Showing posts with label Atlantic Coast Conference. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Atlantic Coast Conference. Show all posts
Monday, April 8, 2013
Sunday, March 17, 2013
March Madness and Triangle-area teams ready to go
The 2013 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's Basketball Tournament bracket was released by the Division I Men's Basketball Selection Committee from Indianapolis, Ind. on Sunday.
The Duke Blue Devils led Triangle-area teams in earning the the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region while the North Carolina Tar Heels landed the No. 8 seed in the South Region, and the NC State Wolfpack earned the the No. 8 seed in the East Region.
All three teams possess the ability to reach the Sweet 16 round of play and beyond, but will all face formidable opposition in advancing out of the first two rounds of play.
March Madness is finally here and every team is ready to go.
Let the games begin!
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Duke vs. Albany
The second-seeded Blue Devils (27-5) will meet the 15th-seeded Albany Great Danes (24-10) - Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pa. - Mar. 22 - 12:15 p.m.
Duke received a No. 1 or No. 2 seed for the sixth straight season and advances to the NCAA Tournament for the 18th consecutive year and 29th time in the past 30 seasons.
The Blue Devils have received a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in 15 of the past 17 seasons and 21 times under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Duke is 96-32 all-time in the tournament with national championships in 1991, 1992, 2001 and 2010.
The Blue Devils won the 1991 NCAA Championship as a No. 2 seed and their last three titles as a No. 1 seed.
Krzyzewski is the NCAA’s all-time leader in tournament victories, posting a 79-24 record in his 33 seasons at Duke.
North Carolina vs. Villanova
The eighth-seeded Tar Heels (24-10) tipoff against the ninth-seeded Villanova Wildcats (20-13) - Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo. - Mar. 22 - 7:20 p.m.
Carolina is making its 44th NCAA Tournament appearance, second-most in history and has played in 18 Final Fours, more than any school in the nation.
The Tar Heels have played in 149 NCAA Tournament games and won 108, both of which totals are second in NCAA history. UNC's Tournament winning percentage of .725 (108-41) is third in history.
Head coach Roy Williams is making his 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance as a head coach, tied for seventh in NCAA history.
He's coached in 81 NCAA Tournament games, posted 61 wins and posted an NCAA winning percentage of .753, all of which are third in NCAA history.
NC State vs. Temple
The eighth-seed Wolfpack (24-10) matches up with the ninth-seeded Temple Owls (23-9) - University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio - Mar. 22 - 1:40 p.m.
It is NC State's 24th trip to the NCAA Tournament and this year's squad has already recorded a 24-10 record, its highest win total in 30 years.
Head coach Mark Gottfried is the first coach in NC State's storied basketball history, and only the third in the 60-year history of the ACC for all schools, to take his first two teams to the "Big Dance."
The Wolfpack posts a 34-21 overall in the NCAA Tournament and is one of only 17 teams that has won two national titles, as the Pack took the title in 1974 and in 1983.
NC State is the only team in the nation to have five players each average over 12 points per game.
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The Duke Blue Devils led Triangle-area teams in earning the the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region while the North Carolina Tar Heels landed the No. 8 seed in the South Region, and the NC State Wolfpack earned the the No. 8 seed in the East Region.
All three teams possess the ability to reach the Sweet 16 round of play and beyond, but will all face formidable opposition in advancing out of the first two rounds of play.
March Madness is finally here and every team is ready to go.
Let the games begin!
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Duke vs. Albany
The second-seeded Blue Devils (27-5) will meet the 15th-seeded Albany Great Danes (24-10) - Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pa. - Mar. 22 - 12:15 p.m.
Duke received a No. 1 or No. 2 seed for the sixth straight season and advances to the NCAA Tournament for the 18th consecutive year and 29th time in the past 30 seasons.
The Blue Devils have received a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in 15 of the past 17 seasons and 21 times under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Duke is 96-32 all-time in the tournament with national championships in 1991, 1992, 2001 and 2010.
