2008–09 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

2008–09 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationDecember 17, 2008
through March 8, 2009
Teams12
TV partner(s)Raycom, ESPN
Regular Season
First placeNorth Carolina (13–3)
Runners-UpWake Forest (11–5)
Duke (11–5)
Season MVPTy Lawson – UNC
Top scorerTyler Hansbrough – UNC
Tournament
ChampionsDuke (17th)
  Runners-upFlorida State
Finals MVPJon Scheyer
2008–09 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 North Carolina 13 3   .813 34 4   .895
No. 6 Duke 11 5   .688 30 7   .811
No. 12 Wake Forest 11 5   .688 24 7   .774
No. 16 Florida State 10 6   .625 25 10   .714
No. 24 Clemson 9 7   .563 23 9   .719
Boston College 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Maryland 7 9   .438 21 14   .600
Virginia Tech 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Miami (FL) 7 9   .438 19 13   .594
NC State 6 10   .375 16 14   .533
Virginia 4 12   .250 10 18   .357
Georgia Tech 2 14   .125 12 19   .387
2009 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season was the 56th season for the league. North Carolina won the regular season crown while Duke won the ACC Tournament championship. The season saw Tyler Hansbrough set conference records in points (finishing with 2,872 for his career) and free throws made (982), while Miami's Jack McClinton ended his career as the conference's all time three-point marksman (.440 3-point FG%).