Former Hurricane Curnutt Named 2007 ACC Tournament Legend

Feb. 5, 2007

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Former University of Miami men’s basketball player Don Curnutt has been named one of 12 2007 Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Legends, announced today by ACC Commissioner John D. Swofford.

Curnutt, a standout in the Hurricane backcourt from 1968-70, ranks third on Miami’s all-time scoring list, despite playing in an era where he was limited to just three seasons of varsity play.

The sharp shooting guard averaged 26.1 points for a 77-game career, including a 28.4 scoring average as a senior when he earned 1970 All-America honors.

Curnutt, along with 11 other members of this year’s honorees, will be recognized at the 2007 ACC Men’s Tournament, which will be held at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. The group will be honored at the annual ACC Legends Brunch which will be held at the tournament headquarters hotel, the Marriott Tampa Waterside and Marina, beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 10. Later that afternoon, the Legends will be introduced at halftime of the first semifinal game.

Hosted by television personalities Tim Brant and Mike Hogewood, the ACC Men’s Basketball Legends Brunch will be held in the in the Grand Ballroom of the Tampa Marriott Waterside and Marina Hotel. Tickets, priced at $35 each and tables of ten for $350 each, can be obtained by calling the Tampa Bay Sports Commission 1-813-218-3814.