By Don | April 22, 2010 - 1:47 pm - Posted in College

The NCAA just inked a deal with CBS and Turner Sports for D1 Mens Basketball through 2024. Between CBS and the Turner Networks, it will now be possible to watch every game, regardless of your CBS affiliate (unless there is a hard rain or something).
The 64 + 1 will now be a 64 + [...]

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By Don | April 7, 2010 - 3:37 pm - Posted in College

Dino Gaudio is out at Wake Forest Men’s Basketball Coach. WGHP-TV will cover the Press Conference live on the Internet. Check WGHP’s website for the correct link.

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With all the upsets in the early rounds, this years bracket contest was a tight one. Duke was not even picked to finish by the winner and 2nd place finisher.
First Place with 43 Points – RandomBacket.com
Second Place with 42 Points – Mick R.
4-Way Tie For Third Place with 38 Points – Caryle Crew, jeffp, [...]

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By Don | April 2, 2010 - 7:13 am - Posted in College

As we mentioned last year, the NCAA is planning to shop their TV rights to the Mens Basketball Tournament. Now we know why. 96 teams completing and no NIT.
The NCAA bought the NIT and this was probably its last game last night.
Next Step, renegotiate TV rights for 96 games. Opening week would [...]

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By Don | March 18, 2010 - 5:42 am - Posted in College

http://www.greensborosports.com/brackets/
$100 Gift Certificate to Shanes Rib Shack on the line. You don’t have to be PERFECT (like the $1 Million Bracket), you just need to be better than everyone else.
Play Here.

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By Don | March 15, 2010 - 3:19 pm - Posted in College

$100 Gift Certificate from Shanes Rib Shack is on the line, plus a few T-Shirts. The Greensboro Sports Bracket Contest will open for entries shortly after the play-in game Tuesday night.
One Entry Per Person. You must have a valid email address; how else can we contact the winners. You must fill out [...]

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By Don | March 14, 2010 - 8:41 pm - Posted in College

Big thanks to Chris Jones on the heads up on the NIT Brackets. Carolina and State are in the first Round, Tuesday. State will be on at 8 PM ESPNUnseen and Carolina at 9:30 PM on ESPN. Virginia Tech plays Wednesday at 7 PM, no TV scheduled.

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Just a reminder that the NCAA Tournament teams will be announced later today. As soon as the Play-In game is over, we will open the Greensboro Sports Bracket Contest.
First Prize – $100 Gift Certificate to Shanes Rib Shack
Second Prize – 2 “K-Zone” T-Shirts – famous at the Grasshoppers games
We also have some special prizes [...]

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By Don | March 12, 2010 - 11:50 pm - Posted in College

Duke vs. Miami, 1:30 PM
Georgia Tech vs. N.C. State, 3:30 PM
Both games will be broadcast on WFMY-TV; however, based on the empty seats which have been VERY VISIBLE on national television, I hope the ACC will do something to fill the coliseum. It gives Greensboro a bad name when all those empty seats are [...]

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GUILFORD DOWNS WOOSTER 75-68 TO SET UP NCAA SECTIONAL FINAL MATCHUP WITH ODAC RIVAL
Greensboro, N.C. (3/12/10) — No. 3-ranked Guilford College held off No. 17 Wooster College (Ohio) 75-68 in the third round (sectional) of the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship March 12, setting up a sectional-final matchup with Old Dominion Athletic Conference rival [...]

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By Don | - 11:12 pm - Posted in College, Photos

John Bell at Guilford College took these photos Friday Night.

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By Don | - 10:32 pm - Posted in College

Details Coming!!!!
Guilford 75, Wooster 68 – Final
Guilford (29-2) advances to the national quarterfinals to play Eastern Mennonite (25-4) Saturday (3/13) at 7 pm in Guilford’s Ragan-Brown Field House for a trip to next weekend’s Division III semifinals.
Guilford’s Tyler Sanborn had 21 points and a career-high 23 rebounds for his 28th double-double of the season.
Wooster’s Ian [...]

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EASTERN MENNONITE SNAPS WHITWORTH’S NATION-LEADING WIN STREAK IN 74-71 NCAA SECTIONAL VICTORY
Greensboro, N.C. (3/12/10) — No. 10-ranked Eastern Mennonite University (Va.) snapped No. 4 Whitworth University’s (Wash.) nation-leading 25-game win streak en route to a 74-71 victory in the third round (sectional) of the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship March 12.
The Royals (25-4) survived [...]

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By Don | March 10, 2010 - 7:11 pm - Posted in College

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Coliseum is not the only venue to host high-quality college basketball this weekend as Guilford College welcomes three of the nation’s top-17 NCAA Division III men’s basketball teams to its Ragan-Brown Field House.
While the Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball tournament takes place a few miles away, Guilford hosts one of [...]

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As Andy works on the prizes, I’m finishing up the code and testing to allow us to have our own NCAA Mens Basketball Bracket Contest. We will post the link immediately after the play-in Game – our software does not allow for the #65 Team.
Each entry will require a unique email address, so [...]

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By Don | March 8, 2010 - 6:25 pm - Posted in College

The Third and Fourth Rounds of the NCAA Division III Sections will be held this Friday and Saturday at Ragan-Brown Field House on the campus of Guilford College.
No. 4 Whitworth (Wash.) will play No. 10 Eastern Mennonite (Va.) at 6 p.m.
No. 3-ranked Quakers will play No. 17 Wooster (Ohio) at 8 p.m
Friday’s winners meet [...]

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By Don | March 7, 2010 - 9:27 pm - Posted in College

Somebody asked, so here it is (as if you can’t get the schedule everywhere by now.)
ACC TOURNAMENT At Greensboro Coliseum
First round – Thursday’s games
No. 8 Boston College vs. No. 9 Virginia, 12 Noon (WFMY-2)
No. 5 Wake Forest vs. No. 12 Miami, 2:30 PM (WFMY-2)
No. 7 Georgia Tech vs. No. 10 North Carolina, 7 PM (ESPN2)
No. [...]

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By Don | March 6, 2010 - 11:41 pm - Posted in College

College Men’s Basketball Final – Guilford 85, John Carroll 82 (NCAA Tournament 2nd Round)
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Clay Henson scored a game-high 27 points to lead Guilford College past John Carroll University, 85-82, in the second round of the NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament Saturday night.
Guilford (28-2) advances to the tournament’s sectional round for the [...]

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By Don | March 2, 2010 - 6:02 pm - Posted in College

(From Guilford College Athletics)
GUILFORD RECEIVES FOURTH STRAIGHT NCAA DIVISION III MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYOFF BID
Quakers host Christopher Newport, John Carroll and Maryville (Tenn.) March 5-6
GUILFORD’S INVITATION
The Guilford College men’s basketball team (26-2, 14-2 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC)) has received its school-record fourth straight berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs. The Quakers, who earned one [...]

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By Don | February 2, 2010 - 6:24 am - Posted in College

MINNEAPOLIS — Guilford is the No. 1 team in NCAA Division III men’s basketball for the first time in the 11-year history of the D3hoops.com Top 25 poll. The Quakers grabbed 24 of the 25 first-place votes, with two-time defending national champion Washington University collecting the other. The full poll through games of Sunday, Jan. [...]

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