The All-Time top 25 NBA players from a current ACC School (16-20)

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So here we go… We just did The All-Time Top 75 NFL Players from a current ACC School, and now we’re moving to the professional basketball list. Enjoy!

Players 1-5 | Players 6-10 | Players 11-15 | Players 21-25

Some players are still in the middle their careers on the list and could move up, down or off the list before their careers are over.

16) Bobby Jones – North Carolina F

• 4× NBA All-Star (1977, 1978, 1981, 1982)
• 8× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1977–1984)
• NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1985)
• NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1983)
• ABA All-Star (1976)
• All-ABA Second Team (1976)
• 2× ABA All-Defensive First Team (1975, 1976)
• ABA All-Rookie First Team (1975)

17) David Thompson – North Carolina State G

• 4× NBA All-Star (1977–1979, 1983)
• NBA All-Star Game MVP (1979)
• 2× All-NBA First Team (1977, 1978)
• ABA All-Star (1976)
• ABA All-Star Game MVP (1976)
• All-ABA Second Team (1976)
• ABA Rookie of the Year (1976)
• ABA All-Rookie First Team (1976)
• ABA All-Time Team

18) Mark Price – Georgia Tech G

• 4× NBA All-Star (1989, 1992–1994)
• All-NBA First Team (1993)
• 3× All-NBA Third Team (1989, 1992, 1994)
• 2× NBA Three-Point Contest champion (1993, 1994)
• 50–40–90 club (1989)

19) Billy Cunningham – North Carolina F

• 4× NBA All-Star (1969–1972)
• 3× All-NBA First Team (1969–1971)
• All-NBA Second Team (1972)
• NBA All-Rookie First Team (1966)
• ABA MVP (1973)
• All-ABA First Team (1973)
• ABA All-Star (1973)
• NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
• ABA All-Time Team

20) Ralph Sampson – Virginia C/F 

• 4× NBA All-Star (1984–1987)
• NBA All-Star Game MVP (1985)
• All-NBA Second Team (1985)
• NBA Rookie of the Year (1984)
• NBA All-Rookie Team (1984)

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