Monday, March 30, 2009

N.C. State launches tourism site

N.C. State has launched a new tourism-related website "designed to benefit extension agents and other professionals working throughout" the state. The purpose of the site is to "provide useful information on a variety of tourism-related topics, identify additional resources, and provide a forum to share current news and information related to tourism and extension within North Carolina and beyond.

The site can be found here.

More red wolf news

From the Citizen-Times ...

The WNC Nature Center might get only a portion of $870,000 set aside for efforts to save endangered red wolves.

Details on how the money secured by U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, D-Waynesville, will be spent have been unclear, officials said. Shuler cited constituent respect for the outdoors and conservation as reasons for securing the federal funding for the red wolf captive breeding program.

The Nature Center operates one of about 40 captive breeding facilities in the country participating in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's red wolf recovery program.

Eighteen rare red wolf pups have been born at the Nature Center since the Asheville facility joined the effort. Red wolves have been at the brink of extinction, numbering only about 300 worldwide.

New money for the effort was included in a $410 billion omnibus spending measure signed by President Barack Obama last week.

“When you lose a species, you never get it back,” Shuler said.

Click here for the rest of the article.

Friday, March 27, 2009

Asheville is a place for adults to do Spring Break

ForbesTraveler.com has named Asheville, the "Paris of the South," one of the best places for adults to have a great time "without the rowdy kids."

"You’ve worked much too hard to have your spring break ruined by a bunch of kids who aren't your own," says Forbes. "The thousands of spring breakers and their teen dramas, drunkfests and wet t-shirt contests fly south for the winter right when you are getting sick of the sleet and snow."

Instead, try Asheville "with an eclectic downtown and 30-plus art galleries all framed by the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains. Renowned accommodations include the Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa and the Cottage on Biltmore Estate (that’s George Vanderbilt’s 8,000-acre place and site of America’s largest home). Richmond Hill Inn also has an elegant, B&B-inspired ambience. March’s variable weather could bring either snow tubing downhill or rafting on the French Broad River."

Note: Richmond Hill Inn was recently the victim of arson and is now lost.

Quick hits: New state park and an old mine is still a gold mine

House approves state park at Grandfather Mountain
"The newest addition to North Carolina's state parks system will be backcountry parts of Grandfather Mountain," says the Asheville Citizen-Times.

"The state is in the process of buying land around the 6,000-foot peak from the family of the property's owner, philanthropist and photographer Hugh Morton, for $12 million. The state House gave final approval Thursday to making the Avery County site a state park once the deal is complete.

"The state park will cover about 2,400 acres of undeveloped land. The Morton family will operate the nature center, wildlife habitats and swinging bridge on 600 acres near the top. But a conservation easement on that land will halt efforts to build housing subdivisions, condominiums, ski slopes and other types of commercial development."



Mine-ful of the past

"The mine is dank, musty and cool, with green fuzz growing on the rocky walls and a stand of mushrooms thriving on the gravel floor. Heavy wooden timbers brace the walls and ceiling.

"Darkened tunnels branch off to the left, right, or even straight up, barred by wooden slats and braced with timbers wedged in at crazy angles," says the Winston-Salem Journal.

"The Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site, on 880 acres near Midland, quietly awaits the next rush of visitors.

"Hard times attract visitors happy to pay $2 to pan through one pile of dirt hoping for gold.

"Site manager Sharon Robinson can tell you right away what gold is bringing on any given day -- it was $925 an ounce recently -- and higher prices attract an increase in visitors to her out-of-the-way historic site. ..."

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Kinston folks respond to Pressly's book

Kinston native Jaime Pressly, of "My Name is Earl" fame, has a book about her life on book store shelves now.

"it's not necessarily not the truth: Dreaming Bigger Than the Town You're From" is a "collection of stories about Pressly's life so far, in Kinston and Los Angeles, written for her young son Dezi," says the Kinston Free Press.

Folks in Pressly's hometown are responding to the book.

Laverne Burks of Kinston, Schreckengost's mother, said she thought it was well-written.

"It was more interesting probably because it was about local people, people I know or have known. I enjoyed it," she said.

Pressly said her family was extremely proud of her and the publication.

"They all loved the book," she said. "My aunt and uncles have sent the sweetest notes."

