BRACKETOLOGY: Sunday AM March 17, 2019 (Welcome Vermont, NC-Central, Iowa St, Prairie View, Villanova, Buffalo, Montana, Duke, Old Dominion, Abilene Christian, New Mexico St, Oregon, UC-Irvine)

LAST FOUR IN: St Johns, Alabama, Arizona St, TCU LAST FOUR OUT: Ohio St, Temple, Lipscomb, Indiana NEXT FOUR OUT: Creighton, NC State, UNC-Greensboro, Clemson This bracket is good for games through 3/16 EAST 1.Duke(ACC)16.Fairleigh Dickinson(NEC)/NC-Central(MEAC) Columbia, SC 8.Mississippi9.Minnesota 5.Virginia Tech12.Liberty(ASun) Hartford 4.Kansas St13.Vermont(AEast) 6.Cincinnati11.Iowa Tulsa 3.LSU14.Northern Kentucky(Horizon) 7.Nevada10.Murray St(OVC) Des Moines 2.Michigan15.Montana(BSky) WEST 1.Gonzaga16.Bradley(MVC)Continue reading “BRACKETOLOGY: Sunday AM March 17, 2019 (Welcome Vermont, NC-Central, Iowa St, Prairie View, Villanova, Buffalo, Montana, Duke, Old Dominion, Abilene Christian, New Mexico St, Oregon, UC-Irvine)”

2018-2019 ACC Preview

Preseason Player of the Year: R.J. Barrett, Duke Preseason All-Conference Team: R.J. Barrett, Duke Tyus Battle, Syracuse Luke Maye, North Carolina Marcquise Reed, Clemson Justin Robinson, Virginia Tech Preseason Newcomer of the Year: R.J. Barrett Projected Order of Finish: 1. Duke Coach K has another stacked squad featuring the top recruiting class in the county.Continue reading “2018-2019 ACC Preview”

Devils Love the Fire

    This weekend, the Duke Blue Devils won the Motion bracket of the PK80 invitational. What’s interesting is how they won. Duke was down by at least seven in each of the wins, including being down 17 with 10 minutes remaining in their 87-84 championship win over Florida. It was an impressive show of resilience from aContinue reading “Devils Love the Fire”

Dragon’s Lair

Will this be the year?  Will this be the year a team other than one from Virginia wins the Colonial Athletic Association.  If the Drexel Dragons have anything to say about it, it will. It’s been six years since UNC-Wilmington won the regular season title in the CAA.  That’s six long years for the restContinue reading “Dragon’s Lair”

West Region Breakdown

1. Duke Blue Devils Location: Durham, NC Record: 30-4 Automatic Bid: Atlantic Coast Conference Champions Key Players: Nolan Smith (21.3 ppg, 5.2 apg), Kyle Singler (17.1 ppg, 6.9 rpg), Seth Curry (9.5 ppg), Mason Plumlee (8.5 rpg) Strength: Duke is one of the most experienced teams in the country as it returns much of theContinue reading “West Region Breakdown”

BRACKETOLOGY SUNDAY MARCH 13 FINAL (Welcome Duke, Richmond, Kentucky, Ohio St)

EAST 1.Ohio St(B10)16.Arkansas-Little Rock(SBelt)/UT-San Antonio(SLC) Cleveland 8.Gonzaga(WCC)9.George Mason 5.Texas A&M12.Alabama/USC Tucson 4.Syracuse13.Belmont(ASun) 6.Georgetown11.Richmond(A10) Tampa 3.Kentucy(SEC)14.St. Peters(MAAC) 7.UNLV10.Penn St Washington, D.C. 2.Connecticut(BEast)15.Long Island(NEC) WEST 1.Duke(ACC)16.UC-Santa Barbara(BWest) Charlotte 8.Utah St(WAC)9.UCLA 5.West Virginia12.Michigan Denver 4.BYU13.Oakland(Summit) 6.Xavier11.Illinois Tulsa 3.Texas14.Indiana St(MVC) 7.Vanderbilt10.Memphis(CUSA) Chicago 2.Notre Dame15.Boston U(AEast) SOUTHEAST 1.Pittsburgh16.Hampton(MEAC) Cleveland 8.Temple9.Colorado 5.Arizona12.Virginia Tech/Georgia Denver 4.Purdue13.Morehead St(OVC) 6.Cincinnati11.Missouri Washington, D.C. 3.North Carolina14.Wofford(SoCon)Continue reading “BRACKETOLOGY SUNDAY MARCH 13 FINAL (Welcome Duke, Richmond, Kentucky, Ohio St)”

South Region Team Capsules

1. Duke Blue Devils Location: Durham, N.C. Record: 29-5 Automatic Bid: Atlantic Coast Conference Champions Key Players: Jon Scheyer (18.6 ppg, 5 apg), Kyle Singler (17.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg), Nolan Smith (17.3 ppg) Strength: As the big three go, so goes Duke. Nolan Smith, Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler are outstanding players and all-ACC selections.Continue reading “South Region Team Capsules”