ACC Has 53 on NBA Rosters

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ACC Has 53 on NBA Rosters

Nov 1, 2007

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Greensboro, N.C. — A total of 53 players from current Atlantic Coast Conference schools were listed on the NBA opening day rosters for the 2007-08 season, the ACC announced on Thursday.

Duke and North Carolina lead all ACC schools with 12 players listed, while Georgia Tech is third with seven and Maryland fourth with six. Twenty-six of the NBA’s 30 teams list at least one player from an ACC school.

In addition, the NBA lists 15 coaches who attended college at a current ACC institution, including three head coaches – Memphis’ Marc Ivaroni (Virginia), Denver’s George Karl (North Carolina) and Seattle’s Nate McMillan (N.C. State).

Players from ACC Schools on 2007-08 NBA Opening Day Rosters

Boston College (3)

Jared Dudley, Charlotte Bobcats

Craig Smith, Minnesota Timberwolves

Sean Williams, New Jersey Nets

Clemson (1)

Greg Buckner, Minnesota Timberwolves

Duke (12)

Shane Battier,Houston Rockets

Carlos Boozer, Utah Jazz

Elton Brand, Los Angeles Clippers

Luol Deng, Chicago Bulls

Chris Duhon, Chicago Bulls

Mike Dunleavy, Indiana Pacers

Grant Hill, Phoenix Suns

Corey Maggette, Los Angeles Clippers

Josh McRoberts, Portland Trail Blazers

Shavlik Randolph, Philadelphia 76ers

J.J. Redick, Orlando Magic

Shelden Williams, Atlanta Hawks

Florida State (4)

Sam Cassell, Los Angeles Clippers

Alexander Johnson, Miami Heat

Al Thornton, Los Angeles Clippers

Von Wafer, Denver Nuggets

Georgia Tech (7)

Chris Bosh, Toronto Raptors

Javaris Crittenton, Los Angeles Lakers

Matt Harpring, Utah Jazz

Jarrett Jack, Portland Trail Blazers

Stephon Marbury, New York Knicks

Mario West, Cleveland Cavaliers

Thaddeus Young, Philadelphia 76ers

Maryland (6)

Steve Blake, Portland Trail Blazers

Juan Dixon, Toronto Raptors

Steve Francis, Houston Rockets

Joe Smith, Chicago Bulls

D.J. Strawberry, Phoenix Suns

Chris Wilcox, Seattle SuperSonics

Miami (2)

James Jones, Portland Trail Blazers

John Salmons, Sacramento Kings

North Carolina (12)

Vince Carter, New Jersey Nets

Raymond Felton, Charlotte Bobcats

Brendan Haywood, Washington Wizards

Antawn Jamison, Washington Wizards

Sean May ,Charlotte Bobcats

Rashad McCants, Minnesota Timberwolves

Jeff McInnis, Charlotte Bobcats

David Noel, Milwaukee Bucks

Jerry Stackhouse, Dallas Mavericks

Rasheed Wallace, Detroit Pistons

Marvin Williams, Atlanta Hawks

Brandan Wright, Golden State Warriors

N.C. State (2)

Josh Powell, Los Angeles Clippers

Cedric Simmons, Cleveland Cavaliers

Virginia (1)

Roger Mason, Washington Wizards

Wake Forest (4)

Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs

Josh Howard, Dallas Mavericks

Chris Paul, New Orleans Hornets

Darius Songaila, Washington Wizards

Most Recent Comments

Hodge is actually on the same team as Marcus Melvin in Italy.

I guess you couldn't meet the challenge and find 3, let alone 1 compelling story that would make anyone watch the NBA. All you did was to highlight the obvious, the ACC has players in "The Association". Duh. Really? No I never would have guessed. It still doesn't meet the challenge. No one cares about the 1, 2 or heck most of the 3 year guys that leave their schools for the money.
Face it, the NBA basically is a fringe sport in any city that doesn't have a team.

Oh and next time you might want to actually have an argument instead of lame, homer related numbers. Just because someone once played near here doesn't make want to pay or even watch them play for another city. Lame argument man, LAME.

If you're still wondering about Redick: http://www.hoopsstats.com/basketball/fantasy/nba/orlando-magic/players/jj-redick/profile/07/21/310

5.9 per game not very Redickesque, but in fairness he was injured most of the year.

Jeremiah, another dilusional Wolfpack fan. Here are Hodge's stats: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3946

.09 pts per game before he got shot, 1.2 for his career. Less than 1.0 per game in every other statistical category. A huge bust especially for a lottery pick. He was sent down to the NBDL his rookie season for a reason, and it won't 'cause he was "doing pretty well" by any stretch.

Hodge was below average in the NBA before going to Italy..

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