With the NBA Draft just a week away, here’s a look at some of the top ACC prospects with their names in this year’s upcoming NBA Draft on June 23. Before the rankings though, here’s how the ACC has fared with terms of draft picks in the NBA in the last 10 years. Since 2005, …
Category Archive: ACC Basketball
Feb
19
2016
Roy Williams Forgets He Has The #ACC Player of the Year – and other Random #ACC Hoops Thoughts
Happy Friday – bunch of random thoughts about Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) basketball – here we go: You watched the North Carolina – Duke game – we sure all did!! Coach Roy Williams inexplicably decides to give his post player (the guy who will be the ACC player of the year), Brice Johnson, who had …
Apr
14
2015
Around the #ACC Blogosphere for April 14, 2015
Greetings, Atlantic Coast Conference sports fans – I’m going to steal a page out of Jeff’s (@TalkinACCSports) book this afternoon – and give you all a look from our ACC blogger friends (you’ll notice a lot of spring football in these posts from now – Jeff and I are really looking forward to the upcoming …
Apr
09
2015
Around the #ACC Blogosphere for April 9, 2015
Greetings, Atlantic Coast Conference sports fans – I’m going to steal a page out of Jeff’s (@TalkinACCSports) book tonight and give a look from ACC bloggers. Here. We. Go. @TheUVAFool drops some odds in a blog post (via Bovada) on who will win the 2015-16 men’s college basketball title – Vegas seems to like the …
Mar
23
2015
#ACC Basketball Dominates March Madness
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Mar
21
2015
North Carolina State University with its Biggest Win of the Mark Gottfried Coaching Era (#NCState)
During March Madness we are being sponsored by Slingbox. Slingbox is a unique technology that lets you watch your home TV anywhere in the world, on any device. That means you get all your live cable or satellite TV channels and recorded shows on your phone, tablet, or laptop. Slingbox has superior video and audio …
Mar
15
2015
#ACCTourney Final Recap
During March Madness we are being sponsored by Slingbox. Slingbox is a unique technology that lets you watch your home TV anywhere in the world, on any device. That means you get all your live cable or satellite TV channels and recorded shows on your phone, tablet, or laptop. Slingbox has superior video and audio …
Mar
14
2015
#ACCTourney Day 4 Recap
#5 UNC 71 vs. #1 Virginia 67 Roy Williams made his message clear in his post game interview when questioned about his team’s toughness: “All those guys that are talking are not playing. My team’s still playing.” The North Carolina Tar Heels stunned the Virginia Cavaliers in the first #ACCTourney Semifinal. The Cavaliers never led …
Mar
12
2015
#ACCTourney Day 3 Recap
#1 UVA 58 vs. #9 Florida State 44 The Virginia Cavaliers are advancing to their first consecutive #ACCTourney semifinals for the first time since the 1994-95 season. Justin Anderson made his long awaited return after missing eight games due to injury. The Cavaliers came out on fire on offense, running out to a 14-2 lead only …
Mar
11
2015
#ACCTourney Day 2 Recap
March Madness is upon us! In our first 3 ACC games of the ACC Tournament, the games were decided by a total of 5 points. Tonight’s game should bring a similar type feel as well. #9 Florida State 76 vs. #8 Clemson 73 It was close in the end, but the Florida State …
Mar
10
2015
#ACCTourney Day 1 Recap
#12 Boston College 66 vs. #13 Georgia Tech 65 Georgia Tech held a 63-57 lead with 1:54 remaining and then disaster struck. Georgia Tech gave up an offensive rebound and a 3 point attempt by Boston College’s Patrick Heckmann with 1:10 remaining turned into a foul on GT’s Josh Heath. Heckmann brought the Golden Eagles within …
Mar
10
2015
AllSportsDiscussion.com ACC tournament picks from @hokiesmash @TalkinACCSports @ztevans @HereGoJayAgain and @SectionTPJ
Greetings, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans – it’s the day you’ve been waiting for!!! The ACC tournament is here!!! For your enjoyment – and all of these picks are for recreational purposes only – here is who the All Sports Discussion blogger have winning the ACC tournament games (we also have Terry Johnson from …
Feb
27
2015
Freshmen Ineligibility: 5 Reasons Why the Rule Isn’t Needed
With all the latest rumblings I’ve heard about freshmen ineligibility, I’d figure I’d take a stab at it with 5 reasons why it isn’t necessary at all. While it’s only being considered by the Big Ten conference currently, eventually, talk will go to if all conferences should institute the rule. 1. Instituting a freshmen ineligibility …
Feb
26
2015
Who’s Hot, Who’s Not? #ACC Basketball Edition – Feb. 26, 2015
With three games left on the #ACC basketball schedule for each team, the dust is beginning to settle. As an #ACC basketball fan, if you’ve been following games, despite overall records, the #ACC conference has a bright future ahead of itself. If the #ACC ever needs a slogan, I think it should be “Are you …
Feb
20
2015
Who’s Hot, Who’s Not? #ACC Basketball Edition – Feb. 20, 2015
Well if you weren’t up all night screaming at your television Wednesday night wondering why the “UNC-Duke” rivalry is such a classic rivalry, I pity you. Tyus Jones stepped up when #Duke needed him to in the clutch. As we get in to the last couple games, it looks like the top 3 are going …
Feb
05
2015
Who’s Hot, Who’s Not? #ACC Basketball Edition – Feb. 5, 2015
So #UVA isn’t undefeated anymore, they lost to #Duke at home this past Saturday. Don’t be too discouraged though, #UVA is still undefeated on the road so we’ll hang on to that. The #ACC is a very strong conference this season, boasting 5 teams ranked in the top 15 in the country. Out of those …