College basketball is back, and what better way to start it off then the Champions Classic. In the event’s 9th year, this is the first in which each of the four teams are ranked the four best in the country. This short tournament has a chance to be a historic start to the season. The night at Madison Square Garden
(Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) The college basketball tip-off is finally upon us, and no better way to celebrate than a great slate of hoops, headlined by the Champions Classic and ACC conference play. Each week, I’ll write up my top bets with analysis. Most nights I’ll have 2-3 plays, but tomorrow night yields only one. Cheers to a great season
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In the 2018/19 season, the SEC had seven teams head into March looking to hoist the national championship trophy. Auburn won their second-ever SEC Championship and worked their way to the Final Four before losing to Virginia, 62-63. With three teams in the top ten recruiting rankings, the SEC is poised to have young talent carry into this year and
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The ACC continued to be college basketball’s premier conference last season. The conference dominated the rest of division 1, finishing the regular season with five teams in the top 25. One of the ACC’s biggest selling points last season was the freshman talent. Duke brought in the best freshman class in college basketball history, with three of their five starters
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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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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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Starting Monday, the ACC and B1G will go head to head for the 19th straight year in the annual ACC vs. Big 10 challenge. This series of games is unlike any other, and this year should be no different. Starting in 1999 with just 9 teams, the ACC vs. B1G challenge has consistently grown to become one of if not
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Some things never change. Barring any insane atmospheric changes, the sky will always be blue, day will be light and night will be dark, and the Earth will be round. The same goes for the ACC in College Basketball. It will always be the conference to beat. Obviously UNC is the team to beat. They are the reigning NCAA Tournament
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