MARYLAND (18-7, 6-6 ACC) AT  BOSTON COLLEGE (11-14, 3-9 ACC)

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Maryland-Boston College Series History

• The series dates back to 1958 and is tied 8-8. Boston College owns the slight upper hand since joining the ACC, having won 7 of 12 meetings since 2005.

• The Terps have won both meetings since head coach Mark Turgeon took over at Maryland. The Terps won 81-65 in the lone meeting last season, and 64-59 in the fi rst meeting this season, on Jan. 22.

• In the win over BC on Jan. 22, Alex Len had 16 points and 13 rebounds, Jake Layman had 15 points and Nick Faust added 11. The Terps limited BC to 35.7 percent shooting and outscored them in the paint, 34-12. Layman scored 10 of his points after the half to help break a 29-29 tie going into the locker room.

MD Freshman Seth Allen ACC Rookie of the Week (16 points) scored in double figures for the eight time this season and for the third time in his last four games .

With a team-high 19 points in Saturday night’s 83-81 upset of second-ranked Duke, sophomore Alex Len reached double  figures for the 19th time this season … Len also grabbed a game-high nine rebounds to key the Terrapins to a 40-20 advantage on the boards … freshman Seth Allen ACC Rookie of the Week (16 points) scored in double figures for the  eight time this season and for the third time in his last four games …  Maryland improved to 15-2 at home this season with Saturday night’s win over the Blue Devils and defeated their highest ranked opponent in head coach Mark Turgeon’s two seasons at the helm.

Miami

Miami (21-3) is the  first team to start 12-0 in ACC play since Duke’s 16-0 squad in 1998-99 … the Hurricanes, who have not lost since Christmas Day, now own the second-longest winning streak in school history at 13 games … senior guard Durand Scott’s 11 rebounds in Sunday night’s 45-43 ACC road win at Clemson were one shy of his career high … Miami leads all major conference programs with 10 road wins, including seven in ACC play … the Hurricanes are also the only team in the nation among  the power six conferences (ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Big East, Pac 12 and SEC) still undefeated in league play.

Duke

With Saturday night’s 83-81 loss at  Maryland, the second-ranked Blue Devils suffered their first loss of the season in games that came within one possession inside the final three minutes … keyed by Seth Curry’s game-high 25 points, Duke’s starting five combined for 63 of Duke’s 81 points … it marked Curry’s 12th 20-point game of the season, which ranks second in the ACC … Curry has scored 20 or more points in four of his last six games Duke’s starters average an NCAA-leading 67.6 points per game, or 86.2 percent of the team total … Quinn Cook (18 points)  scored in double figures for the 15th time this season.

Virginia

Virginia made a season-high 12 3-pointers and shot 50 percent or better from beyond the arc for the seventh time this season in Saturday’s 93-81 ACC loss at North Carolina … Virginia shot 58.5 percent (31-of-53) from the field, marking its first loss since March 14, 2003 (vs. Duke) when shooting 55 percent or better … Joe Harris led Virginia on Saturday with a career-high 27 points, his fourth consecutive 20-point effort and fifth in the last six games … Harris has made at least one 3-pointer in 15 consecutive games …  Jontel Evans (five assists vs. the Tar Heels) moved into ninth on Virginia’s career assists list with 373.

NC State

Senior Scott Wood made his 126th career start in Saturday’s 90-86 overtime win over visiting Virginia Tech to become the program’s all-time leader … Wood passed Julius Hodge, who started 125 games from 2002 through 2005 … Wood has now made 299 career 3-point shots, 23 behind Rodney Monroe’s school-record 322 …  Lorenzo Brown passed the 500-assist mark for his career on Saturday and is now the ACC’s  current active leader with 505 … Richard Howell (10 points, 16 rebounds) posted his ACC-leading 15th double-double of the season and the 27th of his career against the Hokies.

North Carolina

P.J. Hairston has connected on a 3-point shot in each of his last 22 games, the longest active streak among active ACC players …Hairston set his career high with 29 points in Saturday’s 93-81 ACC win over Virginia, scoring in double figures for the seventh straight game and the 16th this season … Hairston scored 52 points and grabbed 15 rebounds against Duke and Virginia  in games last week … the Tar Heels scored 24 points more on Saturday than Virginia had allowed in a game all season (the previous high against Virginia was 69 by Maryland) … Reggie Bullock had a career-high four steals Saturday.

Florida State

Senior Michael Snaer hit the 20-point plateau for the fi rst time in ACC play this season with a game-high 21 points in Saturday’s 69-66 ACC win over visiting Boston College … Okaro White reached double fi gures for the 18th time this season with 13 and grabbed eight rebounds … White has led the Seminoles in rebounding in each of the last four games … freshman point guard Devon Bookert has committed just one turnover in his last two games (59 minutes) … Bookert had no turnovers in 31 minutes of action against Boston College and handed out eight assists … FSU led at halftime Saturday for the fi rst time since Jan. 5, when it led 38-36 at Clemson.

Clemson

Freshman Jordan Roper’s 19 points led all scorers in Clemson’s 45-43 home court loss to visiting Miami on Sunday night … Roper, who went 3-for-4 from 3-point range vs. the Hurricanes and 8-of-11 overall, has averaged 18 points in the Tigers’ last two home games …  Devin Booker added a double-double on Sunday night with 11 points and 10 rebounds … the double-double was the 12th of Booker’s career and his fi fth this season, including four in ACC play … Clemson held Miami to 45 points, its lowest total this season …its previous low was 50 against Indiana State in the Diamond Head Classic.

