In his tenure at Virginia, Tony Bennett has been known for finding hidden talent and turning that talent into a premier ACC player. These players usually come out of high school as a three star recruit, sometimes even a two star. In the past few years, Bennett has begun to recruit some bigger names, going after four stars and even
What makes college sports so entertaining, particularly college basketball, is the endless cycle of incoming players. Every season, college hoops brings in electric freshman who dominate at the college level for one year and head off to the NBA. However, these players are young, and their age is often seen by poor judgement, lack of leadership, etc. What is often
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College basketball stars are bred from all over the country. Although there are areas with more basketball talent than others, every state has their fair share of college stars. We took a look at every states best player, basing location off of where the player went to high school. Here are our opinions for best college basketball player from every
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The NCAA announced yesterday, June 5th, that the three point line will be moved back to the international distance of 22’1.75”. The NCAA has been moving towards adopting professional rules in the recent past, and the move of the bonusphere is the latest NBA rule picked up by the NCAA. Just three years ago, the NCAA decreased its shot clock
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The ultimate redemption story: Virginia went on one of the most improbable runs through the field of 64 after becoming the first ever 1 seed to lose to a 16 seed to bring home the schools first ever basketball national championship. Players, fans, and Tony Bennett can breath a sigh of relief, but after deserving celebrations die down, it has
Read moreVirginia advanced to the National Championship with a dramatic 63-62 win over Auburn. Just as it looked like Auburn would pull off the comeback, Kyle Guy scored 6 points in the final 7 seconds to regain the lead. The first half of the Final Four matchup was back and fourth, as there were 6 lead changes. Virginia jumped out to
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After 10 years as head coach for Virginia, Tony Bennett finally cracked the Final Four with a dramatic 5 point win over Purdue. Virginia enters Minneapolis as the highest remaining seed and the only 1 seed, looking to bring the University its first basketball national championship in its long history. ESPN’s Basketball Power Index gives Virginia a 52% chance to
Read moreVirginia advanced to the elite eight with a scrappy win over sleeper 12 seed Oregon in Louisville, 53-49. Virginia, despite having issues scoring, locked up the Ducks athletic lineup and controlled the tempo to bring the Cavaliers to their second elite eight in four years. Oregon held a 16-10 advantage over the south’s top ranked team in the middle of
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After being the third one seed to fall behind early to their opponent, UNC, with a dominant effort in the second half, defeated Iona, 88-73. Behind Cam Johnson’s 21 points, UNC avoids a catastrophic upset and moves on to the Round of 32. After going back and forth early, the Gaels went on an 8-0 run to take a 35-27
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Duke defeated North Dakota State, 85-52, to advance to the Round of 32. Despite falling behind early and only having a 4 point lead at half, the tournaments top ranked team pulled away to secure the 33 point win. North Dakota State picked up an early lead, going in front of the Blue Devils by 7 points early on. Coach
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