ACC Basketball: Top Players From Each Team This Century, Part 1
By Logan Butts
Boston College
Starting Five: Jared Dudley, Craig Smith, Troy Bell, Reggie Jackson, Olivier Hanlan
Bench: Tyrese Rice, Joe Trapani, Ryan Anderson (not the one on the Houston Rockets), Jerome Robinson
MVP: As much as I love Jared Dudley, I think the MVP here has to to be Troy Bell. He was a scoring machine in the early 2000’s, a two-time Consensus All-American, and a two-time Big East Player of the Year.
Bell, Dudley, and Craig Smith all earned multiple All-American nods across the various voting bodies, but only Bell and Dudley won conference Player of the Year (POTY) awards.
Some strong players at the top here, but not super deep.
Clemson
Starting Five: Jarron Blossomgame, Trevor Booker, K.J. McDaniels, Ed Scott, Cliff Hammonds
Bench: K.C. Rivers, Sharrod Ford, Marquise Reed, Devin Booker (Not the one on the Phoenix Suns), Demontez Stitt
MVP: McDaniels prowess on both sides of the ball (2014 ACC Defensive Player of the Year) puts him over Blossomgame and Booker.
No conference POTY awards or All-Americans.