Wake Forest

Wake Forest shot 23-of-25 from the free throw line in Saturday’s 57-56 ACC loss to visiting Georgia Tech … the 92-percent free throw shooting mark marked the Demon Deacons’ best of the season, while their 23 made free throws were the most of the ACC season … senior C.J. Harris has made his last 25 free throws, dating back to the Deacons’ game against Duke on Jan. 30 … Travis McKie scored in double fi gures for the 16th time in the last 17 games on Saturday … McKie finished with 15 points and six rebounds … Aaron Rountree blocked four shots in only 15 minutes of action, finishing one shy of his career high of five blocks.

Boston College

Freshman Olivier Hanlan scored 19 points in Saturday’s 69-66 road loss at Florida State … it marked the 20th game in double figures this season for Hanlan, who just missed reaching the 20-point plateau for the fourth time this season … with 10 points and 11 rebounds vs. the Seminoles, sophomore Ryan Anderson registered his seventh double-double of the season and reached double-figure scoring for the 20th time this season … Anderson has reached double figures in 15 consecutive games, beginning with his 23-point effort vs. New Hampshire on Dec. 16 … . Patrick Heckmann (10 points) notched his eighth double-figure scoring game of the season. vs. FSU.

Virginia Tech

Erick Green has scored at least 21 points in 23 of 25 games this season and has reached double  figures in every contest … Green, the nation’s leading scorer at 25.3 points per game, scored 29 points in Saturday’s 90-86 overtime ACC  loss at NC State … Green leads all active ACC players with 1,574 career points and needs 26 to reach the 1,600 mark … Green’s 538 career field goals are also the most among active conference players … Green ranks second among active players in career free throws made (373) … Cadarian Raines (a team-high nine rebounds Saturday) has averaged 7.6 rebounds over his last six games.

ACC By the Numbers

3 – With 876 victories in 33 seasons at Duke, Mike Krzyzewski is three wins shy of tying North Carolina’s Dean Smith as the ACC’s all-time winningest coach … Smith was 879-254 in 36 seasons at Chapel Hill.

4 – Georgia Tech’s Daniel Miller is four blocked shots shy of becoming the 26th player in ACC history with 200 or more career blocks … the 6-11 junior has blocked at least one shot in 77 of his 86 career games played.

13.5 – Over his last two games, Maryland freshman Seth Allen is averaging 13.5 points and 3.0 assists.

13.7 – Over his last three games, Florida State’s Okaro White is averaging 13.7 points and 7.0 rebounds … White is second on the team in scoring (12.2) and rebounds (5.8).

14 – Clemson’s K.J. McDaniels has blocked at least one shot in 14 straight games and ranks second in the ACC in blocked shots (2.1).

15 – Virginia’s Joe Harris has made at least one 3-point field goal in 15 straight games and is bidding to become the first Cavalier since Todd Billet (.418) in 2002-03 to lead the ACC in 3-point FG percentage (.492).

16 – Boston College’s Ryan Anderson has scored 10 or more points in 16 straight games and ranks fifth in the ACC in scoring (15.7), fourth in rebounds (8.6) and eighth in field goal percentage (.482).

22 – North Carolina’s P.J. Hairston has made at least one 3-point field goal in an ACC-best 22 straight games … over his last two games, Hairston is averaging 26.0 points and 7.5 rebounds.

28 – Virginia Tech’s Erick Green is averaging 25.3 points per game, has scored in double figures a league-best 28 straight games and is bidding to become the first ACC player since South Carolina’s Grady Wallace (31.2) in 1956-57 to lead the nation in scoring.

ACC Accolades

Four conference matchups on tap Tuesday … Miami No. 2 and Duke No. 4 in both polls …  NC State’s Scott & North Carolina’s P.J. Hairston named Co-ACC Players of the Week … Maryland’s Seth Allen tabbed as ACC Rookie of the Week … North Carolina’s Dexter Strickland leads the ACC in assists-to-turnover ratio (2.85:1) … Florida State’s Michael Snaer is fourth among active ACC players with 1,406 points … Miami’s Durand Scott’s is one point shy of 1,500 for his career … Wake Forest’s C.J. Harris has scored in double figures nine games in a row and ranks seventh in the ACC in scoring (14.8) … NC State’s Scott Wood is one 3-point field goal shy of 300 for his career and has made at least one 3-point field goal in 54 of his last 56 games and in 116 of his 128 career games … Duke’s Mason Plumlee is 13 rebounds shy of 1,000 for his career; Plumlee leads the ACC in field goal percentage (.595) and is second in the ACC in both scoring (17.6) and rebounding (10.4)

Scoring Streaks

Virginia Tech’s Erick Green has scored 10 or more points in a league-best 28 straight games dating back to last season … has scored in double figures in 57 of his last 58 games … the nation’s leading scorer (25.3), Green has tallied 21 or more points in all but two games this season.

Double-Figure Scoring Streaks

Erick Green, Sr., Virginia Tech ...........28
Ryan Anderson, So., Boston College.........16
Kenny Kadj, Sr., Miami.....................14
C.J. Harris, Sr., Wake Forest...............9
Richard Howell, Sr., NC State ..............8
Seth Curry, Sr., Duke ......................7
C.J. Leslie, Jr., NC State..................7
P.J. Hairston, So., North Carolina .........7

This Weeks ACC Games

Tuesday, February 19
Florida State at NC State .................ESPN2 ... ESPN3 ...7:00
Maryland at Boston College ................ACCN .... ESPN3 ...9:00
North Carolina at Georgia Tech ............ACCN .... ESPN3 ...9:00
Virginia at Miami .........................ESPNU ... ESPN3 ...9:00

Thursday, February 21
Duke at Virginia Tech .....................ESPN .... ESPN3 ...9:00

