Ohio Valley Recap Racing past Tech Entering Saturday’s OVC Championship game, Tennessee Tech was hoping that what did not kill it only made it stronger. The Golden Eagles were in a similar position as they were one year ago, sitting as the tournament’s top seed after winning the regular season […]
Author: Dan Hauptman
ACC Tournament Preview
ACC Tournament Preview Happy Tournament! (Soon to replace Happy Birthday and New Year as the most popular Happy phrase) Conference tournament time is here, and the ACC will stage its 49th annual bash starting Thursday in Charlotte, N.C. Without further ado, here are Hoopville’s predictions as to who will win […]
ACC Notebook
ACC in Action With Selection Sunday just three weeks away, it is quite evident that the Atlantic Coast Conference will send five teams to the 2002 NCAA Tournament. Here is a breakdown of the five teams that, unless something extraordinary happens, will be among the field of 65 in March. […]
Slamming Dunking
Slamming Dunking by Dan Hauptman The second-most overrated and useless aspect of college basketball is the slam dunk. It really serves no purpose other than to show off a player’s athleticism in front of fans who hoot and holler as if their team just won the national championship. Think about […]
ACC Notebook
ACC Notebook State Looks Great With two senior guards leading the Pack, North Carolina State is on its way to its first NCAA Tournament since 1991. “Anthony Grundy and Archie Miller are certainly not only providing us with outstanding play, but more importantly just great leadership,” NC State coach Herb […]
Ohio Valley Notebook
Ohio Valley Notebook The Big Three At this early juncture of conference play, it appears there are clearly three top teams in the OVC: Tennessee Tech, Eastern Illinois and Tennessee-Martin. Anything can happen once the OVC Tournament rolls around, but it looks like these three schools are the class of […]
Part 1
The Junior Tar Heels – Part 1 by Dan Hauptman The baby blue uniforms have “North Carolina” written in white on the players’ chests, but this is not the legendary team that has won four championships and advanced to 15 Final Fours. The backs of the hand-me-down uniforms don’t even […]
Part 2
The Junior Tar Heels – Part 2 by Dan Hauptman Back to Part 1 While almost all JV players consider wearing North Carolina uniforms in the Dean Dome as a top incentive, some student-athletes play for other reasons. “I am playing to stay in shape, keep out of trouble, and […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Notebook Seminole Shocker WOW! That is the only word that comes to mind when describing the shockwaves that were sent across America last Sunday night when hoops fans witnessed the No. 1 team in the nation, undefeated Duke, lose on national television at Florida State. When Duke forward […]
An Illogical Weekend
An Illogical Weekend For those of us who don’t remember what we learned in high school math, the Law of Syllogism states that if P is greater than Q, and Q is greater than R, then logically P is greater than R. After the wild weekend of hoops upsets that […]
