# 2020–21 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

The 2020–21 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in December 2020 and concluded in March with the 2021 ACC men's basketball tournament at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The season marked the 67th season of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball.
The Virginia Cavaliers won the regular season title with a conference record of 13–4. Georgia Tech won the ACC tournament over Florida State.

## Head coaches
### Coaching changes

* Wake Forest fired Danny Manning after six seasons, where he posted a 78–111 record. On April 30, 2020, the Demon Deacons hired Steve Forbes as his replacement.
* Boston College fired Jim Christian in the middle of the season, after leading the team to a 3–13 record. Christian's overall record with Boston College was 78–132 and 26–94 in ACC play. Scott Spinelli served as interim coach until the end of the season. After the season Earl Grant was hired as the new head coach.

### Coaches

| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Record at school | ACC record | ACC titles | NCAA tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
| Boston College | Jim Christian | Ohio | 7 | 75–119 | 25–85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clemson | Brad Brownell | Wright State | 11 | 185–142 | 85–93 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | Army | 41 | 1,084–291 | 441–180 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 5 |
| Florida State | Leonard Hamilton | Washington Wizards | 19 | 382–221 | 164-142 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia Tech | Josh Pastner | Memphis | 5 | 65–67 | 31–43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louisville | Chris Mack | Xavier | 3 | 44–21 | 25–13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Miami | Jim Larrañaga | George Mason | 10 | 190–113 | 87–75 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| NC State | Kevin Keatts | UNC Wilmington | 4 | 65–36 | 30–26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina | Roy Williams | Kansas | 18 | 467–152 | 202–88 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Notre Dame | Mike Brey | Delaware | 21 | 437–233 | 200–148 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | Jeff Capel | Duke (Assistant) | 3 | 30–36 | 9–29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | Syracuse (Assistant) | 44 | 964–399 | 404–247 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 1 |
| Virginia | Tony Bennett | Washington State | 12 | 277–96 | 136–58 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Virginia Tech | Mike Young | Wofford | 2 | 16–16 | 7–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wake Forest | Steve Forbes | East Tennessee State | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* Year at school includes 2020–21 season.
* Overall and ACC records are from the time at current school and are through the end of the 2019–20 season.
* NCAA tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.
* NCAA Final Fours and championship include time at other schools

## Preseason
### Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
| Wooden | Naismith | Cousy | West | Erving | Malone | Abdul-Jabbar |
| Scottie Barnes – Florida State Garrison Brooks – North Carolina Kihei Clark – Virginia Sam Hauser – Virginia Matthew Hurt – Duke David Johnson – Louisville Jalen Johnson – Duke | Matthew Hurt – Duke Jalen Johnson – Duke Wendell Moore Jr. – Duke Scottie Barnes – Florida State David Johnson – Louisville Garrison Brooks – North Carolina Caleb Love – North Carolina Sam Hauser – Virginia | Scottie Barnes – Florida State Kihei Clark – Virginia | D. J. Steward – Duke | Jalen Johnson – Duke Wendell Moore Jr. – Duke Sam Hauser – Virginia | Aamir Simms – Clemson Matthew Hurt – Duke Garrison Brooks – North Carolina | Armando Bacot – North Carolina Walker Kessler – North Carolina Jay Huff – Virginia Mark Williams – Duke |

### Preseason polls

| | AP | Athlon Sports | Blue Ribbon Yearbook | CBS Sports | Coaches | ESPN | KenPom | Sports Illustrated |
| Boston College | | | | 103 | | | 106 | |
| Clemson | | | | 58 | | | 40 | |
| Duke | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
| Florida State | 21 | 21 | 18 | 30 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 13 |
| Georgia Tech | | | | 60 | RV | | 73 | |
| Louisville | RV | | | 26 | RV | RV | 14 | |
| Miami | | | | 48 | | | 41 | |
| North Carolina | 16 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 10 |
| NC State | | | | 59 | | | 55 | |
| Notre Dame | | | | 90 | | | 100 | |
| Pittsburgh | | | | 82 | | | 83 | |
| Syracuse | | | | 53 | RV | | 29 | |
| Virginia | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 5 |
| Virginia Tech | | | | 65 | | | 30 | |
| Wake Forest | | | | 121 | | | 130 | |

### ACC preseason media poll

The preseason media poll and preseason All-ACC teams were announced at a virtual tipoff event that was held on November 11 and November 12. 155 media members voted on the preseason poll and preseason All-ACC teams.

