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In Sunday’s ACC Action, Clemson nipped Georgia in overtime, 97-94, Miami smoked Delaware State 97-41, Georgia Tech took out West Georgia 82-66, Butler slipped by Virginia 80-73, BC lost to Tulane in OT 93-90 and Pitt fell to Quinnipiac, 83-75. First question: who the hell is Quinnipiac? Just kidding, sort of. Quinnipiac is well known […]
Podcast co-host @AllSportsDACC started talking about the ACC COY candidates on Twitter. That got me thinking, it’s time to list our candidates again, as the picture is getting much clearer. Let’s take a look. 1) Tony Elliot – Virginia Tony Elliot has turned Virginia into arguably the ACC’s most resilient team. Pre-season picked #14 in the … Continue reading »
It was a rough finish for the ‘Cats in a game where they had the lead late Friday night. After Jayden Reid converted an and-one layup with eight minutes left to push the lead to 66-63, Northwestern made only one more field goal. The offense stalled, the pace slowed and the scoring dried up. NU […]
In Friday night’s ACC Action, everyone won, meaning the only ACC loss so far was BC’s overtime bummer against FAU. On Friday, FSU whipped Alabama State 101-64, Wake Forest topped Morehead State 85-61, Virginia took out NCCU 81-62, Pitt beat Longwood 78-60, Notre Dame crushed Detroit Mercy 102-70, Gardner-Webb fell at Clemson 97-59, Georgia Tech […]
A place no stranger to memorable nights, John Paul Johns marked another special evening in its history on Monday. Ryan Odom took the floor for the first time (officially) as the head coach, and Charlottesville native/Virginia freshman point guard Chance Mallory lived out a childhood dream by playing his first game in orange and blue. […]
University of Virginia sophomore Rafael Jodar of Spain won his third Challenger title since August today at the home of his collegiate team, defeating Martin Damm 6-3, 7-6(2) in the final at the ATP Challenger 75 at the Boar's Head indoor courts in Charlottesville.Seeded No. 7, Jodar repeated his win over No. 6 seed Damm in the final of the Challenger 75 in Lincoln Nebraska two weeks ago; while
As is typical in the transfer portal era of college basketball, Ryan Odom looked all over the country (and beyond) to construct his first roster at Virginia. For the starting point guard spot, he grabbed Dallin Hall from BYU. Hall is coming off three similarly looking, productive seasons for the Cougars. He has 100 games […]
With exhibition season going on and various other interesting stories, including some recruiting news, we thought it would be a good time to put together an early ACC links run. We’re not trying to get everyone and everything but here are some interesting bits of news. UNC NC State Wake Forest Virginia Clemson Pitt Notre […]
It’s an exciting time to be an ACC basketball fan (yes that includes you Syracuse Orange supporters). The once proud league has had a massive fall from grace — getting only four bids last year, the lowest since expansion — but a wave of new coaches and increased investment in basketball has fans believing across […]
Virginia basketball was picked to finish fifth in the ACC this season by a select media panel, the ACC announced on Tuesday. UVA came in behind Duke, Louisville, North Carolina, and NC State, in that order, with the Blue Devils selected as the conference’s favorite for the 10th time in the last 13 years. The […]