Jimmy Pressly, Jaime's father, said he thought it was pretty amazing.

"You don't think kids have these thoughts growing up, but she had big dreams, and never gave up on them," he said. ...

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

John Hope Franklin passes away

From the News & Observer ...

John Hope Franklin, the revered historian who chronicled the South and gave definition to the African-American experience, died this morning at the age of 94.

Franklin, the James B. Duke professor of history emeritus at Duke University, died at Duke Hospital, said David Jarmul, a spokesman for Duke University.

Franklin was considered one of the most influential historians of the 20th century. His book "From Slavery to Freedom," first published in 1947, was a seminal work on African-American history and has sold 3.5 million copies.

His scholarship helped ensure that no American history book could be complete without the story of African-Americans, and that America had to confront the reality of slavery and segregation in its past.

He was at the forefront of some of the biggest turning points in the nation's civil rights history. In 1953, he helped NAACP lawyers with research for the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education school desegregation case. In 1965, he joined a group of historians who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King from Selma to Montgomery. Five decades after his masterpiece was published, he was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1997 to lead a national intiative on race. ...


RIP, Dr. Franklin.

Enjoy the majesty of the Shackleford wild horses

There's a poignant scene in "Nights in Rodanthe" (yes, I admit I've seen it) where Diane Lane's character finally -- after apparently many, many years of waiting -- sees the Banker ponies along the Outer Banks. They are a sight to behold.

This video (courtesy of YouTube.com via my mother) is a wonderful one that discusses the Shackleford Banks wild horses, in Carteret County.

As I've said before, I've often loved standing along the edge of the water in Beaufort, looking across to the islands, hoping to get a glimpse of these wonderful animals.

If you are interested in helping to support the care of these creatures, click here. You could even adopt one of them, I believe!

(Photo courtesy of the wild horses foundation)

Friday, March 20, 2009

Quick hits: Zoo loses Hope, Wesleyan has a new prez

Zoo's gorilla euthanized

"One of the N.C. Zoo's most celebrated residents, the female gorilla Hope, was euthanized Thursday because of a variety of medical problems that had caused her quality of life to decline," according to the News & Observer.

"Hope was 35.

"She became famous in 1989 as the mother of Kwanza, the first and only gorilla born at the N.C. Zoo. The birth attracted national media attention.

"Hope arrived at the zoo in May 1984 after the National Institutes of Health discontinued a gorilla behavioral research program in Louisiana.

"In recent years she had surgery for abdominal abscesses, was being treated for high blood pressure and, most recently, had become almost completely blind. According to a statement from the zoo, chief veterinarian Mike Loomis said Hope also appeared to be suffering from severe headaches. ..."



N.C. Wesleyan chooses new president

"N.C. Wesleyan College has a new president," according to media reports.

"James A. Gray III is a longtime fundraiser who most recently served as associate dean for external affairs at UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School. He also served previously as associate dean for marketing and communications at Duke's Fuqua School of Business.

"Gray, a UNC-CH graduate and a Morehead Scholar, was selected after a search that generated more than 130 candidates from 32 states, according to the university. ..."

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Lumbees get federal support

From the Associated Press ...

"A North Carolina Indian tribe that has sought federal recognition for years now has support from the federal agency that oversees tribal matters, which the petitioners say may signal a shift under the new president.

"Lumbee leaders attended a congressional Indian affairs committee hearing Wednesday in Washington on a bill that would give the tribe federal recognition, which would include federal funds, The Fayetteville Observer reported Thursday. The bill was proposed by Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-NC, who lives in Lumberton, and now is supported by the Interior Department.

"McIntyre told committee members that some have raised concerns about whether the Lumbee people are true Indians. He said those statements were 'a weak attempt to try and confuse the issue of federal recognition. ... The only tribe in America left in legal limbo is the Lumbee.'

"Federal status for the tribe would bring it millions of dollars for housing, health care, education and development. The Lumbee tribe is the largest east of the Mississippi and most of its 55,000 members live in the Robeson County area. ..."

This is very good news for the Tribe.

Hoops notes: UNC most valuable team, NCAAs begin today

The North Carolina Tar Heels are the most valuable college basketball team in America, according to Forbes.

