# 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.

## Winners

| Year | Player | School |
| 1976 | Jim Spanarkel | Duke |
| 1977 | Mike Gminski | Duke |
| 1977 | Hawkeye Whitney | NC State |
| 1978 | Gene Banks | Duke |
| 1979 | Buck Williams | Maryland |
| 1980 | Ralph Sampson | Virginia |
| 1981 | Sam Perkins | North Carolina |
| 1982 | Michael Jordan | North Carolina |
| 1983 | Mark Price | Georgia Tech |
| 1984 | Bruce Dalrymple | Georgia Tech |
| 1985 | Duane Ferrell | Georgia Tech |
| 1986 | Tom Hammonds | Georgia Tech |
| 1987 | J. R. Reid | North Carolina |
| 1988 | Dennis Scott | Georgia Tech |
| 1989 | Bryant Stith | Virginia |
| 1990 | Kenny Anderson | Georgia Tech |
| 1991 | Rodney Rogers | Wake Forest |
| 1992 | Bob Sura | Florida State |
| 1993 | Martice Moore | Georgia Tech |
| 1994 | Joe Smith | Maryland |
| 1995 | Greg Buckner | Clemson |
| 1996 | Stephon Marbury | Georgia Tech |
| 1997 | Ed Cota | North Carolina |
| 1998 | Robert O'Kelley | Wake Forest |
| 1999 | Chris Williams | Virginia |
| 2000 | Joseph Forte | North Carolina |
| 2001 | Chris Duhon | Duke |
| 2002 | Ed Nelson | Georgia Tech |
| 2003 | Chris Bosh | Georgia Tech |
| 2004 | Chris Paul | Wake Forest |
| 2005 | Marvin Williams | North Carolina |
| 2006 | Tyler Hansbrough | North Carolina |
| 2007 | Brandan Wright | North Carolina |
| 2008 | Kyle Singler | Duke |
| 2009 | Sylven Landesberg | Virginia |
| 2010 | Derrick Favors | Georgia Tech |
| 2011 | Harrison Barnes | North Carolina |
| 2012 | Austin Rivers | Duke |
| 2013 | Olivier Hanlan | Boston College |
| 2014 | Jabari Parker | Duke |
| 2015 | Jahlil Okafor | Duke |
| 2016 | Brandon Ingram | Duke |
| 2017 | Dennis Smith Jr. | NC State |
| 2018 | Marvin Bagley III | Duke |
| 2019 | Zion Williamson | Duke |
| 2020 | Vernon Carey Jr. | Duke |
| 2021 | Scottie Barnes | Florida State |
| 2022 | Paolo Banchero | Duke |
| 2023 | Kyle Filipowski | Duke |
| 2024 | Markus Burton | Notre Dame |
| 2025 | Cooper Flagg | Duke |

## Winners by school

| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
| Duke (1953) | 15 | 1976, 1977, 1978, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025 |
| Georgia Tech (1978) | 11 | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2010 |
| North Carolina (1953) | 9 | 1981, 1982, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011 |
| Virginia (1953) | 4 | 1980, 1989, 1999, 2009 |
| Wake Forest (1953) | 3 | 1991, 1998, 2004 |
| NC State (1953) | 2 | 1977, 2017 |
| Maryland (1953) | 2 | 1979, 1994 |
| Boston College (2005) | 1 | 2013 |
| Clemson (1953) | 1 | 1995 |
| Florida State (1991) | 2 | 1992, 2021 |
| Notre Dame (2013) | 1 | 2024 |
| Miami (2004) | 0 | — |
| Pittsburgh (2013) | 0 | — |
| South Carolina (1953) | 0 | — |
| Syracuse (2013) | 0 | — |
| Virginia Tech (2004) | 0 | — |
* ↑ Maryland left the ACC for the Big Ten Conference after the 2013–14 season.
* ↑ South Carolina left the ACC after the 1970–71 season. It is now a member of the Southeastern Conference.