Saturday, February 23
Clemson at Maryland .......................ESPN2 .. ESPN3 ..Noon
Miami at Wake Forest................RSN .. ESPN3 ...1:00
NC State at North Carolina ................ESPN .. ESPN3 ...4:00

Sunday, February 24
Boston College at Duke ............ACCN ....ESPN3 ...2:00
Georgia Tech at Virginia...........ACCN ....ESPN3 ...2:00
Florida State at Virginia Tech .............ESPNU....6:00

Tuesday, February 26
Wake Forest at Florida State.................ESPNU...9:00

Wednesday, February 27
Virginia Tech at Miami ...............RSN .. ESPN3...7:00
Maryland at Georgia Tech ............ACCN .. ESPN3 ..8:00
Boston College at NC State .........ACCN .. ESPN3 ...8:00

Thursday, February 28
North Carolina at Clemson ..........ESPN .. ESPN3 ...7:00
Duke at Virginia....................ESPN .. ESPN3 ...9:00

Saturday, March 2
Maryland at Wake Forest.............ACCN .. ESPN3 ...Noon
Miami at Duke.......................ESPN .. ESPN3 ...6:00
Clemson at Virginia Tech ............RSN .. ESPN3 ...8:00

Maryland Big Upset over Duke 83-81 in what will be the last home ACC contest for the two teams at the University of Maryland before almost 18 thousand in attendance tonight. Undoubtedly this win goes down in history as one the biggest wins surpassing the win in 2010 upsetting then #4 Duke team led by Maryland’s Greivis Vasquez at the Comcast Center grabbing a first-place tie for the ACC regular-season title. That was the last time Maryland beat Duke before tonight. The memories of Terrapins past came home tonight. It wasn’t easy for the Terrapins given the ball over to the Blue Devils 27 times.  When Maryland obtain a 10 point lead Duke was able to go on a 7-0 run but the Terrapins were playing at a different level tonight and did not let this take away from keeping the lead for most of the second half. Duke’s biggest lead was in the first half with 5 points while Maryland’s top lead was 10 points in the second half at 14:41 while the lead changed 10 time through out the game.

Alex Len had the game of his life tonight out playing Mason Plumlee in the paint and on the boards scoring 19 point grabbing 9 rebounds and made 3 block shots. Len in his second year showed maturity and strength using his 7ft 1 255lb frame to hold the Duke standout Center Plumlee to just 4 points , 3 rebound and foaled out late in the 2nd half.

Seth Allen (16 point, 2 rebounds) played the role vacated by suspended Pe’ Shon Howard by sinking the game sealer 2 free throws 2.8 seconds left in the game making the score 83-81 after being foaled by former Oak Hill Academy Standout Quin Cook who played 3 season for the DeMatha Staggs but in the summer of his senior year announced his transfer to Oak Hill where he graduated.

The students stormed the court dancing with delight as this is it. Even though Maryland will still play in the ACC next year the ACC is not scheduling games against the two Universities for the 2014 season.

VISITORS: Duke 22-3, 9-3 ACC

                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
05 Mason Plumlee....... f  2-7    0-0    0-2    2  1  3   5   4  2  2  0  0  33
21 Amile Jefferson..... f  0-0    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   2   0  0  0  0  0   8
02 Quinn Cook.......... g  6-16   2-6    4-5    0  2  2   2  18  6  5  0  4  37
14 Rasheed Sulaimon.... g  4-12   1-4    7-7    0  4  4   3  16  1  0  0  1  32
30 Seth Curry.......... g 11-17   3-7    0-1    0  1  1   3  25  3  2  0  2  38
03 Tyler Thornton......    1-1    0-0    1-2    2  0  2   4   3  2  0  1  4  19
12 Alex Murphy.........    2-5    0-2    0-1    0  0  0   0   4  0  1  0  1   8
15 Josh Hairston.......    4-5    0-0    3-3    0  3  3   5  11  0  1  0  0  24
40 Marshall Plumlee....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  1  0  0   1
   TEAM................                         3     3
   Totals..............   30-63   6-19  15-21   7 13 20  24  81 14 12  1 12 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-28 50.0%   2nd Half: 16-35 45.7%   Game: 47.6%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-6  16.7%   2nd Half:  5-13 38.5%   Game: 31.6%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  5-5  100 %   2nd Half: 10-16 62.5%   Game: 71.4%    1

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HOME TEAM: Maryland 18-7, 6-6 ACC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
32 Dez Wells........... f  3-5    0-1    3-6    1  6  7   5   9  7  6  0  2  27
44 Shaquille Cleare.... f  1-2    0-0    3-3    1  3  4   1   5  0  1  0  0  15
25 Alex Len............ c  6-8    0-0    7-8    3  6  9   4  19  0  2  3  0  28
04 Seth Allen.......... g  4-7    1-3    7-8    0  2  2   3  16  1  8  1  2  29
10 Jake Layman......... g  3-6    1-4    1-2    1  4  5   3   8  1  1  2  0  33
00 Charles Mitchell....    4-7    0-0    0-0    1  2  3   1   8  0  3  0  2  16
02 Logan Aronhalt......    1-3    1-3    0-0    0  1  1   1   3  0  1  0  0  13
05 Nick Faust..........    2-4    1-2    2-2    0  4  4   3   7  2  4  0  1  26
35 James Padgett.......    3-3    0-0    2-5    1  2  3   4   8  0  0  0  0  13
   TEAM................                         1  1  2
   Totals..............   27-45   4-13  25-34   9 31 40  25  83 11 26  6  7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-27 55.6%   2nd Half: 12-18 66.7%   Game: 60.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-10 30.0%   2nd Half:  1-3  33.3%   Game: 30.8%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  2-3  66.7%   2nd Half: 23-31 74.2%   Game: 73.5%    5

Attendance: 17950
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Duke..........................   34   47  -   81
Maryland......................   35   48  -   83

Points in the paint-DU 32,MD 42. Points off turnovers-DU 27,MD 12.
2nd chance points-DU 5,MD 9. Fast break points-DU 10,MD 17.
Bench points-DU 18,MD 26. Score tied-5 times. Lead changed-10 times.
Last FG-DU 2nd-00:59, MD 2nd-01:56.
Largest lead-DU by 5 1st-08:49, MD by 10 2nd-14:41.