#### Preseason poll

First-place votes shown in parentheses.
* Virginia (97) – 2214
* Duke (34) – 2146
* Florida State (15) – 1973
* North Carolina (7) – 1933
* Louisville (2) – 1693
* Syracuse – 1234
* Miami – 1223
* NC State – 1149
* Georgia Tech – 1147
* Clemson – 1057
* Virginia Tech – 794
* Notre Dame – 769
* Pitt – 635
* Boston College – 404
* Wake Forest – 229

#### Preseason All-ACC teams

2020 ACC Men's Basketball Preseason All-ACC Teams :
| First Team | Second Team |
| Garrison Brooks – North Carolina Sam Hauser – Virginia Scottie Barnes – Florida State Jalen Johnson – Duke Aamir Simms – Clemson Chris Lykes – Miami | David Johnson – Louisville Jose Alvarado – Georgia Tech M. J. Walker – Florida State Kihei Clark – Virginia Wendell Moore Jr. – Duke |

#### ACC preseason player of the year

* Garrison Brooks – North Carolina (102)
* Sam Hauser – Virginia (24)
* M. J. Walker – Florida State (10)
* Wendell Moore Jr. – Duke (7)
* Aamir Simms – Clemson (5)
* Matthew Hurt – Duke (3)
* Chris Lykes – Miami (3)
* Kihei Clark – Virginia (1)

#### ACC preseason rookie of the year

* Scottie Barnes – Florida State (64)
* Jalen Johnson – Duke (60)
* Caleb Love – North Carolina (9)
* Day'Ron Sharpe – North Carolina (6)
* D. J. Steward – Duke (4)
* Reece Beekman – Virginia (3)
* Jeremy Roach – Duke (3)
* RJ Davis – North Carolina (3)
* Mark Williams – Duke (2)
* Cam Hayes – NC State (1)

## Regular season
### Rankings

Legend :
* Increase in ranking
* Decrease in ranking
* Not ranked previous week
* First Place votes shown in
| | | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final |
| Boston College | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Boston College | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Clemson | AP | | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | 19т | 12 | 20 | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Clemson | C | | RV | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 12 | 22 | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Duke | AP | 9 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | RV | | | | | | | | |
| Duke | C | 8 | 11 | 23 | 25 | RV | 24 | 23 | RV | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | AP | 21 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 25 | RV | RV | 16 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 |
| Florida State | C | 18 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 22 | RV | 25 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
| Georgia Tech | AP | | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | | | | RV |
| Georgia Tech | C | RV | | | | | | | | | RV | | | | | | RV | RV |
| Louisville | AP | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | 16 | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | | RV | | |
| Louisville | C | RV | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | 25 | 18 | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | | RV | | | |
| Miami | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Miami | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | AP | 16 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 17 | RV | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | |
| North Carolina | C | 16 | 14 | 21 | 17 | RV | | | | | RV | | | RV | RV | | | |
| NC State | AP | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | |
| NC State | C | | RV | | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Notre Dame | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Notre Dame | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Syracuse | AP | | | | RV | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
| Syracuse | C | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| Virginia | AP | 4 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 15 |
| Virginia | C | 4 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 24т | 21 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 24 |
| Virginia Tech | AP | | 16 | 15 | RV | 24 | 24 | 19т | 20 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 25 |
| Virginia Tech | C | | 15 | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 17т | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 24 | RV |
| Wake Forest | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wake Forest | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 20 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent. The full conference schedule was announced on November 10, 2020.
| | Boston College | Clemson | Duke | Florida State | Georgia Tech | Louisville | Miami | North Carolina | NC State | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh | Syracuse | Virginia | Virginia Tech | Wake Forest |
| vs. Boston College | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Clemson | 0–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Duke | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| vs. Florida State | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Georgia Tech | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Louisville | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Miami | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. North Carolina | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. NC State | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| vs. Notre Dame | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Pittsburgh | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Syracuse | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| vs. Virginia | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Virginia Tech | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 0–2 |
| vs. Wake Forest | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | – |
| Total | 2–11 | 10–6 | 9–9 | 11–4 | 11–6 | 8–5 | 4–15 | 10–6 | 9–8 | 7–11 | 6–10 | 9–7 | 13–4 | 9–4 | 3–15 |

