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13 Apr 2016
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ACC Basketball: League-wide Early-Entry Update

After a dominating March (other than the final game), the A.C.C. was one heck of a basketball conference in 2015-2016.  That is the good news.  The bad news is that so much talent inevitably leads to a departure of such high-skilled talent.  For a few, it is graduation.  For the underclassmen, however, it is the temptation of the NBA.  Here is the latest update on what ACC players are leaving:

      • Abdul Malik Abu 6-8 240 PF NC State So.
      • Anthony Barber 6-2 185 PG NC State Jr.
      • VJ Beachem 6-8 200 SF Notre Dame Jr.
      • Malik Beasley 6-5 195 SG Florida St. Fr.
      • Jaron Blossomgame 6-7 220 SF Clemson Jr.
      • Brandon Ingram 6-9 195 SF Duke Fr.
      • Demetrius Jackson 6-1 194 PG Notre Dame Jr.
      • Chinanu Onuaku 6-10 245 C Louisville So.
      • Xavier Rathan Meyes 6-2 190 PG Florida St. So.

The sad part, of course, is that several of the players on this list are not even likely to be drafted at all.  One can only hope that it is worth it ultimately.  It is easy to criticize, but being able to get paid a living wage to play basketball is not the worst thing in the world either.

There are still a few players to keep an eye on.  Syracuse’s Malachi Richardson and North Carolina’s Justin Jackson had deep March runs and could be drafted in the first round (albeit the latter half).  If you are fans of those schools, you might want to hold off on expectations for 2016-2017 that include them.

If you hear any news before we do, please do not hesitate to share here or on Twitter.

Posted by acaffrey in Basketball, Draft and tagged , , , , , , , , , , , ,
05 Apr 2016

Final Confidential Bracket Contest Results!

Some folks hate North Carolina enough to be glad to see them lose last night, but other ACC fans would have preferred to see another notch in the conference belt.  Either way, congratulations to Villanova for winning it all.  As for the Confidential Bracket Contest, Lenville was able to hold off the competition and squeak to a 150-149 win.  As such, he wins the final prize!  Congrats!

Here is a link to the final standings.  Thanks to all that entered… please come back in the fall for fantasy college football!  And here is the final Top 10:

Standings

Rank
Owner
Bracket
Correct Picks
Points
Bonus Pts
Total Pts
1
41
128
22
150
2
37
128
21
149
3
41
133
12
145
4
42
131
14
145
5
43
118
27
145
6
38
122
18
140
7
40
124
15
139
8
39
124
14
138
9
40
119
18
137
10
38
124
11
135

 

Posted by acaffrey in ACC only
01 Apr 2016

The ACC in the Final Four

With North Carolina defending its #1 seed against Syracuse, who went from bubble to Houston, it is yet another season with the ACC being well-represented in the Final Four.  How often has the ACC had a representative?  Well, here is your answer (champions in bold, current members that were not in the ACC at the time in italics, former members that were in the ACC at that time in strikethrough):