Maryland has 7 remaining ACC games on the schedule all will have a big impact on the Rating Percentage Index (RPI) the NCAA selection committee uses to select the field for the National Tournament. How Maryland response to the rest of the season will be the difference between a invite to the NCAA tournament or going to the NIT.

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ACC as of February 15

ACC Top 4

#1 Miami 11-0

The No. 3 Hurricanes (20-3 overall) own their highest-ever national ranking, topping their previous high of No. 8 … Miami is the first team to start 11-0 in ACC play since North Carolina started 11-0 in 2000-01 … the Hurricanes, who have not lost since Christmas Day, have tied the second-longest win streak in school history at 12 games, which was set during the 2007-2008 season … Miami shot 74 percent from the field in the first half of Thursday night’s 74-68 win at Florida State … the Hurricanes finished the game shooting 64 percent from the field, their highest shooting percentage of the season.

#2 Duke

Head coach Mike Krzyzewski tied Adolph Rupp for the third-most victories at one school with Wednesday night’s 73-68 ACC win over rival North Carolina … Krzyzewski is 876-234 (.789) all-time as Duke’s head coach … former UNC coach Dean Smith is second with 879 wins, and Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim is first with 909 victories … with 18 points and 11 rebounds vs. the Tar Heels, Mason Plumlee recorded his 14th double-double of the season, the second most in the ACC … Tyler Thornton hit his first 3 three-pointers vs. UNC … Thornton’s third 3 turned a one-possession Duke lead (47-45) into a two-possession lead (50-45)

Top 3 ACC All Time Career Victories (All Games Coached in the ACC only)
Rank
1…….Dean Smith, North Carolina…………..879
2…… Mike Krzyzewski, Duke………………….876
3…… Gary Williams, Maryland ………………461

By the way…
5….. Charles Driesell, Maryland …………….348
15… Bud Millikan, Maryland………………….199

Duke has been ranked in each of the last 109 AP polls … the Blue Devils have been ranked No. 1 127 times, second most in NCAA history … North Carolina leads all teams nationally with 808 AP listings all-time. On Saturday, Duke will be playing its 201st straight game as a top-10 team in the AP poll; the Blue Devils are 168-32 in that span.

Extra

Duke’s Seth Curry and his older brother Stephen (Davidson) have combined for 4,520 points during their college careers, making them the highest scoring brother tandem in NCAA history.

#3 Virginia

Virginia (18-6 overall) is 8-3 in the ACC for the fi rst time since 2006-07 … with Tuesday night’s 73-55 win over Virginia Tech, the Cavaliers improved to 33-2 under head coach Tony Bennett when scoring at least 70 points … Virginia extended its home winning streak to 14 games, the longest in John Paul Jones Arena history and longest home winning streak by the Cavaliers since a 14-game streak from Jan. 2001 to Dec. 2001 … with a careerhigh 26 points vs. the Hokies, Joe Harris scored in double fi gures for the 21st time this season … Akil Mitchell scored an ACC career-high 17 points and reached double fi gures for the 19th time this season.

#4 NC State

In addition to hitting the game winning 3-point shot with one second left in Sunday’s 58-57 ACC road win at Clemson, senior Scott Wood made his 125th career starts to tie Julius Hodge (2002-05) for the NC State school record … senior Richard Howell registered his sixth consecutive game in double figures with 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for his ACC-leading 14th double-double of the year … C.J. Leslie added 12 points and 10 rebounds, giving him seven double-doubles for the season … Lorenzo  Brown (15 points on Sunday) returned following an ankle injury that sidelined him for two games.

ACC Accolades

Clemson travels to Georgia Tech in the lone Thursday night contest … Duke No. 1 in Coaches’ Poll, Miami No. 4 … in the AP Poll, the Blue Devils are No. 2 and the Hurricanes No. 3 … Duke’s Mason Plumlee named ACC Player of the Week & the USBWA National Player of the Week … Virginia’s Justin Anderson tabbed as ACC Rookie of the Week … Plumlee is second in the ACC in scoring (18.2), rebounding (10.7) and field goal percentage (.603) … North Carolina’s Dexter Strickland leads the ACC in assists-to-turnover ratio (2.88:1) .. NC State‘s Lorenzo Brown is two assists shy of 500 for his career … five ACC teams rank in the top 25 in the RPI strength of schedule – Miami (1), Duke (2), NC State (8), Florida State (10) and North Carolina (22) … over his last three games, Clemson freshman Jordan Roper is 12.0 points per game … Miami’s Durand Scott’s four points shy of 1,500 for his career.

ACC by the Numbers

3 – With 876 victories in 33 seasons at Duke, Mike Krzyzewski is three wins shy of tying North Carolina’s Dean Smith as the ACC’s all-time winningest coach … Smith was 879-254 in 36 seasons at Chapel Hill.

11.3 – Over his last four games, Georgia Tech’s Kammeon Holsey  is averaging 11.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and has made 18-of-28 from the floor (.643).13 – Clemson’s 6-6 forward K.J. McDaniels has blocked at least one shot in 13 straight games and ranks second in the ACC in blocked shots per game (2.1).

