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By Jeff Gravley
Nov 3, 2009
Duke guard Nolan Smith was suspended for the first 2 games of the regular season for playing in a summer league game that was non-sanctioned by the NCAA.
The game was held near Smith's hometown of Washington, DC in the Goodman League. The final score was A. Wash Association 117--HOBO 108. Kevin Durant played and so did West Baltimore’s Gerald “Gee” Brown, known the world over as “P. Shiddy.”
According to the game report on DC Metro Sports-dot-com Nolan had a good game. Smith’s jumper was wetter than a monsoon in India and his crossover dribble was borderline “stupid.” Before the summer is over, some defenders may need knee and hip replacements guarding him.
By ACC release
Sep 14, 2009
The ACC announced the game times and TV coverage for Saturday, Sept. 26th.
ACC football on September 26th:
North Carolina at Georgia Tech, Raycom, 12 noon
South Florida at Florida State, ESPNU, 12 noon
TCU at Clemson, ESPN360.com, 1 pm
Wake Forest at Boston College, ESPN360.com, 2 pm
Miami at Virginia Tech, ABC/ESPN*, 3:30 pm
Pittsburgh at NC State, ESPNU, 3:30 pm
Rutgers at Maryland, ESPN360.com, 3:30 pm
North Carolina Central at Duke, 7 pm
* Game televised regionally on ABC and shown to other parts of the country on ESPN.
ESPN360.com is ESPN’s video streaming platform
By NC State release
Aug 28, 2009
Kellie Harper
The first season of NC State women’s basketball under head coach Kellie Harper will feature a total of 16 home games, as released Friday by the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Wolfpack will also play 16 games against teams that advanced to postseason tournaments last year, including nine contests against teams that competed in the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
“The upcoming season holds a lot of challenges for our team,” said Harper. “From the non-conference schedule to ACC play, we will face tough competition night in and night out. We are excited and anxious about the season and the opportunities that lie in front of us.”
For the second straight season the Pack will open the regular season by hosting its own tournament the first weekend of the season. The Kellie Harper era will officially begin Friday, Nov. 13 against Florida International at 8 p.m. The game will be preceded by Vermont and Western Michigan at 6 p.m. The respective winners and losers
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By Chris Morris
Jun 23, 2009
One would be understanding if Dino Gaudio were a little upset this summer. His Wake Forest Demon Deacons finished the 08-09 season 8-7 over their last 15 games after starting 16-0, and briefly claiming the #1 national ranking in the polls. Included in those seven loses was a disastrous 84-69 loss to 13th seeded Cleveland State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Then, to top it all off, Wake's two top scorers decided to forego their final two years in Winston-Salem to enter the NBA Draft. But despite all of this hardship, you won't hear a negative word come from the head Deacon.
"I wish Jeff and James the very best, " Gaudio said, referring to Jeff Teague and James Johnson, in an interview on 99.9-FM The Fan, ESPN Radio. "They are gettting an opportunity to fulfill a life's dream." Teague, a sophomore point guard, led Wake in scoring this year with an 18.8 points per game average. Johnson, a sophomore forward,
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By Tim Hall
Jun 19, 2009
N.C. State junior Courtney Fells fights for possession with Danny Green of North Carolina on February 20, 2008
Check any NBA mock draft and you are going to see several ACC players on there. You'll see Wake Forest, Duke, and North Carolina represented in the first round. You aren't going to find anyone from N.C. State.
But one former Wolfpack player is turning a few heads among NBA scouts.
N.C. State coach Sidney Lowe said at his press conference on Thursday that he talked to Courtney Fells a few days ago and he is making the rounds with NBA teams, already having two workouts with the San Antonio Spurs.
"We knew they liked him during the year," Lowe said. "I talked to (Greg) Papavich, we knew they were looking at him strong, he's been to Charlotte and Golden State, Courtney has been everywhere, a lot of people are looking at him now."
