The Morning Dish – Monday, December 8th Carolina on Fire: The No. 6 Tar Heels ripped George Mason 115-81 behind sophomore forward Sean May’s career-high 26 points. North Carolina started slow, however, trailing George Mason by two at halftime. But coach Roy Williams apparently made the right adjustments as North […]
Author: Michael Protos
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos What’s so challenging? For the fifth consecutive year of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, the ACC won the series of games against the Big Ten. This year, however, the ACC schools entirely dominated their counterparts, winning seven of nine games. The two marquis games […]
Ohio Valley Notebook
Ohio Valley Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Racing out to a hot start The Murray State Racers were picked to finish third in our conference preview, but perhaps we missed by a bit. New coach Mick Cronin has the Racers playing dominant basketball and a 5-0 start. Cronin is a […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, December 1st Coach K States Obvious: In the wake of No. 2 Duke’s loss to Purdue in Alaska, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said the team struggled because the offense didn’t execute. With all respect to one of college basketball’s best coaches, that’s a great diagnosis […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Georgia Tech defies the odds For the second straight year, an ACC team arrived in New York for the final two rounds of the Preseason NIT and was expected to fall to greater foes. But Georgia Tech stormed through the Big Apple, bringing […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Anointing a new lead Deacon With the season only a few days old, the ACC looks strong from top to bottom. No team has lost yet, and No. 8 North Carolina, Maryland and No. 25 NC State each opened their seasons with brutal […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, November 24th Moving On: The Baylor Bears started their season Saturday night after a painful offseason that included the death of teammate Patrick Dennehy and the impending trial of teammate Carlton Dotson. The Bears remembered Dennehy with black stripes on their uniforms. Dennehy would have […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, November 17th Former Desert General Dies: Former Arizona State coach Ned Wulk died of cancer Saturday night. Wulk led the Sun Devils to 25 years of success, compiling a 406-272 record. In 1961, 1963 and 1975, he led his teams to within one game of […]
Sun Belt Conference Preview
Sun Belt Conference Notebook by Michael Protos The Sun Belt Conference is back for another season of intrigue. The Sun Belt Conference qualifies as a solid mid-major conference. It has several programs that every major conference team should respect, lest they be upset on the road or at home. Louisiana […]
ACC Preview
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos A lot has happened in the ACC since the final games of last season when Maryland and Duke bowed out of the NCAA Tournament in the Sweet 16 in March. Now, the ACC’s teams embark on the conference’s final season as we know […]
