ACC Hoops News

Former NBA star Chris Paul was honored with a mural at Rupert Bell Park in his hometown of Winston-Salem … Brooklyn’s Drake Powell was assigned to the Long Island Nets of G League … Jay Bilas’ best 65 men’s teams had 9 from the ACC with four in top 15 (1 Duke, 9 Va., 14 Miami, 15 Louisville), plus 30 UNC, 53 Clemson, 55 Pitt, 61 SMU, 64 Stanford … Four ACC schools were in the top 20 for biggest home court advantage–Duke 2, UNC 7, Syracuse 17, Va. 20–according to studentsection.com. Kansas was first, Purdue third, Tenn. fourth … Predicted order of finish in media poll for ACC women: Duke (49 first place votes), Louisville (22), North Car­o­lina (1), Notre Dame (4), N.C. State. Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo was preseason POY … Matt Able (48) was the only UNC player on SI’s list of top 76 men’s college players. There were 12 from the ACC. Duke’s John Blackwell (11) was the highest …