"The Heels generate nearly $26 million for the university, including $16.4 million in operating revenue, making the university one of the few in the nation that make more money from basketball than football, according to the story," writes the News & Observer.

The Duke Blue Devils rank eighth, while N.C. State and Wake Forest tied for 18th among the top 20 teams.

Go Tobacco Road!

The NCAA men's basketball tournament gets under way today. (Click here for the schedule.) The Tar Heels take on Radford at around 2:50 in Greensboro. The Blue Devils will take on Binghamton in Greensboro tonight around 9:40. Wake will take on Cleveland State tomorrow at around the same time.

(Speaking of Greensboro, former Clemson and current Texas coach Rick Barnes, a Hickory native, says he regrets his row with former UNC coach Dean Smith a dozen years ago or so.)

Other ACC teams in the tournament include Maryland, Boston College, Florida State and Clemson.

Oh, in case you haven't heard, the President has picked "N.C." to win it all.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Ferry schedules to be cut

The News & Observer's Bruce Siceloff is reporting that budget constraints will lead to the N.C. DOT's Ferry Division to cut some ferry schedules this summer.

"The changes will affect tourists and fishermen who take the Pamlico Sound ferries to Ocracoke Island, and commuters who use the Cherry Branch - Minnesott Beach and Bayview - Aurora river ferries," Siceloff writes.

"The Pamilco Sound toll ferry, which usually adds more runs for the busy summer season, will stay on its reduced winter schedule this year: four round trips daily (instead of the usual six) between Cedar Island and Ocracoke, and two trips (instead of four) between Swan Quarter and Ocracoke. ..."

Go to www.ncferry.org or call 1-800-293-3779 for more information.

One of the "neatest" (do people still say "neat"?) things about North Carolina's ferry system is the fact that the vessels are named after the state's colleges and universities, as these photos show the Duke and N.C. State ferries, respectively, proving that the ferries are named for private and public schools.

Monday, March 16, 2009

Red wolves to get aid

Well, the N.C. State Wolfpack may have laid a number of eggs of late, but there's at least some good news for some other red wolves from North Carolina.

The red wolf, which roams wild only in North Carolina, is getting some federal help for the endangered species' most important task -- breeding [says the Charlotte Observer].

There is $870,000 tucked inside the $410 billion spending package signed recently by President Barack Obama for the red wolf revival program.

The money will help build a new breeding center near Tacoma, Wash., where encroaching development near the current center has dampened the wolves' breeding habits.

Some of the earmark funds would also expand the red wolf program in Asheville, which since 1985 has participated in the captive breeding effort with at least a pair and sometimes a pack of wolves. ...

It's all part of a decades-long effort to save the red wolf, a large animal with tinges of red on its shoulders, legs and ears. The species, all but wiped out by humans who viewed the animals as predators, had been reduced to only 17 known survivors in the 1970s.

[T]he wolves have made a gradual comeback since scientists began releasing them into the wild in 1986.

Now, an estimated 100 to 130 live free in Eastern North Carolina, in a five-county area that includes the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, said Buddy Fazio of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Manteo. ...

Go Pack! At least you guys are having a good year!

(Image from the Red Wolf Recovery Project's website)

Friday, March 13, 2009

Watch this, dingbatters

A book I highly recommend to those interested in North Carolina culture and linguistics is Walt Wolfram's "Hoi toide on the Outer Banks," which does a marvelous job of studying the Ocracoke brogue.

This YouTube clip gives some nice insight into the quirky pronunciations and unique words of the Outer Banks residents.

Enjoy it, dingbatters!

Ghost Town files for bankruptcy

Well, the old amusement park made a good effort at survival. But it looks like Maggie Valley's Ghost Town in the Sky has seen better days. It recently filed Chapter 11.

"The Old West-themed amusement park has struggled since reopening in May 2007 after being shuttered for five years," says the Citizen-Times.

"The park has been unable to secure capital financing to pay off outstanding debts, restructure short-term debts, complete the updating of rides and cover costs associated with running and marketing a regional theme park."

T'is a shame. Ghost Town ranks right up there with Tweetsie Railroad and Mystery Hill (among too many others to mention) as being quintessential Western North Carolina attractions. There may still be hope, according to Lynn Sylvester, one of the park's five managing partners.

