Wikiwand AI

1960 ACC men's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1960 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, at Reynolds Coliseum from March 3–5, 1960. Duke defeated Wake Forest, 63–59, to win their first ACC championship. Doug Kistler of Duke was named tournament MVP.

Quick facts tournament, Classification ...
1960 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1959–60
Teams8
SiteReynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, North Carolina
ChampionsDuke (1st title)
Winning coachVic Bubas (1st title)
MVPDoug Kistler (Duke)
← 1959
1961 →
Close
More information Conf., Overall ...
1959–60 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Carolina12–2 .85718–6  .750
No. 19 Wake Forest12–2 .85721–7  .750
Maryland9–5 .64315–8  .652
No. 18 Duke †7–7 .50017–11  .607
South Carolina6–8 .42910–16  .385
NC State5–9 .35711–15  .423
Clemson4–10 .28610–16  .385
Virginia1–13 .0716–18  .250
† 1960 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]
Close

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Championship Game
March 5
         
1 #16 North Carolina 84
8 Virginia 63
1 #16 North Carolina 69
4 Duke 71
4 Duke 82
5 South Carolina 69
4 Duke 63
2 #18 Wake Forest 59
2 #18 Wake Forest 74
7 Clemson 59
2 #18 Wake Forest 71
6 NC State 66
3 Maryland 58
6 NC State 74

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks