The 2019 ACC Tournament is nearly upon us, and while plenty of positioning and jostling for seeding remains, we already know where everyone will be sitting. Scalpers still provide the best opportunity for regular fans to get tickets to the see the greatest conference tournament in college basketball, so here’s our top 15 seeds, based… Read more »
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Virginia Beats UNC. Wins ACC.
by R.L. Bynum NEW YORK — Even when it’s going well, facing Virginia is a torturous test. North Carolina hung on for so long and came close but could never erase its second-half deficit. When the Tar Heels made mistakes that they were able to survive against Duke a night earlier, the Cavaliers instead took… Read more »
Heels D up in Brooklyn, Will Face Hoos In Final
by R.L. Bynum NEW YORK — The tough North Carolina defense that disappeared late in the regular season has turned up in Brooklyn. That has been bad news for the Tar Heels’ opponents. For the second consecutive night, UNC faced a team that shredded its defense in the second halves of the two regular-season-ending losses…. Read more »
Theo Pinson Flourish SZN in Brooklyn
by R.L. Bynum NEW YORK — With two of North Carolina’s best 3-point threats going through shooting slumps, the Tar Heels got the key perimeter punch when they needed it from an unlikely source. Theo Pinson, the same guy who elicits groans from UNC fans when it looks like he is even thinking of attempting… Read more »
Simple. Duke destroys Notre Dame
Who Won: Duke Why: Marvin Bagley is not fair GIF: : Duke basically to Notre Dame via GIPHY What will people be talking about? A possible Duke/UNC rubber match in the ACC Semifinals should UNC win against Miami. What should people be talking about? How a Duke with Grayson Allen dialed in, Marvin Bagley being not… Read more »
ACC Tournament Media Memories
The ACC Tournament is a great sporting event. But for folks who work in sports media covering the Tournament, it’s more than that. If you grew up in North Carolina, the ACC Tournament was likely one of the things that drew you to working in media in the first place. For folks who were raised… Read more »
Eagles use Robinson and KY to dominate Jackets
Who won? Boston College defeated Georgia Tech, 87-77 in the opening game of the 2018 ACC Tournament Why? Jerome Robinson and Ky Bowman are good and better than anyone Georgia Tech has. GIF: Georgia Tech was essentially this for the majority of the game: via GIPHY What people are talking about? SNOW. No seriously the… Read more »
SportsChannel8 Radio/Podcast Appearances During ACC Tourney Week
While you can follow all our ACC Tournament on SportsChannel8: The Website, The Tweets, The Instagram, The Facebook and The Snapchat, several members of our squad will be making appearances on radio shows, podcasts AND a Reddit College Basketball AMA this week. Check us out! Ben Swain -will be on WSJS Sports in the Triad with… Read more »