### Player of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named one or two Players of the week and one or two Freshmen of the week.
| Week | Player of the week | Freshman of the week |
| Week 1 – Nov. 30 | Keve Aluma – Virginia Tech | Jalen Johnson – Duke |
| Week 2 – Dec. 7 | Moses Wright – Georgia Tech | Dre Davis – Louisville |
| Week 3 – Dec. 14 | Justin Champagnie – Pittsburgh | Scottie Barnes – Florida State |
| Week 4 – Dec. 21 | Quincy Guerrier – Syracuse | D. J. Steward – Duke |
| Week 5 – Dec. 28 | David Johnson – Louisville | Shakeel Moore – NC State |
| Week 6 – Jan. 4 | Jose Alvarado – Georgia Tech | Day'Ron Sharpe – North Carolina |
| Week 7 – Jan. 11 | Matthew Hurt – Duke | D. J. Steward (2) – Duke |
| Week 8 – Jan. 18 | Justin Champagnie (2) – Pittsburgh | R. J. Davis – North Carolina |
| Week 8 – Jan. 18 | Tyrece Radford – Virginia Tech | R. J. Davis – North Carolina |
| Week 9 – Jan. 25 | Justin Champagnie (3) – Pittsburgh | Caleb Love – North Carolina |
| Week 10 – Feb. 1 | Keve Aluma (2) – Virginia Tech | Jalen Johnson (2) – Duke |
| Week 11 – Feb. 8 | Sam Hauser – Virginia | Caleb Love (2) – North Carolina |
| Week 12 – Feb. 15 | RaiQuan Gray – Florida State | Scottie Barnes (2) – Florida State |
| Week 13 – Feb. 22 | Matthew Hurt (2) – Duke | Kerwin Walton – North Carolina |
| Week 14 – Mar. 1 | Moses Wright (2) – Georgia Tech | Walker Kessler – North Carolina |
| Week 14 – Mar. 1 | Moses Wright (2) – Georgia Tech | Jae'Lyn Withers – Louisville |
| Week 15 – Mar. 8 | Moses Wright (3) – Georgia Tech | Dereon Seabron – NC State |

### Records against other conferences

2020–21 records against non-conference foes as of (Feb. 24, 2021). Records shown for regular season only.
| Power 7 Conferences | Record |
| American | 1–1 |
| Big East | 3–3 |
| Big Ten | 6–10 |
| Big 12 | 0–1 |
| Pac-12 | 1–0 |
| SEC | 7–1 |
| Power 7 Total | 18–16 |
| Other NCAA Division I Conferences | Record |
| American East | 2–0 |
| A-10 | 1–1 |
| ASUN | 7–1 |
| Big Sky | 0–0 |
| Big South | 6–0 |
| Big West | 0–0 |
| CAA | 6–0 |
| C-USA | 1–0 |
| Horizon League | 1–0 |
| Ivy League | 0–0 |
| MAAC | 2–0 |
| MAC | 3–0 |
| MEAC | 6–0 |
| MVC | 1–0 |
| Mountain West | 1–0 |
| NEC | 2–1 |
| OVC | 1–0 |
| Patriot League | 0–0 |
| Pacific West | 0–0 |
| SoCon | 1–1 |
| Southland | 0–0 |
| SWAC | 1–0 |
| The Summit | 0–0 |
| Sun Belt | 0–1 |
| WAC | 0–0 |
| WCC | 0–2 |
| Other Division I Total | 42–7 |
| NCAA Division I Total | 60–23 |

