J. Samuel Walker. ACC Basketball: The Story of the Rivalries, Traditions, and Scandals of the First Two Decades of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2011. 295 pp. Cloth $32.00.

2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 484-487
Author(s):  
Christian K. Anderson
Author(s):  
J. Samuel Walker ◽  
Randy Roberts

If there was any college team that could take the NCAA title from UCLA, it seemed likely that would be one of the talented squads from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Three teams were especially talented. The University of Maryland, coached by Charles “Lefty” Driesell, billed itself as the UCLA of the East. Coach Dean Smith’s University of North Carolina was a proven team. And North Carolina State University, coached by Norm Sloan, was deep in talent and desire.


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