ACC 50th Anniversary Men's Basketball Team |
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 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.
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.
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