Clemson Transfer's ACC Dream 11 Years in the Making

McNeese State v Clemson Tigers | Mitchell Layton/GettyImagesBack in the seventh grade, somewhere in Mission Viejo, California, a young Nick Davidson wrote down his goals on a piece of paper. One of them: "Play ACC basketball."

Eleven years later, that goal is finally being crossed off the list.

Even though the season hasn't officially started, Davidson, the Tigers' new star transfer forward, is already soaking in the moment.

"It’s been a goal of mine to play ACC basketball since I was in seventh grade," Davidson said. "I wrote that down on a piece of paper and [it's] cool to fulfill that."

Every March, Davidson was glued to the TV, watching the ACC's elite. "I felt like those were the best…