In furtherance of our best NBA pros by NCAA major conference we turn now to the ACC. Just a reminder, the guidelines can be found here. Anyway, here’s the ACC list:
12. Miami: PG: Guillermo Diaz, SG: John Salmons, SF: James Jones, PF: Tim James, C: Tito Horford
11. Virginia Tech: PG: Bimbo Coles, SG: Dell Curry, SF: Perry Young, PF: Allen Bristow, C: Wayne Robinson
10. Boston College: PG: Michael Adams, SG: Dana Barros, SF: Jared Dudley, PF: Craig Smith, C: Sean Williams
9. Virginia: PG: Roger Mason, SG: Bryant Stith, SF: Marc Iavaroni, PF: Olden Polynice, C: Ralph Sampson
8. Florida State: PG: Charlie Ward, SG: Sam Cassell, SF: Bob Sura, PF: George McCloud, C: Al Thornton
7. Clemson: PG: Chris Whitney, SG: Greg Buckner, SF: Larry Nance, PF: Horace Grant, C: Elden Campbell/Dale Davis
6. NC State: PG: Spud Webb, SG: Vinny Del Negro, SF: Thurl Bailey, PF: Tom Gugliotta, C: J.J. Hickson
5. Maryland: PG: John Lucas, SG: Steve Francis, SF: Joe Smith, PF: Buck Williams, C: Tom McMillen
4. Georgia Tech: PG: Mark Price, SG: Stephon Marbury, SF: Matt Harpring, PF: Chris Bosh C: John Salley
3. Duke: PG: Johnny Dawkins, SG: Luol Deng, SF: Grant Hill, PF: Elton Brand, C: Mike Gminski
2. Wake Forest: PG: Muggsy Bogues, SG: Chris Paul, SF: Josh Howard, PF: Rodney Rogers, C: Tim Duncan
1. North Carolina: PG: Raymond Felton, SG: Michael Jordan, SF: Vince Carter, PF: Rasheed Wallace, C: Brad Daugherty
-Miami and Virginia Tech barely field full lineups
-Virginia has somehow avoided any pros of note since the early 1990s
-Florida State is essentially tied with Virginia. Virginia is all forwards while FSU is all guards.
-Clemson is even deeper in the frontcourt (we even left out Tree Rollins) but the lack of guards prevented a high ranking versus NC State.
-Georgia Tech, Duke, and Wake Forest are all about tied. Wake’s two huge stars give them the edge in my opinion but you could make an argument for everyone of them.
-UNC is obviously number one and probably has the best team since 1980.
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