Jun
03
2021
DURHAM — We know the numbers. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s Basketball Hall-of-Fame career is known for five NCAA titles. His all-time win record stands at 1,170 and counting as he enters his final season, the upcoming 2021-22 season. But how did he succeed and stay relevant on and off the court for a career spanning …
Jun
02
2021
Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski confirmed reports from sources he plans to retire at the end of the 2021-22 season. Coach K led the Blue Devils to five NCAA titles in a career from 1980 to the upcoming season. In 46 years as head coach at Army and Duke, his 1,170 career victories is an …
May
18
2021
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. By now, unless you’ve been lying under a rock, you know that Virginia Tech men’s basketball probably has one of the most consequential hires in the history of it’s program. Yes, that’s true. Virginia Tech head men’s basketball coach, Mike Young, hired Mike Jones as the …
May
07
2021
A quick for post for tonight, but a good read from ESPN. Which ACC coach would you want your kid to choose? The article goes deeper than just which coach to play for, but also answers these questions. ACC basketball’s Sleeping Giant Hubert Davis Biggest Challenge at UNC Coach with the most underrated ability to …
May
05
2021
Many measuring sticks gauge Tom Izzo’s success. Here’s one beyond citing one national title, eight Final Fours, 10 Big Ten regular-season titles, six Big Ten tournament crowns and 624 victories: 53 and counting. That’s how many Big Ten basketball coaches have come and gone since Izzo took over Michigan State’s program 26 years ago, the …
May
03
2021
Author : college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Do yourself a favor and give him a follow on twitter. Was it a bubble, a structure, a container, a network? Whatever you want to call it, the NCAA set up a very particular living situation for NCAA Tournament teams in Indianapolis this past March. On a podcast created by …
Apr
21
2021
Today was another embarrassing day for NCAA. In other words just another day for the much maligned organization. Tweets from two of the highest profile media members said it all. This article is absolutely soul crushing. The NCAA says it’s about athlete welfare. This story, and so many others like it, show that to be …
Apr
12
2021
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) talk some ACC and NCAA Basketball this week with Mychal Hunter @ACCBR1 of http://ACCBasketballReport.com. Check that site out! We are also now available on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2 We are also now available on Stitcher! http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/httpwwwtalkshoecomtalkshoewebtalkcastjspmasterid130024cmdtc/the-acc-weekly-podcast?refid=stpr0 We are also now available on PodBean! https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/p573j-6e69d/The-ACC-Weekly-Podcast To listen go here – https://www.talkshoe.com/episode/15329048 In this order, these are topics …
Apr
10
2021
As we take last look at the college basketball season, and look ahead to the college basketball there will be a ton of a player movement with the transfer market. That’s just part of the game now, and coaches have to deal with it. So heading into this off-season and looking ahead to the 2021-2022 …
Apr
08
2021
ACCPrescription asks if some ACC schools are investing in the wrong sport. With the college basketball season over less than a week, ACCNation is ready to take a look a very early look at ACC basketball for the 2021-2022 season. Clemson might have their best defensive line since 2018 according to RubbingtheRock. TarHeelBlog asks if …
Apr
07
2021
Take these way too early pre-season college basketball rankings with a grain of salt. Expect a lot of player movement the next few months. That !aid it’s still a fun conversation to check where teams are being looked following the end of the 2020-2021 basketball season. Congrats to this year’s champion the Baylor Bears! https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2021/04/06/college-basketball-way-too-early-mens-preseason-top-25/7076060002/ …
Apr
06
2021
All that was needed before Hubert Davis was officially introduced as North Carolina’s new basketball coach was to hear his predecessor had signed off on the promotion from assistant coach. Turns out Roy Williams had endorsed Davis as a Tar Heel long before the Monday announcement and the formal press conference on Tuesday at the …
Apr
05
2021
The North Carolina tradition fueled the logic and speculation. Now it’s reality. The Tar Heels promoted assistant Hubert Davis to head coach, following a pattern of that dates back 70 years – long enough to encompasses Dean Smith sliding over from assistant to head coach in the 1961-62 season. The job opened up only four …
Apr
04
2021
Author : our esteemed friend and college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Do yourself a favor and give him a follow on twitter. Every sport has a handful of games which never leave the public memory and never exit the national conversation. You remember where you were when those games happened. The arrival of a new season or postseason …
Apr
04
2021
College basketball is refreshing again. The Final Four — on both the men’s and women’s sides – has knocked us off our feet two straight nights, the women on Friday in San Antonio and the men Saturday in Indianapolis. The climate change has displaced the predictable air clouding the sport through the previous decade. Kentucky …
Apr
03
2021
By TOM SHANAHAN The North Carolina basketball head coach succession has been infrequent but consistent for 70 years. The Tar Heels have stayed in the family starting with Frank McGuire (1952-61) to promoting of top assistant Dean Smith (1961-97). Then came the elevation of Smith’s top assistant, Bill Guthridge (1997-2000), to hiring former Smith player …