Top transfer classes from BustingBrackets .com (ACC schools only): Louisville 1, Miami 4, Duke 6, UNC 9. Honorable Mention: Pitt and N.C. State … Former UNC players Deon Thompson and Brandon Robinson joined Michael Maleone’s staff at UNC … Three ACC schools, Louisville, Miami, Notre Dame, will be part of 24-team Players Era Championship Thanksgiving tournament where they’ll play multiple games in Las Vegas and get NIL checks … Plans for the Diamond Cup, an eight-team event involving UNC, Kentucky, Kansas, Michigan among others, are being considered for the start of the ‘27 season. Teams would play an exhibition and regular season contest at neutral sites with reported million dollar payouts, according to CBS Sports Network. One of the folks behind the idea reportedly was former St. John’s Athletic Director Mike Cragg, who spent more than 30 years with Coach K at Duke … Way Too Early pre-season rankings from the Associated Press: Florida 1, Michigan 2, Duke 3, Virginia 10, Louisville 11, Miami 20, UNC 23 … Duke hired Alexander Powell, former director of basketball innovation for Portland Trail Blazers, as executive director of basketball, and KJ Conklin, formerly of G League Austin Spurs, as assistant coach … UNC hosts Arkansas and Duke plays Florida in the ACC/SEC Challenge…