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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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. […]

Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos The Extended Forecast Mark your calendars for March 16. That’s selection Sunday. And based on what the NCAA had to say last week about this year’s tournament, there could be some surprises that will affect the ACC. Back at NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis, […]

Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Dissecting a rivalry Round one of the ACC’s most historic rivalry kicks off Wednesday night in Durham as the North Carolina Tar Heels (2-5, 11-9) attempt to upset the No. 7 Duke Blue Devils (4-3, 14-3). But with recent dominance by Duke, how […]

Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Home Sweet Home As the nine ACC teams approach the midpoint of conference play, no single team appears ready to dominate the conference. Each team must defend its home court to earn the right to appear in the post-season. Last week’s ten contests […]

Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Hottest Item On ACC Menu is the Upset Special Last week, the ACC featured ten games with several pivotal match-ups that had the potential to change the course of history (or at least for the 2002-03 campaign for conference champion). No. 1 Duke […]

Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos And Then There Was One… Entering January 12th, two teams in the land of Division I collegiate basketball had successfully turned back each and every opponent. These two teams were on a collision course slated to occur in Cameron Indoor Stadium. No. 1 […]

Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due Three ACC teams entered the new year undefeated: No. 1 Duke, Clemson and No. 23 Wake Forest. The first two met Sunday as Duke asserted its dominance in an 89-71 victory at Clemson. Freshman guard J.J. Redick […]