2006 ACC Basketball Legends
Presented by Food Lion and Pepsi
A group of 12 former standout players -- one from each ACC school -- will be honored during the Tournament at the annual ACC Legend's Brunch, which will be held on Saturday, March 11, at 10 a.m. Hosted by television personalities Tim Brant and Mike Hogewood and former Georgia Tech head coach Bobby Cremins, the ACC Men’s Basketball Legends Brunch will be held in the Coliseum Special Events Center. Tickets, priced at $35 each, can be obtained by calling the Greensboro Coliseum at 336-373-4667 or buy visiting the Greensboro Coliseum site.
2006 ACC Men's Basketball Legends Press Release
2006 ACC Men's Basketball Legends Photo Gallery
Dana Barros - Boston College
Guard, 1986 - 1989
2nd on BC's career scoring list with 2,342 points
Ranks no lower than 8th among BC career leaders in 4 statistical categories
Chris Whitney - Clemson
Guard, 1991-1993
Clemson career leader in three point field goals per game
13th in ACC history in assists per game
Mark Alarie - Duke
Forward, 1983 - 1986
1986 All-American; 3-time All-ACC
21st on the ACC career scoring list (2,136)
George McCloud - Florida State
Guard, 1986-1989
1989 All-American
6th on FSU's all-time scoring list with 1,574 points
Drew Barry - Georgia Tech
Guard, 1993 -1996
Led ACC in assists three straight years
Georgia Tech's all-time assist leader with 724
Buck Williams - Maryland
Center/Forward, 1979 - 1981
1981 All-American; Led ACC in rebounding as a Freshman
Member of the ACC's 50th Anniversary team
Dick Hickox - Miami
Guard, 1959 - 1961
1960 All-American
Ranks 8th on Hurricane's all-time scoring list
Billy Cunningham- North Carolina
Forward/Center, 1963-1965
2-time All American (1964, 1965); Led ACC in rebounding three straight years
Member of the ACC's 50th Anniversary team
Bobby Speight - N.C. State
Forward, 1951-1953
2-time All-American (1952, 1953)
Ranks 3rd in N.C. State history with 1,057 career rebounds
Curtis Staples - Virginia
Guard, 1995-1998
2nd on NCAA career three pointer list with 413
Led ACC in three-point field goals made per game all four years
Dell Curry - Virginia Tech
Guard, 1983-1986
1986 All-American
2nd in career scoring at Virginia Tech (2,389)
Rusty LaRue - Wake Forest
Guard, 1993-1996
2nd athlete in ACC history to play three sports in the same year (1994-95)
3rd team Academic All-American (1996)