14 – Virginia’s Joe Harris has made at least one 3-point field goal in 14 straight games and is bidding to become the first Cavalier since Todd Billet (.418) in 2002-03 to lead the ACC in 3-point FG percentage (.484).

15 – Boston College’s Ryan Anderson has scored 10 or more points in 15 straight games … Anderson has six double-doubles and ranks fifth in the ACC in scoring (15.9), fourth in rebounds (8.5) and sixth in field goal percentage (.490).

17.6 – Over his last five games, Miami’s Shane Larkin is averaging 17.6 points, 5.2 assists and is shooting .611 (33×54) from the floor and .533 (16×30) from behind arc.

21 – North Carolina’s P.J. Hairston has made at least one 3-point field goal in an ACC-best 21 straight games.27 – Virginia Tech’s Erick Green has scored in double figures a league-best 27 straight games and is bidding to become the first ACC player since South Carolina’s Grady Wallace (31.2) in 1956-57 to lead the nation in scoring (25.2).

189 – Georgia Tech’s Daniel Miller leads all active ACC players with 189 career blocked shots … the 6-11 junior has blocked at least one shot in 75 of his 84 career games played.

ACC — Next Opponent

Saturday, February 16
Boston College at Florida State ………..ACCN .. ESPN3 . Noon

Virginia at North Carolina………………..ACCN .. ESPN3 . Noon
Virginia Tech at NC State ………………ESPN2 .. ESPN3 …2:00
Georgia Tech at Wake Forest …………….RSN .. ESPN3 …2:00
Duke at Maryland …………………..ESPN .. ESPN3 …6:00

Sunday, February 17
Miami at Clemson …………………………….ESPNU…6:00

Tuesday, February 19
Florida State at NC State ……………….ESPN2 .. ESPN3 …7:00
Maryland at Boston College …………….ACCN .. ESPN3 …9:00
North Carolina at Georgia Tech ………..ACCN .. ESPN3 …9:00
Virginia at Miami………………………… ESPNU .. ESPN3 …9:00

Thursday, February 21
Duke at Virginia Tech ……………………..ESPN .. ESPN3 …9:00

Saturday, February 23
Clemson at Maryland ……………………ESPN2 .. ESPN3 . Noon
Miami at Wake Forest ………………………RSN .. ESPN3 …1:00
NC State at North Carolina ………………ESPN .. ESPN3 …4:00

Sunday, February 24
Boston College at Duke …………………..ACCN .. ESPN3 …2:00
Georgia Tech at Virginia………………….ACCN .. ESPN3 …2:00
Florida State at Virginia Tech ……………………..ESPNU…6:00

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The University of Maryland athletics department will dedicate a bronze bas-relief of legendary basketball coach Charles “Lefty” Driesell in Comcast Center on April 16, 2013, director of athletics Kevin Anderson announced on February 12, 2013.

Driesell became Maryland’s head coach for the 1969-70 season with a promise for new excitement and to turn things around. Prior to his arrival, the Terrapins had won only one Atlantic Coast Conference title and made just once NCAA Tournament appearance.

In his 17 seasons at Maryland, Driesell compiled a 348-159 record, won one ACC title and led the Terps to eight NCAA Tournament appearances.

In addition to the bas-relief that will be unveiled on April 16, Driesell will be honored at Maryland’s home game vs. Clemson on Saturday, Feb. 23 at noon.

“Lefty is a legendary coach and we are happy to recognize him on this special day,” said Anderson. “It will be exciting for our longtime fans to celebrate Lefty’s return to the university and we look forward to the dedication of his Bas-relief in April.”

“Lefty did a great job establishing a tradition for Maryland basketball,” said men’s basketball coach Mark Turgeon. “I know our alumni, former players, and our team is excited to have Lefty back on campus. It will be a great day for everyone involved with Maryland basketball.”

Driesell, who coached at Davidson prior to coming to Maryland and went on to stints at James Madison and Georgia State, compiled a 786-394 record in his 40-plus years as a head coach. He was the originator of “Midnight Madness” to open practice at the beginning of the season in 1971.

He is a member of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, the University of Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame, and is a nominee for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

The former Commissioner of the ACC and past member of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee, a pair of highly-successful head coaches and one of the only four ACC players who earned first- or second-team All-ACC honors in four consecutive seasons headline the 2013 ACC Men’s Basketball Legends Class announced Thursday by ACC Commissioner John Swofford.

Included on the team are a member of the ACC’s 50th Anniversary basketball team, six All-Americas, three All-ACC selections, six NBA Draft selections, four players who led their teams to five ACC Championships and two former successful coaches, including one who led Maryland to the 2002 National Championship.

Leading the way is former ACC Commissioner Gene Corrigan (Keswick, Va.), who served on the NCAA’s Men’s Basketball Committee and oversaw the ACC for a 10-year period when the conference captured three NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships and saw 11 teams earn berths to the NCAA’s Final Four. Corrigan is a being honored as an ACC Legend this year as the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament celebrates its 60th anniversary.

Also leading the way are former Georgia Tech All-America point guard Mark Price (Enid, Okla.), who was the focal point of the resurgence of the Bobby Cremins-coached Georgia Tech teams of the mid-1980’s; former Maryland head coach Gary Williams (Collingswood, N.J.), who led the Terrapins to the 2002 National Championships and to 14 NCAA Tournament appearances in his 22 seasons at College Park; and “Gentleman” Carl Tacy (Huttonsville, W. Va.), who coached Wake Forest to six post-season appearances and 222 victories in his 13 seasons at the helm in Winston-Salem.