“Ghost Town is part of the history of Western North Carolina,” she said. “We are committed to preserving our theme park through this re-organizational process. “Given the mission of the Rural Development program to create and retain jobs, the USDA, which has a 70 percent guarantee on the primary loan facility held by BB&T, has signified a willingness to participate in a restructured debt arrangement."

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

North Carolina basketball report (10)

Stephen Curry isn’t going to the NCAA tournament — Davidson lost to College of Charleston in the Southern Conference semifinals — but he is the Player of the Year in the state.

No player meant more to his team. When Curry (28.6 points, 5.7 assists) didn’t play against The Citadel last month, the Wildcats lost by 18 points.

The rest of the first team: Ty Lawson and Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina, Jeff Teague of Wake Forest and Gerard Henderson of Duke.

Lawson played the point as well as anyone in ACC history, and Henderson went from good to great during the season, averaging 19.8 points in conference games.

The ACC office says Hansbrough is the first four-time, first-team unanimous selection. Don’t believe them: He was not unanimous his sophomore season.

It’s a perimeter team, so Mike Krzyzewski is the coach.

Danny Green of North Carolina, Kyle Singler of Duke, James Johnson of Wake Forest lead the bench.

Jonathan Rodriguez of Campbell and Ola Atoyebi of Elon make the cut in a bad year for the small schools. Tracy Smith went from role player to State’s best player.

The last spot goes to walk-on Daniel Mercer of UNC Wilmington. The junior averaged 13.4 minutes and 2.3 points in his first year of organized basketball since the eighth grade. | story

I am excited about Mercer’s success, because I coached him in a Raleigh Parks & Recreation league from 2000 to 2002.

All stats are per 30 minutes.
First team     pts   reb   ast    2pt    3pt     ft
Curry 25.6 3.9 5.1 .528 .382 .876
Lawson 16.2 2.8 6.7 .571 .467 .809
Hansbrough 21.1 8.1 0.8 .528 9-19 .849
Teague 18.3 3.1 3.3 .502 .469 .827
Henderson 17.0 5.1 2.5 .526 .343 .771
Bench pts reb ast 2pt 3pt ft
Green 15.5 5.2 3.2 .558 .444 .827
Singler 15.8 7.3 2.5 .492 .367 .708
Johnson 14.3 8.3 2.1 .598 18-60 .691
Rodriguez 15.4 8.2 1.9 .495 19-53 .790
Atoyebi 17.3 7.5 0.8 .578 0-1 .731
Smith 17.0 7.4 1.0 .546 0-0 .598
Mercer 5.1 4.7 0.5 .705 0-0 .133
Rankings (results through Wednesday’s games)
RPI rankings, team (overall record, record vs. North Carolina teams)

2. Duke (25-6, 4-3)
Last week: 2
beat UNC Asheville, Davidson, N.C. State, Wake Forest
lost to Wake Forest, North Carolina (2)
ACC tournament: vs. TBA in quarterfinals, 9:30 p.m. Friday

3. North Carolina (26-3, 5-1)
Last week: 3
beat UNC Asheville, N.C. State (2), Duke (2)
lost to Wake Forest
ACC tournament: vs. TBA in quarterfinals, noon Friday
ACC career scoring leaders        pts
1. J.J. Redick 2,769
2. Tyler Hansbrough 2,717
3. Johnny Dawkins 2,556
4. Rodney Monroe 2,551
5. Bryant Stith 2,516
I’ve decided not to include Dickie Hemric (2,587 points), because his first two seasons were in the Southern Conference — before the ACC was formed.

10. Wake Forest (24-5, 7-2)
Last week: 17
beat N.C. Central, UNC Wilmington, Winston-Salem State,
East Carolina, North Carolina, Duke, N.C. State
lost to N.C. State, Duke
ACC tournament: vs. TBA in quarterfinals, 7 p.m. Friday

69. Davidson (25-7, 8-1)
Last week: 67
beat N.C. State, Appalachian State (2), Elon (2), Western Carolina,
UNC Greensboro (2)
lost to Duke
Southern Conference tournament: lost to College of Charleston
59-52 in semifinals

