Before being selected number one overall by the San Antonio Spurs , Tim Duncan played college basketball for four years at Wake Forest . He was a two-time Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) Men 's Basketball Player of the Year , three-time NABC Defensive Player of the Year , and MVP of the 1996 ACC Tournament . Duncan also won numerous national player of the year awards for his senior season at Wake Forest and was a two-time consensus first-team All-American . In 1996 , Duncan led the ACC in scoring , rebounding , field goal percentage and blocked shots , becoming the first player in ACC history to do so . Wake Forest had a 97 – 31 record during his four years there . Duncan left Wake Forest as the all-time NCAA rebounding leader at the time . Duncan is one of only ten players to leave college with more than 2,000 career points and 1,500 career rebounds . He was also the first player in NCAA history to reach 1,500 points , 1,000 rebounds , 400 blocked shots and 200 assists
1996 ACC Tournament
1996 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
Big Three (San Antonio Spurs)