ACC Stock Watch: February 7
Each week during the ACC season, RTC will review the last seven days to discuss the teams, players and anything else trending across the league. STOCK UP Syracuse. The Orange have won seven of their...
View ArticleFinding a Path For Four Teams on the Wrong Side of the Bubble
The end of the regular season is creeping up on us. With just a little more than three weeks remaining until Selection Sunday, teams around the country are prepping for their final stretch of...
View ArticleWake Forest Still Looking For Its Signature Win
A couple of Saturdays ago at Cameron Indoor Stadium, Wake Forest gave Duke all it could handle before eventually falling by five points in an exciting ACC shootout. The Demon Deacons followed that...
View ArticleACC Burning Questions: Wake Forest Demon Deacons
This team preview is part of the RTC ACC microsite’s preseason coverage. Burning Question: Can Danny Manning avoid a speed bump as the team relies more on its backcourt? Wake Forest caught a lot of...
View ArticleFive Surprises from Opening Weekend in the ACC
Although the competition was mostly uninspiring over the last several days, it was a very busy weekend of basketball around the ACC. This week will bring an improvement in competition for the league,...
View ArticleACC Weekly 5: 11.15.17 Edition
Sports Illustrated: For the most part, Duke’s battle with second-ranked Michigan State last night lived up to the hype. The game was borderline unwatchable because of frequent whistles for stretches...
View ArticleACC Taking Stock: Volume I
While it’s natural to focus on the upper echelon of a league when evaluating non-conference play, it’s instructive to keep a watchful eye on the under the radar squads as well. These are the units that...
View ArticleACC/Big Ten Challenge Preview: Part II
After a two-game appetizer on Monday night that resulted in a 2-0 ACC lead, the ACC/Big Ten Challenge revs into high gear this evening with a full slate of five more games. Louisville at Purdue (8:00...
View ArticleMorning Five: 11.29.17 Edition
It could be argued that Brian Bowen will go down as the most significant recruit in Louisville basketball history (FBI investigation, NCAA sanctions, and Pitino/Jurich being fired) even though he will...
View ArticleChristmas Wish List for ACC Head Coaches
What’s on the Christmas wish list for each coach in the ACC this holiday season? Let’s take a look. Jim Christian May Have Already Gotten His Gift With a Win Over Duke (USA Today Images) Jim Christian...
View ArticleACC Weekend Preview: December 22-23
As you get set for the holidays, don’t miss a few must-watch ACC games before Santa comes down the chimney. (All ratings are via KenPom and statistics are through the games of December 21) Friday,...
View ArticleWay Too Early 2018-19 ACC Rankings
This season may have just wrapped up, but we are always looking forward to next season. Here’s a much too early look at how the ACC may shake out in 2018-19. The Four Kill4s Arrive in Durham With Much...
View ArticleACC Burning Questions, Part I: Pittsburgh, Georgia Tech & Wake Forest
As we head into another exciting ACC season that tips off in just under two weeks, we will be reviewing the key question for each of the league’s 15 squads. Today Matt Auerbach (@mauerbach24) begins at...
View ArticleACC Conversation: Preseason Projections – Part 1
Rush the Court’s ACC microsite writers Brad Jenkins (@bradjenk), Matt Auerbach (@mauerbach24) and Mick McDonald (@themickmcdonald) recently got together to chat about the upcoming 2018-19 season and...
View ArticleReviewing the ACC’s Five Early Losses
We’re just over a week into the season and the ACC has suffered a total of five losses. Two of those defeats came from teams that were expected to struggle, two others were from teams that were hoping...
View ArticleACC Burning Questions, Part 1: Boston College, Pittsburgh & Wake Forest
Boston College Burning Question: Will the second consecutive early departure sabotage another campaign before it even begins? Is All Lost at Boston College? (USA Today Images) Despite what has...
View ArticleVirginia Picking Up Right Where It Left Off
A week ago on the Eye on College Basketball Podcast, hosts Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander started a benign dialogue aiming to contextualize the greatness of Virginia head coach Tony Bennett. It began...
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