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    ROYS DILEMMAS

    I dont determine what were going to be in April here in October.ROY WILLIAMS

    Many questions remain as the season opens in less than two weeks

    A publication of

    By Brooke PryorSports Editor

    Eleven days.Thats when the North Carolina mens basketball team will

    open its season with a home game against Oakland, and coachRoy Williams has a laundry list of decisions on his plate beforeJump Around blares through the Smith Center shortly before9 p.m.

    So far, the Hall of Fame coach entering his 11th season backin Chapel Hill has solidified two of his five starters sopho-more Marcus Paige and junior James Michael McAdoo.

    But the final three positions pose a bit of a problem for the63-year-old coach.

    Theres the eligibility of two of his top guards, a battle in thepost and a talented freshman point guard ready to share floormarshal duties.

    Its enough to keep anybody up at night, but in his usualfashion, Williams is adopting his wait and see method ofdecision-making.

    The most glaring question to solve, of course, is the punish-ment of guard P.J. Hairston. Since his well-documented sum-mer of traffic violations and rental cars, the juniors fate hashung in the balance.

    Williams says Hairston will play, but the question of whenhell suit up and take the court remains to be answered. AndHairstons punishment isnt entirely Williams to decide.

    Williams told reporters after Fridays Late Night with Roy thatthere were still aspects of the players situations being pro-

    cessed by the NCAA.Hairston isnt the only player whose eligibility is still up in

    the air fellow guard Leslie McDonald is also waiting to hearfrom the NCAA regarding the use of his image to promote adesigner mouthguard company this summer that ended with acease and desist letter from the University to the company.

    Theyre going to be part of it, yeah, Williams said of theNCAAs involvement with his players punishments. All therumors and everything thats been going around since June,

    weve still been addressing those. Its the kind of thing wheretheres still things in process with P.J. and Leslie both, but thatis part of it, yes.

    Williams has maintained that he will announce the fate ofHairston and McDonald before the season opener, but for now,the pair has been stripped of leadership privileges and bothface the tall task of earning back Williams trust .

    Hairstons teammates recognize that hes turned a cornerand is trying to put the summers indiscretions behind him inan effort to put all of his focus on the court.

    When hes on the court, hes doing what he loves to do,

    Paige said. He gets to not think about all the stuff and just playbasketball for a while and its good for him, its good for every-one to enjoy P.J. the basketball p layer and not other stuff.

    Some of Williams problems are good ones to have between juniors McAdoo and Desmond Hubert, sophomoresJoel James and Brice Johnson and freshman Kennedy Meeks,the Tar Heels have a wealth of talent in the post.

    Though McAdoo has already staked his claim on a startingjob, its unclear exactly where hell be starting.

    In Fridays Late Night with Roy, McAdoo played in thethree spot, a position usually occupied by a guard. He couldstay there or shift down to his traditional spot in the post, butHairstons and McDonalds possible impending suspensions

    will help determine his position.James and Meeks are the front-runners for the star ting cen-

    ter job, and Paige said even he isnt sure who has the edge.It changes on a day-to-day basis, Paige said. You can tell

    from my answers one day you think Joels got it, next dayyou see great things out of Kennedy and say he could start atthe five. Its good to have that problem at this point. Two guysplaying well and challenging each other for minutes.

    Williams also has a problem he hasnt had in nearly threeseasons a deep point guard corps. Williams has alreadynamed Paige the starter, but freshman point guard Nate Brittcould easily take the floor alongside the Tar Heels returningpoint guard.

    Williams said hes had his team employ a two-point guardsystem in practice, but his strategy and positioning of his play-ers will be fluid and likely to change throughout the season.

    Im convinced that the first game when we play Oaklandyoull see two little point guards out there together, Williamssaid. Im convinced in the first game against Oakland that

    youll see James Michael as the small forward. Its somethingthat will be a continual process throughout the season.

    In 11 days, Williams countdown will expire, and the pre-season questions will no longer need answers.

