ACC basketball looks to improve from top to bottom this season. We preview the conference’s teams and top players. Against all odds, college basketball is slated to return on November 25, just a mere 20 days away. College basketball fans have been through a lot, having their coveted tournaments stripped away in the blink of an eye just to be
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College basketball is all about bragging rights. Every year, bragging rights are up for grabs in each state as to who can be called the best. If we are lucky as fans, we get to see these natural rivalries play out in person. Yet every year is not the same. As teams go through down years another contender can rise
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Behind every successful college team is a well rounded coaching staff. The head coach receives most of the credit for the team’s success, however, he has assistants to help with in-game adjustments, strategy, and recruiting. Many assistants go unnoticed until they step out from the shadow of the head coach and become a head coach for themselves. However, many
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Torin Francis was one of the highest rated recruits coming out of high-school, and became one of the top big men in Notre Dame history. I caught up with him about his college and pro careers. ME: As a highly rated recruit, what other schools looked at you? TORIN: Being a McDonald’s All-American, I had the opportunity to choose almost
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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
Read moreCollege basketball season is about halfway through. The bubble is starting to form, and with a wild season thus far, is starting to look different than the past. Teams who do not usually worry about hearing their names called on Selection Sunday are now finding their names on the bubble. These teams have half a season to turn things around,
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Saturday boasts yet another jam-packed college basketball slate. With no shortage of action, here are three games I see having betting value: #13 Louisville @ Notre Dame 2:00 p.m. ET ESPN Opening Spread: Notre Dame +3 Current Spread: Notre Dame +3.5 Projected Spread: Notre Dame +7 Since dropping two straight to Kentucky and Florida State, Chris Mack’s Louisville Cardinals looked
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For Indiana, basketball reigns supreme. The Crossroads Classic is a time for bragging rights when the top in-state schools come together to compete in the home of the Indiana Pacers. Indiana, Purdue, Butler, and Notre Dame programs with a combined 122 NCAA tournament appearances and 14 trips the to Final Four add that to Indiana’s five National Championships and the
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It’s finals week! Most colleges are taking its first semester final exams all of this week or last, which means most college hoops teams have the week off game wise. However, some teams continue to practice at the same high level as they would on any other week. Every ACC team has at least a week without games, either coming
Read moreThe Big Ten faces off with the ACC in the 20th year of the challenge. The ACC currently leads the challenge in yearly wins, holding 12 compared to the Big Ten’s five, which is accompanied by three ties, one of which came last year. The event started with two games yesterday, with each of the two premier conferences winning one.
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