Joining them are Boston College’s Gerry Ward (Bronx, N.Y.) who completed his career as the Eagles’ 3rdleading career scorer while playing for coaches Don Martin and Frank Power; Clemson’s Terrell McIntyre (Raeford, N.C.), a prolific point guard for the Tigers who three times earned All-ACC honors;  Duke’s Trajan Langdon (Anchorage,  Alaska), one of the key cogs of the Blue Devils 1999 team which advanced to the NCAA national championship game and who was one of the most effective long-range shooters and free throw shooters in league history; Florida State’s Tharon Mayes (New Haven, Conn.), who helped lead Florida State to its first back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances for then coach Pat Kennedy; and Miami’s Mike Wittman (St. Joseph’s, Michigan), who was a high-scoring forward for the record-setting Miami teams of the mid 1960’s.

Completing this year’s ACC Legends Class are North Carolina’s Mike O’Koren (Jersey City, N.J.), one of the most versatile players in Tar Heel history who helped lead the Dean-Smith coached teams to four NCAA appearances and ACC Championships in 1977 and 1979; NC State’s Dereck Whittenburg (Washington, D.C), the author of the most famous pass/shot in NCAA Tournament history and a key member of the Jim Valvano-coached 1983 National Championship squad; Virginia’s Travis Watson (Brookneal, Va.), a versatile forward who helped lead the Cavaliers to four consecutive post-season tournament appearances; and Virginia Tech’s Ace Custis (Eastville, Va.), a versatile forward who led the Hokies to the Championship of the 1995 NIT and an appearance in the 1996 NCAA Tournament.

2013 ACC Men’s Basketball Legends

Gene Corrigan 1987-97 Commissioner

Gerry Ward   Boston College 1961-63 Forward

Terrell McIntyre Clemson 1995-99 Guard

Trajan Langdon Duke 1994-99 Guard

Tharon Mayes Florida State 1988-90 Guard

Mark Price Georgia Tech 1982-86 Guard

Gary Williams Maryland 1964-67 Guard and 1990-2011 Head Coach

Mike Wittman Miami 1964-67 Forward

Mike O’Koren North Carolina 1976-80 Forward

Dereck Whittenburg NC State 1979-83 Guard

Travis Watson Virginia 1999-03 Forward

Ace Custis Virginia Tech 1993-97 Forward

Carl Tacy Wake Forest 1973-85 Head Coach

The Legends will be honored at this year’s ACC’s Basketball Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C., March 14-17. They will be feted at the annual ACC Legends Brunch, which will be held Saturday, March 16, beginning at 10 a.m. in the Guilford Ballroom of the Sheraton Four Seasons Hotel, and, later that day, will be introduced to the Greensboro Coliseum crowd at halftime of the first semifinal game.

With 13 points in Sunday’s 80-69 ACC loss to visiting Virginia, sophomore Dez Wells reached double figures for the 14th time this season … Wells has also averaged 6.3 rebounds over his last three games … freshman Seth Allen (11 points) scored in double figures for the seventh time this season and for the second time in his last three games … Sunday’s game against Virginia marked a stretch of three home games in four playing dates for the Terrapins, who are 14-2 at home this season … Maryland has the week off before playing host to Duke on Saturday.

Attendance: 16895

Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Virginia......................   35   45  -   80
Maryland......................   29   40  -   69

Points in the paint-VA 20,MD 42. Points off turnovers-VA 10,MD 13.
2nd chance points-VA 5,MD 18. Fast break points-VA 5,MD 6.
Bench points-VA 11,MD 33. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-1 time.
Last FG-VA 2nd-00:30, MD 2nd-00:12.
Largest lead-VA by 14 2nd-13:00, MD by 3 1st-18:16.

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Virginia vs Maryland
02/10/13 1:00 p.m. at Comcast Center, College Park, Md.
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VISITORS: Virginia 17-6, 7-3 ACC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
23 Justin Anderson..... f  5-14   1-3    6-6    1  8  9   1  17  3  2  1  0  35
25 Akil Mitchell....... f  4-6    0-0    5-8    2  2  4   2  13  0  2  0  2  27
01 Jontel Evans........ g  2-3    0-0    1-2    1  4  5   4   5  8  4  0  0  36
02 Paul Jesperson...... g  4-6    4-4    0-1    1  2  3   2  12  0  1  0  1  23
12 Joe Harris.......... g  7-8    3-4    5-6    1  1  2   2  22  1  3  0  2  37
04 Taylor Barnette.....    1-2    1-2    0-0    0  0  0   0   3  0  2  0  0   6
05 Teven Jones.........    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   7
11 Evan Nolte..........    3-7    2-5    0-0    1  4  5   4   8  3  1  0  0  22
32 Darion Atkins.......    0-1    0-0    0-0    1  2  3   1   0  0  1  0  0   7
   TEAM................                         1  2  3
   Totals..............   26-48  11-19  17-23   9 25 34  16  80 15 16  1  5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-23 52.2%   2nd Half: 14-25 56.0%   Game: 54.2%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  5-11 45.5%   2nd Half:  6-8  75.0%   Game: 57.9%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  6-7  85.7%   2nd Half: 11-16 68.8%   Game: 73.9%    2

