ACC Now

The News & Observer’s Luke DeCock and Andrew Carter explain how the ACC got to this point, where its future is now in question. How might a lawyer attack the league’s grant of rights agreement that is currently holding the conference together? Is Miami to blame for the position the league finds itself in? What should ACC commissioner Jim Phillips do next? They try to answer these questions and more.

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News and Observer reporters C.L. Brown and Jonas Pope IV talk about conference realignment following the recent announcement that USC and UCLA will leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten in 2024. They discuss how the move could impact the ACC – what the league’s future looks like, which programs it could add, which programs might try to leave and more.

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Deja Kelly, who led the UNC women’s basketball team in scoring last season and continues to secure name, imagine and likeness (NIL) deals, joins the N&O’s C.L. Brown to discuss her success and development on the court and in the NIL space along with the expectations for next season’s Carolina team that is projected to be ranked among the top 10 when preseason polls are released. The junior guard talks about what it’s been like to juggle basketball, school and the obligations that have come from her NIL deals, how she’s put herself in position to thrive during the first year of NIL and what the future may have in store for her, as a face of women’s college basketball, and other athletes as the college sports landscape continues to evolve.

More: UNC guard Deja Kelly poised to be a face of women’s college basketball next season

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Grant Hill joins the N&O’s Steve Wiseman to talk about navigating his basketball career — from his four years at Duke in the 1990s to his 19-year NBA career, how college basketball is different for players now and the future of the game. The former Duke All-American, NBA all-star and Naismith Hall of Famer, who recently released his autobiography, “Game,” also discusses Duke’s Jon Scheyer era following the retirement of Mike Krzyzewski.

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Josh Hairston, a former Duke basketball player now employed as an NBA agent by Mike Miller’s Lift Sports Management, joins the N&O’s Steve Wiseman to talk about his journey from basketball player to agent representing former Duke forward Wendell Moore. Hairston discusses how his former Blue Devils teammate and longtime friend, Kyrie Irving, helped him transition from his overseas playing career to a role supporting players. He also provides unique insight into the controversial Irving, who currently plays for the Brooklyn Nets.

Wiseman and Hairston also discuss Duke’s transition from Mike Krzyzewski to Jon Scheyer after Krzyzewski’s retirement. And they breakdown how name, imagine and likeness (NIL) deals are impacting college basketball.

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News and Observer reporters Steve Wiseman and Andrew Carter discuss the name, image and likeness (NIL) era of college sports, which began nearly a year ago. How could the lack of regulations and absence of a true market value for a legitimate NIL deal impact the future of college athletics? If schools were to move to a model where athletes are recognized as employees, how would that impact some schools? They discuss these questions and more.

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Baseball analyst Daron Vaught, who calls games for ACC Network Extra, joins the N&O’s Jonas Pope IV to discuss UNC’s strong finish to the season, freshman star Vance Honeycutt and what kind of run the ACC champion Tar Heels could make in the NCAA tournament.

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Former UNC linebacker Shakeel Rashad and former N.C. State basketball player Scott Wood join The News & Observer’s C.L. Brown and Jonas Pope IV to discuss the name, imagine and likeness (NIL) collectives they are part of that help pool money and resources together to present deals for athletes at their former schools.

More on NIL and how the changing college sports landscape is impacting those in the ACC: www.newsobserver.com/topics/acc-meetings

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Gene Banks, who starred at Duke from 1977-81, joins the N&O’s Steve Wiseman to talk about his experience playing for Mike Krzyzewski during his first season coaching the Blue Devils, what it’d mean to him to have his jersey retired by the school, and how Coach K could have added to his legacy by naming Tommy Amaker or Johnny Dawkins as his successor.

Banks also discusses Jon Scheyer taking over the Duke program, assistant coach Nolan Smith’s departure for Louisville and college athletes being allowed to make money.

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Chris Spatola, ESPN college basketball analyst and SiriusXM host, joins the N&O’s Steve Wiseman to talk about the latest news from the ACC spring meetings in Amelia Island, Florida. The two discuss the widening revenue gap between the ACC and the national leaders, the SEC and Big Ten, and other league issues like abandoning football divisions for more attractive matchups in regular season and title game.

They also make a case for why the ACC should radically alter its basketball schedules — playing league games in November and December and more nonconference games in January and February. And they explain how name, imagine and likeness (NIL) and Alston-related payments are helping college basketball and where they aren’t.

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