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ACC Basketball: Ranking the top 5 backcourts in the conference

By Alec Lasley

Mar 12, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Virginia Cavaliers guard London Perrantes (32) shoots the ball over North Carolina Tar Heels guard Joel Berry II (2) in the second half during the championship game of the ACC conference tournament at Verizon Center. The Tar Heels won 61-57. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 12, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Virginia Cavaliers guard London Perrantes (32) shoots the ball over North Carolina Tar Heels guard Joel Berry II (2) in the second half during the championship game of the ACC conference tournament at Verizon Center. The Tar Heels won 61-57. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /
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No. 3: North Carolina State Wolfpack

Oct 26, 2016; Charlotte, NC, USA; Dennis Smith, Jr. of the North Carolina State Wolfpack speaks to the media during ACC Operation Basketball at The Ritz-Carlton. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 26, 2016; Charlotte, NC, USA; Dennis Smith, Jr. of the North Carolina State Wolfpack speaks to the media during ACC Operation Basketball at The Ritz-Carlton. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports /

This is one of the debut’s fans’ of college basketball have been waiting for. Enter Dennis Smith.

The 6-3, five star point guard who was regarded as one of the top players in the country joined the Wolfpack early as he enrolled in January.

This will be the first time many people will be able to see him nationally as he tore his ACL in the summer between his junior and senior years’ during the Adidas Nations.

His junior year of high school he went on to average 22 points/game.

Dennis Smith has been adamant that his knee is back to normal and fully healthy. Here’s what Fox Sports wrote:

"“110 percent,” Smith Jr. said, when asked, on a scale of 1-100 how his knee was feeling. “110 percent for sure.”"

When Doctors went in for surgery they found that Smith had an extra ligament in his knee, something only 20% of humans have. This is what has helped him come back from his injury so quick. Noted by his dad,

"“I had to slow him down,” Smith Sr. said. “He was dunking two weeks after he got out [of surgery]”"

Tagging along in the back court is Maverick Rowan. Rowan reclassified into the 2015 class or he would be entering with Smith as well.

Last year Rowan was second on the team with 12.9 ppg, trailing ACC leading scorer Anthony “Cat” Barber.

Once again, this year Rowan will play in the shadow of another star point guard.

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