Louisville’s Pat Kelsey earned the honor with 47 votes, edging out Duke ’s Jon Scheyer, who received 25. Given Duke’s dominant season, some questioned whether Scheyer was unfairly overlooked. However, both coaches had compelling cases for the award.

Duke locks down on defense to stifle Notre Dame, sets up a meeting with Triangle rival N.C. State in the ACC Women’s Tournament final.

No. 3 seed Duke stunned No. 2 seed Notre Dame 61-54 in the ACC Tournament semifinals on Saturday. The Fighting Irish have struggled down the stretch, which has come at the worst time with only the NCAA Tournament left in the season.