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    Basketball 2013-14Monday, October 28, 2013 The Daily Tar Heel2

    table of contents

    sharing duties

    Freshman point guard Nate Brittwill assist sophomore Marcus Paige

    3

    wealth of big menThe Tar Heels have plenty of

    post position options.

    fresh faces

    The Tar Heels welcome threenewcomers to the roster.

    4miami

    After finishing atop the ACC, theHurricanes will rebuild this year.

    boston collegeLed by Olivier Hanlan, the

    Eagles look to build on l ast season.

    5

    florida state

    The Seminoles return four out oftheir starting five from last season.

    georgia tech

    The Yellow Jackets need to findconsistency to reach the next level.

    8duke

    The Blue Devils are the 2013-14ACC preseason favorite.

    10maryland

    The Terrapins want to exit theACC on a high note.

    names and placesThe 2013-14 mens basketball

    roster and schedule.

    virginia

    playing for hope

    The womens basketball team isdedicating its season to its coach.

    clemson

    A young Tigers squad takes thecourt without any seniors.

    12n.c. state

    After losing six letterwinners, theWolfpack will start from scratch.

    virginia tech

    The Hokies are ready to climb

    out of the ACCs basement.

    7wake forest

    The Demon Deacons must fillvoid left by C.J. Harris

    6

    11

    13

    The Cavaliers have one of thedeepest teams in program history.

    syracuseEntering its first season in the

    ACC, the Orange are picked second.

    14

    early challenges

    The mens and womens teamswill go to Connecitcut and Cancun.

    the new-look acc

    A look at the conferencesexpansion from 12 to 15 teams.

    15notre dame

    New to the ACC, the FightingIrish will face a strong schedule.

    pittsburgh

    After leaving the Big East, Pitt isexcited for a change in officiating.

    9

    DTH ONLINE:Follow@DTHSports on Twitterthroughout the season forupdates on both teams.

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    Monday, October 28, 2013The Daily Tar Heel 3Basketball 2013-14

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    Big decisions for UNCthe tar Heels have

    more roncouroions his season.

    Depth a strong point

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    Freshman Nate Britt (center) comes in to back up or play alongside sophomore Marcus Paige (let).

    PEOPLE TO WATCH:

    Voted the Associated PressPlayer of the Year in NorthCarolina in 2013, the 6-foot-8, 220-pound forward fromOxford will be a valuable assetto North Carolinas frontcourt.Hicks was also a McDonaldsAll-American and received theMVP award of the state play-offs after leading J.F. Webb tothe NCHSAA 3-A title.

    In the title game, Hicksdominated, scoring 34 points,snagging a championship-record 30 rebounds andblocking seven shots. Hicksscored 30 or more points

    seven times his senior yearand averaged 22.9 points,12.9 rebounds and 5.6 blocks.

    Hicks strength around theblock will be critical to UNC,who outrebounded oppo-nents by an average of just1.6 per game the lowestin coach R oy Williams UNChistory.

    I like Isaiahs game a lot,sophomore Marcus Paigesaid. I think hes going tohelp us a lot. Hes just a greatrebounder, hes quick off thefloor and hes starting to pickthings up quickly.

    After losing Reggie Bullock and Dexter Strickland last year, NorthCarolina replenished its roster with three key recruits. Nate Britt will bol-

    ster the Tar Heels backcourt while Isaiah Hicks and Kennedy Meeks addoptions for coach Roy Williams in the post. The trio will join last yearsclass that added Marcus Paige, Joel James, Brice Johnson and J.P. Tokoto.

    The 6-foot-9, 284-poundforward from Charlotte was athree-time all-state selectionand a McDonalds All-Americanas well. He led West Charlotteto a 78-13 record since hissophomore year in which histeam won the state title andMeeks won the MVP honors.

    Meeks averaged 19 points,16 rebounds and three blockshis senior campaign, scored 20or more points seven times andsnagged 20 or more reboundsfour times. Meeks had threegames in his senior year with 20or more points and rebounds.

    Meeks is one of threepotential starters at center forthe Tar Heels alongside soph-omore Joel James and juniorDesmond Hubert. Meeks alsolettered in tennis for threeseasons at West Charlotte.

