In the third and final segment of RTC ACC’s Twitter must-follow series, we take a further look at the remaining eight teams in the ACC. This list is not all encompassing but a quick look at some of the more prominent accounts to follow for news and insight on teams around the ACC. This may include coaches, players, writers, and/or bloggers. So without any further delay, Rush the Court brings you the part three finale of our ACC Twitter rundown (click here for Part I and Part II).

Malcolm Delaney of Virginia Tech finds himself in the ‘Alumni Spotlight’

Virginia

 Cavaliers Starting Five

• @UVAMensHoops The official account for UVA basketball.
• @VirginiaHoops Great source for UVA hoops and recruiting news.
• @virginiabuzztap A blogger’s take on Virginia athletics.
• @EvanNolte An entertaining follow and player’s perspective.
• @UVaHooCrew The Twitter account for the UVA fan section.

 Other Official Accounts

• @miketobey10 Sophomore center poised for a breakout campaign.
• @CoachWillyUVA Assistant coach Williford.
• @ajmitchell25 Akil Mitchell.
• @joeharrisuva Fan favorite Joe Harris.

 Alumni Spotlight

• @mikescott Mike Scott currently plays for the Atlanta Hawks and with a little over 17,000 tweets, he is certainly active on social media.

Duke

Blue Devils Starting Five

• @dukeblueplanet The official account for Duke basketball run by their recruiting and communications coordinator.
• @BlueDevilNation Run by Mark Watson, the publisher of Blue Devil Nation.
• @BlueDevilLair Adam Rowe (RTC alumnus) runs this account that represents 247sports.com and provides great insight into recruiting and Duke basketball news.
• @laurakeeley The Duke beat reporter for The Raleigh News & Observer as well as the Charlotte Observer.
• @dukebasketball Coverage of Duke hoops from The Chronicle, Duke’s independent student newspaper with their own articles.

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In the second of a three-part segment here at RTC ACC (see part I here), we take a further look into the incredible social media phenomenon that is Twitter and its all-encompassing foray into athletic culture. This second part will delve deeper into Twitter accounts to follow based on specific ACC teams, whether newspaper columnists, bloggers, alumni or current coaches or players. For any teams not included in this second piece, look for them to be revealed in a later third and final article on the subject. The following is a breakdown of five ‘must-follow’ accounts for each respective team, followed by some official accounts consisting of players and/or coaches and special bonus category at the end of each school’s section.

Maryland

Terrapins ‘Starting Five’

• @nickfaustLIVE With over 9,000 tweets, Nick Faust gives prolific insight to the day-to-day life of a Terp student-athlete.
• @_es1 Evan Smotrycz is a fun follow and has a good Big Ten and ACC knowledge base.
• @TerpsInsider Follows Maryland football and basketball with the help of two Washington Post beat writers.
• @alex_prewitt A Washington Post sportswriter focusing on Maryland athletics with over 15,000 tweets.
• @insidemdsports Publisher of InsideMDSports, a 247sports.com site, has helpful recruiting knowledge.

Other official accounts that are worth a follow

• @CoachTurgeon Head coach Mark Turgeon.
• @umterps Official Twitter of Maryland athletics.
• @Dez32Wells Dez Wells, Maryland’s best player and former Xavier transfer.
• @StuckLikeChuck1 Charles Mitchell, you’ve won us over with that username.

Random Alumni Spotlight

• @DrewNicholas12 Was a member of the 2002 national championship team, played in Europe, and is good for some savvy insight on Maryland and the ACC from time-to-time.

Clemson

Tigers Starting Five

• @ClemsonMBB The official account for Clemson basketball, ran by head coach Brad Brownell.
• @KJMcDaniels The Tigers’ best player and a Clemson fan favorite.
• @maniebeingmanie Manie Robinson is a Clemson football and basketball beat writer for the Greenville News.
• @orangeandwhite An account exclusively dedicated to Clemson sports.
• @brink_aim Writes about Clemson for @orangeandwhite above, a clear Clemson superfan.

Other official accounts

• @landry_nnoko Landry Nnoko.
• @DevColeman15 Devin Coleman.
• @RopeFiasco Jordan Roper.

Random Alumni Spotlight

• @bnice21 Bryan Narcisse played for Clemson for two years and then the South Carolina native was drafted by the world famous Harlem Globetrotters. Diehard ACC fans will remember Narcisse as the forward roaming the hardwood in the fashionable Rec Specs.

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In today’s increasingly technological world, so much of the daily breaking news and interaction happens over social media sites. Fans can interact with players, analysts and writers to voice their opinions and visa versa. ACC basketball is no different and has a large presence on Twitter. In the first of a three-segment series on some of the most insightful and entertaining ACC basketball accounts on Twitter, we take a deeper look at the conference-wide accounts that provide a wide breadth of knowledge across the ACC. The subsequent two parts will break down team-specific Twitter handles that are also worth a follow. These are some accounts worth checking out:

Conference-Wide Twitter Follows

• @ACCSports covers both ACC basketball and football; also located on accsports.com.
• @ShaneRyanHere a staff writer at ESPN.com’s Grantland; also the editor of Tobacco Road Blues.
• @lebrownlow Lauren Brownlow is a freelance writer for Fox Sports Carolina covering the Triangle and ACC sports.
• @thedevilwolf Ben Swain is a co-host of the Walk-Ons podcast and is good for frequent sarcasm and a chuckle.
• @bretstrelow ACC basketball reporter for the Fayetteville Observer is also a voter for the AP Top 25 Poll.
• @accmbb The official Twitter account for ACC Men’s Basketball.
• @DavidTeelatDP an ACC reporter for the Daily Press.
• @rtcACC Independent voice of college basketball. Pretty much the best site ever.
• @CBSSportsACC CBS’ ACC coverage, as told by Sean Bielawski and Shawn Krest.
• @stephenschramm Schramm also writes for the Fayetteville Observer (like Strelow) and covers ACC basketball.
• @joeovies Ovies is a Triangle radio talk show host for ESPN’s The Fan in Raleigh, with a good track record and insight on ACC sports.
• @AGoldFan the other half of the Raleigh’s The Fan talk show, Adam Gold is another valid contributor to the ACC sports scene.
• @CaultonTudor Tudor covers the ACC for Raleigh’s WRAL news.

Feel free to follow these members of the Rush the Court ACC family as well: @rise_and_fire, @kellenlc, @bradjenk, @prohibitivefav.