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Tobacco Road's finest hails from Big Ten country

By Doug Gottlieb

Friday, January 16, 2009

• What if I told you the best player in the state of North Carolina did not play for UNC or Duke and was not named Stephen Curry? In addition to being the best player in the state in the 2008-09 season, the same player grew up right in the heart of Big Ten country and was not heavily recruited by the league. Wake Forest guard Jeff Teague is averaging 21 points per game, shooting 54 percent from the field, 55 percent from 3 and is an 85 percent free-throw shooter. Teague also averages 4 ...

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