The Atlantic Coast Conference. One of the most, if not the most, prolific college basketball conferences ever. You have one of the best rivalries in all of sports, Duke versus UNC, and phenomenal coaches as well. How would a starting five look if you could choose anyone from the ACC? Point Guard: Phil Ford; University of North Carolina. One of
As a freshman, Zion Williamson averaged 22.6 points per game, 8.9 rebounds per game, and 2.1 assists per game; alongside 2.1 steals per game and 1.8 blocks per game for the Duke Blue Devils. He was selected #1 overall in the 2019 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans and took home plenty of hardware from his only collegiate season.
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I had the pleasure to interview NCAA Champion, the University of Virginia forward, Jay Huff. It was an incredible experience, my first real interview with a collegiate athlete. I learned about Jay’s childhood dreams, what it’s like playing for Coach Bennett, and a few surprising facts about him! If you want to hear about Jay’s nickname, how the Cavaliers are
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Ahmed Hill of Virginia Tech missed the game-tying alley-oop to send Duke to the Elite 8 for the second year in a row, winning 75-73. A classic ACC battle, Virginia Tech won the previous meeting without their point guard Justin Robinson, but Duke was without Zion Williamson. This game, Zion Williamson made a difference. Williamson had a game-high 23 points
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We had some blowouts and we had some neck and neck games. That’s March, right? To start the day off, Maryland and LSU went head to head for the first berth in the Sweet 16. LSU led by 9 at the break and controlled all parts of the game during the first half. That was the first half though… the
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The Belmont Bruins will be advancing to the Round of 64 as the 11 seed following an 81-70 win over the Temple Owls. This is Belmont’s first-ever NCAA Tournament win after going 0-7 in all their previous appearances. Belmont’s best player, Dylan Windler, didn’t play as well as expected. He shot 2 of 7 with only 5 points, but his
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A rivalry that dates back longer than I have been alive (WAY LONGER), Yale defeated Harvard 97-85 in the Ivy League Championship to earn their big back into March. At halftime, the game was neck and neck, Yale lead 43-42. Harvard came out of halftime on a roll and was soon up 7. Miye Oni of Yale headed to the
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Here’s how we got here: The Auburn Tigers defeated the Florida Gators 65-62 to advance to their first SEC tournament championship since 2000. Auburn may have gotten lucky with a no-call on a desperation three-pointer by Florida in the closing seconds, but they have the chance to be named SEC champions. The Tennessee Volunteers beat the Kentucky Wildcats 82-78 to
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The Carrier Dome was sold out for Duke versus Syracuse, but the Blue Devils wanted to play spoiler. Duke defeated Syracuse 75-65 thanks to 30 from RJ Barrett and 20 from Alex O’Connell. Both teams held a moment of silence prior to the game for Jorge Jimenez who was struck and killed Wednesday evening. Duke announced that Zion Williamson would
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The #1 Volunteers head to Rupp Arena to face off against SEC rival the #5 Wildcats. Tennessee, trying to hold on to the #1 rank and SEC leadership, Kentucky needs to knock off the #1 team if they want to be the SEC regular season champs. Kentucky lost Tuesday at home against the LSU Tigers on a controversial tip-in at
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