Sunday’s Top 25 Boxes
College basketball newsAt Chapel Hill, NC. No. 1 NORTH CAROLINA 97, RUTGERS 75 RUTGERS (9-4) Echenique 3-4 0-0 6, N’Diaye 1-2 0-0 2, Rosario 9-17 4-4 26, Chandler 5-11 2-2 14, Farmer 5-9 1-2 12, Inman 4-8 3-3 11, Pettis 0-0 0-0 0, Coburn 1-5 2-2 4, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, Griffin 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-59 [...]
Baker hits game-winner for Virginia
College basketball newsCalvin Baker scored a layup with 10 seconds remaining in overtime to break a tie and help Virginia to an 88-84 victory over Georgia Tech on Sunday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams. Mike Scott added two free throws with 2 seconds left for Virginia (6-4, 1-0 ACC). Tech’s Gani Lawal [...]
Sundays Top 25 Capsules
College basketball news(1) NORTH CAROLINA 97, RUTGERS 75 CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina Tyler Hansbrough had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Ty Lawson added 19 points as top-ranked North Carolina led from start to finish en route to a 97-75 victory over Rutgers. Danny Green scored 18 points for the Tar Heels (12-0), who have won each [...]
The Sun Devils used a steady rotation of four young guards last season and each returns.
College basketball newsThe Sun Devils used a steady rotation of four young guards last season and each returns. None is a star-caliber player, but with a year of experience together, each should improve. Junior Derek Glasser handles most of the point-guard duties and provides reliable ballhandling and decision-making. Glasser, who will be a three-year starter, was third [...]
The Toreros are built around senior guard Brandon Johnson.
College basketball newsThe Toreros are built around senior guard Brandon Johnson. A dynamic scorer who can blow past defenders and shoot from the outside. Johnson scored 20 or more points in 10 games last season. A terrific defender, Johnson also ranked second in the West Coast Conference with 2.2 steals a game. The Toreros will rely on [...]
The Big East will be the Big Beast this year.
College basketball newsThe Big East will be the Big Beast this year. We’ve been saying that since the end of last season. The conference has nine teams in our top 32. It’s possible no one will get out alive. The Big East could have the best year any conference has ever had. What about the flip side? [...]
Terrance Shannon wont be playing his senior season at Forsyth (Ga) Mary Persons due to a knee injury.
College basketball newsTerrance Shannon wont be playing his senior season at Forsyth (Ga) Mary Persons due to a knee injury. That just means bad news for the ACC. The Rivals150 forward will rehab this year and prepare himself for a career at Florida State. Shannon officially committed to the ACC school on Friday, according to his high [...]
There is a giant brewing in the Colonial Athletic Association.
College basketball newsThere is a giant brewing in the Colonial Athletic Association. Georgia State is landing giants at a rapid pace. Rashanti Harris, a 6-foot-8, 238-pound center from Mississippi, committed to Rod Barnes and the Panthers on Friday. According to Paula Wilson, Harriss coach with the Columbus Titans, Barnes has developed a long relationship with the No. [...]
The perimeter-oriented Bears can trot out four guards as good as any collection in the country.
College basketball newsThe perimeter-oriented Bears can trot out four guards as good as any collection in the country. Seniors Curtis Jerrells and Henry Dugat, junior Tweety Carter and sophomore LaceDarius Dunn are each capable of leading the team in scoring in any given game. They took turns doing so last season while powering the Bears to their [...]
Trevon Hughes made the transition from role player to starter fairly smoothly.
College basketball newsTrevon Hughes made the transition from role player to starter fairly smoothly. An afterthought as a freshman on a senior-laden team, he started 34 of 36 games last season and delivered for coach Bo Ryan. He was second on the team in scoring (11.2 ppg) and third in assists (2.5). He also led the Badgers [...]
