CLEMSON BASKETBALL

ACC 50th Anniversary Men's Basketball Team


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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Atlantic Coast Conference 50th Anniversary

Basketball Team was announced today by Commissioner John Swofford.

The 50-member team was voted on by a 120-member blue-ribbon committee

that was selected by the league's 50th Anniversary Committee.

North Carolina led all league schools with 12 members on the Golden

Anniversary team while Duke was second with 11 honorees. Maryland

had eight players selected, followed by Wake Forest (5), Georgia Tech

and NC State (4), Virginia (3), Clemson (2) and South Carolina with

one. The 50th Anniversary team includes:

** 17 players who earned National Player of the Year honors a total

of 22 times.

** 27 players who earned consensus 1st team All-America honors a

total of 38 times.

** 18 players who were three-time first-team All-ACC selections.

** 48 players were first round selections in either the annual NBA or

ABA draft, including

9 players who were the first overall selection in that year's draft.

** 7 players who earned Academic All-American honors.

The ACC's 50th Anniversary Basketball team, in alphabetical order, is

as follows:

ACC 50th Anniversary Basketball Team

Kenny Anderson Georgia Tech 1990-1991 Rego Park, N.Y.
Shane Battier Duke 1998-2001 Birmingham, Mich.
Len Bias Maryland 1983-1986 Landover, Md.
Elton Brand Duke 1998-1999 Peekskill, N.Y.
Tom Burleson NC State 1971-1974 Newland, N.C.
Len Chappell Wake Forest 1960-1962 Portage, Pa.
Randolph Childress Wake Forest 1991, 93-95 Clinton, Md.
Billy Cunningham UNC 1963-1965 Brooklyn, N.Y.
Brad Daugherty UNC 1983-1986 Black Mountain, N.C.
Charlie Davis Wake Forest 1969-1971 New York, N.Y.
Walter Davis UNC 1974-1977 Pineville, N.C.
Johnny Dawkins Duke 1983-1986 Washington, D.C.
Juan Dixon Maryland 1999-2002 Baltimore, Md.
Tim Duncan Wake Forest 1994-1997 St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Len Elmore Maryland 1972-1974 Springfield Gardens, NY
Danny Ferry Duke 1986-1989 Bowie, Md.
Phil Ford UNC 1975-1978 Rocky Mount, N.C.
Mike Gminski Duke 1977-1980 Monroe, Conn.
Horace Grant Clemson 1984-1987 Sparta, Ga.
Matt Harpring Georgia Tech 1995-1998 Dunwoody, Ga.
Dickie Hemric Wake Forest 1952-1955 Jonesville, N.C.
Art Heyman Duke 1961-1963 Rockville Center, N.Y.
Grant Hill Duke 1991-1994 Reston, Va.
Bobby Hurley Duke 1990-1993 Jersey City, N.J.
Antawn Jamison UNC 1996-1998 Charlotte, N.C.
Bobby Jones UNC 1972-1974 Charlotte, N.C.
Michael Jordan UNC 1982-1984 Wilmington, N.C.
Albert King Maryland 1978-1981 Brooklyn, N.Y.
Christian Laettner Duke 1989-1992 Angola, N.Y.
Jeff Lamp Virginia 1978-1981 Louisville, Ky.
John Lucas Maryland 1973-1976 Durham, N.C.
Tom McMillen Maryland 1972-1974 Mansfield, Pa.
Larry Miller UNC 1966-1968 Catasauqua, Pa.
Rodney Monroe NC State 1988-1991 Hagerstown, Md.
Jeff Mullins Duke 1962-1964 Lexington, Ky.
Barry Parkhill Virginia 1971-1973 State College, Pa.
Sam Perkins UNC 1981-1984 Latham, N.Y.
Mark Price Georgia Tech 1983-1986 Enid, Okla.
John Roche South Carolina 1969-1971 The Bronx, N.Y.
Wayne Rollins Clemson 1974-1977 Cordele, Ga.
Lennie Rosenbluth UNC 1954-1957 New York, N.Y.
Ralph Sampson Virginia 1980-1983 Harrisonburg, Va.
Charles Scott UNC 1968-1970 New York, N.Y.
Dennis Scott Georgia Tech 1988-1990 Reston, Va.
Ron Shavlik NC State 1954-1956 Denver, Colo.
Joe Smith Maryland 1994-1995 Norfolk, Va.
David Thompson NC State 1973-1975 Shelby, N.C.
Buck Williams Maryland 1979-1981 Rocky Mount, N.C.
Jason Williams Duke 2000-2002 Plainfield, N.J.
James Worthy UNC 1980-1982 Gastonia, N.C.

Clemson Selections

Horace Grant, Clemson (1984-1987)

ACC Player of the Year, Clemson's only ACC Player of the Year ever in

basketball in 1986-87 ... The ACC's first "Triple Crown" winner, he

led the ACC in scoring, field goal percentage and rebounding in

1986-87 (Tim Duncan is the only other ACC player in history to do

that) ... Shot 65.6 percent from the field, third best in ACC history

for a season and third in the nation in 1986-87 when he led the

Tigers to a school record 24 wins ... First Clemson player to average

over 20 points per game since Butch Zatezalo in 1969-70 ...

Second-team All-American by AP, UPI and Sporting News his senior

year, just the second Clemson player in history to be a second-team

All-American ... Veteran of 14 years in the NBA, he has won three

World Championship Rings ... first-round draft choice in 1987...still playing with the Orlando Magic

Wayne "Tree" Rollins, Clemson (1974-1977)

Third-team All-American for Clemson in 1976-77 according to

Associated Press ... Three-time second-team All-ACC selection ...

Clemson's career rebounding leader with 1311, he is fourth in ACC

history ... Second ranked in ACC history in blocked shots with 450,

first on a per game basis ... Only Clemson player to average a

double-double four straight seasons ... Played 18 years in the

NBA...now the head coach of the Greenville Groove of the NBA

Development League.

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