Well, it was almost a magical tournament. The ACC Tournament almost turned into a Cinderella story. The NC State Wolfpack almost woke up the echoes of their 1983 improbable national championship run that began in that year’s ACC. The plucky Pack charged from the Number 10 seed fighting fatigue, injury and a lack of depth. [...]

The ACC Tournament has long been one of the toughest tickets in sports. For decades, the league’s postseason extravaganza, whether held in Raleigh at the area’s original big-time basketball arena, Reynolds Coliseum, Charlotte or its long-time home in the Greensboro Coliseum, interest in the event was such that there were never enough tickets to go [...]