Shy Smith steals the moment

Posted Mar 16, 2008

There were 12 of them -- one from each ACC school -- but it was the 77-year-old man with the silver hair, light blue jacket and slow walk who owned the place. When the 2008 class of ACC legends was introduced at halftime of the first ACC Tournament semifinal Saturday, former Duke player Mike Gminski got a nice ovation. When it was former UNC coach Dean Smith's turn to walk to midcourt, the feeling seemed to change in the building. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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