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Duke has had a long list of incredible freshmen who are current or former NBA players, including former No. 1 picks Elton Brand, Cooper Flagg, Zion Williamson, Paolo Banchero and Kyrie Irving. Carlos Boozer believes Cameron may be the best freshman to don a Blue Devils jersey. “Cam has had one of the best seasons of any college basketball player,” Carlos Boozer said. “He’s 18. He’s not like a junior that’s 20 years old; he’s been in college for six months. And the kid averaged almost 23 points a game, over 10 rebounds, has dominated the ACC, which is much more competitive than it’s been in recent years. He’s gone against some of the best players. “He’s gone against the Florida frontcourt that people thought was the best in the country, had a 30 ball [actually 29 points] against them and a [win]. He went against Michigan. Other people thought they were the best frontcourt in the country. [Duke] got that win and [he] almost had a triple-double in that game in D.C. He’s taken on all the challenges.”

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Though a prospect could still leapfrog Peterson or Dybantsa, the widespread expectation is that the third and fourth picks will feature a pair of forwards from Tobacco Road rivals: Duke's Cameron Boozer and North Carolina's Caleb Wilson. Boozer might be the most fascinating player in this year's draft. His numbers entering this week's ACC tournament for the presumptive No. 1 overall seed in this year's NCAA tournament are the stuff of video games: 22.7 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 58% from the field, 40.7% from 3-point range. He led Duke outright in points, rebounds and assists in eight games this season, the most by a freshman in 30 years. That kind of production is why some NBA decision-makers argue that Boozer should join Peterson and Dybantsa as a potential No. 1 pick. "I think there's a top three, and a case for any of them," a second East executive said. "Boozer has always been the best player at every level, and that can help overcome some of his athletic questions. ... I would just say to trust the ultra high-level-feel guys to figure it out."

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“So, I never thought ahead so much until maybe the ACC tournament. But sometimes it kicks in and you think about it and I’m like, ‘Wow…’ I’m done with school and I have a chance to play in the NBA.’ So, I thought about that a little bit, but I was focused when I was present in the moment.”

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Larry Miller, a two-time ACC player of the year for North Carolina and 2022 inductee in the College Basketball Hall of Fame, has died. He was 79. The UNC athletic department said Miller died Sunday in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. No cause of death was given. An athletic department spokesman said Miller was in hospice care and dealing with medical issues for some time. Miller, a native of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, was a star forward on coach Dean Smith's first two Atlantic Coast Conference championship and Final Four teams in 1967 and 1968. He earned first-team All-America honors both seasons and was a consensus pick in 1968 along with UCLA's Lew Alcindor, Houston's Elvin Hayes, LSU's Pete Maravich and Louisville's Wes Unseld.

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Washington’s Malcolm Brogdon has big-game experience and, at one point the Virginia Cavaliers alum had a big fan in fellow Atlantic Coast Conference star Redick. Brogdon is rumored to be available for a package of second-round picks.

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Things worsened for Dominique Wilkins and his family once the McDonald’s All-American left the ACC. “First of all, if you were a great player in the state of North Carolina in those days, you don’t leave the ACC. It was like against the law to leave the ACC,” Wilkins said. “So, I signed a letter of intent with North Carolina State. The University of Georgia came out of nowhere. ... The thing is that I didn’t want to be compared to anyone. So when I made that decision, all hell broke loose. I got all F’s on my transcript, paint poured on my mom’s car, and I had a cross burning in my yard.”

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Behind him, students danced in delirium at midcourt. Damon Stoudamire, the first Georgia Tech coach to win his first game against Duke, is a mighty career 1-0 in the ACC. That’s it. But as far as debuts go, this is about as good as it gets. Taken on its own, Tech’s 72-68 win over No. 7 Duke does not a renaissance make. Dig into the actual game, though, and the substance reveals itself. The Yellow Jackets led for all but 1:38, coughing up the edge at the most precarious point — with two minutes remaining. Yet down four, they rallied back, ultimately scoring the game-winner on a bold alley-oop, They secured it with not one but two successive defensive swarms. Back that stalwartness up to a win against No. 21 Mississippi State four days prior, and the seeds of what Stoudamire is sowing begin to show.

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It helps that Stoudamire comes to the ACC at a time when there’s a little more space to squeeze by. Not to discount the win against Duke, but beating Jon Scheyer reads differently than upending Mike Krzyzewski. Pastner laughs when he thinks back to his first three ACC games as head coach at Georgia Tech. “Home against North Carolina and Roy Williams. At Duke with Mike Krzyzewski. Home against Louisville and Rick Pitino,” he says. “That was my introduction to the ACC. What is that, like 2,000 wins and how many national championships?” Closer to 2,400 and nine titles.

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In a recent interview with NBA Today following his celebrity golf triumph in the ACC, Curry was asked about his interest to potentially play for the United States in next year’s Olympics in Paris. The Golden State Warriors superstar, in response, can only drop an anticipating word for international hoop fans. “That’s the one piece of the resume that coach [Steve Kerr] always likes to joke that I don’t have,” Curry said. “He’s already kind of recruiting for next summer… “I have no idea what the next summer will look like. It obviously is an extra bonus that coach Kerr is leading that charge. I love to play for him any day of the week. We’ll see how it goes come summer of 2024.

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Jim Owczarski: On deck for the #Bucks will be Pittsburgh's Jamarius Burton (6-4, 195). An all-ACC first-teamer last season, Burton hit the game-winner for Pitt v. Miss. St. in the first round of the NCAA tourney before upsetting Iowa St. He averaged 15.2 points & 4.3 assists for Pitt.

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Jim Boeheim worked his last game as Syracuse's head coach on Wednesday. Hours after a 77-74 loss to Wake Forest in the ACC tournament, Syracuse announced that Boeheim will be replaced by associated head coach Adrian Autry.

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At one point during their hour-long podcast conversation, Rex brought up Stephen's recruitment and how he tried to help him land a spot on Duke's roster as a walk-on. However, Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski and associate head coach Johnny Dawkins ultimately turned him down. "When Steph was in high school, he was going into his senior year and he wanted to go to an ACC school — he wanted to go to Duke," Chapman said, and Dell agreed. "And I knew Johnny Dawkins a little better than you did at the time, because I was with [agent] David Falk and Johnny was also with David Falk. I remember you said, 'Steph would like to go there!' Johnny and Coach K won't like that I'm telling this, but so what... I called Johnny one day and I said, 'Look, Dell's son, Stephen, he's [good]...' And he said, 'Yeah, yeah, I know. Let me get back with you.' "This was just to be a walk-on. This was just to be a walk-on! He got back with me the next day and he said, 'We're full up this year, maybe next year though.' So, Stephen signed with Davidson."

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Jon Chepkevich: NC State’s Dereon Seabron has received an NBA Combine invite, I’m told. The ACC’s MIP is among this draft’s best rim-attackers. Relentless slasher who gets downhill + puts constant pressure on opposing defenses. The 2022 NBA Draft Combine takes place May 16-22 in Chicago.

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ISE: First Team All-ACC! Excited to officially welcome @KamMcgusty to #TeamISE!

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