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The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded on May 8, 1953, at the Sedgefield Inn nearGreensboro, N.C., with seven charter members - Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina,North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest - drawing up the conference by-laws.The withdrawal of seven schools from the Southern Conference came on May 8, 1953, duringthe Southern Conferences annual spring meeting. On June 14, 1953, the seven members met

in Raleigh, N.C., where a set of bylaws was adopted and the name officially became the AtlanticCoast Conference. The University of Virginia was added later in the year.South Carolina would withdraw from the league in 1971, but over the years the ACC continuedto expand, adding Georgia Tech, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Miami, and Boston College.

ACC HEADQUARTERS: GREENSBORO, NC

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Boston College was founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus to serve the sonsof Boston's Irish immigrants. It was the first institution of higher education tobe founded in the city of Boston. BC was the most recent school to join theACC in 2005.

NICKNAME: EAGLES

YEAR JOINED ACC: 2005

ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS: None

FAMOUS ALUMNI: HowardEisley, Bill Curley, Jared

Dudley

FUN FACT: Though BCs first

mens basketball team formed

in 1904, the team did notbecome a permanent fixtureuntil after World War II.

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The University of Maryland opened in 1856 as an agricultural school nine

miles north of Washington, D.C., on land belonging to Charles Calvert, adescendant of Lord Baltimore. Maryland has been called the school thatCurley Byrd built, for he was its QB, then coach, AD, assistant to thepresident, vice-president, and finally its president. Maryland captured itsfirst NCAA Basketball Championship in 2002.

NICKNAME: TERRAPINS


ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS: 3

FAMOUS ALUMNI: Len Elmore, Len Bias,Juan Dixon

FUN FACT: Terps basketball rose to fameunder Lefty Driesell, who ledMaryland to 16 straight winningseasons. Current coach Gary Williamsbroke Driesells mark in 2010 asMaryland finished above .500 for a 17thconsecutive year.

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The University of Virginia was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson and isone of three things on his tombstone for which he wanted to be remembered.James Madison and James Monroe were on the board of governors in theearly years. Nestled in the town of Charlottesville, UVA was a national forcein the early 1980s with 74 center Ralph Sampson, a 3-time National Playerof the Year.

NICKNAME: CAVALIERS



FAMOUS ALUMNI: Ralph Sampson, Rick Carlisle, Dan

Bonner

FUN FACT: The Wahoos captured their only ACC titlein 1976. A #6 seed, Virginia stunned heavily favoredNorth Carolina in the first ACC Tournament heldoutside the state of NC (Landover, MD).

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Virginia Tech was established in 1872 as an all-male military school

dedicated to the original land-grant mission of teaching agriculture andengineering. Located in SW Virginia on a plateau between the Blue Ridge andAlleghany Mountains, the campus consists of 334 buildings and 20 miles ofsidewalks. Not as acclaimed as the schools football team, Tech basketball

has still been a tough opponent in recent seasons.

NICKNAME: HOKIES



FAMOUS ALUMNI: Dell Curry, Bimbo Coles,Allan Bristow

FUN FACT: Virginia Techs sports teams

were originally known as the FightinGobblers. While the nickname was

changed, the mascot remains a turkey tothis day.

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Clemson University is nestled in the foothills of the Blue RidgeMountains near the Georgia border. The school is built around Fort Hill,the plantation home of John C. Calhoun, Vice President to AndrewJackson. Football remains king at Clemson, but the basketball programhas improved significantly in the past few seasons.

NICKNAME: TIGERS



FAMOUS ALUMNI: Horace Grant,Tree Rollins, Elden Campbell

FUN FACT: Tigers have heldtheir own against UNC atLittlejohn Coliseum recently,but are 0-54 when facing theTar Heels in Chapel Hill.

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Florida State University is one of 10 universities of the State University

System of Florida. Its Tallahassee campus has been the site of aninstitution of higher education longer than any other site in the state.Upon joining the ACC in 1991, FSUs basketball program saw its

greatest success with future NBA players Charlie Ward, Bob Sura, andSam Cassell leading the way.

NICKNAME: SEMINOLES



FAMOUS ALUMNI: Dave Cowens, Sam Cassell,

Charlie Ward

FUN FACT: With a seating capacity of12,100, the Donald L. Tucker Center wouldfit less than 40% of the universitys 32,525

undergraduate students.

