Nolan Smith has always had the talent to be a top-tier ACC point guard. But through it all, there was something missing-something that every team leader in every sport, whether the point guard or...
Nolan Smith has always had the talent to be a top-tier ACC point guard. But through it all, there was something missing-something that every team leader in every sport, whether the point guard or...
The chronicle After being picked to finish last in the ACC, the Cavaliers' only hope is to rebuild. And after losing star Sean Singletary to the NBA, Virginia doesn't have much of a base. The major...
After being picked to finish last in the ACC, the Cavaliers' only hope is to rebuild. And after losing star Sean Singletary to the NBA, Virginia doesn't have much of a base. The major attraction on...
Maryland head coach Gary Williams enters his third decade at the helm of the Terrapins program this year-and he has already assured fans that this season will be just as intense as any...
Clemson was one of the ACC's biggest surprises last year, finishing third in the regular season and advancing to the conference tournament championship game for the first time since 1962. Despite...
ast season, Boston College's Tyrese Rice scored more than 20 points 15 times, including a 28-point performance at Cameron Indoor Stadium Feb. 9 and a career-high 46-point outburst March 1 against...
It was a subtle change for the Blue-White game. Each 15-minute half would start with the score tied at 45, simulating an end-of-game situation. But it's a lesson that should be applied to Duke's...
It was a familiar snapshot from last year: Kyle Singler looking battered and bruised after matching up with the biggest man on the court. Toward the end of the season, there was rarely a contest in...
I was going to try to be funny with this column and present theme song alternatives for the 2008-2009 Blue Devils that weren't Jennifer Hudson's "I Am Changing" from the Academy Award winning...
Certain intangibles usually separate the good teams from the great ones. Qualities like veteran leadership, crunch-time shooting and great guard play make or break a basketball team. But Florida...
Hoping to improve upon last year's 15-17 record, Georgia Tech has already suffered a potentially devastating blow. Diving for a loose ball in practice Oct. 10, senior guard D'Andre Bell collided...
The last time Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie spoke to a bevy of local reporters, she was behind a dais in the bowels of the Ford Center in Oklahoma City March 30, where Duke had just...
Another season kicks off next week, and again, Duke is a preseason top-10 team. The formula isn't too complex: The sport's most prestigious program, the biggest coaching name in basketball and four...
Despite losing just one player from last year's starting lineup, Duke could have a 60 percent turnover in its opening five this season. But one of those new starters really isn't new at...
Ask Olek Czyz about the rigors of a Blue Devil practice, and he doesn't say much, understandably humbled by the steep learning curve for a first-year player. It's not that he's not talkative-just...
N.C. State looks to erase the memory of last year's embarrassing season, which the Wolfpack entered with high expectations and finished with a 15-16 record, losing their last nine games en route to...