By Bud L. Ellis
Just say the words “Atlantic Coast Conference” and immediately, thoughts turn to great basketball.
And some of the greatest moments in the long and storied history of the league have occurred in the signature event of the conference’s season – the ACC tournament. ( Read More…)
Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 12:04 am by bud
Tags: acc tournament news, acc tournament schedule, acc tournament tickets, Atlantic Coast Conference, Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech
By Bud L. Ellis
As the first weekend in February dawns, the Duke Blue Devils find themselves on top of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
That’s where the Devils sat after last year’s ACC tournament at the Georgia Dome.
Duke won last year’s tournament, downing Florida State in the title game 79-69 to capture its eighth conference championship in the past 11 years.
Georgia Tech opened the tournament with an upset of No. 17 ranked and fifth-seed Clemson on opening day, 86-81. The Seminoles would end Tech’s run in the quarterfinals, but Maryland was the story on day two of the tourney, upending second-seed and eighth-ranked Wake Forest, 75-64.
The other three top seeded teams – top-ranked North Carolina, Duke and Florida State – joined the Terps in the semifinals. FSU pulled the biggest upset of all, knocking off the Tar Heels 73-70 in the semis. Duke held off Maryland to set the stage for the championship game.
The Devils put three players on the all-tournament team: MVP Jon Scheyer, Kyle Singler and Gerald Henderson.
This year’s ACC tournament will be at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C., March 11-14.
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Friday, February 5, 2010 at 10:09 pm by bud
Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Dome, Georgia Tech, Gerald Henderson, Greensboro Coliseum, Jon Scheyer, Kyle Singler, Maryland, North Carolina, Wake Forest
By Bud L. Ellis
Whichever school makes it through the ACC men’s basketball tournament receives an automatic invitation to the NCAA tournament.
Beyond just getting a ticket to the big dance, whichever school can survive the rigors of a weekend of facing the ACC figures to stay in the NCAA tournament for a while.
This year’s ACC tournament, the 57th edition of the event, is March 11-14 at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. The bottom eight seeds meet in the opening round, while the top four teams receive an all-important bye. Instead of playing and potentially being bounced on Thursday, the top four get to watch the competition, get some additional scouting report information and, most of all, relax.
Friday is quarterfinals day, followed by the semifinals on Saturday and the championship game on Sunday.
N.C. State won the first three ACC Tournaments, from 1954-56. Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh played host to the tournament from its inception in 1954 through 1966. The tournament has been held in several locales, including the Greensboro Coliseum in 1967, from 1971-1975, 1977-1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1995-1998, 2003-2004, and 2006.
Last year’s tournament was held at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Duke beat Florida State in the finals, 79-69.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 7:34 pm by bud
Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, Duke, Florida State, Greensboro Coliseum, N.C. State, Reynolds Coliseum
