Duke and Michigan State took tumbles last week and our top 10 reflects that this week. Maryland (8-0) Louisville (7-0) Duke (7-1) Virginia (7-0) Michigan (7-0) Kansas (6-1) Ohio State (7-0) Gonzaga (8-1) North Carolina (6-1) Kentucky (6-1)Read More →
We all knew North Carolina wouldn’t go undefeated but for a split second, every Tar Heel fan had flashbacks to last years season ending loss to Auburn. Michigan was up 24 points, that included a 19-0 run, and on the verge of blowing the Tar Heels out. But, unlike theRead More →
North Carolina will be partying like its 1993 as the face the Michigan Wolverines at the Battle 4 Atlantis. Surely they’ll be a lot of references to the 1993 National Championship game. The Tar Heels come in with a lot of questions to be answered. Anthony’s shooting percentage has dippedRead More →
North Carolina withstood a 4-13 shooting day by Cole Anthony in their 76-67 win over Alabama. If the Tar Heels want to go deep into March, they’ll need for players other than Anthony to step up. Certainly having Brandon Robinson back will help. But if you know Roy Williams, youRead More →
For the third week in a row, Omer Yurtseven was named to the Big East Honor Roll. Yurtseven averaged 15.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in the 2K Empire Classic despite being in foul trouble against Texas and Duke. In the the game against the Longhorns, Yurtseven scored all 21 pointsRead More →
It’s been a little over a week since a tough 79-76 loss to St. Francis (PA). Late in the second half, each team grabbed the lead as it was back and forth. With the Eagles up one, Connor Nelson fouled three-point shooter Keith Braxton with three seconds left. Braxton made theRead More →
We are about to embark on our first set of holiday tournaments. It’s not unreasonable to expect a couple of the current top 10 teams to lose this week. Duke (4-0) Louisville (4-0) Maryland (3-0) Virginia (3-1) Michigan State Kansas (2-1) Gonzaga (4-0) North Carolina (3-0) Kentucky (2-1) Oregon (4-0)Read More →
Georgetown showed how could they could be but they also found out the hard way, they aren’t Duke. The Hoyas excellent first half of the first half went “foul” when the officials decided they would step in. Georgetown kept fighting through it but by the end of the first half,Read More →
Georgetown will look to build upon their best performance of the season when they face number one Duke in the finals of the Empire Classic. The Blue Devils crushed Cal last night, 87-52. Freshman Vernon Carey Jr. led Duke with 31 points and 12 rebounds. Carey Jr had 21 ofRead More →
Big games come at different stages of the calendar. For Georgetown, Thursday night’s 82-66 win would fall into the “big win” category. Coach Patrick Ewing got big games out of Mac McClung (19 points) and Jamorko Pickett (15 points) as four players scored in double digits. The Hoyas were alsoRead More →