    Meeks weighed 317 poundsin the beginning of the sum-

    mer but was able to drop 33pounds in the offseason.Hes done a really good

    job, hes just got to maintain it,coach Roy Williams said. Hedoesnt have very good stam-ina but hes got great handsand touch around the basket.

    The Washington, D.C.Gatorade Player of the Yearin 2011, Nate Britt comes toNorth Carolina as a strongbackup to sophomore MarcusPaige or a viable shooting

    guard to pair with Paige for amore up-tempo offense.The 5-foot-11, 165-pound

    Upper Marlboro, Md. native isthe only other true point guardon the Tar Heels roster, but isversatile enough to sit at shoot-ing guard in coach Roy Williamsoffense as well.

    Nate gives us another truepoint guard that we havent

    had in the last couple of years,so I love that, Williams said.He reallys understandingpushing the pace. Now, wehave to get him under controlwhen he does get there.

    Britt suffered a torn menis-cus in his right knee hissenior season, forcing him tomiss two months at Oak HillAcademy. He had surgery onDec. 26, 2012 and was backon the court in early February.Britt averaged 6.7 points andfive assists in 25 games. Healso played three years of soc-cer and football.

    Isaiah Hicks

    Kennedy Meeks

    Nate Britt

    UNC FRESHMEN

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    James Michael McAdoo returns or his junior season ater aver-

    aging 14.4 points last year. He could play at the three this year.

    freshman Nae Bricould lay side by

    side wih sohomoreMarcus paige.

    By Michael LanannaSenior Writer

    Depth it left in themiddle of the night two yearsago, in February, when LarryDrew II decided he wouldtransfer.

    The North Carolina point

    guard position has been aone-man show ever since.

    Kendall Marshall took thereins from Drew as a fresh-man and played nearly everyminute of every contest untilthe NBA draft came callingin 2012. Then, in Marshallsabsence, freshman MarcusPaige started last seasonunder colossal expectations,forced to lead a young andinexperienced team.

    But this season, for the firsttime in a few years, a UNCpoint guard wont be going atit alone.

    The Tar Heels bring inleft-handed recruit NateBritt from Upper Marlboro,

    Md., who will be able to p layalongside Paige and benefitfrom the sophomores tute-lage.

    Its gonna be great, Paigesaid. Hes gonna get thechance to play right away, andhes going to have someonelike me to learn from in toughsituations, whereas last yearme and Luke (Davis) were theonly point guards on the ros-

    ter, so I was stuck in a toughspot where I didnt have any-one to learn from.

    UNC has toyed aroundwith a two-point-guard line-up during the practice season,and its something that Paigeand coach Roy Williams said

    will more than likely find itsway into games. That couldespecially be the case early onin the year as P.J. Hairstonmisses time with a still unde-termined suspension.

    In practice, Britt hasplayed the point, Paige hasslid over to shooting guard

    and depending on if UNCwants to go big or small guard Leslie McDonaldor forward James MichaelMcAdoo has played the three.

    I actually love the two-point-guard lineup, Paige said.Whoever gets the outlet justgoes. The other one fills in onthe wing. Nates really fast andpushes the ball well. It opensthe game up for me a lot, too.

    For that backcourt configu-ration to succeed, however,Paige will likely need to shoot

    better than his 35.6 percentclip from a year ago. Paigesteammates encouraged him totake a more selfish approachthroughout last season, and

    Paige said assistant coachHubert Davis gets mad at him

    when he doesnt look to scorewhile playing the two.

    Marcus, I thought lastyear, you heard me say 50times, Hes really a big-timeshooter, and yet the numbersdidnt show that, Williamssaid. I think Marcus num-

    bers will show a heck of lotmore for us this year.

    As a whole, Paige is astronger, wiser player than he

    was a year ago, having grownfrom a season in which hehad to learn on the job.

    Williams has called Paige atough little nut on multipleoccasions.

