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2016 ACC Tournament Preview: Boston College
By Ben Feder | March 8, 2016Boston College set records this season, though not in a good way.
Boston College set records this season, though not in a good way.
Notre Dame: 20-10, 11-7 in the ACC Head Coach: Mike Brey Leading Scorer: Demetrius Jackson (15.9 PPG) Season Recap: Even after losing mainstays Jerian Grant and Pat Connaughton from last year's Elite Eight squad, the Fighting Irish still boast arguably the top offense on the ACC.
The ACC's top scoring duo reeled in all-conference honors Sunday, as Duke sophomore Grayson Allen was named a first team All-ACC selection and Brandon Ingram was tabbed ACC Freshman of the Year, in addition to landing on the conference's second team.
When Duke has been successful this year, it has mostly been on the backs of two players—Grayson Allen and Brandon Ingram. But in the Blue Devils' showdown with North Carolina Saturday, they were missing contributions from half of that couple.
Before Saturday’s game even tipped off, Duke officially announced what many had suspected with growing certainty—Amile Jefferson would not return to the court this season.
Once again, Brice Johnson did anything he wanted to on the offensive glass—this time for the full 40 minutes. Johnson's 18-point, 21-rebound performance helped No. 8 North Carolina bruise its way past No. 17 Duke 76-72 Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke senior captain Amile Jefferson will miss the remainder of the season and will seek a medical hardship waiver, the team announced Saturday afternoon.
In this year’s second installment of the Tobacco Road rivalry, No. 8 North Carolina will make the short trip to Durham for a 6:30 tip-off versus No. 17 Duke Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski removed his suit jacket midway through the second half of Duke’s 79-71 win against Wake Forest Tuesday night, firing up his tired squad.
Playing its third game in six days, No. 17 Duke rebounded from a road loss at Pittsburgh and eked out a 79-71 win against Wake Forest Tuesday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. And the Blue Devils did—for a while, at least.
Motivated by their fight to push themselves onto the right side of the NCAA bubble, the Panthers brought all they had against the Blue Devils, commanding sizable advantages in most statistical categories.
Pittsburgh controlled the game from the get-go, dominating the interior and blowing out No. 15 Duke 76-62 Sunday afternoon at the Petersen Events Center.
A healthier No. 15 Duke team and an emerging asset in freshman Chase Jeter take on Pittsburgh Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Petersen Events Center.
The ACC has issued a public reprimand to Duke sophomore Grayson Allen after the Blue Devil guard tripped Xavier Rathan-Mayes in the final seconds of Thursday's 80-65 win against Florida State.
Ever since Amile Jefferson went down with a fractured right foot, Duke has counted on at least one player to break out for a big scoring night. There was no one dominant player Thursday, but that still spelled trouble for Florida State.
Nothing seemed to fall for the Blue Devils in the game's first five minutes, but once the ball went through the net for the first time, there was no looking back.
Xavier Rathan-Mayes knew he had it going when he let go of the third 3-pointer. It was about six feet beyond the 3-point line, right around the "t" in the BankUnited Center logo in front of the Florida State bench, so far away that his coaches were closer to him than the nearest Miami defender. It didn't matter. "I’ve never had a zone I was in like that.
Former Blue Devil star Nolan Smith will join Krzyzewski's staff as a special assistant effective immediately, the team announced Monday, launching his coaching career after a handful of seasons in the NBA and D-League.
Junior Matt Jones and freshman Derryck Thornton are both expected to play Thursday against Florida State, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said on the ACC's weekly teleconference Monday.