100. N.C. State (16-13, 6-5)
Last week: 100
beat High Point, UNC Greensboro, Winston-Salem State,
East Carolina, N.C. Central, Wake Forest
lost to Davidson, Duke, North Carolina (2), Wake Forest
ACC tournament: vs. Maryland in first round, 7 p.m. Thursday

189. Western Carolina (14-15, 4-5)
Last week: 189
beat UNC Greensboro (2), Elon, Appalachian State
lost to Gardner-Webb, UNC Asheville, Appalachian State, Davidson,
Elon
Southern Conference tournament: lost to College of Charleston
67-48 in quarterfinals

202. UNC Asheville (12-16, 5-3)
Last week: 199
beat Western Carolina, Gardner-Webb (2), High Point (2)
lost to Campbell, North Carolina, Duke
Big South tournament: lost to Radford 94-86 in semifinals

206. UNC Charlotte (11-19, 1-1)
Last week: 183
beat UNC Greensboro
lost to Appalachian State
Atlantic 10 tournament: lost to Saint Joseph’s 76-72 in first round

214. East Carolina (10-16, 3-2)
Last week: 208
beat Campbell, UNC Wilmington, UNC Greensboro
lost to N.C. State, Wake Forest
Conference USA tournament: lost to Tulane 69-59 in first round

219. Gardner-Webb (10-17, 2-3)
Last week: 217
beat Western Carolina, High Point
lost to UNC Asheville (2), High Point
Big South tournament: lost to Liberty 88-77 in first round

251. Appalachian State (12-18, 6-5)
Last week: 258
beat UNC Charlotte, Campbell, Elon (2), Western Carolina,
UNC Greensboro
lost to UNC Wilmington, UNC Greensboro, Davidson (2),
Western Carolina
Southern Conference tournament: lost to Davidson 84-68
in quarterfinals

254. N.C. A&T (13-15, 2-0)
Last week: 234
beat Winston-Salem State (2)
MEAC tournament: vs. Coppin State in first round, 8 p.m. Thursday

258. Campbell (12-16, 1-2)
Last week: 252
beat UNC Asheville
lost to East Carolina, Appalachian State
Atlantic Sun tournament: lost to Lipscomb 82-52 in quarterfinals

274. Elon (9-20, 1-8)
Last week: 280
beat Western Carolina
lost to Appalachian State (2), Western Carolina, Davidson (2),
UNC Greensboro (2), UNC Wilmington
Southern Conference tournament: lost to Chattanooga 79-78
in quarterfinals

Ernie Nestor has stepped down after six seasons as Elon’s basketball coach.

275. UNC Wilmington (7-25, 3-2)
Last week: 273
beat Appalachian State, N.C. Central, Elon
lost to Wake Forest, East Carolina
CAA tournament: lost to Hofstra 79-66 in first round

316. UNC Greensboro (4-25, 3-8)
Last week: 321
beat Appalachian State, Elon (2)
lost to UNC Charlotte, N.C. State, East Carolina,
Western Carolina (2), Davidson (2), Appalachian State
Southern Conference tournament: lost to College of Charleston
69-56 in first round

321. Winston-Salem State (6-21, 1-4)
Last week: 317
beat N.C. Central
lost to Wake Forest, N.C. State, N.C. A&T (2)

327. High Point (6-21, 2-3)
Last week: 326
beat N.C. Central, Gardner-Webb
lost to N.C. State, Gardner-Webb, UNC Asheville (2)
Big South tournament: lost to Radford 82-58 in first round

Bart Lundy is out as High Point’s basketball coach after a 9-21 season and a last-place finish in the Big South Conference.

338. N.C. Central (2-26, 0-5)
Last week: 339
lost to Wake Forest, UNC Wilmington, High Point,
Winston-Salem State, N.C. State

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

NASCAR comes full circle

Most people know that NASCAR's history is rooted in "runnin' 'shine." There was a time when "drivers ran bootleg whiskey" from the mountains and the bootleggers "needed to distribute their illicit products, and they typically used small, fast vehicles to better evade the police," according to Wikipedia. "Many of the drivers would modify their cars for speed and handling, as well as increased cargo capacity, and some of them came to love the fast-paced driving down twisty mountain roads."