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HOME TEAM: Maryland 17-7, 5-6 ACC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
32 Dez Wells........... f  5-9    2-5    1-4    1  4  5   1  13  1  0  0  0  33
35 James Padgett....... f  1-2    0-0    0-1    1  1  2   1   2  0  0  0  0   6
25 Alex Len............ c  3-6    0-0    3-4    3  4  7   5   9  2  0  5  1  26
05 Nick Faust.......... g  4-9    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   3   8  3  2  0  1  25
10 Jake Layman......... g  1-7    0-4    2-2    0  4  4   1   4  1  0  1  1  28
00 Charles Mitchell....    1-3    0-0    0-0    2  0  2   2   2  0  4  0  0   9
02 Logan Aronhalt......    3-7    2-4    1-2    2  0  2   0   9  0  2  0  0  20
04 Seth Allen..........    4-8    0-2    3-4    0  3  3   2  11  5  3  0  5  25
21 Pe'Shon Howard......    2-4    1-1    0-0    1  0  1   1   5  2  1  0  1  17
44 Shaquille Cleare....    3-3    0-0    0-1    0  0  0   1   6  0  1  0  0  11
   TEAM................                         2     2
   Totals..............   27-58   5-17  10-18  12 17 29  17  69 14 13  6  9 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-31 35.5%   2nd Half: 16-27 59.3%   Game: 46.6%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-7  14.3%   2nd Half:  4-10 40.0%   Game: 29.4%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  6-9  66.7%   2nd Half:  4-9  44.4%   Game: 55.6%    2

Big Year for the “U”

Miami improved to 10-0 in conference play with Saturday’s 87-61 in over North Carolina and is the only team in the nation of the power six conferences (ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Big East, Pac 12 and SEC) still undefeated in league play … the Hurricanes’ 10 ACC wins are a school record … Miami improved to 11-0 at home … each of the Hurricanes past four wins have been by at least 22 points – Duke +27, FSU +24, BC +22, UNC +26 … The Hurricanes made 15 pointers vs. UNC and shot 57.7 percent from long distance for the game (15-of-26) … Miami tied a school record for 3-point field goals made in a game.

ACC Accolades…

Virginia hosts Virginia Tech  (ESPNU; 7:00) in lone Tuesday contest … Duke No. 1 in Coaches’ Poll, Miami No. 4 … in the AP Poll, the Blue Devils are No. 2 and the Hurricanes No. 3 … Duke Mason Plumlee named ACC Player of the Week … Virginia’s Justin Anderson tabbed as ACC Rookie of the Week … Plumlee is second in the ACC in scoring (18.2), rebounding (10.7) and field goal percentage (.610) … Georgia Tech’s Marques Georges-Hunt is the only ACC freshman to lead his team in scoring (10.4) … North Carolina’s Dexter Strickland leads the ACC in assists-to-turnover ratio (2.94:1) … Virginia Tech’s Jarell Eddie leads the ACC in free throw percentage (.849) … NC State‘s Lorenzo Brown is two assists shy of 500 for his career … Miami’s Reggie Johnson is nine points shy of 1,000 for his career … four ACC teams rank in the top 15 in the RPI strength of schedule – Miami (1), Duke (2), NC State (8) & Florida State (15).

The ACC by the Numbers…

13 – Virginia’s Joe Harris has made at least one 3-point field goal in 13 straight games and is bidding to become the first Cavalier since Todd Billet (.418) in 2002-03 to lead the ACC in 3-point FG percentage (.470) … over his last four games Harris is averaging 20.8 points and 4.0 rebounds.

13 – Clemson’s 6-6 forward K.J. McDaniels has blocked at least one shot in 13 straight games and ranks second in the ACC in blocked shots per game (2.1).

14 – Boston College’s Ryan Anderson has scored 10 or more points in 14 straight games … Anderson has six double-doubles and ranks fourth in the ACC in both scoring (16.1) and rebounds (8.7) and is fifth in field goal percentage (.495).

16.5 – Over his last four games, Miami’s Shane Larkin is averaging 16.5 points and 5.5 assists and is shooting .615 (24×39) from the floor and .538 (14×26) from behind arc.

20 – North Carolina’s P.J. Hairston has made at least one 3-point field goal in an ACC-best 20 straight games and over his last three games he is 17-for-29 (.586) from 3-point range.

21.5 – Over his last four games, Duke’s Seth Curry is averaging 21.5 points per game and ranks third in the ACC in scoring (16.8).

26 – Virginia Tech’s Erick Green has scored in double figures a league-best 26 straight games and is bidding to become the first ACC player since South Carolina’s Grady Wallace (31.2) in 1956-57 to lead the nation in scoring (25.3).

1,376 – Florida State’s Michael Snaer is fourth among active ACC players with 1,376 points and third in 3-point field goals with 177.

2,717 – Wake Forest’s C.J. Harris (1,467) and Travis McKie (1,250) have combined for 2,717 points, 941 rebounds, 361 assists and 192 starts in their careers

This Week in the ACC

Maryland

Alex Len’s 13 points led a balanced scoring effort in Saturday’s 61-46 victory over visiting South Carolina State … after scoring in double figures in six games all of last season, Len has reached double figures in eight of the Terrapins’ nine games this season … five other Maryland played scored between six and eight points in the Terps’ second straight win over a MEAC team … it marked the second straight game that all 14 Maryland players got in the game, 10 of them scoring … the Terps (8-1) have won eight straight  heading into Wednesday night’s home game against Monmouth.

Florida State

Senior Michael Snaer stands one point away from 1,200 for his career after scoring 19 in Sunday’s 91-59 victory over visiting Maine … playing significant minutes because of an injury to Ian Miller, freshman guard Aaron Thomas poured in a career-high 15 points in Sunday’s win, while Terry Whisnant II added 14 … Okaro White chipped in for 13 points and a team-high seven rebounds as well … White has scored in double figures in seven of his last eight games …  Snaer’s 1,199 points are the third-most among active ACC players … Snaer now has 409 career  fi eld goals (second-most among current conference players).

