Oct
20
2020
Matthew Hurt played the AAU circuit as a 5-star basketball recruit, meaning he faced plenty of top talent in competition. His play attracted enough offers to have the luxury of narrowing his list to three blue bloods, Duke, Kentucky and Kansas. His high school days also included starting five of six games for the USA …
Oct
16
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. Even though we’re in the middle of the college football season, college basketball is not far off. CBSSports.com has released their ACC Basketball preview. Some Highlights – Virginia is the pre-season pick to win the ACC. The Hoos are not one-hit wonders, but now a major college basketball power capable …
Oct
15
2020
Duke’s D.J. Steward grew up with the latest Class of 2020 college basketball 5-star recruits in the era of LeBron James. The 21st century also has become increasingly specialized, with trainers at a young for athletes focused on one sport. But the two – James and specialization – aren’t as closely connected as many 18-year-olds …
Oct
08
2020
The past two seasons Duke’s basketball lineups dripped with NBA first-round draft talent, but both rosters lacked one crucial element to balance the offensive attack. They needed a consistent three-point shooter. Small forward Joey Baker had his moments last year. He was 4-of-5 from three-point range and 6-of-7 from the field in Nov. 29 win …
Aug
31
2020
Henry Coleman III is a Duke basketball freshmen just a few days into his first year of classwork and months from his college debut, but a campus rally confronting racial injustice and systemic racism wasn’t too big for his world awareness. He was among those who addressed the crowd that gathered near Cameron Indoor Stadium …
Aug
20
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Jeremy Roach said something revealing for a teen-ager that loves college basketball, particularly one that is a 5-star recruit committed to Duke. It was as simple as naming his favorite Duke player. It wasn’t Zion Williamson, the supernova, as you might expect. Williamson played the 2018-19 season, Roach’s junior season …
Aug
09
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing. I don’t know how 2020 can get any weirder sports wise, but Florida State typically known for it’s football program currently has the nation’s #1 basketball recruiting class. This after UNC spent a good portion of the year with a top 5 in football recruiting, and still has top 10 …
Jul
21
2020
Jack White expected to be in Las Vegas this time of year playing in the NBA Summer League. But the COVID-19 pandemic that has turned the world upside down has the Duke alumnus back home Down Under in Australia. “This is the longest stretch I’ve been back home,” said White, who participated on a Zoom …
Jul
13
2020
Kara Lawson needs to win her first game before she can think about the NCAA tournament, but she has already made a coaching leap once thought to be reserved for Pat Summitt. Duke introduced Kara Lawson as its new women’s basketball coach Monday on a Zoom call, but the Blue Devils didn’t pick the 39-year-old …
Jun
11
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing Do you need a college basketball fix? How about some Way too Early Top 25 College Basketball rankings? College Basketball Top 25 NBC Sports https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/29064753/virginia-kentucky-college-basketball-way-too-early-top-25-2020-21 https://www.si.com/college/2020/04/07/ncaa-basketball-rankings-early-top-25-villanova https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/rankings/top25/ Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page
May
25
2020
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) step out of the of the ACC in this podcast as we talk to Rich Chvotkin @HoyasWin the radio voice of Georgetown men’s basketball. He’s in his 46th year calling games for the Hoyas, and we appreciate Rich joining us. You can also find this most recent podcast and all our …
May
23
2020
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. We step out of the ACC tonight – and pray for the recovery of Georgetown Men’s Basketball Coach, Patrick Ewing, who has has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). I want to share that I have tested positive for COVID-19. This virus is serious and …
May
19
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing So here we go… We just did The All-Time Top 75 NFL Players from a current ACC School, and now we’re moving to the professional basketball list. Enjoy! Players 1-5 | Players 11-15 | Players 16-20 | Players 21-25 Some players are still in the middle their careers on the list and could …
May
14
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing So here we go… We just did The All-Time Top 75 NFL Players from a current ACC School, and now we’re moving to the professional basketball list. Enjoy! Players 1-5 | Players 6-10 | Players 16-20 | Players 21-25 Some players are still in the middle their careers on the list …
May
13
2020
#StayHealthy and practice social distancing So here we go… We just did The All-Time Top 75 NFL Players from a current ACC School, and now we’re moving to the professional basketball list. Enjoy! Players 1-5 | Players 6-10 | Players 11-15 | Players 21-25 Some players are still in the middle their careers on the …
May
11
2020
@Hokiesmash_ASD and I (@TalkinACCSports ) want to provide a little distraction to these trying times with good ole ACC podcasting. We are moving along in our ACC previews with NC State. Our special guest Evan Robert @ER joined, and we thank him for taking the time to talk with us. You can also find this …