Troy Bell Named ACC Legend

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Former star guard Troy Bell will be honored as Boston College's representative in the 2017 class of Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Legends presented by New York Life.

The Legends will be recognized during the 2017 New York Life ACC Tournament, which will be held March 7-11 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Bell is Boston College's career scoring leader with 2,632 points. As a senior in 2002-03, he earned Big East Player of the Year honors and was the USBWA District I Player of the Year after averaging a conference-best 25.2 points per game. The 781 points he scored that season is still the Boston College record. Bell earned Associated Press All-America accolades that season, averaging 27.8 points per game in Big East play, which set the conference's single-season record.

Bell still holds Boston College career records in 3-pointers (300), free throws (810) and free throw percentage (.868). He is also second in steals (272). He was the leading scorer for the Eagles in all four of his seasons, averaging 18.8 as a freshman, 20.4 as a sophomore, 21.6 as a junior and 25.2 as a senior. He also led the team in steals every year at The Heights.

Bell led Boston College to the 2001 Big East Tournament title and was named the tournament MVP. He was a two-time All-American, three-time All-Big East First Team honoree and the Big East Rookie of the Year.

Bell was selected with the 16th overall pick of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. He has spent 12 seasons playing internationally in Spain, Germany, Italy, France and Argentina.

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