A New York Post blog said Fells worked out for the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday. Ty Lawson, Gerald Henderson
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By Tim Hall
Jun 18, 2009
On Wednesday, a blurb appeared in the Racine Journal Times in Gery Woelfel's column. His source says Phil Jackson will step down as the Los Angeles Lakers head coach and Mike Krzyzewski will be the sought after replacement.
The note also hinted that Lakers star Kobe Bryant would want to see Krzyzewski get the job.
Woelful said Wednesday that his source is a very accurate one who usually hits home runs on all his calls.
"I had talked to a gentleman who I respected for many years and he's provided me with good stuff," Woelful told 99.9FM The Fan ESPN Radio. "This guy has some legitimacy. .... Bottom line is he firmly believes that Mike Krzyzewski would be the heir apparent to Phil Jackson."
Bryant further developed his relationship with Krzyzewski while playing for Team USA this summer, where the Americans won the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.
"Absolutely, they have a very good rapport, a mutual respect,
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By Tim Hall
Jun 18, 2009
Demon Deacon Jeff Teague speaks with head coach Dino Gaudio during Wake Forest's game against Duke in Winston Salem.
Jeff Teague raced off to an incredible start in his sophomore season with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. He had heads turning in an upset win over North Carolina. He scored 34 points and outplayed Ty Lawson. He followed that up by out-dueling Tyrese Rice with 29 points in a blowout of Boston College.
But the latter half of the season wasn't as sweet for Teague or for Wake Forest. In his last 14 games, he only topped the 20 point mark twice. In his first 17 games he scored 20 or more 10 times.
Instead of going back to Wake Forest for a junior season he chose to stay in the NBA draft, ending his college career. The Fan's "Insiders" got to talk with an expert to find out if that was the right choice.
"He's not gonna go as high as he could of," ESPN draft analyst Chad Ford told 99.9FM The Fan. "He had the potential if he went back to playing like he did the first half of last season to be a top five pick
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By Scott Jackson
Jun 18, 2009
Remember the summer of 2004? You know when the Los Angeles Lakers pursued Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and he thought long and hard about it, but passed on the opportunity?
Since that time, Coach K and Kobe Bryant have helped Team USA get back atop the basketball world winning gold last summer. So it should come as no surprise that if Phil Jackson retires, Krzyzewski' s name will surface as the first choice to replace the Zen Master.
This was in today's Racine Journal Times from Gery Woelfel's column Wednesday, The Woelfel World of Sports, just a short blurb in a lot of quick hits around the NBA.
* At least one well-informed NBA informant insists that Lakers coach Phil Jackson will hang up the clipboard this summer and his successor could be Duke's Mike Krzyzewski -- especially if his highly-influential agent (Kobe Bryant) puts the heat on Lakers
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By Adam Harris
Jun 17, 2009
"Ever since I've been here, it seems like it's been expected."
The words of shortstop Ryan Graepel speak volumes regarding the confidence of the North Carolina baseball program.
In their fourth consecutive College World Series, the Tar Heels fought off elimination on Tuesday with a statement 11-4 win over Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles were outmatched, as UNC equaled a CWS record 23 hits in the game.
A trip to Omaha in June will always be a privilege. But, there's nothing wrong with expecting to be there. After all, you've got to aim high to land high.
"I think that's really what's made us so good," added Graepel in a conversation with The Insiders on 99.9 FM The Fan ESPN Radio .
"When the post-season comes, we expect to be there. We expect to win all of our games up to that point. I think that's the reason we're going back, you know, four years in a row as it turns out, because the expectations
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By Tim Hall
Jun 16, 2009
Greivis Vasquez of Maryland during the second round of the ACC Tournament on March 13, 2009.
"He makes us pretty good."
That's what Maryland coach Gary Williams said about Greivis Vasquez a couple of hours before Monday's 5 p.m. deadline for underclassmen to withdrawl from the NBA draft.
Vasquez is coming back for his senior season with the Terrapins after not seeing what he wanted this year in the draft. He led the Terps with 17.5 points per game and over five assists and rebounds per game. He recorded a triple-double late in the year in an upset win over North Carolina.
Williams even said that he thinks Vasquez can be a top 20 pick in the 2010 draft.
