Over the next two weeks, I will release my All-Time team for each of the 12 Atlantic Coast Conference.
Each team will consist of 5 starters (at least 2 guards and 2 forwards) and 4 reserves to make up a 9 man rotation. The team can only include players who played their entire career in the last 50 years (sorry Dickie Hemric) and only their accomplishments in college taken into consideration.
Wake Forest
Starting Five
Randolph Childress – Point Guard - 1990-1995
Childress won the Everett Case Award as ACC Tournament MVP in 1995 on the back of a 39 point effort in an OT win over UNC that propelled Wake Forest to its first ACC Championship since 1962. For the Tournament, Childress averaged 35.7 points and 7 assists. Childress’s Tournament performance capped a spectacular year where he averaged 20.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists and was named consensus 2nd Team All-American. Childress was 2nd Team All-ACC in 1993 and 1st Team All-ACC in 1994 and 1995. Childress finished his career 2nd Wake Forest history in total points with 2,208 and 3rd in ACC history in 3-pointer made with 329 on 39.5% shooting.
Charlie Davis – Shooting Guard – 1969-1971
Davis only played 3 years for the Demon Deacons, but was named 1st Team All-ACC in each season. He averaged 24.94 points per game for his career, which is the highest per game total in Wake Forest history. His 51 points against American in 1969 is the school record for points in a game. CD is the ACC leader in career free throw percentage knocking down 87.3% of his attempts and was the first African-American to win ACC Player of the Year honors doing so in 1971. Davis was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary Team in 2002.
Rodney Rogers – Forward – 1990-1993
Rogers averaged 21.2 points on 56% shooting, 7.4 rebounds and 2.26 assists and was named ACC Player of the Year and consensus 2nd Team All-American in 1993. His numbers were just as stout in 1994 when Rogers put up 20.5 points on 61% shooting, 8.5 rebounds, 2.79 steals and was named 1st Team All-ACC. Rogers wasn’t quite as good as a FR, but still averaged 16.3 points on 57% shooting, 7.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists and was ACC Rookie of the Year and 2nd Team All-ACC. Rogers 57.9% shooting percentage ranks 2nd in Wake Forest history.
Len Chappell – Forward/Center – 1960-1963
Chappell was a consensus 1st Team All-American in 1962 after averaging 30.2 points and 15.2 rebounds per game. The 6’8” Chappell led Wake Forest to its only Final Four in 1962. The 30.2 points per game is the highest average in ACC history. Chappell was 1st Team All-ACC in each of his 3 seasons and was ACC Player of the Year in both 1961 and 1962. Chappell is Wake’s 3rd leading scorer with 2,165 points and 3rd leading rebounder with 1,213 rebounds. Chappell was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary Team in 2002.
Tim Duncan – Center - 1993-1997
Duncan capped his remarkable career at Wake Forest by being named National Player of the Year in 1997. The National Player of the Year Award was just the tip of the iceberg for Duncan who was named All-ACC 1st Team and ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 1995, 1996 and 1997 along with ACC Player of the Year and consensus 1st Team All-American in 1996 and 1997. As a SR, Duncan averaged 20.8 points, 14.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 3.3 blocks per game. For his career, Duncan averaged 16.5 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.8 blocks. He is 3rd in ACC history in rebounds with 1,570 and 1st in ACC history in blocks with 481. Duncan was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary Team in 2002 and was the 1st pick in the 1997 NBA Draft.
Bench
Chris Paul – Point Guard – 2003-2004
Paul only played two seasons, but made a lasting mark on the Deacon program. Paul was a pass first point guard who averaged 6.3 assists per game, but also a deadly shooter if given space knocking down 46.9% of his 3-point attempts. Paul was an excellent on-ball defender who averaged 2.8 steals per game and was named All-ACC Defensive Team as both a FR and a SO. As a FR, Paul was ACC Freshman of the Year, National Freshmen of the Year and 3rd Team All-ACC. As a SR, Paul averaged 15.3 points per game, 6.6 assists per game, 4.5 rebounds per game and 2.4 steals per year and was named 1st Team All-ACC and consensus 1st Team All-ACC.
Ron Griffin – Forward – 1974-1978
Griffin was a consensus 2nd Team All-American in both 1977 and 1978. As a SR, Griffin averaged 21.5 points on a remarkable 62.1% shooting while also hauling down 10.0 rebounds per game. Griffin led the ACC in both scoring and rebounds that year and was named ACC Player of the Year. The 6’7”Griffin was 2nd Team All-ACC as a SO and 1st Team All-ACC as both a JR and a SR.
Josh Howard – Forward/Guard - 1999-2003
Howard enjoyed a outstanding four year career in Winston-Salem, but blossomed as a SR. During that season, Howard exploded for 19.5 points per game, 8.3 rebounds and 2.1 steals and was named ACC Player of the Year and consensus 1st Team All-American. Howard’s performance as a SR helped pace Wake Forest to its first ACC Regular Season Championship in 41 years. Howard was also named 3rd team All-ACC as a JR after being hobbled with a high-ankle sprain.
Skip Brown – Shooting Guard – 1974-1977
Brown was a dynamite do everything guard that was named 1st Team All-ACC in 1975 and 1977 and 2nd Team All-ACC in 1976. Brown ranks 5th in school history with 2,034 points, 2nd in assists with 579 and 4th in career steals with 195. Brown had seven games with over 30 points scored and seven games where he dishing out over 10 assists.
