Published Mar 10, 2020
THI Basketball Central: ACC Tournament
John Gwaltney  •  TarHeelIllustrated
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TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

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DATE: Tuesday, March 10 - Saturday, March 14, 2020

WHERE: Greensboro Coliseum (22,000); Greensboro, North Carolina

TV: ACC Network, ESPN or ESPN2

RADIO: GoHeelsTV (FREE); TuneIn Channel (FREE); SiriusXM

OFFICIAL SITE/BRACKETS: 2020 ACC Tournament

TUESDAY, MARCH 10 - 7:00 PM

OPENING ROUND OPPONENT
#11 VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES (16-15, 7-13)

vs. UNC: W 79-77 2OT (1/22/20)

Rankings: NET #80, ESPN BPI #84

Strength of Schedule/Record: #43/#86


Per Game Averages: 69.0 points, 66.1 points allowed, 34.1 rebounds, 14.7 assists


Players To Watch:

Landers Nolley (15.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg)

Tyrece Radford (10.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg)

Nahiem Alleyne (9.0, 2.4 rpg)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 - 9:30 PM

SECOND ROUND POTENTIAL OPPONENT
#6 SYRACUSE ORANGE (17-14, 10-10)

vs. UNC: L 92-79 (2/29/20)

Rankings: NET #64, ESPN BPI #51

Strength of Schedule/Record: #57/#79


Per Game Averages: 74.1 points, 69.8 points allowed, 35.7 rebounds, 14.0


Players To Watch:

Elijah Hughes (18.8 ppg, 4.9 rpg)

Buddy Boeheim (15.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg)

Joseph Girard III (12.7 ppg, 3.1)

Marek Dolezaj (10.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg)

THURSDAY, MARCH 12 - 9:30 PM

QUARTERFINAL POTENTIAL OPPONENT
#3 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (24-7, 15-5)

vs. UNC: W 72-55 (2/22/20)

Rankings: NET #8, ESPN BPI #9
Strength of Schedule/Record: #53/#16


Per Game Averages: 74.1 points, 63.7 points allowed, 38.6 rebounds, 14.0 assists


Players To Watch:

Jordan Nwora (18.8 ppg, 7.7 rpg)

Steven Enoch (9.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg)

Dwayne Sutton (9.1 ppg, 8.2 rpg)

Malik Williams (8.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg)

FRIDAY, MARCH 13 - 9:30 PM

SEMIFINAL POTENTIAL OPPONENTS
*Boston College & Notre Dame are the other potential opponents*
#2 VIRGINIA CAVALIERS (23-7, 15-5)

vs. UNC: W 64-62 (2/15/20)

Rankings: NET #41, ESPN BPI #37
Strength of Schedule/Record: #49/#17


Per Game Averages: 57.0 points, 52.4 points allowed, 34.2 rebounds, 11.4 assists


Players To Watch:

Mamadi Diakite (13.7 ppg, 6.8 rpg)

Kihei Clark (10.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg)

Braxton Key (9.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg)

Jay Huff (8.5 ppg, 6.2 rpg)

SATURDAY, MARCH 14 - 7:00 PM

CHAMPIONSHIP POTENTIAL OPPONENT
*Clemson, Duke, Miami, N.C. State, Pitt and Wake Forest are the other potential opponents.*
#1 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (26-5, 16-4)

vs. UNC: W 65-59 (2/3/20)

Rankings: NET #10, ESPN BPI #13
Strength of Schedule/Record: #40/#14


Per Game Averages: 74.5 points, 65.7 points allowed, 35.5 rebounds, 13.2 assists


Players To Watch:

Devin Vassell (12.7 ppg, 5.1 rpg)

Trent Forrest (11.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg)

M.J. Walker (10.6 ppg, 1.7 rpg)

Patrick Williams (9.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg)

#4 DUKE BLUE DEVILS (25-5, 15-5)

vs. UNC: W 98-96 OT (2/7/20), W 89-76 (3/8/20)

Rankings: NET #6, ESPN BPI #2
Strength of Schedule/Record: #57/#12


Per Game Averages: 82.5 points, 68.0 points allowed, 41.8 rebounds, 14.5 assists


Players To Watch:

Vernon Carey, Jr. (17.8 ppg, 8.8 rpg)

Tre Jones (16.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg)

Cassius Stanley (12.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg)

Matthew Hurt (9.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg)

Wendell Moore, Jr. (7.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg)