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ACC Basketball: Top Players From Each Team This Century, Part 2

By Logan Butts

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
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CLEVELAND, OH – MARCH 28: Pat Connaughton #24, Jerian Grant #22 and Demetrius Jackson #11 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish react after a play in the second half against the Kentucky Wildcats during the Midwest Regional Final of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament at Quicken Loans Arena on March 28, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – MARCH 28: Pat Connaughton #24, Jerian Grant #22 and Demetrius Jackson #11 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish react after a play in the second half against the Kentucky Wildcats during the Midwest Regional Final of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament at Quicken Loans Arena on March 28, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Notre Dame

Starting Five: Jerian Grant, Troy Murphy, Chris Thomas, Luke Harangody, Ben Hansbrough

Bench: Demetrius Jackson, Jack Cooley, Matt Carroll, Pat Connaughton, Bonzie Colson, Chris Quinn, Zach Auguste, Tim Abromatis, V.J. Beachem

MVP: Harangody was a two-time Second-Team All-American, but Murphy was a two-time First-Team All-American, so that along with his very Irish last name gets him the nod.

I still, to this day think Harangody and Jack Cooley were the same player. The Grant-Thomas backcourt would be fun.

Pittsburgh

Starting Five: Brandin Knight (not the one from Kentucky), DeJuan Blair, Sam Young, Aaron Gray, Carl Krauser

Bench: Ashton Gibbs, Brad Wanamaker, Levance Fields, Chris Taft, Lamar Patterson, Michael Young, Chevon Troutman, Jamel Artis, Tray Woodall

MVP: This was a very close call between Knight and Blair. Both were Big East Co-MVP’s and All-Americans. Knight gets the edge for his even longer period of stardom.

For as bad as the Panthers have been lately, they have had some really good college players this century.