Associated Press

March 17, 2010

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Malcolm Delaney scored 19 of his game-high 25 points in the first half to lead Virginia Tech past Quinnipiac 81-61 in a first-round NIT game Wednesday night.

The Hokies (24-8), who advanced to play Connecticut at home in the second round on a date to be determined, shrugged off the disappointment of not making the NCAA tournament by holding the Bobcats to 38.1…

Al Featherston

March 17, 2010

The NCAA is investigating the expansion of the NCAA tournament field from its current size of 65 teams to 96 teams.

The proposal has provoked a lot of debate and criticism. Several coaches have offered alternatives – Maryland’s Gary Williams suggested “we crawl” forward to 68 or 72 teams. Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski has suggested that expanding the field would provide the NCAA with a…

David Glenn | Mailbag

March 17, 2010

David Glenn recently caught up with Wake AD - and tournament selection committee member - Ron Wellman. on Glenn’s afternoon radio show.

Among the topics they discussed: popular misconceptions about the selection and seeding process; why Virginia Tech was left out of the tournament field; and why Duke received the third No. 1 seed.

Click on the audio player below to listen…

Joe Ovies | Mailbag

March 16, 2010

Joe and Jim are back with another edition of the ACCSports.com Podcast Presented By FanDemon.com. They’re joined again by Dan Wiederer of the Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer.

They debate whether Virginia Tech is more deserving of an NCAA tournament bid than Wake Forest and discuss the bleak outlook for the ACC in general in the tournament.

Next they…

Barry Jacobs | Mailbag

March 16, 2010

There was no shortage of effort in the ACC tournament. Ball-handling and good shooting though, were scarce.

(Associated Press/Chuck Burton)

If you’re a basketball fan and have difficulty telling whether you’re coming or going this time of year, you’re not alone. (If you feel that way in general, you’re on your own.)

There is, after all, just…

David Glenn | Mailbag

March 15, 2010

Check here for the most recent commitments and scholarship offers in ACC basketball recruiting.

Andrew Skwara

March 15, 2010

Yellow Jackets Back Up Hype

Take away Duke and North Carolina and no ACC team received more preseason hype than Georgia Tech. Armed with one of the nation’s top-rated recruiting classes, the Yellow Jackets were even mentioned as a dark horse contender for the Final Four by some.

Now we finally know why.

The Yellow Jackets, which hadn’t won two games in a row since January,…

Associated Press

March 14, 2010

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) - Richmond is joining Colonial Athletic Association champion Old Dominion as state schools in the NCAA tournament, while Virginia Tech was left out of the field of 65 announced Sunday.

The disappointed Hokies will be joined by an elated William & Mary team making just its second postseason appearance ever in the NIT field.

The Spiders (26-8), who lost…

Jim Young | Mailbag

ACCSports.com

March 14, 2010

Check here throughout the ACC tournament for links to our coverage!

Duke held off Georgia Tech to win yet another ACC title.

Once again Jon Scheyer was great when it mattered most.

Check out David Glenn’s analysis and observations in his Sunday courtside blog.

Denny Kuiper breaks down Georgia Tech’s win over N.C. State.

Here’s Tom Van Hoy’s ACC audio update,…

Denny Kuiper | Mailbag

March 12, 2010

Former college coach Denny Kuiper breaks down Duke-UVa and Miami-Virginia Tech.

Something is becoming very clear in the ACC tournament games; don’t take any team lightly. Virginia gave Duke all it could handle until the last six minutes of the game, and No. 12 seed Miami continued to move forward with a victory over Virginia Tech. Other than Duke, I don’t think there are any…