Un anno incredibile, cifre record, tanto show e dubbi fugati. Ripercorriamo la stagione di Zion Williamson giocata per giocata.
#1 North Carolina, attacco e Maye
Un po’ snobbati a inizio stagione, i Tar Heels hanno dimostrato di essere più che competitivi grazie a rotazioni lunghe e un attacco difficile da fermare.
Vincono Virginia e UNC, ma Zion è il migliore
Duke non è riuscita a vincere il titolo dell’ACC piegandosi a Cavaliers e Tar Heels, ma il fenomeno dei Blue Devils è di un altro pianeta
Da Texas Tech a Lsu, i campioni delle power
Primo titolo per la squadra di Davide Moretti, Duke perde ancora, la lezione di MSU: tutti i titoli di regular season delle conference più forti.
Terrell McIntyre is back in Clemson
Terrell McIntyre was a star both in college and in Italy. He went back to his alma mater and talked about his new role there and the secrets of a surprising Tigers team.
Childress dreams of coaching in Italy
Randolph Childress is a legend at Wake Forest and played in Italy for ten years in many different teams. We had the chance to interview him, here’s what he told us.
Francesco Badocchi, Virginia’s pogo stick
The wingman from Milan is fast and athletic, and he told us about his life in the sacred temple of defense, one of the oldest and most storied American universities.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish #5
Bonzie Colson has been playing the best basketball of his life and Notre Dame was trouble for everyone in the ACC, top teams included.
Miami Hurricanes #8
A great coach, two seniors who can score and rebounds, a streaky freshman and wins against UNC, Duke and Virginia. The tournament awaits.
Virginia Tech Hokies #9
The Hokies gameplan is made of hustle, outside shooting and defensive switches. They will be a tough team to handle for anyone.
Virginia Cavaliers #5
Best defense in the nation and dysfunctional offense for the Cavaliers is a combination that will not bring them too far in the tournament.
Louisville Cardinals #2
The Cardinals’ defense is great, their shooting comes and goes. Coach Pitino can lead them to a win against anyone, but can they reach the Final Four?
Tournaments, all you need to know
The favourites, the underdogs and those at risk in the Power Conference tournaments and the Mid Majors that already go their ticket to the Big Dance.
Kansas makes history, ACC still undecided
The Jayhawks won the Big 12. North Carolina lost against Virginia and cannot celebrate just yet, despite being certain of the #1 seed in the ACC tournament.
North Carolina Tar Heels #1
UNC is one of the favorites for the title, but the Tar Heels have been losing focus at the worst possible moment for the whole season.
Florida State Seminoles #3
The Seminoles are the team that relies the most on bench minutes, and that can be an advantage or disadvantage, depending on the opponent.
Collins, the unknown object of the draft
On Wake Forest’s sophomore John Collins, one of the best power forward in the Ncaa who is raising the interest of all Nba scouts and might be a lottery pick next June.
Chaos in the ACC, fiasco in the Big Ten
Mark Gottfried will not be NC State head coach next season, top teams fight for the regular season title. Wichita State sneaks into the ranking, South Carolina slips out.
Kansas wins on a wild comeback
The best game of the year, the point on the major conferences, Akron and Pepperdine, two mid-major to keep an eye on, in BN’s weekly review of the Ncaa.
A guide to the top teams and their weaknesses
UNC’s outside shooting, UCLA’s defense, Virginia’s offense and more. Every team has its weakness, and opponenents will try to take advantage of them all.