Two players with ties to Northwest North Carolina are included in the 2012 class of ACC Basketball Tournament Legends announced Thursday — Kenny Dennard, a King native and former South Stokes High and Duke star, and Randolph Childress, a former All-America at Wake Forest.
The legends will be honored at this year's ACC's tournament in Atlanta, and will be introduced to the Philips Arena crowd at halftime of the first semifinal game March 10.
Dennard, a versatile 6-foot-8 forward, played from 1977 through '81 and helped Duke to a combined 90-37 record in four seasons, three NCAA tournament appearances and one NIT berth. He was second-team All-ACC tournament in 1978 as a freshman and helped Duke reach the NCAA Final Four. He is one of seven Duke players with more than 1,000 points (1,057), 650 rebounds (671) and 200 assists (232) in his career.
Dennard is now the managing partner at Dennard, Rupp, Gray and Lascar, an investor-relations firm based in Houston, according to a release from the ACC.
Childress led Wake Forest to the 1995 ACC championship as a senior, averaging 35.7 points and seven assists in three games. He had 37 points and seven assists in the title game and made the winning shot with four seconds left in overtime as Wake Forest defeated North Carolina 82-80. He was a second-team All-America in 1995 and first-team All-ACC in 1994 and 1995, and he helped the Deacons to a four-year record of 85-39, four NCAA tournament appearances and two trips to the NCAA's round of 16.
A native of Washington, Childress returned to Wake Forest last August to serve as an assistant to athletics director Ron Wellman.
Also in this year's Legends class are: Kenny Smith, who was an All-America and played at North Carolina (1983-87); Todd Fuller of N.C. State (1992-96); John Bagley of Boston College (1979-82); Sharone Wright of Clemson (1991-94); James Collins of Florida State (1993-97); Malcolm Mackey of Georgia Tech (1990-93); Johnny Rhodes of Maryland (1992-96); Ron Godfrey of Miami (1958-61); Lee Raker of Virginia (1977-81); and Dale Solomon of Virginia Tech (1978-82).
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