2016: North Carolina, Syracuse

2015: Duke

2013: Syracuse, Louisville

2012: Louisville

2010: Duke

2009: North Carolina

2008: North Carolina

2005: North Carolina, Louisville

2004: Duke, Georgia Tech

2003: Syracuse

2002: Maryland

2001: Duke, Maryland

2000: North Carolina

1999: Duke

1998: North Carolina

1997: North Carolina

1996: Syracuse

1995: North Carolina

1994: Duke

1993: North Carolina

1992: Duke

1991: Duke, North Carolina

1990: Duke, Georgia Tech

1989: Duke

1988: Duke

1987: Syracuse

1986: Louisville, Duke

1984: Virginia

1983: North Carolina State

1982: North Carolina, Louisville

1981: North Carolina, Virginia

1980: Louisville

1978: Duke, Notre Dame

1977: North Carolina

1975: Syracuse, Louisville

1974: North Carolina State

1972: North Carolina, Florida State, Louisville

1969: North Carolina

1968: North Carolina

1967: North Carolina

1966: Duke

1964: Duke

1963: Duke

1962: Wake Forest

1959: Louisville

1957: North Carolina

ACC was formed in 1953

1950: North Carolina State

1946: North Carolina

1941: Pittsburgh

As you can see, the ACC and Final Four go together quite nicely.  Even limiting it to conference affiliation at the time of the Final Four, that is 33 ACC schools in 35 Final Fours from 1981 to 2016.  Pretty.  Darn.  Impressive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted by acaffrey in ACC only, Basketball, Recap and tagged ,
28 Mar 2016

Confidential Bracket Contest Update!

The ACC will have one team playing for it all next Monday.  As a fan of an ACC school (presumably), did you have two ACC schools in the Final Four?  If you did, Syracuse probably was not one of them.  But that is what it is this year.  And with such unexpected results, the standings are as follows:

Standings

Rank
Owner
Bracket
Correct Picks
Points
Bonus Pts
Total Pts
1
43
118
27
145
2
40
115
22
137
3
38
100
34
134
4
41
118
14
132
4
40
120
12
132
6
38
113
17
130
7
37
109
18
127
8
39
111
15
126
8
39
109
17
126
10
39
116
9
125
10
38
111
14
125
12
39
106
18
124
13
37
111
11
122
14
38
104
17
121
15
38
96
24
120
16
36
107
12
119
17
36
109
9
118
18
35
94
21
115
19
37
114
–
114
20
35
100
12
112
Posted by acaffrey in Basketball, Bracket Contest
21 Mar 2016

2016 Confidential Bracket Contest Update: After Round 2

The big news is that six–count them…. six–ACC schools are in the Sweet Sixteen.  Whatever label is put on the SEC for football, the ACC’s basketball dominance is even greater.  This makes sense in a league with outstanding coaching from top to bottom (well, Boston College… sigh).  Congrats to the league for making itself into a true hoops powerhouse.  In any event, here is the top 25 in the Confidential’s Bracket Contest:

Standings

Rank
Owner
Bracket
Correct Picks
Points
Bonus Pts
Total Pts
1
37
85
27
112
2
34
77
34
111
3
34
79
22
101
4
34
76
24
100
5
34
78
18
96
5
32
72
24
96
7
34
80
14
94
8
33
76
17
93
8
33
76
17
93
10
31
73
18
91
11
30
68
22
90
12
31
72
17
89
13
32
73
15
88
14
31
73
14
87
14
30
66
21
87
16
32
74
12
86
17
32
75
9
84
18
31
71
12
83
18
29
65
18
83
20
30
70
11
81
21
28
63
17
80
21
30
69
11
80
23
29
67
12
79
24
29
66
12
78
25
29
68
9
77
Posted by acaffrey in Basketball, Bracket Contest and tagged , , ,
19 Mar 2016

Confidential Bracket Contest Update: After Round 1

Round 1 is now complete.  If you want to check the complete standings… here is the link.  Otherwise, Allen’s Astonishing Bracket has now slid ahead of Clemson McBrackets by one point.

Here is the current top 25:

Standings

Rank
Owner
Bracket
Correct Picks
Points
Bonus Pts
Total Pts
1
25
50
30
80
2
26
52
27
79
3
26
52
24
76
4
24
48
24
72
5
24
48
21
69
6
24
48
18
66
7
23
46
18
64
8
22
44
18
62
8
22
44
18
62
10
23
46
15
61
10
23
46
15
61
10
23
46
15
61
13
21
42
15
57
13
21
42
15
57
15
22
44
12
56
15
22
44
12
56
15
22
44
12
56
18
21
42
12
54
19
20
40
12
52
19
20
40
12
52
19
20
40
12
52
22
21
42
9
51
22
21
42
9
51
24
20
40
9
49
25
19
38
9
47
Posted by acaffrey in Basketball, Bracket Contest
18 Mar 2016