The Blue Devils won the 1991 NCAA Championship as a No. 2 seed and their last three titles as a No. 1 seed.
Krzyzewski is the NCAA’s all-time leader in tournament victories, posting a 79-24 record in his 33 seasons at Duke.
North Carolina vs. Villanova
The eighth-seeded Tar Heels (24-10) tipoff against the ninth-seeded Villanova Wildcats (20-13) - Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo. - Mar. 22 - 7:20 p.m.
Carolina is making its 44th NCAA Tournament appearance, second-most in history and has played in 18 Final Fours, more than any school in the nation.
The Tar Heels have played in 149 NCAA Tournament games and won 108, both of which totals are second in NCAA history. UNC's Tournament winning percentage of .725 (108-41) is third in history.
Head coach Roy Williams is making his 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance as a head coach, tied for seventh in NCAA history.
He's coached in 81 NCAA Tournament games, posted 61 wins and posted an NCAA winning percentage of .753, all of which are third in NCAA history.
NC State vs. Temple
The eighth-seed Wolfpack (24-10) matches up with the ninth-seeded Temple Owls (23-9) - University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio - Mar. 22 - 1:40 p.m.
It is NC State's 24th trip to the NCAA Tournament and this year's squad has already recorded a 24-10 record, its highest win total in 30 years.
Head coach Mark Gottfried is the first coach in NC State's storied basketball history, and only the third in the 60-year history of the ACC for all schools, to take his first two teams to the "Big Dance."
The Wolfpack posts a 34-21 overall in the NCAA Tournament and is one of only 17 teams that has won two national titles, as the Pack took the title in 1974 and in 1983.
NC State is the only team in the nation to have five players each average over 12 points per game.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Duke women's hoops wins and loses at same time
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| Duke Blue Devils guard Chelsea Gray scored her 1000th point recently - Orin Day, DWHoops.com |
Just as things were right on track, the fifth-ranked Duke Blue Devils train hit a major nick in the rails on Sunday.
After winning their their 37th straight ACC home contest to improve to 24-1 overall and 14-0 in league action with an 81-70 win over the the Demon Deacons at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., they lost guard Chelsea Gray for the remainder of the season with a dislocated knee.
After being recognized for scoring her 1000th point in a Blue Devils uniform before the game, the junior from Manteca, Calif. jumped for a rebound at the 8:01 mark of the first half and landed awkwardly while contesting for the ball with a Deamon Deacons player.
She managed to walk off the floor on crutches and sat on the team bench with her knee and leg immobilized in a brace for the remainder of the game while watching her team win its ACC-leading 37th consecutive game over a league opponent at home in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Coincidentally, the location of Gray's injury was only five to eight feet away from the spot where teammate Rich Jackson suffered a season-ending injury a year earlier against the Virginia Tech Hokies, during the teams' annual Pink Play4Kay game as well.
A truly tough loss for the Blue Devils and a painful and unfortunate injury to one of the best point guards in the country.
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
Catching up in the Triangle: NHL, ACC basketball headliners
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| What the view will look like once NHL training camps start - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC |
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Wow!
What a morning Saturday has brought with the upcoming and highly anticipated Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) matchup in men's basketball as the #20 NC State Wolfpack hosts the #1 Duke Blue Devils at PNC Arena in Raleigh at Noon.
Tweets have been flying from Raleigh all morning in anticipation of this one.
In the meantime, the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) has completed its vote as of 8 a.m. to ratify the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that the NHL owners unanimously ratified earlier in the week.
With a vote ratifying the CBA from the NHLPA, all that is required for a new NHL season to begin is for a Memorandum of Understanding to be signed by both parties.
All this is expected to take place sometime Saturday.
Once that happens, the league will release the much anticipated playing schedule and training camps around the league will begin as early as Sunday - including in Raleigh.
In the meantime, PNC Arena is ready to host the grudge match between the ACC's preseason #1 and the current #1 in NCAA men's college basketball.
Have a great Saturday!
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