By Staff Reports.

Staff Reports

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Thirteen former standout players and a pair of record-setting coaches headline this year’s class of ACC Basketball Legends, including former Clemson great Horace Grant.

Grant, who was at Clemson from 1983-’87, became the first Clemson men’s basketball player to be named the ACC Player of the Year when he achieved the honor in 1987. He went on to win more championship rings as a professional athlete than any former Tiger.

A native of Sparta, Georgia, Grant won the “triple crown” in 1986-87, as he led the ACC in scoring (21.0), rebounding (9.6) and field goal percentage.  His .656 shooting percentage from the field ranked third nationally.

Grant earned second-team Associated Press All-America honors after leading the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament and a 25-6 overall record his senior season. He went on to win four World Championship rings in the NBA, three with the Chicago Bulls and one with the Los Angeles Lakers.

He scored 12,996 points in 17 NBA seasons – more than any former Clemson player in the NBA. He was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 1999, the state of South Carolina Hall of Fame in 2010 and the state of Georgia Hall of Fame in 1992.  His nephew, Jerai, played on four NCAA Tournament teams at Clemson and graduated in 2011.

The Legends will be recognized during the 2015 New York Life ACC Tournament, which will be held March 10-14 at the Greensboro Coliseum. They will be featured at the annual ACC Legends Luncheon, which will be held Friday, March 13, beginning at noon in the Guilford Ballroom of the Sheraton Four Seasons Hotel. They will then be introduced that evening to the Greensboro Coliseum crowd during halftime of the first semifinal game. Ticket information for the ACC Legends Luncheon is available at theACC.com and at the end of this release.

This year’s ACC Legends class includes two National Players of the Year, a Final Four MVP, seven players who earned conference player of the year honors and a pair of ACC Tournament MVPs. The group combined to make eight NCAA Final Four appearances and capture 10 ACC Tournament titles. The two coaches in this year’s class own a combined 971 wins in 51 collegiate seasons.

The 2015 ACC Legends Class:

Malcolm Huckaby, Guard, Boston College

Horace Grant, Forward, Clemson

Shane Battier, Forward, Duke

Doug Edwards, Forward, Florida State

Bobby Cremins, Head Coach, Georgia Tech

Junior Bridgeman, Guard/Forward, Louisville

Darius Rice, Forward, Miami

Franklin “Rusty” Clark, Center, North Carolina

Vinny Del Negro, Guard, NC State

Troy Murphy, Forward, Notre Dame

Billy Knight, Guard/Forward, Pitt

Derrick Coleman, Forward, Syracuse

Donald Hand, Guard, Virginia

Charlie Moir, Head Coach, Virginia Tech

Dave Budd, Forward, Wake Forest