As the ACC men’s basketball tournament unfolds with plenty of juicy storylines this week, here are 10 historical “fun facts” worth considering about the crown jewel of ACC basketball.
The rising tide of major college transfers has changed the face of college basketball, especially over these past three seasons, after widespread immediate eligibility became the new law of the NCAA landscape.How, specifically, has this new reality impacted the Atlantic Coast Conference?
From 1991-2019, the Atlantic Coast Conference produced at least one #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament 26 times over 29 seasons. Each of the three exceptions (1996, 2003, 2013) to that stunningly successful theme saw the ACC produce two teams that became #2 or #3 seeds in those years.
With just two-plus weeks remaining in college basketball’s 2023-24 regular season, seven of North Carolina’s 19 Division One men’s basketball teams remain firmly in the hunt for first place in their respective conferences.
As more elite college players left school early, college basketball became younger and less experienced overall, and — perhaps predictably — more freshmen athletes made high-level impacts.
Whether you love Taylor Swift, hate Taylor Swift, love the NFL or hate the NFL, the following facts still apply, whether you or Dungy or anyone else likes them. Real-world facts and hard evidence tend to be very stubborn that way.
Ingram, who was a McDonald’s All-American in high school and helped Team USA to the FIBA U-19 World Cup gold medal in 2021, recently joined Chapelboro.com columnist David Glenn for a lengthy, 1-on-1 interview.
A 6-foot-7, 220-pound forward from Dallas, Texas, Ingram quickly has become the Tar Heels’ human Swiss army knife, someone whose offensive and defensive versatility has helped make this year’s Carolina team one of the best in the entire country.
While there are no official “Midseason ACC Awards,” if there were, Davis would be among the top candidates for ACC Coach of the Year, and at least four of his players would be in contention for some of the league’s other prestigious honors.