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Next to I-85 in downtown Atlanta stands Georgia Institute of Technology,

founded in 1885. The schools famed Ramblin Wreck fight song appearedalmost as soon as the school opened, and is known in this country andbeyond. In fact, Richard Nixon and Nikita Krushchev sang it when they met inMoscow in 1959. Tech rambled all the way to the NCAA title game in 2004.

NICKNAME: YELLOW JACKETS



FAMOUS ALUMNI: John Salley, Mark Price,Kenny Anderson

FUN FACT: Tech plays home games atAlexander Memorial Coliseum. Nicknamedthe Thrillerdome, the arena also playedhost to Atlanta Hawks games from 1968-72,and again from 1997-99.

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The University of Miami was chartered in 1925 by a group of citizenswho felt an institution was needed for the development of theiryoung community. After many lean years due to hurricanes andeconomic depressions, Miami survived, becoming one of the nation'smost distinguished private universities. The basketball team plays atthe Bank United Center, which opened in 2003.

NICKNAME: HURRICANES



FAMOUS ALUMNI: Rick Barry, JackMcClinton, John Salmons

FUN FACT: The University dropped thebasketball program in 1971 due to financialproblems. Miami relaunched the team in1985, with the team finally returning to theNCAA Tournament in 1998.

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The University of North Carolina, located in Chapel Hill, has been called the perfectcollege town. Its inception in 1795 makes it one of the oldest schools in the nation, andits nickname of Tar Heels stems from the tar pitch and turpentine that were the states

principal industry. UNC has achieved remarkable success on the hardwood led by thelikes of Michael Jordan, Phil Ford, James Worthy, Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, andTyler Hansbrough.

NICKNAME: TAR HEELS



FAMOUS ALUMNI: Michael Jordan,Phil Ford, Tyler Hansbrough

FUN FACT: UNC has won 5National Titles, and holds therecord for most Final Fourappearances, NCAA Tournamentwins, consecutive 20-win seasons,and most weeks ranked in theAssociated Press Top 25 poll.

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Duke University was founded in 1924 by tobacco magnate James B. Duke asa memorial to his father, Washington Duke. This private school is famousprimarily for two reasons: strong academic reputation, and mens basketball.

Under coach Mike Krzyzewski, Duke has captured 4 national titles, includingthis past April against the Butler Bulldogs.

NICKNAME: BLUE DEVILS



FAMOUS ALUMNI: Grant Hill, ChristianLaettner, J.J. Redick

FUN FACT: Dukes famed Cameron IndoorStadium was built in 1940 and is the homefor arguably the most famous student fanbase in the nation. The Cameron Crazies

are famous for their taunts of opposingteams, and were the first to coin thephrase Air Ball!

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NC State is located in the state capital of Raleigh. It opened in 1889 as a land-

grant agricultural and mechanical school. An unhappy fan in 1922 said Statefootball players behaved like a pack of wolves, and the term that was coinedin derision became a badge of honor. The Wolfpack won national titles in 1974and 1983. The latter title, over Houston is widely considered one of thebiggest upsets in tournament history.

NICKNAME: WOLFPACK



FAMOUS ALUMNI: David Thompson,Sidney Lowe, Rodney Monroe

FUN FACT: NC States 80-77 win overUCLA in the 1974 Final Four endedUCLAs amazing run of seven straight

National Championships. The Wolfpackwere backed by a huge pro-State crowdat the Greensboro Coliseum

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WAKE FOREST

Originally located in Wake County, Wake Forest University was moved toWinston-Salem in 1956 on a site donated by Charles H. and MaryReynolds Babcock. While small in enrollment figures, Wake has been bigon the basketball stage in recent years. NBA stars Tim Duncan and ChrisPaul are among the many strong players who called the university home.

NICKNAME: DEMON DEACONS



FAMOUS ALUMNI: Tim Duncan, BillyPacker, Chris Paul

FUN FACT: Wakes basketball team

was led in the mid 1980s by Tyrone

Muggsy Bogues. The 53 pointguard became the shortest man toever play in the NBA, starring for theCharlotte Hornets for 9 seasons

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