1959 ACC men's basketball tournament
Appearance
1959 ACC men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 1958–59 |
Teams | 8 |
Site | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
Champions | NC State (4th title) |
Winning coach | Everett Case (4th title) |
MVP | Lou Pucillo (NC State) |
The 1959 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, at Reynolds Coliseum from March 5–7, 1959. NC State defeated North Carolina 80–56 to win the championship. Lou Pucillo of NC State was named tournament MVP.
Bracket
Quarterfinals March 5, 1959 | Semifinals March 6, 1959 | Championship Game March 7, 1959 | ||||||||||||
1 | NC State | 75* | ||||||||||||
8 | South Carolina | 72 | ||||||||||||
1 | NC State | 66 | ||||||||||||
5 | Virginia | 63 | ||||||||||||
4 | Maryland | 65 | ||||||||||||
5 | Virginia | 66 | ||||||||||||
1 | NC State | 80 | ||||||||||||
2 | North Carolina | 56 | ||||||||||||
2 | North Carolina | 93 | ||||||||||||
7 | Clemson | 69 | ||||||||||||
2 | North Carolina | 74 | ||||||||||||
3 | Duke | 71 | ||||||||||||
3 | Duke | 78 | ||||||||||||
6 | Wake Forest | 71 |
* Denotes Overtime Game