The Morning Dish – Friday, December 31st Wolfpack Embarrassed at Garden: For St. John’s, the past two years have largely been forgettable. But last night could be a turning point for the Red Storm. St. John’s made a ranked opponent, North Carolina State, look downright silly. The Wolfpack scored only […]
Author: Michael Protos
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Don’t look now, but Duke is the only team in the ACC that is undefeated. And the Blue Devils are supposed to be having an off year. Duke may not receive the same praise as Wake Forest or North Carolina, but as long […]
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The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 29th Giant Killers: Gonzaga knocked off another top five opponent for the second time in as many weeks. The Bulldogs beat Oklahoma State 78-75, handing the Cowboys their first loss of the season. The Bulldogs manhandled Georgia Tech two weeks ago in Las Vegas […]
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The Morning Dish – Monday, December 27th Phillips Steps Out of the Golden Hurricane: Tulsa coach John Phillips resigned Christmas day. The Golden Hurricane is off to a 2-5 start that includes losses to Wright State, Oral Roberts and Lamar. With the program seemingly treading water, Phillips opted to usher […]
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The Morning Dish – Friday, December 24th USC Closing in on New Coach: USC officials are still on the hunt for a new coach following the Rick Majerus fiasco. But they are close to hiring Tim Floyd, a successful college coach at New Orleans and Iowa State but a terrible […]
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The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 22nd Cardinals Win in Spite of Setbacks: Despite two injured forwards and an ineffective starter, Louisville pounded IUPUI 80-60. Good shooting and a breakout game for freshman forward Juan Palacios helped the Cardinals win without Otis George or Ellis Myles. Myles was scratched from […]
ACC Strength of Schedule
Who Do You Play? by Michael Protos The dawn of the new basketball season brings new hope to fans from coast to coast. ACC fans are especially giddy because the conference has several potential Final Four teams. From Wake Forest to Duke to even Virginia, 2004-05 promises to be a […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Most ACC teams are in the midst of concluding the fall semester with final exams. As the kids hit the books, they play only a few games – mostly against less than challenging competition. But we’re about to start conference play, and the […]
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The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 15th Majerus Is In: After several days of speculation and discussion, USC officials hired Rick Majerus, the former Utah coach and current ESPN analyst. Majerus said he plans to let interim coach Jim Saia complete the season as the Trojans’ coach. But doing so […]
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The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 1st New Season, Same Story: Although the competition is invariably good, the Big Ten may be getting sick of this ACC/Big Ten Challenge each season. Yet again, ACC teams are jumping all over the Big Ten, leading 4-1 after five games. The marquis game […]