The repeal of Prohibition in 1933 dried up some of their business, but by then Southerners had developed a taste for moonshine, and a number of the drivers continued "runnin' shine," this time evading the "revenuers" who were attempting to tax their operations. The cars continued to improve, and by the late 1940s, races featuring these cars were being run for pride and profit. These races were popular entertainment in the rural Southern United States, and they are most closely associated with the Wilkes County region of North Carolina. Most races in those days were of modified cars. Street vehicles were lightened and reinforced.


Well, it looks like NASCAR has come full circle.

"Dean Combs, a former NASCAR driver and crew chief for the legendary Junior Johnson, has been charged with making moonshine," says ThatsRacin.com.

State agents and Wilkes County sheriff's deputies said they found a 300-gallon still in a shop building on property owned by Combs, 57. Acting on an anonymous tip, the still in a shop building behind a go-kart track near the North Wilkesboro Speedway.

He was charged with making non-tax paid liquor and possessing ingredients and equipment to manufacture non-tax paid liquor.

N.C. State Division of Alcohol Law Enforcement agents said about 1,150 gallons of corn mash was found. Agents also seized 200 gallons of corn liquor and 3,000 pounds of sugar.

"It was a very professional, clean operation...all stainless steel," N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement Agent Shon Tally told the Journal Patriot newspaper.

Quick hits: Hemlocks quickly dying and Duke Energy gives $1 million to N.C. coast

Study: Hemlocks dying quickly
"A tiny insect may be killing Eastern hemlocks across the Southern Appalachians even faster than expected, U.S. Forest Service researchers said Thursday.

"Most of the evergreen trees, called a 'keystone species' for their important ecological role, could be gone within a decade," says the Charlotte Observer. "Hemlock forests shelter dozens of species of birds and shade mountain streams, cooling the water for trout.

"The rapid death of the trees may also disrupt the way carbon cycles through the forests and into the atmosphere, said the research published by the Forest Service's Southern Research Station in Asheville. ..."


Duke set to give $1 million to N.C. coast

"Duke Energy will donate $1 million to help a fragile coastal N.C. peninsula adapt to climate change, the Nature Conservancy will announce today," according to the Observer.

"The money from one of the United States' largest utility sources of carbon dioxide, the gas linked to global warming, will help the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge cope with rising sea levels.

"The refuge sits on the 2,100-square-mile Albemarle Peninsula, just inside the Outer Banks. The peninsula has very high vulnerability to sea-level rise, one of the hallmarks of climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency said in a January report. ..."

Move over, Myrtle Beach. Bikers coming to New Bern

Bikers may not be welcome in Myrtle Beach, but the original home of N.C. governors and Pepsi is putting fresh sheets on its proverbial bed.

"After 68 years in Horry County, the Carolina Harley-Davidson Dealers Association motorcycle rally is hitting the road," says the (Myrtle Beach) Sun News.

"The association announced Monday it will move its May rally to New Bern, N.C., a town where it said it feels welcome.

"The dealers association, which has sponsored the oldest and shortest of the May events, said it will hold this year's rally May 15 and 16 at the New Bern Fairgrounds.

"Lummus said New Bern has a waterfront, plenty of hotel rooms and history, and Myrtle Beach had made it clear the rallies were no longer wanted. ..."

Monday, March 02, 2009

North Carolina basketball report (9)

Duke moved ahead of North Carolina, but that will be settled Sunday in the ACC season finale.

Only five of the 19 North Carolina schools have winning records.

Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology: bracket | video

Monday’s game
Davidson 90, Elon 78 | boxscore

Saturday’s game
Duke at North Carolina, 4

Rankings (results through Sunday’s games)
RPI rankings, team (overall record, record vs. North Carolina teams)

2. Duke (24-5, 4-2)
Last week: 4
beat UNC Asheville, Davidson, N.C. State, Wake Forest
lost to Wake Forest, North Carolina
Bracketology: No. 3 seed in the East, vs. Ivy League champion

3. North Carolina (24-3, 4-1)
Last week: 3
beat UNC Asheville, N.C. State (2), Duke
lost to Wake Forest
Bracketology: No. 1 seed in the West, vs. Ohio Valley champion
ACC career scoring leaders        pts
1. J.J. Redick 2,769
2. Tyler Hansbrough 2,678
3. Johnny Dawkins 2,556
4. Rodney Monroe 2,551
5. Bryant Stith 2,516
I’ve decided not to include Dickie Hemric (2,587 points), because his first two seasons were in the Southern Conference — before the ACC was formed.
               pts   reb   ast    2pt    3pt     ft
Hansbrough 21.3 7.8 0.9 .539 6-15 .849
Ty Lawson 15.8 2.6 6.5 .569 .494 .815
Lawson: seventh in nation in assists, seventh in 3-point shooting.

