2006 ACC Basketball Legends

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)