As the ACC men’s basketball tournament unfolds with plenty of juicy storylines this week, here are 10 historical “fun facts” worth considering about the crown jewel of ACC basketball.
From 1991-2019, the Atlantic Coast Conference produced at least one #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament 26 times over 29 seasons. Each of the three exceptions (1996, 2003, 2013) to that stunningly successful theme saw the ACC produce two teams that became #2 or #3 seeds in those years.
With just two-plus weeks remaining in college basketball’s 2023-24 regular season, seven of North Carolina’s 19 Division One men’s basketball teams remain firmly in the hunt for first place in their respective conferences.
As more elite college players left school early, college basketball became younger and less experienced overall, and perhaps predictably more freshmen athletes made high-level impacts.
Ingram, who was a McDonald’s All-American in high school and helped Team USA to the FIBA U-19 World Cup gold medal in 2021, recently joined Chapelboro.com columnist David Glenn for a lengthy, 1-on-1 interview.