No question: Tech got snubbed
March 14, 2010 by afp
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Column by Chris Graham
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Virginia Tech did itself no favor in going one-and-done in Greensboro, no doubt. But is that why the Hokies are NIT-bound?
Can’t say that with any authority. Wake Forest and Clemson both lost on Thursday and got bids.
Both played Virginia Tech once in the 2009-2010 regular season. Both lost those games. Read more
UVa. wins ACC Tourney opener
March 11, 2010 by afp
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Story by Chris Graham
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Sammy Zeglinski scored 21 points and was 5-of-10 from three-point range to lead Virginia to a surprising 68-62 win over Boston College in the opening round of the 2010 ACC Tournament on Thursday.
UVa. (15-15) entered the tournament on a nine-game losing streak and had lost its leading scorer, second-team All-ACC performer Sylven Landesberg, and senior co-captain Calvin Baker from the roster in the past week.
The Cavs led most of the way after riding a 17-4 run over the final 10 minutes of the first half to a 34-27 halftime lead. Read more
The AFP on WREL: Tuesday, March 9
March 9, 2010 by afp
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Hosted by Chris Graham
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The Tuesday, March 9 installment of The AFP on WREL has AugustaFreePress.com editor Chris Graham and WREL host Jim Bresnahan talking about:
- Should the NCAA Tournament be expanded from 65 teams to 96 teams?
- Can Virginia Tech possibly be on the tourney bubble with a 23-7 record and 10 wins in the ACC?
- The guys break down the upcoming ACC Tournament.
- Chris complains about having been forced to cover all 11 games of the 2007 tournament in Tampa from a front-row seat with unlimited access to free goodies including Haagen-Daas bars.
- And more.
The AFP on WREL (32:21)
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Bennett: Stand by me
March 7, 2010 by afp
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Column by Chris Graham
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What a day for Tony Bennett on Saturday. First he sent Sylven Landesberg packing for the NBA or Europe or wherever his next destination might be by suspending the star second-year forward for the remainder of what promises to be a short rest of the season citing academic issues. Then the first-year UVa. coach blew his team’s chances to upset ACC regular-season co-champion Maryland with an ill-timed technical foul in the final minute of what turned out to be a 74-68 loss.
You half-expect to hear that he walked out to his car to find a dent in the door and no note and that he later got a speeding ticket on his way home.
“It is a hard game to swallow, but it is what it is. I feel bad about it though, I really do,” Bennett said at the end of the whirlwind day, that began with his announcement to his team that Landesberg, Mr. Everything for Virginia in 2009-2010, leading the Cavs in scoring (17.3 points per game), assists, (2.9 per game) while averaging 4.9 rebounds and a team-leading 32.1 minutes per game, would not be participating against Maryland or in the postseason, which presumably will come to a quick end in Greensboro in this week’s ACC Tournament. Read more
Weekend Watchdog: Championship Week begins
March 4, 2010 by afp
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Column by Mike Judge
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The first tickets for the NCAA tournament get punched this weekend. Get ready to see teams you haven’t seen much on TV.
ESPN’s Championship Week kicks into high gear with three title tilts Saturday afternoon. The Big South gets underway at 4 p.m., then Atlantic Sun at 6 p.m. and Ohio Valley at 8 p.m.
Sunday night, ESPN2 will show the semifinals of the West Coast Conference. The championship of that league is Monday – along with three other leagues – and several other NCAA bids will be earned throughout the week.
CBS offers the championship of the Missouri Valley Conference Sunday at 2 p.m.
There’s still plenty of regular season finales to watch. Read more
UVa. hoops: Where do you go from here?
March 2, 2010 by afp
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ACCVirginia.com editor Chris Graham examines the impact of the seven-game losing streak currently ongoing at UVa. on what had been a successful first season for coach Tony Bennett.
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The AFP on WREL: Tuesday, March 2
March 2, 2010 by afp
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The Tuesday, March 2 installment of The AFP on WREL features ACCVirginia.com editor Chris Graham and Jim Bresnahan of “Online with Jim Bresnahan” on WREL-1450AM in Lexington talking about:
- Waynesboro High School’s magical run into the Group AA state boys’ basketball tournament.
- Is Virginia Tech in trouble as far as its NCAA Tournament chances are concerned?
- Is UVa. basketball NIT-bound?
- Who outside of Duke in the ACC is a lock for a Big Dance punch ticket?
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Hokies: Still some work to do
March 1, 2010 by afp
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ACCVirginia.com editor Chris Graham breaks down Virginia Tech’s NCAA Tournament hopes.
The Hokies (21-7, 8-6 ACC) play host to North Carolina State on Wednesday night and travel to Georgia Tech on Saturday in the final week of the 2009-2010 regular season.
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Live Blog: UVa. vs. Duke
February 28, 2010 by afp
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Moderated by Chris Graham
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ACCVirginia.com is live at the John Paul Jones Arena for tonight’s men’s basketball game between the University of Virginia (14-12, 5-8 ACC) and #5 Duke (24-4, 11-2 ACC).
The opening tip is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. The game is being broadcast on Fox SportsNet.
Editor Chris Graham is courtside and will provide score updates and analysis and commentary during the game.
Sports Roundup: Sunday, Feb. 28
February 27, 2010 by afp
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- Virginia Tech sports: Hokies drop double-OT heartbreaker
- VMI sports: Coastal rallies from halftime deficit to blow past VMI
Edited by Chris Graham
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Virginia Tech sports: Hokies drop double-OT heartbreaker Virginia Tech was able to rally twice to extend Maryland, but the Terps rode Greivis Vasquez and clutch free-throw shooting in the second overtime to a 104-100 victory over the Hokies in Blacksburg Saturday night.
The game was delayed three hours due to a series of water-main breaks caused by a traffic accident near Cassell Coliseum earlier Saturday. Then fans were treated to a late night after Malcolm Delaney answered an Eric Hayes jumper by driving the length of the court for a game-tying layin with nine-tenths of a second left to send the game to overtime with the score tied at 82.
Vasquez, who scored a game-high 41 points, 33 after halftime, missed a three-pointer with five seconds left in the first overtime and the score tied at 89 to send the game to a second OT. Read more
