2004 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
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The 2004 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 11-14, 2004 in Greensboro, North Carolina
at the Greensboro Coliseum
. The Maryland Terrapins
won the tournament as the 6th-seeded team, upsetting the 3rd-seed Wake Forest
, 2nd-seed NC State, and top-seed Duke
in succession on their way to the championship. It was Maryland's third tournament title in school history, and their first since 1984. Maryland's John Gilchrist
won the Most Valuable Player award. Maryland's championship ended Duke's streak of five straight ACC Tournament Titles.
The 2004 ACC Tournament was the last year with nine participating teams. Virginia Tech and University of Miami
from the Big East Conference
joined the ACC for the 2004-2005 season.
* Denotes Overtime Game
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...
at the Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro Coliseum
The Greensboro Coliseum Complex is an entertainment complex located in College Hill neighborhood of Greensboro, North Carolina. Opening in 1959, the arena was one of the largest venues in the South, with a seating capacity of over 7,000...
. The Maryland Terrapins
Maryland Terrapins
The Maryland Terrapins, commonly referred to as the Terps, consist of 27 men's and women's athletic teams that represent the University of Maryland, College Park in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition...
won the tournament as the 6th-seeded team, upsetting the 3rd-seed Wake Forest
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...
, 2nd-seed NC State, and top-seed Duke
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
in succession on their way to the championship. It was Maryland's third tournament title in school history, and their first since 1984. Maryland's John Gilchrist
John Gilchrist (basketball)
John H. Gilchrist III, is a former Maryland Terrapins point guard, currently a free agent.-College:...
won the Most Valuable Player award. Maryland's championship ended Duke's streak of five straight ACC Tournament Titles.
The 2004 ACC Tournament was the last year with nine participating teams. Virginia Tech and University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
from the Big East Conference
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
joined the ACC for the 2004-2005 season.
Bracket
See also
- List of Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament champions
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