3-team race shaping up in ACC basketball

Posted Jul 3, 2012
As Roy Williams posed with four NBA caps by his left hand and held up four fingers on his right hand, signifying the number of first-round draft picks UNC had sent to the pros Thursday, the rest of the ACC had reason to rejoice. But in a league that suffered very few draft losses as a whole, only N.C. State looks capable of challenging rebuilt UNC and Duke teams for first place next season. (Fayetteville Observer)

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