17. Wake Forest (22-5, 7-2)
Last week: 18
beat N.C. Central, UNC Wilmington, Winston-Salem State,
East Carolina, North Carolina, Duke, Wake Forest
lost to N.C. State, Duke
Bracketology: No. 3 seed in the South, vs. Patriot League champion
               pts   reb   ast    2pt    3pt     ft
Jeff Teague 20.0 3.4 3.7 .504 .494 .832
67. Davidson (23-6, 6-1)
Last week: 59
beat N.C. State, Appalachian State, Elon, Western Carolina,
UNC Greensboro (2)
lost to Duke
Bracketology: No. 11 seed in the Midwest, vs. Florida State

Stephen Curry scored his 2,500th point Monday night. | story
               pts   reb   ast    2pt    3pt     ft
Stephen Curry 28.5 4.3 5.8 .522 .386 .873
100. N.C. State (15-12, 6-5)
Last week: 90
beat High Point, UNC Greensboro, Winston-Salem State,
East Carolina, N.C. Central, Wake Forest
lost to Davidson, Duke, North Carolina (2), Wake Forest

183. UNC Charlotte (11-17, 1-1)
Last week: 166
beat UNC Greensboro
lost to Appalachian State

DiJuan Harris: fourth in nation in assists (7.3).

189. Western Carolina (14-14, 4-5)
Last week: 203
beat UNC Greensboro (2), Elon, Appalachian State
lost to Gardner-Webb, UNC Asheville, Appalachian State, Davidson,
Elon

199. UNC Asheville (11-15, 5-3)
Last week: 204
beat Western Carolina, Gardner-Webb (2), High Point (2)
lost to Campbell, North Carolina, Duke

208. East Carolina (10-15, 3-2)
Last week: 187
beat Campbell, UNC Wilmington, UNC Greensboro
lost to N.C. State, Wake Forest

Brock Young: second in nation in assists (7.6).

217. Gardner-Webb (10-16, 2-3)
Last week: 220
beat Western Carolina, High Point
lost to UNC Asheville (2), High Point

234. N.C. A&T (13-13, 2-0)
Last week: 239
beat Winston-Salem State (2)

252. Campbell (12-15, 1-2)
Last week: 270
beat UNC Asheville
lost to East Carolina, Appalachian State

258. Appalachian State (11-17, 6-4)
Last week: 254
beat UNC Charlotte, Campbell, Elon (2), Western Carolina,
UNC Greensboro
lost to UNC Wilmington, UNC Greensboro, Davidson, Western Carolina

273. UNC Wilmington (7-24, 3-2)
Last week: 276
beat Appalachian State, N.C. Central, Elon
lost to Wake Forest, East Carolina

280. Elon (8-18, 1-7)
Last week: 264
beat Western Carolina
lost to Appalachian State (2), Western Carolina, Davidson,
UNC Greensboro (2), UNC Wilmington

317. Winston-Salem State (6-19, 1-4)
Last week: 319
beat N.C. Central
lost to Wake Forest, N.C. State, N.C. A&T (2)

321. UNC Greensboro (4-24, 3-8)
Last week: 324
beat Appalachian State, Elon (2)
lost to UNC Charlotte, N.C. State, East Carolina,
Western Carolina (2), Davidson (2), Appalachian State

326. High Point (6-20, 2-3)
Last week: 328
beat N.C. Central, Gardner-Webb
lost to N.C. State, Gardner-Webb, UNC Asheville (2)

Cruz Daniels: 10th in nation in blocks (2.72).

339. N.C. Central (2-25, 0-5)
Last week: 339
lost to Wake Forest, UNC Wilmington, High Point,
Winston-Salem State, N.C. State

Only Grambling, Sacramento State, Alcorn State and NJIT are worse.