Before the 2017-18 NCAA Tournament, not many people had even known who the UMBC Retrievers were. On March 16th, 2018, UMBC did the impossible. The Retrievers took down the number one overall seed Virginia. Anybody who pays attention to college basketball and even some who don’t, knows about this game. It was the first time in college basketball history that
Zion Williamson was the most hyped NBA prospect since LeBron James. Williamson played with the best recruiting class in Duke history and has lived up to the hype; however, Gina Smith and Prime Sports Marketing have made the last few days for Zion and Duke very stressful with accusations claiming that Nike, Adidas, and Duke University paid his family. It
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College basketball has energy that is unmatched by any other league. No matter where the game is, home court advantage is very prominent in today’s game, which can lead to upset wins and crazy finishes more often than other sports. Although the court itself does not have a large effect on the crowd’s energy, it does add a sense of
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Duke may not have the same class as the 2018 edition with Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett, and Cam Reddish, but this year’s team will be different. Six incoming freshmen are coming to Duke and all of them provide Duke with something they did not have last season: height and depth. Four out of the six Blue Devil freshmen play in
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A down year for what usually is college basketball’s most dominant conference has provided some interesting storylines thus far. Florida State has quietly crept into being a national powerhouse. UNC, despite having freshman sensation Cole Anthony, finished last in the ACC. And Georgia Tech finished fifth in the league, which is a surprise in its own. The regular season came
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As the first full week of March comes to a close, the madness is already upon us. Conference tournaments began Tuesday with well over 200 teams knowing that winning a conference tournament title is their only hope to be recognized and be in the Big Dance. We are well aware of the Big Ten tournament and the ACC tournament. We
Read moreFlorida State defeated Louisville, 82-67, on Monday night in Tallahassee. The Seminoles were trailing by eight at halftime but went on an 18-3 run in the second half to gain control of the top 15 matchup. The Cardinals came out of the gates hot, quickly gaining a 6-4 lead, despite losing Malik Williams in the first two minutes due to
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The Atlantic Coast Conference is in the midst of its worst year in recent memory. As of now, what used to be college basketball’s premier only has three teams in the top 25, which happen to be the only locks for the tournament as of now. However, the conference can squeeze some more teams into the field. Duke, Florida State,
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From ruin to redemption. Tony Bennett’s Cavaliers won the national championship last season after losing to a 16 seed the year before. All is good I’m Charlottesville, right? Maybe. But Virginia finds itself on the bubble for the first time since 2013 and is in danger of not only not repeating as champion, but not hearing its name called on
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The Blue Devils held on and won 70-65 against the Seminoles despite being bodied on the offensive glass and 21 turnovers. Following the Blue Devils comeback victory in an overtime thriller against UNC Saturday, it was understandable that they would have flaws tonight. This matchup turned out to be a nail-biter between the two teams who were looking to take
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