    Paige went from admittedlytiring at the end of games earlyin the season to thriving at theend of them, leading late ralliesin the ACC and NCAA tourna-ments. Hes packed on about 15pounds since the beginning oflast year through his work withtrainer Jonas Sahratian, weigh-

    ing as much as 175 pounds.He looks like Arnold

    Schwarzenegger right nowcompared to what he lookedlike last year, Williams joked.

    Though still an underclass-man, Paige said he looks athimself as a leader itsinherent in the point guardposition and within his per-sonality. Along with McAdoo,Paige has been named a teamcaptain, and hes looking touse his experience from a sea-son ago to guide not just Britt

    but his entire team.Having a whole year

    under your belt, it changeseverything, Paige said. NowI know exactly what to expect

    for practice and exactly whatto expect in the first game. Illknow exactly what to expect

    when the first ACC gamecomes around. So just thatpart makes you more confi-dent knowing youve already

    been through it.This year, though, he wont

    have to go through it alone.

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    By Grace RaynorAssistant Sports Editor

    It was a lack of depth afrontcourt full of such youthand inexperience that NorthCarolina basketball coachRoy Williams felt compelledto do something he hadnever done before in 25 yearsof coaching.

    A conventional coach whohas always favored the tra-ditional style of basketball

    since his days under DeanSmith, Williams elected torun a guard-heavy lineupthat featured four guardsand just one big man, JamesMichael McAdoo, in the poston Feb. 28.

    The Tar Heels beat Virginiathat day 93-81, but in theprocess, the lineup changeforced Williams to defy hisroots, abandon his back-ground.

    And although it oftenreaped its benefits through-out the remainder of theseason, it wasnt a transfor-mation Williams wants to feelforced to make again.

    Now he doesnt have to.

    I really think our bestteams have always been whenweve had good balance, hesaid.

    When we can score insideand score from the 3-pointline, score on the break andscore in a set offense ... thatsour challenge to be able to doall that.

    Enter a fit Joel James, astronger Brice Johnson, anda raw Kennedy Meeks andIsaiah Hicks. Couple that

    group with the experienceof juniors Desmond Hubertand James Michael McAdoo,and suddenly that challenge

    becomes a little less daunting.What a difference a year

    has made.Williams now has a slew

    of capable post players to fillthe void left in the paint, andafter Late Night With Roy,the annual kickoff to basket-

    ball season, that vision onlybecame more obvious.

    Meeks, a freshman out ofCharlotte led the White teamin the intrasquad scrimmagein Late Night with Roy witha double-double, boasting16 points and 12 rebounds

    according to unofficial statis-tics in his first appearance asa Tar Heel.

    A hefty 317 pounds at thebeginning of the summer,Meeks has trimmed down toa leaner 284 with the help ofstrength and conditioningcoordinator Jonas Sahratian a process James said hehimself is all too familiar with.

    Kennedys accepted thechallenge and hes beendoing great with his con-ditioning and the weightroom. I think hes lost 36, 30something pounds like that,James said.

    As a fellow big man Iused to carry a lot of weight

    and seeing what hes goingthrough, I know exactly whathes going through. I know hismentality, his mindset, every-thing.

    Johnson who receivedopposite instruction and wasasked to add weight to hislanky frame during the sum-mer said that as a resultof James transformation,his unmatched confidence isnotable on the court.

    Joel looks like an ox hes

    strong, Johnson said.When he first got here

    you could tell Joel had a littlebit of fat on him but nowyou dont see any fat justmuscle everywhere.

    James and Johnson both

    netted 10 points, two ofJohnsons coming from apowerful two-handed state-ment dunk. Johnson alsograbbed five rebounds, whileJames came down with eight.

    Williams said that thoughthe season opener is less thantwo weeks away, his lineupis still up in the air as hecontinues to assess the deepgroup that has become hisfront court. McAdoo who

    once again chose to forego theNBA Draft and registered fivepoints in the scrimmage isthe only definite starter in thepost.

    Williams will continue totoil with the different combi-

    nations of starters in practicebefore he makes the final call,but regardless of what is tocome in the ensuing weeks,hes absolutely certain of onething.

    When you play basketball,you need to be a little bit big-ger, he said.

