Among other recent stories about coaching changes and NBA announcements, the Hurricanes hired a new coach in George Mason’s Jim Larranaga. The weather might be nice, but the climate at Miami might have Larranaga sweating pretty soon.
Tag: Wake Forest
After Shaky Start, ACC Needs Holiday Tourney Joy
Conference teams need big wins in upcoming holiday tournaments to erase the memories of Georgia Tech’s blowout loss to Kennesaw State and Wake Forest’s season-opening fiasco against Stetson.
2010-11 ACC Preview
Could the ACC produce another national champion? There’s certainly a contender, and there are also teams with surprising coaching changes and no slouches near the bottom.
Evan Turner, Wesley Johnson Look to Defy Recent Trends
Point forwards often dominate the college game. But in recent years, their collegiate success hasn’t translated in the NBA.
2010 ACC Post-Mortem
The 2009-10 ACC season saw a national champion, a few teams that didn’t go far in the Big Dance, and a major surprise among the teams that didn’t get there. Once the season was over, a couple of surprise coaching changes took place.
Wake Forest: Overinflated Expectations Induced Gaudio’s Ouster
Dino Gaudio had Wake Forest on pace to be a great program. Wake Forest wanted more, despite little historical evidence to back up those hopes.
Bracket Breakdown: How the ACC Will Fare
The ACC will answer the critics with one team making a deep run and most of the others keeping games closer than expected. And it’s too bad Maryland is in Kansas’ bracket.
Bracket Breakdown: Which Teams Rose and Fell?
As always, the college basketball landscape circa mid-season can alter significantly by March. This season was no exception.
Bracket Breakdown: Mock Tournament 2.0
In the second bracket projection of this season, the Bracket Breakdown punishes some Wildcats while rewarding others. And Charlotte doesn’t look like one of the 65 teams worthy of a bid to the NCAA Tournament — as of Feb. 22.
Bracket Breakdown: ACC’s Offensive Woes Will Limit Tourney Success
Have you read this script before? One ACC team celebrates NCAA Tournament success, but several other highly seeded teams bemoan early exits.
