Influence of the first ACC Tournament, the Iceman Cometh, and 'Don't mess with Shaq' - This DiSH for March 6

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In 1954, the first ACC Tournament Final was groundbreaking for several reasons.

In 2015, the NCAA handed down harsh sanctions on the Syracuse basketball program and Head Coach Jim Boeheim.

In 1982, San Antonio's George Gervin scored 50 in a shootout with Milwaukee's Brian Winters, who scored 42 in a game that set the then NBA record for most combined points in a game.

It's Shaquille O'Neal's birthday and on this day in 2000, a slight from the LA Clippers energized his efforts in the first 60/20 game in more than 30 years.

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