THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE THREAD

Re: Krzyzewski: ACC ought to think big

Athlon 2013-14 College Basketball Conference Snapshot:
ACC

Who's gone and who's back in the ACC for 2013-14


1. DUKE (30-6, 14-4 ACC, NCAA Elite Eight)
Key players gone: Seth Curry, Ryan Kelly, Mason Plumlee
Top returners: Quinn Cook, Andre Dawkins, Amile Jefferson, Marshall Plumlee, Rasheed Sulaimon, Tyler Thornton
New faces: Rodney Hood (Mississippi State transfer), Matt Jones, Semi Ojeleye, Jabari Parker (freshmen)
The losses of Curry, Kelly and Plumlee are huge, but Duke will be fine. The backcourt will be among the deepest in the country. Sulaimon stood out on the defensive end and proved capable of carrying the scoring load. Cook was second in the ACC in assists and assist-to-turnover ratio. The freshman Parker, a 6-8 wing, will add some versatility to the lineup. Hood averaged 10.3 points at Mississippi State in 2011-12, and Dawkins averaged better than eight points per game in each of his last two seasons before sitting out in 2012-13.

http://www.athlonsports.com/college-basketball/2013-14-college-basketball-early-rankings-acc

 

Dion Wiley commits to Maryland



Maryland secured a commitment from one of the premier scorers in the Class of 2014, 6-foot-4 shooting guard Dion Wiley.

Wiley (Oxon Hill, Md./Potomac), the No. 22-ranked junior and third overall 2-guard in the class, phoned in his commitment to Terrapins coach Mark Turgeon on Friday morning.

 

Basketball and Baseball may be the hidden keys to starting the ACC Network.


It’s going to take time for an ACC network to get off the ground, but I do believe it will happen. I don’t have any reason to think otherwise at the moment. Gradually information is being released that looks favorably on the content the ACC can offer such a network. We always think in terms of football, but in the course of a year football will make up only a small percentage of a network’s programming. A network may show 50 football games in a year.

http://beforeitsnews.com/sports/201...keys-to-starting-the-acc-network-2513392.html

 

Women's Jimmy V Classic
Presented by corona extra

Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C.
Connecticut Vs. Duke [7 P.M. ET on ESPN2]


Men's Jimmy V Classic
Presented by corona extra

Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013
Madison Square Garden, New York City
Pittsburgh Vs. Cincinnati [7 P.M. ET on ESPN]
Florida Vs. Memphis [9 p.m. et on ESPN]

http://www.jimmyv.org/about-us/news/jimmy-v-mens-and-womens-basketball-classics-matchups-2/

 

Rodney Hood injures Achilles tendon



Duke forward Rodney Hood injured his Achilles tendon and is withdrawing from the U.S. team's tryout camp for the World University Games.

USA Basketball said Friday that Hood injured his right Achilles tendon during practice Wednesday night. The extent of the injury was not known.

Hood sat out last season after transferring from Mississippi State and has three seasons of eligibility with the Blue Devils.

 

FSU extends Leonard Hamilton



Leonard Hamilton received a contract extension from Florida State on Wednesday that reportedly will make him the second-highest paid coach in the ACC.

The school announced that it extended Hamilton's contract through the 2017 season. The Orlando Sentinel, which obtained a copy of the coach's new contract, reported that Hamilton will receive a $750,000 raise to put his annual salary at $2.25 million.

 

Re: Rodney Hood injures Achilles tendon

Swofford, Gross call holding ACC basketball tournament in New York a real possibility



The ACC is committed to holding its annual affair in Greensboro through 2015.
Speculation has swirled since the ACC announced it would add Syracuse, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and eventually Louisville that the ACC would eventually claim New York for its basketball tournament. And in separate conversations, ACC Commissioner John Swofford and Gross made the possibility seem likely.

"New York is obviously such a media capital of the world, a great and fertile recruiting ground and a true college basketball mecca," Swofford said. "So I think we would be short-sighted and foolish not to give New York City every consideration as we look toward the future of our tournament."

http://blog.syracuse.com/sports/2013/06/swofford_gross_say_holding_the.html

 

P.J. Hairston charges dropped

Charges resulting from an early June arrest of North Carolina Tar Heels leading scorer P.J. Hairston have been dismissed, according to a Durham, N.C., court clerk.

