Two quick ACC notes worth passing on.
First, although it’s not official yet, Joe Giglio is reporting via Twitter that Manny Bates will be leaving State and, according to Giglio, may have been lured away.
While that’s certainly a hit for State as he’s an excellent shot blocker, the rest of his game is sort of rudimentary. We’re not sure how big of a loss that will turn out to e.
And up in Blacksburg, Mike Young did something very smart: he hired Mike Jones away from DeMatha High.
Jones has been there since succeeding his own legendary coach, Morgan Wooten, nearly 20 years ago.