## Postseason
### ACC tournament

The 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference basketball tournament was originally scheduled to be hosted at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was moved to the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, on November 24, 2020. The Capital One Arena will host the tournament in 2024.
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| | | | | | | 1 | Virginia | 72 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Syracuse | 89 | 8 | Syracuse | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | NC State | 68 | | | | | | 1 | Virginia | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Georgia Tech | w/o | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Georgia Tech | 70 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Clemson | 64 | 13 | Miami | 66 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 73 | 13 | Miami | 67 | | | | | | | | 4 | Georgia Tech | 80 |
| 13 | Miami | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 2 | Florida State | 75 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Florida State | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Louisville | 56 | 10 | Duke | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Duke | 86 | 10 | Duke | 70 | | | | | | 2 | Florida State | 69 | | | |
| 15 | Boston College | 51 | | | | | | | | | 6 | North Carolina | 66 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Virginia Tech | 73 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | North Carolina | 101 | 6 | North Carolina | 81 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 80 | 11 | Notre Dame | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### NCAA tournament

| Seed | Region | School | 1st round | 2nd round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 4 | East | Florida State | W 64–54 vs. #13 UNC Greensboro – (Indianapolis, IN) | W 71–53 vs. #5 Colorado – (Indianapolis, IN) | L 58–76 vs. #1 Michigan – (Indianapolis, IN) | | | |
| 4 | West | Virginia | L 58–62 vs. #13 Ohio – (Bloomington, IN) | | | | | |
| 7 | Midwest | Clemson | L 56–60 vs. #10 Rutgers – (Indianapolis, IN) | | | | | |
| 8 | South | North Carolina | L 62–85 vs. #9 Wisconsin – (West Lafayette, IN) | | | | | |
| 9 | Midwest | Georgia Tech | L 60–71 vs. #8 Loyola–Chicago – (Indianapolis, IN) | | | | | |
| 10 | South | Virginia Tech | L 70–75 (OT) vs. #7 Florida – (Indianapolis, IN) | | | | | |
| 11 | Midwest | Syracuse | W 78–62 vs. #6 San Diego State – (Indianapolis, IN) | W 75–72 vs. #3 West Virginia – (Indianapolis, IN) | L 46–62 vs. #2 Houston – (Indianapolis, IN) | | | |
| | | W–L (%): | 2–5 (.286) | 2–0 (1.000) | 0–2 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 4–7 (.364) |

### National Invitation Tournament

| Seed | Bracket | School | 1st round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
| 3 | Colorado State | NC State | W 75–61 vs. #2 Davidson – (Denton, TX) | L 61–65 vs. #1 Colorado State – (Frisco, TX) | | |
| | | W–L (%): | 1–0 (1.000) | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 1–1 (.500) |

## Honors and awards
### All-Americans

Consensus All-Americans :
| First Team | Second Team |
| None | None |
To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team.
| Associated Press | NABC | Sporting News | USBWA |
| First Team ||||
| None | None | None | None |
| Second Team ||||
| None | None | None | None |
| Third Team ||||
| None | None | None | None |

### ACC Awards

Source:
2021 ACC Men's Basketball Individual Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Player of the Year | Moses Wright – Georgia Tech |
| Coach of the Year | Mike Young – Virginia Tech |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Jose Alvarado – Georgia Tech |
| Freshman of the Year | Scottie Barnes – Florida State |
| Most Improved Player of the Year | Matthew Hurt – Duke |
| Sixth Man Award | Scottie Barnes – Florida State |
2021 ACC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams :
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Honorable Mention |
| Moses Wright – Georgia Tech Justin Champagnie – Pittsburgh Carlik Jones – Louisville Matthew Hurt – Duke Sam Hauser – Virginia | Keve Aluma – Virginia Tech Jose Alvarado – Georgia Tech Jay Huff – Virginia M. J. Walker – Florida State Aamir Simms – Clemson | RaiQuan Gray – Florida State Isaiah Wong – Miami Quincy Guerrier – Syracuse Prentiss Hubb – Notre Dame Armando Bacot – North Carolina Scottie Barnes – Florida State | Michael Devoe – Georgia Tech Kihei Clark – Virginia Alan Griffin – Syracuse David Johnson – Louisville Nate Laszewski – Notre Dame Jericole Hellems – NC State Tyrece Radford – Virginia Tech |
2020 ACC Men's Basketball All-Freshman Team :
| Player | Team |
| Scottie Barnes | Florida State |
| D. J. Steward | Duke |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | North Carolina |
| Jae'Lyn Withers | Louisville |
| Caleb Love | North Carolina |

