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 […]
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Horizon League Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Nick Dettmann In the first full week of action, the Horizon League went 10-6, including a match-up with the second ranked team in the nation Duke. Illinois-Chicago, who already came into the weekend having played a few games courtesy of the BCA Classic, opened a home-and-home […]
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 […]
Horizon League Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Nick Dettmann The season has officially begun. Thank goodness! It has been all too long since the Horizon League season ended with Butler falling to Oklahoma in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. Over the weekend, league favorite Illinois-Chicago took part in the annual Dell […]
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 […]
Horizon League Preview
Horizon League Offseason News Update by Nick Dettmann Thanks to the magical run to the Sweet 16 by the Butler Bulldogs and UW-Milwaukee’s near upset of Notre Dame in last season’s NCAA tournament, the Horizon League is now more powerful and competitive as ever. With three very prominent programs excelling […]
Horizon Offseason News Recap
Horizon League Offseason News Update by Nick Dettmann Eight teams to participate in ESPN Bracket Buster Saturday After the enormous success from the inaugural ESPN Bracket Buster Saturday last season, ESPN announced that they are not only going to have the second edition of the event, but expand the field […]
North Carolina Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness in Chapel Hill by Michael Protos Tar Heel faithful – your savior has arrived. To welcome Roy Williams as the new coach of North Carolina men’s basketball, more than 21,000 fans flocked to the Dean E. Smith Center on Friday night for North Carolina’s Midnight Madness. Although the […]
ACC Offseason Update
ACC Offseason News Update by Michael Protos The ACC seems to find a way to remain in headlines regardless of whether or not it’s basketball season. Duke lost a recruit through circumstances that question the sanctity of the national letter of intent. The earth-shaking coaching change at North Carolina created […]
ACC 2002-03 Season Recap
ACC 2002-03 Season Recap by Michael Protos The 2002-03 season will go down in history as an off-season for the ACC. For the first time since 1979, no ACC team advanced to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament. The ACC fielded four teams in the tournament, but NC State […]
