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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 1285741, member: 41"] [B][URL='http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-announces-2015-basketball-legends-class']ACC ANNOUNCES 2015 BASKETBALL LEGENDS CLASS (TheACC)[/URL][/B] [I]GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Thirteen former standout players and a pair of record-setting coaches headline this year’s class of ACC Basketball Legends presented by New York Life. The Legends will be recognized during the 2015 New York Life ACC Tournament, which will be held March 10-14 at the Greensboro Coliseum. They will be featured at the annual ACC Legends Luncheon, which will be held Friday, March 13, beginning at noon in the Guilford Ballroom of the Sheraton Four Seasons Hotel. They will then be introduced that evening to the Greensboro Coliseum crowd during halftime of the first semifinal game. Ticket information for the ACC Legends Luncheon is available at theACC.com and at the end of this release. [B]Derrick Coleman, Syracuse (1986-90)[/B] – One of the most prolific rebounders in college basketball history, Coleman accumulated 2,143 points and pulled down 1,537 rebounds in his four seasons with the Orange. He made an immediate impact as a freshman, averaging 11.9 points and 8.8 rebounds for head coach Jim Boeheim’s squad, which won 31 games and advanced to the NCAA finals. Coleman’s 14 rebounds in the East Regional championship game against second-ranked North Carolina and keyed a 79-75 upset win that secured Boeheim’s first Final Four bid. The 6-foot-10 Coleman was named the BIG EAST Player of the Year in 1990, and Syracuse teams averaged 28.3 wins a season during his four years at the school. The Mobile, Alabama, native stands as the all-time leading rebounder and the second-leading scorer in Syracuse history. The No. 1 overall draft pick by the New Jersey Nets in 1990, Coleman played 15 seasons in the NBA, averaging 16.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 1991 and was an NBA All-Star in 1994. The Orange retired Coleman’s jersey number (44) in March of 2006. [/I] [/QUOTE]

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