2016 Confidential Bracket Standings: After 1 Day

The battle for the $25 prize is on.  After one day of games, here are is the top 25 in the standings so far:

Standings

Rank
Owner
Bracket
Correct Picks
Points
Bonus Pts
Total Pts
1
15
30
18
48
2
14
28
18
46
3
13
26
18
44
4
12
24
15
39
5
13
26
12
38
5
13
26
12
38
5
13
26
12
38
8
12
24
12
36
8
12
24
12
36
10
11
22
12
34
10
11
22
12
34
12
12
24
9
33
12
12
24
9
33
12
12
24
9
33
15
11
22
9
31
15
11
22
9
31
15
11
22
9
31
15
11
22
9
31
19
10
20
9
29
20
11
22
6
28
20
11
22
6
28
20
11
22
6
28
20
11
22
6
28
20
11
22
6
28
25
9
18
6
24

 

Posted by acaffrey in Basketball, Bracket Contest
16 Mar 2016

15 Hours to Enter Free Confidential Bracket Contest! Prize!

In what is now an annual tradition, the Confidential will have another bracket contest in 2016.

We will give out a first prize of $25.00 via Pay Pal to the winner (prizes will increase if/when number of entrants increases).

If you think you know basketball, and as a fan of the ACC you SHOULD know basketball, let’s see how well you can do against other fans of ACC schools.  Go here: https://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/invitation?g=85054&k=de8ccfea159f8be6&soc_trk=tw

Oh, and good luck.  You’ll need it.

Posted by acaffrey in ACC only
15 Mar 2016

The Confidential’s Annual Bracket Contest! Free! Prize!

In what is now an annual tradition, the Confidential will have another bracket contest in 2016.

We will give out a first prize of $25.00 via Pay Pal to the winner (prizes will increase if/when number of entrants increases).

If you think you know basketball, and as a fan of the ACC you SHOULD know basketball, let’s see how well you can do against other fans of ACC schools.  Go here: https://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/invitation?g=85054&k=de8ccfea159f8be6&soc_trk=tw

Oh, and good luck.  You’ll need it.

Posted by acaffrey in ACC only
14 Mar 2016
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ACC Post-Season Tournament Update

As you are probably aware, the post-season tournaments have been announced–with most attention deservedly focused on the Big Dance!  In fact, you are probably entering bracket tournaments as we speak.  Feel free to enter the Confidential’s annual contest–it is free, but also has a $25 prize via PayPal to the winner!  See here.  In any event, here is a recap of who from the ACC is going where:

The Big Dance

  • North Carolina earned a #1 seed in the East and tipoffs of Thursday in Raleigh against a play-in team to be determined.
  • Virginia also earned a #1 seed, in the Midwest, where it will begin play in Raleigh on Thursday against Hampton.
  • Miami earned a #3 seed in the South and was shipped all the way up to Providence, where it will face off against Buffalo on Thursday.
  • Duke will join Miami n Providence as the #4 seed, where it will face North Carolina-Wilmington on Thursday.
  • Notre Dame is a #6 seed in the East, where it will face a play-in opponent in Brooklyn on Friday.
  • Oddly, Pittsburgh is the third ACC team in the East, where it is a #10 seed playing in St. Louis on Friday against a tough Wisconsin team.
  • Syracuse was on the bubble, but made it in as a 10 seed in the Midwest, where it will begin play on Friday in St. Louis against Dayton.

The N.I.T.

  • Florida State will host Davidson.
  • Georgia Tech will host Houston.
  • Virginia Tech will host Princeton.

Other Tournaments

No ACC teams are participating in the CBI or CIT, and the field for the Vegas tournament has not yet been announced.

 

 

Posted by acaffrey in ACC only, Basketball, March Madness and tagged , , ,

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