    We do need the big guysto score inside.

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    Basketball 2013-14Monday, October 28, 2013 The Daily Tar Heel4

    By Madison WayStaff Writer

    After eight years in theconference, the Miami mens

    basketballteam wonthe schoolsfirst ACCtitle in 2013.

    TheHurricanes then earnedthe No. 2 seed in the NCAATournament its highest inschool history.

    But this season, 2013ACC Coach of the Year JimLarranaga just wants toreturn to the tournament.

    Theres multiple criteria

    for making the NCAA tourna-ment, Larranaga said.How you do in your own

    league is only one of those.Non-conference play is

    another.The Hurricanes face non-

    conference opponents St.Francis, Georgia Southernand Texas Southern beforecompeting in the Wooden

    Legacy tournament.Larranaga said there was

    a strategy in selecting thoseteams.

    I asked the question lastyear at our league meet ings

    who would help your RPIbetter: playing Penn State ,a Big Ten team, or playingTexas Southern? Larranagasaid.

    And every coach thoughtyou play Penn State and theywere wrong.

    Last year, one little-knownteam Larranaga scheduled

    was Florida Gulf Coast.Florida Gulf Coast would

    go on to win the Atlantic Sunconference before makingan appearance in the SweetSixteen as a No. 16 seed andlosing to Florida.

    Larranaga comparedscheduling to recruiting anoverlooked Shane Larkin, the

    5-foot-11 sophomore guardwho was drafted by the DallasMavericks in June.

    You can tell before theconference play who has ashot, Larranaga said.

    The team didnt just loseLarkin after capturing itsfirst ACC regular season andtournament title in programhistory, Miami became the

    only team to return zerostarters this season from last

    years squad.To succeed in both confer-

    ence and nonconference playwithout those key players,

    the team will rely on its fivefreshmen and a handful ofupperclassmen includinga pair of graduate students inforward Donnavan Kirk andguard Garrius Adams.

    Kirk comes from DePauland led the Blue Demons in

    blocks last year.Adams redshirted last

    year after suffering a lowerextremity injury during his

    junior year.Adams said Miamis nine

    upperclassmen should makemajor contributions beyondthe stat sheets.

    Its very important tohave experience on the floorand especially when you

    have freshmen who get ner-vous when you play Duke orCarolina, Adams said.

    That experience kicks in .But it will take more than

    team leaders to prepare theHurricanes players.

    If youre teaching mathto a fourth-grader, yourealready counting on whatthey learned in the first,

    at a glanceCoach: Jim Larranaga

    Last season: 29-7 (15-3

    ACC), first place in the ACC

    Preseason ACC: 12th

    Notable returners: Tonye

    Jekiri, Rion Brown, Garrius

    Adams

    Notable losses: Shane

    Larkin, Durand Scott, Kenny

    Kadji, Reggie Johnson

    Fresh faces: Deandre

    Burnett, Davon Reed

    second and third grades,Larranaga said.

    They learned addition.They learned subtraction.

    You may have to reviewquickly over it, but youremoving to multiplication and

    division.We have to start withaddition and subtraction

    because w e have so manynew players who dont knowour program, dont know

    what we s tand for, d ontknow what the prioritiesare.

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    Monday, October 28, 2013The Daily Tar Heel 5Basketball 2013-14

    Lofty expectations for young Eagles team

    By Ben ColeyStaff Writer

    The last two seasons,Boston College has beenpicked to finish last in the

    ACC. But this season, with aa No. 8 pre-season rank-ing, the Eaglesare looking tomake a state-ment in the

    revamped conference.Boston College returns all

    of its top players from lastyears team, including ACCRookie of the Year OlivierHanlan and junior Ryan

    Anderson, who averaged 15.4and 14.9 points per game

    respectively.The Eagles finished with a

    disappointing 16-17 (7-11 ACC)record last year, but did show-case their potential by nearly

    beating the top two ACCteams in Duke and Miami.

    Boston College lost byonly one point in each of theteams first meetings with the

    Blue Devils and Hurricaneslast season.

