North Carolina State University Athletics
Spud Webb To Be State's ACC Legend At ACC Tournament
1/28/2016 3:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Anthony 'Spud' Webb will NC State's ACC Legend at the 2016 ACC Tournament in Washington, D.C.
Standing all of 5-7, Webb came up big for head coach Jim Valvano's NC State teams in the mid-1980s. With a vertical leap of 42 inches, the Dallas, Texas, native became a fan favorite as one of college basketball's most exciting players. He played two seasons at NC State after starring at Midland Junior College, where he averaged 14.6 points and 10.1 assists per game in leading his team to the 1983 JUCO national title.
In addition to averaging 10.4 points per game at NC State, Webb proved a most efficient point guard, handing out a total of 373 assists in 66 games with the Wolfpack – including 18 in a win over Northeastern that still rank as the second-highest single-game total in school history. As a senior, Webb was a key member of NC State's 1985 team that won 23 games and reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
He played 12 seasons in the NBA and won the league's slam dunk contest his rookie year. Webb is currently the President of Basketball Operations for the Texas Legends, the NBA D-League team for the Dallas Mavericks.
WOLFPACK CLUB: ACC Tournament Info
The Legends will be recognized during the 2016 New York Life ACC Tournament, which will be held March 8-12 at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. They will be featured at the annual ACC Legends Luncheon, which will be held Friday, March 11, beginning at noon at the Washington Marriott Marquis hotel. They will then be introduced that evening to the Verizon Center crowd during halftime of the first semifinal game.
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The 2016 ACC Legends Class
Jim Hooley, Forward, Boston College
Grayson Marshall, Guard, Clemson
Jason Willams, Guard, Duke
Rowland Garrett, Forward, Florida State
BJ Elder, Guard, Georgia Tech
Darrell Griffith, Guard, Louisville
John Salmons, Forward, Miami
James Worthy, Forward, North Carolina
Anthony "Spud" Webb, Guard, NC State
Adrian Dantley, Forward, Notre Dame
Charles Smith, Forward, Pitt
Derrick Coleman, Forward, Syracuse
Norman Nolan, Forward, Virginia
Howard Pardue, Forward, Virginia Tech
Dave Odom, Head Coach, Wake Forest