Around the ACC

Wednesday schedule has Maryland hosting Monmouth in a non-conference contest … NC State’s CJ Leslie named ACC Player of the Week … Georgia Tech’s Marcus Georges Hunt selected as ACC Rookie of the Week … three ACC teams ranked in both polls – Duke, North Carolina & NC State … Miami’s Reggie Johnson is averaging 14.5 points, 12.0 rebounds and 4.5 blocked shots … 34 different ACC freshmen have scored 10 points or more in at least one game this season …  Boston College freshman Joe Rahon has scored in double figures seven straight games and is third on the team in scoring (11.2) … Virginia has allowed under 40 points in each of the past two games, marking the first time the Cavaliers have allowed under 40 points in consecutive games since 1948-49 … over his last two games, North Carolina’s Leslie McDonald is averaging 19.0 points and 4.0 rebounds and has made 9-of-18  (.500) from 3-point range.

By the Numbers

1 – Florida State’s Michael Snaer is one point shy of 1,200 for his career.

3 – NC State’s Richard Howell has three double-doubles in his last four games and over that span is averaging 16.3 points and 10.0 rebounds.

3 – Georgia Tech’s Daniel Miller is three rebounds shy of 400 for his career.

6 – Duke’s Mason Plumlee leads the ACC with six double doubles, including five in his last six games … Plumlee also leads all active ACC players with 24 career double-doubles.

7 – Georgia Tech freshman Marcus Georges-Hunt has scored in double figures in seven of his first eight games and is fourth among ACC freshman scoring leaders (11.8).

8 – Maryland has won eight straight games … the last time the Terrapins won eight games in a row was the 2006-2007 season, when they opened with eight straight wins.

9 – Virginia Tech’s Erick Green has scored 20 or more points in each of the Hokies’ nine games this season and leads the ACC in scoring (24.4) and is fourth in assists (5.0).

9.3 – Virginia’s Akil Mitchell leads the ACC in per game scoring improvement (+9.3) from a year ago.

17 – Wake Forest’s Travis McKie leads all active ACC players with 17 games of 20 points or more in his career.

47.6 – In Virginia’s current seven-game winning streak, the Cavaliers have limited their opponents to 47.6 points per game and .304 percent shooting from the floor.

98 – Duke has been ranked in the Top 10 of the AP poll for an ACC-record 98 consecutive weeks

This weeks schedule

Wednesday, December 12

Monmouth at Maryland…………………………….. ESPN3 …8:00

Friday, December 14

Charlotte at Miami………………………………………..RSN…7:00

Saturday, December 15

East Carolina at North Carolina………..ESPNU. Noon

Georgia Southern at Virginia Tech ……………… ESPN3 …2:00

Norfolk State at NC State……………….. ESPN3 …7:00

Florida A&M at Clemson …………………………… ESPN3 …7:00

Sunday, December 16

New Hampshire at Boston College ………………….RSN…1:00

Monday, December 17

Alabama State at Georgia Tech ………………………RSN…7:00

Louisiana-Monroe at Florida State ……………… ESPN3 …7:00

Tuesday, December 18

Furman at Wake Forest …………………………………RSN…7:00

Miami at Central Florida ……………………………CBS CS…8:00

Stanford at NC State ………………………………… ESPN2 …9:00

Wednesday, December 19

Clemson at Coastal Carolina ……………………… ESPN3 …7:00

Cornell at Duke…………………………………………ESPNU…7:00

Morgan State at Virginia …………………………… ESPN3 …7:00

North Carolina at Texas…………………………….. ESPN2 …9:00

Thursday, December 20

Elon at Duke…………………………………………….ESPNU…7:00

Friday, December 21

Stony Brook at Maryland…………………………… ESPN3 …8:00

ACC/Big Ten Challenge

The ACC/Big Ten Challenge ends in a 6-6 tie with ACC teams win four of six games Wednesday, including two against ranked opponents … weekend schedule features nine nonconference contests … Duke’s Quinn Cook and Virginia Tech’s Erick Green named Co-ACC Players of the Week … Georgia Tech’s Marcus Georges Hunt tabbed the conference’s Rookie of the Week … Virginia Tech is 6-0 for the first time since 1982-83 … Maryland has five players averaging 4.3 rebounds or better and leads the ACC in rebound margin (+17.3) … Miami’s Jim Larranaga is six wins shy of 500 for his career … Virginia Tech’s Erick Green has made 39 of his last 40 free throw attempts (.975) … Boston College two freshman guards – Olivier Hanlon and Joe Rahon – are averaging a combined 24.9 points and 5.3 assists … Wake Forest freshman guard Codi Miller McIntyre leads the Deacons in assists (2.6) and is third in scoring (9.3).

Maryland

Sophomore Dez Wells set a career high with 23 points as the Terps extended their winning streak to five games with Tuesday night’s 77-57 road win at Northwestern in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge … the Terps led by just two points at halftime, but shot 66.7 percent in the second half, connecting on 20 of 30 field goals and 4 of 7 from 3-point range … Maryland held a huge 44-22 edge in points in the paint … Alex Len delivered his second double-double of the season with 13 points and 13 rebounds … Len has scored in double figures in all six games for Maryland (5-1), matching his total for all of last season.

ACC Player of the Week

Nov. 12 ………………………..Alex Len, So., Maryland

Double-Figure Scoring Streaks

Alex Len, So., Maryland …………………………………6

Florida State

Junior Terrance Shannon posted his second double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds in Tuesday night’s 77-68 loss to Minnesota in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge … Michael Snaer, who leads the Seminoles in scoring at 15.3 points per game, has scored in double figures in all six games thus far … Snaer had 12 points in the loss to Minnesota, which snapped a four-game Florida State winning streak …. Okaro White has scored in double figures in each of the last five games, including 10 points in Tuesday night’s game against the Gophers …  the Minnesota game was the second of a six-game home stand for the Seminoles.