Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball
HONORING THE ACC Since 1981, the ACC has accounted for 24 percent of the nation’s consensus All-Americans. The ACC has had at least one consensus All-American in 18 of the past 20 years. Since 1981, the ACC has produced 38 consensus All-Americans.
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The ACC has won 10 of 11 previous ACC/Big Ten Challenges played to date. ACC teams have won 67 of the 108 games played (62%) in the Challenge, with Boston College remaining as the only undefeated team in Challenge play.
In addition, the ACC has produced 16 consensus National Players of the Year since 1975. The ACC has also had nine unanimous selections.
THE ACC IN 2010-11 The ACC returns seven players from five different teams who earned first, second or third-team All-ACC honors last season and four players who have already eclipsed the 1,000 point mark in their careers. As a league, the ACC returns 33 starters (55%) for the 2010-11 season. Virginia Tech returns five starters, while Boston College returns four. Miami has produced a first-, second-, third- or rookie team All-ACC player each of its first six seasons in the league.
THE ACC ON TELEVISION The 2010-11 ACC schedule is highlighted by a recordtying 300 television appearances by the league’s 12 member schools — tying the mark set in 2008-09, including an all-time high 182 appearances on national television networks. The schedule also includes a record 198 televised games involving ACC teams and marks the fifth-straight year the ACC has had more than 275 television appearances. The teams’ ACC-record 182 appearances on national television networks include 117 appearances on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, 36 on Fox Sports Net and seven on CBS.
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