## NBA draft

| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
The ACC had seven players selected in the 2021 NBA draft. Over the last eight years (2014–2021) the ACC leads all conferences with forty nine first-round selections.
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | School |
| Scottie Barnes | Toronto Raptors | 1 | 4 | PF | Florida State |
| Trey Murphy III | Memphis Grizzlies | 1 | 17 | SF | Virginia |
| Jalen Johnson | Atlanta Hawks | 1 | 20 | SF | Duke |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | Phoenix Suns | 1 | 29 | C | North Carolina |
| David Johnson | Toronto Raptors | 2 | 47 | PG | Louisville |
| Balša Koprivica | Charlotte Hornets | 2 | 57 | C | Florida State |
| RaiQuan Gray | Brooklyn Nets | 2 | 59 | PF | Florida State |

## Attendance

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, attendance was limited at all stadiums for the season. Depending on state regulations, some universities did not allow any fans while some universities operated under reduced total capacity.
| Team | Arena | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
| Team | Arena | Capacity | Game 8 | Game 9 | Game 10 | Game 11 | Game 12 | Game 13 | Game 14 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
| Boston College | Conte Forum | 8,606 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 |
| Clemson | Littlejohn Coliseum | 9,000 | 1,345 | 1,876 | 1,508 | 1,876 | 1,876 | 1,876 | 1,876 | 21,613 | 1,801 | 20.01% |
| Clemson | Littlejohn Coliseum | 9,000 | 1,876 | 1,876 | 1,876 | 1,876 | 1,876 | | | | 21,613 | 1,801 | 20.01% |
| Duke | Cameron Indoor Stadium | 9,314 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 |
| Florida State | Donald L. Tucker Center | 12,100 | 2,720 | 2,956 | 2,761 | 2,664 | 2,576 | 2,078 | 2,837 | 36,067 | 2,774 | 22.93% |
| Florida State | Donald L. Tucker Center | 12,100 | 2,850 | 2,950 | 2,825 | 2,950 | 2,950 | 2,950 | | 36,067 | 2,774 | 22.93% |
| Georgia Tech | McCamish Pavilion | 8,600 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 15,600 | 1,200 | 13.95% |
| Georgia Tech | McCamish Pavilion | 8,600 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | | 15,600 | 1,200 | 13.95% |
| Louisville | KFC Yum! Center | 22,090 | 2,956 | 2,988 | 2,934 | 3,013 | 3,281 | 2,966 | 3,024 | 35,009 | 3,183 | 14.41% |
| Louisville | KFC Yum! Center | 22,090 | 3,219 | 2,868 | 2,948 | 4,812 | | | | | | 35,009 | 3,183 | 14.41% |
| Miami | Watsco Center | 7,972 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 |
| North Carolina | Dean Smith Center | 21,750 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | 3,263 | 3,263 | 15% |
| North Carolina | Dean Smith Center | 21,750 | 3,263 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,263 | 3,263 | 15% |
| NC State | PNC Arena | 19,722 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 650 | 59 | 0.3% |
| NC State | PNC Arena | 19,722 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 500 | | | | | | 650 | 59 | 0.3% |
| Notre Dame | Edmund P. Joyce Center | 9,149 | 84 | 156 | 89 | 82 | 86 | 78 | 103 | 2,058 | 187 | 2.04% |
| Notre Dame | Edmund P. Joyce Center | 9,149 | 123 | 114 | 497 | 646 | | | | | | 2,058 | 187 | 2.04% |
| Pittsburgh | Petersen Events Center | 12,508 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 500 | 5,500 | 423 | 3.38% |
| Pittsburgh | Petersen Events Center | 12,508 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | | 5,500 | 423 | 3.38% |
| Syracuse | Carrier Dome | 35,446 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 |
| Virginia | John Paul Jones Arena | 14,593 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 2,250 | 205 | 1.4% |
| Virginia | John Paul Jones Arena | 14,593 | 250 | 250 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 2,250 | 205 | 1.4% |
| Virginia Tech | Cassell Coliseum | 10,052 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 3,000 | 250 | 2.5% |
| Virginia Tech | Cassell Coliseum | 10,052 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | | | | 3,000 | 250 | 2.5% |
| Wake Forest | LJVM Coliseum | 14,665 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 71 | 89 | 79 | 82 | 1,915 | 174 | 1.19% |
| Wake Forest | LJVM Coliseum | 14,665 | 102 | 116 | 70 | 1,229 | | | | | | 1,915 | 174 | 1.19% |