Virginia Tech's Erick Green has been named the 2013 ACC Player of the Year.

Green was joined on the All-ACC First Team by Virginia's Joe Harris, N.C. State's Richard Howell, Duke's Mason Plumlee and Miami's Shane Larkin.

Miami's Durand Scott was named Defensive Player of the Year, while Boston College's Olivier Hanlan was named Freshman of the Year.

Joel Embiid called Kansas his leader after attending the Jayhawks' Midnight Madness event.

“I had a great visit. I’m going to visit Virginia, Florida and one other school to compare those schools to my visit to Kansas,” Embiid said.

The 7-foot, 220-pound center has also mentioned Louisville, UCLA, Marquette, Texas, DePaul and Wake Forest.

London Perrantes has committed to Virginia.

Perrantes is a 6-1 senior point guard from Crespi Carmelite High School in California. 

Perrantes also had offers from Arizona State, Illinois, Washington State, Southern California and St. Mary's.

Virginia will host top recruiting targets Austin Nichols and London Perrantes over the next two weekends.

The 6-foot-8 Nichols, considered a top-20 prospect in his 2013 class, has narrowed his list to six schools:  Auburn, Duke, Memphis, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Virginia.

Perrantes, a 6-foot, 170-pound point guard from Encino, Calif., is considering Arizona State, Illinois, Pepperdine, San Francisco and Washington State.

Austin Nichols, a top-10 recruit in the class of 2013, trimmed his list to six schools: Memphis, Auburn, Tennessee, Virginia, Duke, and Vanderbilt.

"I talked with my parents a few times and I guess today was the day," Nichols said. "We were a little late cutting the list, but we had to get it done and we were confident in each school."

Nichols intends to utilize his allotted five official visits on Virginia, Auburn, Tennessee, Duke and Vanderbilt after unofficially visiting Memphis last week.

The ACC/Big Ten Challenge announced their schedule for the 12-13 season.

November 27th

- Iowa at Virginia Tech
- Minnesota at Florida State
- N.C. State at Michigan
- Nebraska at Wake Forest
- Maryland at Northwestern
- North Carolina at Indiana

November 28th

- Virginia at Wisconsin
- Purdue at Clemson
- Georgia Tech at Illinois
- Boston College at Penn State
- Ohio State at Duke 

Joel Embid has only been playing basketball for 18 months, but his 7-foot-1 frame makes his potential limitless.

Embid began playing basketball at one of Luc Richard Mbah a Moute's basketball camps in Cameroon. Mbah a Moute discovered him and encouraged him to come to the United States and attend Montverde Academy in Florida.

"He's got untapped potential, when he figures it all out," one Division I assistant coach said. "In two years, he's going to be really good for somebody."

Florida and UCLA were both recruiting Embid early, while Louisville, Virginia, Texas and Georgia Tech have also expressed interest.

"He learned his foot skills by watching videotapes of Hakeem Olajuwon," said Jeff Simmons, Embid's AAU coach with Florida Elite. "He taught himself. His footwork is outstanding."

Embid will be a member of the 2013 incoming freshman class.