Charlotte has been good to Georgia Tech, which won two of its three ACC tournament titles there (1990 and '93), and to Anthony Morrow.

Tech's senior guard, he of the super sweet stroke, would like to return the favor to his hometown, and give back to Tech beginning Thursday night in the ACC tournament.

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Tech senior Anthony Morrow has made 250 3-pointers, fourth in Tech history, and his 41.6 percent mark from distance is third-best behind Mark Price (.440) and Dennis Scott (.422)

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Some Yellow Jackets fans grumble about Morrow and the 2004 recruiting class, which included Jeremis Smith, Ra'Sean Dickey and Zam Frederick.

He knows that, knows that Tech's record of 65-57 in his four years falls short of expectations planted the season before his arrival when the Jackets reached the national title game.

It hurts, and Morrow would like to change a perception or two.

That may take a bit of work, and the Jackets (14-16) can start by beating Virginia (15-14) in Bobcats Arena, where 14 friends and family members will watch Morrow — his grandmother Geraldine Mayhew for the first time.

"We want to be remembered," he said of himself and Smith. Dickey is redshirting and Frederick transferred to South Carolina two years ago. "We came when Georgia Tech was at the highest pinnacle. People were kind of spoiled, maybe. I don't know if [fans] held it over our heads, but it's something that's always kind of there. Tech went from a championship game ..."

It's not Morrow's fault, nor Smith's, that the Jackets have often been less than productive at point guard, and coach Paul Hewitt understands what Morrow is saying. "I think in their minds they still have some things to do so they can come back in the summers and say they did something special," the coach said.

When you lead two sub-.500 teams in scoring (16 points per game in '05-'06 and 14.2 now) like Morrow, that will not create lasting memories.

But if you're a Tech fan and you're going to forget that high release and silky shot, you haven't been paying attention. Morrow has made 250 3-pointers, fourth in Tech history, and his 41.6 percent mark from distance is third-best behind Mark Price (.440) and Dennis Scott (.422).

His career free throw percentage of 87.1 is No. 1.

Smith, Dickey and Morrow were on NCAA tournament teams in '04-'05 and '06-'07, but those may not be Hewitt's most lasting memory. Rather, he said, "it's great when you get a chance to see these guys go from their junior years in high school when you started recruiting them to how they've grown up."

Morrow, too, will remember.

"We got a rude awakening my sophomore year," he said of the point guard-less team that was 11-17. "On a personal level, it really helped us grow up. I chose to come to Tech. I've learned so much, and I wouldn't take that back. I think we all got stronger."