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#1 North Carolina Tar Heels: College Basketball 111 in 111
Welcome to The Sports Bank’s second annual college basketball season preview series. Last year we looked at 99 teams in 99 days. This year, we are being slightly more aggressive and expanding to 111 teams in 111 days. We will rank the 74 power conference teams and top 37 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order. We’ll break down rosters, non-conference schedules, and pick … [Read more...] about #1 North Carolina Tar Heels: College Basketball 111 in 111
North Carolina Tar Heels Very Impressive; Ready for Test from Kentucky Wildcats
You wouldn’t have thought that the UNC Tar Heels team playing Friday night was the same one that was defensively challenged all year. College basketball teams were able to get up and down on them pretty much at will. But on Friday night, they stepped up and answered the call, holding Marquette to 15 first half points – the second fewest in the program’s storied tournament … [Read more...] about North Carolina Tar Heels Very Impressive; Ready for Test from Kentucky Wildcats
North Carolina and Duke Fuel Up the Rivalry
Rivalries. It’s what defines sports and in college basketball, there’s not one bigger than Duke and North Carolina. To each team, the other is the “Evil Empire”. That’s how it works. UNC dropped early games this season to teams like Minnesota and Vanderbilt. Harrison Barnes was looking more like Marvin Williams and less like Michael Jordan by the minute. On the other … [Read more...] about North Carolina and Duke Fuel Up the Rivalry
99 in 99: #8 North Carolina Tar Heels
The North Carolina Tar Heels were once again playing for a championship in April. Unfortunately, it was the NIT title. UNC is coming off a very uncharacteristic season in which they missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time under Roy Williams. The Heels will be a young team this season but do add the top freshman in the country, Harrison Barnes. The Sports Bank’s “99 … [Read more...] about 99 in 99: #8 North Carolina Tar Heels
ACC Well Represented in NBA Draft Again
By Paul M. Banks and David Kay Jeff Teague As usual, the ACC will be represented with numerous prospects in this year’s NBA Draft. Wake Forest’s Jeff Teague emerged as a legitimate NBA caliber player thanks to the Demon Deacons winning their first sixteen games of ’08-’09 and garnering national attention. Teague is a shoot-first point guard which isn’t a … [Read more...] about ACC Well Represented in NBA Draft Again
UNC Quartet helped NBA Draft Stock by returning to School
By Paul M. Banks In 2006, Joakim Noah, Al Horford, and Corey Brewer all decided to return to Florida in hopes of winning back-to-back national titles, a feat that came to fruition. Last summer, North Carolina faced a similar situation. The Tar Heels saw sophomores Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington, and junior Danny Green declare for the NBA Draft, but later pull their names … [Read more...] about UNC Quartet helped NBA Draft Stock by returning to School
Top Ten College Hoops Teams for ’09-’10
By: David K. The 2008-2009 college basketball season has only been wrapped up for a week, but it is never too early to start looking ahead to next year. Several elite college players are still sorting out whether or not they will return to school which obviously has a major impact on how loaded some teams might be next season. I have taken into account which players appear … [Read more...] about Top Ten College Hoops Teams for ’09-’10