Peterson’s teammate Dylan Shawver had the kind of trajectory that Peterson is looking for this year. Shawver finished in the Round of 16 in his first NCAA tournament and then found another gear in the 2024 postseason, winning his first Big Ten title and finishing seven...
if not spectacular 17–10 regular season record, the Wolfpack took the ACC Tournament title from Virginia. Led by notoriousrabble-rousing coachJim Valvano, NC State carried that momentum into a matchup with #1 seed Houston in the NCAA title game. But Houston...
He won two EuroBasket silver medals in EuroBasket 2013 and EuroBasket 2015, earning All-Tournament honours in the latter. Valančiūnas also appeared in the documentary The Other Dream Team. Birthplace: Utena, Lithuania Team: New Orleans Pelicans Position: Center Also ranks #2 on The B...
Many athletes have tried to become successful two-sport athletes and few have succeeded but dozens more have the potential. This list isn't about the notable two-sport athletes like Deion Sanders, who won both the Super Bowl and a World Series, or Hershel Walker, who won the Heisman Trophy...
Word association:Champion. The Bearcats have the look of a champ after taking the Cayman Islands title. Never underestimate the importance of winning a tournament championship. This should give the Bearcats plenty of confidence the rest of the non-conference. ...
Puerto Rico:You might be surprised to learn that, within the past five years, Georgia Tech won something of significance in men’s basketball. It was in 2021 and a team led by ACC Defensive Player of the Year José Alvarado tore through the ACC Tournament in Greensboro. It was fun and ...
It was the ACC tournament and North Carolina was ranked No. 1, but we won 77-74. I will always remember that score because when we got back to Durham, every car in town had a bumper sticker that read: DUKE BLUE 77, CAROLINA BLUE 74. "That's how rare it was...
To this day, the story of the 1983 “Cardiac Pack” still evokes awe among sports fans. After putting up a respectable, if not spectacular 17–10 regular season record, the Wolfpack took the ACC Tournament title from Virginia. Led by notoriousrabble-rousing coachJim Valvano, NC State carried...
To this day, the story of the 1983 “Cardiac Pack” still evokes awe among sports fans. After putting up a respectable, if not spectacular 17–10 regular season record, the Wolfpack took the ACC Tournament title from Virginia. Led by notoriousrabble-rousing coachJim Valvano, NC State carried...
To this day, the story of the 1983 “Cardiac Pack” still evokes awe among sports fans. After putting up a respectable, if not spectacular 17–10 regular season record, the Wolfpack took the ACC Tournament title from Virginia. Led by notoriousrabble-rousing coachJim Valvano, NC State carried...