Hairston was facing an August hearing after being arrested June 5 on a misdemeanor marijuana charge stemming from a traffic stop. A count of driving without a license was also dropped, the court official confirmed.

Hairston produced proof he had a driver's license and had completed a drug assessment program

 

Wake Forest buys Joel Coliseum from city for $8M


WINSTON-SALEM — Wake Forest University says it has completed its purchase of Joel Coliseum from the city of Winston-Salem.

The school announced its purchase Thursday. City Manager Lee Garrity told The Associated Press that the price was $8 million and that the school has committed to spend $10 million in capital improvements.

City Council approved the sale in May.

Wake Forest owns the 15,000-seat arena and the 33 surrounding acres.

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/08/01/3076654/wake-forest-buys-joel-coliseum.html#storylink=cpy

 

P.J. Hairston to miss some games

Despite multiple off-court issues in the past few months, North Carolina swingman P.J. Hairston is expected to be back in uniform this season.

One day after coach Roy Williams told reporters he was tired of talking about his leading returning scorer, North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham told a group of professors at a faculty retreat that Hairston would play this season, "but not all the games."

 

Florida State hires Stan Wilcox

Florida State has hired former Duke administrator Stan Wilcox as its new athletic director, the school announced Wednesday.

 

Kaleb Joseph commits to Syracuse

ESPN 100 point guard Kaleb Joseph (Nashua, N.H./Cushing Academy) made a verbal commitment to Syracuse on Saturday while on campus for an official visit.

Joseph, ranked the No. 51 overall prospect and No. 10 point guard in the ESPN 100, has seen wide-ranging, high-major recruitment throughout the last year but trimmed his list to just Syracuse, Providence and West Virginia after the July evaluation period.

 

Xavier Rathan-Mayes ruled ineligible

Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton told ESPN.com that heralded freshman guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes will not be eligible to play this season.

"It's unfortunate that we won't have Xavier this season, but I'm confident our team has grown and we will be prepared to handle this adversity," Hamilton said.

Read more http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...er-rathan-mayes-ruled-academically-ineligible

 

Jim Larranaga gets 3-year extension

Miami coach Jim Larranaga has received a three-year extension from the university, leaving him under contract for the next nine seasons.

Larranaga led the Hurricanes to 29 wins in 2012-13, along with the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season and tournament championships and a trip to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament. He was The Associated Press' coach of the year.

 

Chris Bolden suspended 3 games

Georgia Tech guard Chris Bolden has been suspended for the first three games of the season for an undisclosed violation of team rules.

Coach Brian Gregory announced Friday that Bolden, a sophomore, will miss three games, including the Nov. 8 opener against Presbyterian. Also included in the suspension is a game at Georgia on Nov. 15 and an exhibition game before the season.

 

Clemson's Patrick Rooks out for year

Clemson Tigers freshman guard Patrick Rooks will miss the upcoming basketball season after injuring his hip during preseason workouts.

Tigers coach Brad Brownell announced Rooks' status Friday. Clemson is opening basketball practice on Sunday.

 

Trae Golden cleared by NCAA

Former Tennessee guard Trae Golden has been cleared by the NCAA to play this season at Georgia Tech.

Golden, a Georgia native who averaged 12.1 points and 3.9 assists last season for the Vols, received a waiver from the NCAA in order to be closer to his ailing father.

 

Zach Auguste out for Notre Dame

Notre Dame forward Zach Auguste is expected to miss four to six weeks with a broken left hand.

 

UNC holds 3 players out of exhibition

North Carolina will hold junior P.J. Hairston, senior Leslie McDonald and sophomore J.P. Tokoto out of the lineup for Friday night's exhibition against UNC Pembroke, the Tar Heels announced.

 

Va. Tech suspends C.J. Barksdale

Virginia Tech has suspended forward C.J. Barksdale the first three games of the season for a violation of team rules.