barnes captured the award in 2011.
Zion Williamson of Duke won the award in 2019.
YearPlayerSchool
1976Jim SpanarkelDuke
1977Mike GminskiDuke
Hawkeye WhitneyNC State
1978Gene BanksDuke
1979Buck WilliamsMaryland
1980Ralph SampsonVirginia
1981Sam PerkinsNorth Carolina
1982Michael JordanNorth Carolina
1983Mark PriceGeorgia Tech[1]
1984Bruce DalrympleGeorgia Tech
1985Duane FerrellGeorgia Tech
1986Tom HammondsGeorgia Tech
1987J. R. ReidNorth Carolina
1988Dennis ScottGeorgia Tech
1989Bryant StithVirginia
1990Kenny AndersonGeorgia Tech
1991Rodney RogersWake Forest
1992Bob SuraFlorida State
1993Martice MooreGeorgia Tech
1994Joe SmithMaryland[2]
1995Greg BucknerClemson
1996Stephon MarburyGeorgia Tech
1997Ed CotaNorth Carolina
1998Robert O'KelleyWake Forest
1999Chris WilliamsVirginia
2000Joseph ForteNorth Carolina
2001Chris DuhonDuke
2002Ed NelsonGeorgia Tech[3]
2003Chris BoshGeorgia Tech[4]
2004Chris PaulWake Forest[5]
2005Marvin WilliamsNorth Carolina[6]
2006Tyler HansbroughNorth Carolina
2007Brandan WrightNorth Carolina
2008Kyle SinglerDuke[7]
2009Sylven LandesbergVirginia
2010Derrick FavorsGeorgia Tech[8]
2011Harrison BarnesNorth Carolina[9]
2012Austin RiversDuke
2013Olivier HanlanBoston College
2014Jabari ParkerDuke[10]
2015Jahlil OkaforDuke[11]
2016Brandon IngramDuke[12]
2017Dennis Smith Jr.NC State[13]
2018Marvin Bagley IIIDuke[14]
2019Zion WilliamsonDuke[15]
2020Vernon Carey Jr.Duke[16]

Winners by school
School (year joined)[17]WinnersYears
Duke (1953)121976, 1977, 1978, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
Georgia Tech (1978)111983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2010
North Carolina (1953)91981, 1982, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011
Virginia (1953)41980, 1989, 1999, 2009
Wake Forest (1953)31991, 1998, 2004
NC State (1953)21977, 2017
Maryland (1953)[a 1]21979, 1994
Boston College (2005)12013
Clemson (1953)11995
Florida State (1991)11992
Miami (2004)0—
Notre Dame (2013)0—
Pittsburgh (2013)0—
South Carolina (1953)[a 2]0—
Syracuse (2013)0—
Virginia Tech (2004)0—
  1. Maryland left the ACC for the Big Ten Conference after the 2013–14 season.
  2. South Carolina left the ACC after the 1970–71 season. It is now a member of the Southeastern Conference.

See also

References
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  2. "No Surprise: TERPS' Smith Named Top Freshman In ACC". greensboro.com. Greensboro News & Record. March 16, 1994. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  3. "Ed Nelson Named ACC Rookie of the Year". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletics. March 13, 2002. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
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  10. "Jabari Parker Named ACC Rookie of the Year". Duke Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  11. "Duke's Jahlil Okafor picked as ACC Player, rookie of year". Chicago Tribune. March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
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  13. "ACC Announces All-Conference Team, Postseason Awards". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
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  15. "2019 Men's Basketball Awards Winners Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  16. "2020 ACC Men's Basketball Award Winners Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  17. "About the ACC". theACC.com. 2009. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
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