Big South Finals Recap by Michael Protos UNC-Asheville goes dancing for the first time ever 5th-seeded UNC-Asheville completed its miraculous post-season run by defeating 6th-seeded Radford Saturday in the Big South conference championship game. The Bulldogs used suffocating defensive pressure to build a double-digit first half lead, then simply outscored […]
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ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos In Like A Lion The ACC finished its regular season Sunday and will start the conference tournament with the play-in game Thursday between 8th-seeded Clemson and 9th-seeded Florida State. The final day of regular season action added to the anticipation of this year’s […]
Big South Semifinals
Big South Semifinals Recap by Michael Protos And that’s why they play the games… No matter what logic may dictate in predicting winners in March collegiate basketball games, madness is the rule. Thou shalt not attempt to bring order to the chaos. The basketball gods will smite all who demand […]
Big South Quarterfinals
Big South Quarterfinals Recap by Michael Protos Well, the Big South wasted no time indulging in March Madness. Four games filled the tournament slate last night. Three of the games were decided by three points or less. Two games went to overtime. Two games ended in upsets. And in the […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos King Terrapin With the suspense of a Stephen King thriller, No. 15 Maryland’s coach Gary Williams earned his 500th career coaching victory Sunday. The Terps rallied from 11 points down in the final nine minutes of play to win 68-65 over NC State. […]
Big South Notebook
Big South Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Big South Regular Season Coronation The Big South conference’s regular season concluded Saturday with the Winthrop Eagles finishing at the top. Again. The Eagles won their third regular season conference title in five years. And it really wasn’t a close contest this season […]
Big South Notebook
Big South Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Organized Chaos With the close of the regular season less than a week away for the Big South Conference, familiar patterns are forming. In each of the last four seasons, Winthrop captured the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament that rewards the […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos A Three-Horse Race With just under two weeks remaining in the regular season, No. 13 Wake Forest leads No. 9 Duke and No. 14 Maryland by half a game. Last week did nothing but jumble the top of the standings with all three […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Leaving ACC Opponents in Their Wake I owe an apology to No. 17 Wake Forest – the team, the fans and coach Skip Prosser. Before the season started, I picked the Demon Deacons to finish eighth in the ACC. As of Sunday, Feb. […]
Big South Notebook
Big South Notebook by Michael Protos Rediscovering the Big South, and a team that wishes that its game actually counted When we left our Big South heroes, they prepared to take on the treacherous conference season. And by mid-February, several teams have vanquished the pretenders leaving a tight contest atop […]