Each team will consist of 5 starters (at least 2 guards and 2 forwards) and 4 reserves to make up a 9 man rotation. The team can only include players who played their entire career in the last 50 years (sorry Dickie Hemric) and only their accomplishments in college taken into consideration.
Wake Forest
Starting Five
Randolph Childress – Point Guard - 1990-1995
Childress won the Everett Case Award as ACC Tournament MVP in 1995 on the back of a 39 point effort in an OT win over UNC that propelled Wake Forest to its first ACC Championship since 1962. For the Tournament, Childress averaged 35.7 points and 7 assists. Childress’s Tournament performance capped a spectacular year where he averaged 20.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists and was named consensus 2nd Team All-American. Childress was 2nd Team All-ACC in 1993 and 1st Team All-ACC in 1994 and 1995. Childress finished his career 2nd Wake Forest history in total points with 2,208 and 3rd in ACC history in 3-pointer made with 329 on 39.5% shooting.
Charlie Davis – Shooting Guard – 1969-1971
Davis only played 3 years for the Demon Deacons, but was named 1st Team All-ACC in each season. He averaged 24.94 points per game for his career, which is the highest per game total in Wake Forest history. His 51 points against American in 1969 is the school record for points in a game. CD is the ACC leader in career free throw percentage knocking down 87.3% of his attempts and was the first African-American to win ACC Player of the Year honors doing so in 1971. Davis was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary Team in 2002.
Rodney Rogers – Forward – 1990-1993
Rogers averaged 21.2 points on 56% shooting, 7.4 rebounds and 2.26 assists and was named ACC Player of the Year and consensus 2nd Team All-American in 1993. His numbers were just as stout in 1994 when Rogers put up 20.5 points on 61% shooting, 8.5 rebounds, 2.79 steals and was named 1st Team All-ACC. Rogers wasn’t quite as good as a FR, but still averaged 16.3 points on 57% shooting, 7.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists and was ACC Rookie of the Year and 2nd Team All-ACC. Rogers 57.9% shooting percentage ranks 2nd in Wake Forest history.
Len Chappell – Forward/Center – 1960-1963
Chappell was a consensus 1st Team All-American in 1962 after averaging 30.2 points and 15.2 rebounds per game. The 6’8” Chappell led Wake Forest to its only Final Four in 1962. The 30.2 points per game is the highest average in ACC history. Chappell was 1st Team All-ACC in each of his 3 seasons and was ACC Player of the Year in both 1961 and 1962. Chappell is Wake’s 3rd leading scorer with 2,165 points and 3rd leading rebounder with 1,213 rebounds. Chappell was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary Team in 2002.
Tim Duncan – Center - 1993-1997
Duncan capped his remarkable career at Wake Forest by being named National Player of the Year in 1997. The National Player of the Year Award was just the tip of the iceberg for Duncan who was named All-ACC 1st Team and ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 1995, 1996 and 1997 along with ACC Player of the Year and consensus 1st Team All-American in 1996 and 1997. As a SR, Duncan averaged 20.8 points, 14.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 3.3 blocks per game. For his career, Duncan averaged 16.5 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.8 blocks. He is 3rd in ACC history in rebounds with 1,570 and 1st in ACC history in blocks with 481. Duncan was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary Team in 2002 and was the 1st pick in the 1997 NBA Draft.
Bench
Chris Paul – Point Guard – 2003-2004
Paul only played two seasons, but made a lasting mark on the Deacon program. Paul was a pass first point guard who averaged 6.3 assists per game, but also a deadly shooter if given space knocking down 46.9% of his 3-point attempts. Paul was an excellent on-ball defender who averaged 2.8 steals per game and was named All-ACC Defensive Team as both a FR and a SO. As a FR, Paul was ACC Freshman of the Year, National Freshmen of the Year and 3rd Team All-ACC. As a SR, Paul averaged 15.3 points per game, 6.6 assists per game, 4.5 rebounds per game and 2.4 steals per year and was named 1st Team All-ACC and consensus 1st Team All-ACC.
Ron Griffin – Forward – 1974-1978
Griffin was a consensus 2nd Team All-American in both 1977 and 1978. As a SR, Griffin averaged 21.5 points on a remarkable 62.1% shooting while also hauling down 10.0 rebounds per game. Griffin led the ACC in both scoring and rebounds that year and was named ACC Player of the Year. The 6’7”Griffin was 2nd Team All-ACC as a SO and 1st Team All-ACC as both a JR and a SR.
Josh Howard – Forward/Guard - 1999-2003
Howard enjoyed a outstanding four year career in Winston-Salem, but blossomed as a SR. During that season, Howard exploded for 19.5 points per game, 8.3 rebounds and 2.1 steals and was named ACC Player of the Year and consensus 1st Team All-American. Howard’s performance as a SR helped pace Wake Forest to its first ACC Regular Season Championship in 41 years. Howard was also named 3rd team All-ACC as a JR after being hobbled with a high-ankle sprain.
Skip Brown – Shooting Guard – 1974-1977
Brown was a dynamite do everything guard that was named 1st Team All-ACC in 1975 and 1977 and 2nd Team All-ACC in 1976. Brown ranks 5th in school history with 2,034 points, 2nd in assists with 579 and 4th in career steals with 195. Brown had seven games with over 30 points scored and seven games where he dishing out over 10 assists.
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