WILMINGTON, N.C. – Seahawk fans everywhere always knew former guard Brett Blizzard was one of college basketball’s greatest long range shooters. Now, ESPN hoops analyst Jay Bilas has validated it.

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After outscrapping the Tar Heels, Kansas beat Memphis on Monday night to win the NCAA Tournament.   (Photo: Jeffrey Camarati/UNC)
 
When the brackets first came out, I was asked by several people to join their pool.  
 
“No, thanks.”  “Nah.”  In some way, for some reason, I dodged them all.  I guess with the pressure of being [...]

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WILMINGTON,N.C. – Popular basketball web site CollegeHoops.net has selected UNC Wilmington rookie Chad Tomko of UNC Wilmington to its Honorable Mention High-Major All-Freshman team following the Charlotte, N.C., native’s outstanding inaugural campaign with the Seahawks.
    
Tomko, a 5-10, 165-pound point guard, started every game for the 20-13 Seahawks, averaging 8.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.5 [...]

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UNC vs. Kansas
       The talk of this game surely will focus on Roy Williams coaching against his former team for the first time, but it’s not as strong an issue as you might think. Yes, Williams coached at Kansas for 15 years, before returning to Chapel Hill in 2003. And yes, some lesser [...]

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1. Davidson – 

Was there any team more fun to watch in the opening weekend than Stephen Curry-led Davidson? The game against Gonzaga on Friday was my personal favorite game of the weekend, with hot shooting from both teams throughout the game. The performances Stephen Curry put on in the 2nd half of that game, as [...]

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The psychology of sport is often overlooked.  Sports analysts can analyze all they want, but X’s and O’s are nothing if a team’s head is not on straight.  
 ESPN brought in Bob Knight for post-season analysis, but they should have looked into taking a more Freudian approach.  Instead of all basketball analysts, they should mix [...]

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After being rated as the #1 conference, the real ACC showed up in the NCAA Tournament this weekend.  The names on the front of the uniforms are the same, but don’t tell me the ACC was better than the Pac 10, Big 12 or even the Big East this year.  It wasn’t the same ACC.

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What a day. Seriously, is there any month better than March for basketball fans? Every year, I find myself questioning whether it’s physically possible for the games to live up to the ones of the previous years. Without fail, they do. This year is no exception, and we haven’t even reached the NCAA tournament. Game-winning [...]

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College Basketball Recap 3/14
       If I told you Blake Hoffarber made a shot last night that may give him the opportunity to win his second ESPY in four years, would you believe me? More importantly, would you have any inkling of who Blake Hoffarber is? 

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College Basketball Recap 3/13
       As much as I look forward to the NCAA Tournament every year, I tend to forget about how great the conference tournaments can be. Being in college, and not having a class that starts after 11 a.m., can be an easy reminder. From noon until close to midnight from [...]

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