North Carolina Tar Heels
The Final Four is set, with UConn, Alabama, NC State, and Purdue all making their way to Phoenix for the 2024 Final Four. This is obviously a field that nobody predicted back on Selection Sunday, but this Final Four will offer intriguing storylines. UConn is seeking to become the first team in almost two decades to repeat as tournament champions, Alabama is proving that you don't have to be elite defensively to compete at the highest level, Zach Edey and Purdue are seeking their own redemptions story like Virginia 5 years ago, and then there's NC State, looking to replicate their run to the 1983 national championship.
The NCAA Tournament gets back underway later today, with two ACC teams in action in the West Region, in North Carolina and Clemson, After putting just 5 teams in this year's Big Dance, the ACC has 4 teams in the second weekend, for the 13th time in the history of the event, which has caused a firestorm on social media between die-hard ACC fans, and the national college basketball media, which devalued the conference all season long.
This past weekend saw the NCAA tournament dwindle to 16 teams and the ACC is strongly represented with the conference occupying 4 of those 16 slots. Former Charlotte 49ers HC and NC State assistant Bobby Lutz joined Kyle Bailey as he broke down the ACC showing up yet again in March. The first topic broached […]
Once you get into the second round of the NCAA Tournament, you know you’re going to get tested, and that’s exactly what happened to Carolina tonight, even if they won 85-69. Tom Izz’s bunch came more and threw the first punch, building an early 17-7 lead, as they would lead by as many as 12 in the first half. In his TV interview on CBS, Hubert Davis made it known that he couldn’t talk basketball to his team until they started competing and matching the Spartans’ physicality. Like they have all season long, the Tar Heels answered the call, going on a 17-0 run, that would extend to a 23-3 run to end the half, to turn the double-digit deficit, into a 40-31 halftime lead. That lead wouldn’t completely disappear, but Sparty came out of the half on fire, making it a 48-46 game at the under-16 timeout of the second half, but that was as close as it would get, once Carolina reestablished control, they would close the game out, the way you have to this time of the year.
The 2024 NCAA Tournament tipped off earlier this afternoon with a doubleheader at the top of the West Region. The day started with Michigan State running away from a Mississippi State team that came in the favorite, while the second game featured the No. 1 seed in the region, North Carolina, using the final 12 […]
With the Madness right around the corner former UNC great turned analyst for CBS Brendan Haywood joined Kyle Bailey to preview what to expect from the Big Dance. The first topic Brendan went to was NC State’s miraculous run to win the ACC Tournament as he commended the Wolfpack on an incredible run, but he […]
Tonight, the greatest rivalry in sports renews itself, as Duke hosts North Carolina, in the second top-10 matchup between the two rivals this season. Carolina has already earned a share of the ACC regular season title, but with a win over Duke, they'd outright with the league for the first time since 2017. As for Duke, they are looking to earn a share of the regular season title, and with various different tiebreakers, they could end up being the #1 seed in the ACC Tournament next week.
Tomorrow night, the greatest rivalry in sports will renew itself, as Duke hosts North Carolina, in the regular season finale, with ACC implications on the line for both teams. Carolina earned at least a share of the ACC regular season title on Tuesday night when they blew out Notre Dame in Chapel Hill. A win over Duke would secure their first outright ACC title, since 2017, when they last won the national championship. As for Duke, with a win they'd also earn a share of the ACC regular season title, and with various different tiebreakers, have the inside track to be the #1 seed in the next week's ACC Tournament, in Washington, D.C. Carolina won the first matchup back in February, 93-84, and if tomorrow night is anything like the first matchup, college basketball fans will be in for a treat.
The college basketball season is winding down and that means madness is around the corner and Luke DeCock joined Kyle Bailey to discuss his thoughts on where things stand with the regular season nearing its end. One of the bigger topics discussed was UNC’s upcoming matchup against NC State, Luke thinks that while NC State […]
With the days in February quickly evaporating, it means we are just that much closer to March Madness in college basketball. The ACC continues to be a chaotic conference this year, and Joe Ovies of The OG Podcast joined Kyle Bailey as he gave his thoughts on some of the main storylines surrounding the conference. […]