    Hanlan, who attendedChris Pauls camp over thesummer, noted that being fun-damental will be a key to get-ting over the hump this year.

    Its not always about thefadeaways, the step-backs andthe fancy moves, the sopho-more said. If you can justmake the easy play, it makes ita lot easier on me and on theteam.

    Anderson said that 20 winsand an NCAA tournament

    bid is a realistic goal for theteam, and it should be thesame for everyone in the ACC.

    Were all good enoughteams, he said. It justdepends on whether youmake the right play at theright time.

    Boston College is set toplay five nonconference roadgames this year, a challenge

    coach Steve Donahue said histeam is up for.

    I think for most kids, itsway better to silence a crowdthan to get the admiration of

    your home crowd, Donahuesaid. Theres a feeling that wedid this, we came in here inenemy territory and we over-achieved as one.

    at a glanceCoach: Steve Donahue

    Last season: 16-17 (7-11

    ACC), eighth place

    Preseason ACC: EighthNotable returners: Ryan

    Anderson, Lonnie Jackson,

    Olivier Hanlan, Joe Rahon

    Notable losses: None

    Fresh faces: Garland

    Owens, Darryl Hicks, Bill

    Magarity, Sam Donahue.

    The Eagles are the only

    team in the ACC to return

    seven players with 20 or

    more career starts.

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    James Michael McAdoo (left) goes up for a dunk against Boston

    College. The Tar Heels play the Eagles at home on Jan. 18.

    Despite having a majorityof the team return, the Eaglesroster is still very young. Thelone senior on the team isDanny Rubin, who averagedonly one point in 26 gameslast season.

    Because of the recent lackof success, Donahues mainmessage to the players has

    been to remain patient andconfident.

    Were going to get there,you just have to believe,Donahue said. It has to be

    blind trust, because Ive seenit.

    They have accepted it andworked way harder than Icould imagine kids their agedoing.

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    as well as the expansion ofthe ACC to a 15-team league,things are going to be a lottougher for Florida State thisseason. The Seminoles fin-ished the 2012-13 campaign

    with a 9-9 conference record,good for sixth in the ACC.The team also lost Joey

    Moreau and Rafael Portuondo.But in seniors Okaro

    White and Ian Miller, coachLeonard Hamilton expectshis team to be competitive.

    White was the second lead-ing scorer from last yearsteam while Miller was side-lined for the majority of last

    season with afoot injury.

    The upper-classmen areready to takeon a biggerrole. Miller

    dropped 25 pounds and madehis return to the court a monthand half earlier than expected.

    It was just my best sum-mer, he said. I was up (at)5:30 in the gym every morn-ing and just working my buttoff making sure that Im notgoing to be the one to blame.

    I am going to be the onethat my teammates, my coachcan depend on. That last-minute shot or that last-sec-ond shot when it comes down

    to whos going to take the shot I wanna be that guy.

    While Miller has some-thing left to prove this year,Hamilton knows exactly whathes getting out of White.

    White averaged 12.4 pointsand 5.9 rebounds per game lastseason while shooting 82 per-cent from the free-throw line.

    Hell join a much-improved sophomore class onthe court, Hamilton said.

    They have improved inevery way, most of all men-tally and emotionally with theplayers understanding howhard you have to work, highintensity, the pace of the game,Hamilton said.

    Hamilton feels good aboutthe teams odds this year.

    Are we there yet? heasked. No, were not, but I dofeel that at least Im dealing

    with some guys who under-stand what we are trying toteach them.

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    Florida State keeps eight of top 10 scorers

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    Gaurd P.J. Hairston (center) fights through FSUs Michael Snaer

    (left). Snaer was FSUs top scorer, but graduated in the spring.

    At A glAnce

    Coach: Leonard Hamilton

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    Notable returners: OkaroWhite, Kiel Turpin, Aaron

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    Monday, October 28, 2013The Daily Tar Heel 7Basketball 2013-14

    Yellow Jackets emphasize consistency

    By Pat JamesStaff Writer

    Its been nearly 10 yearssince the Georgia Tech mens

    basketballteam playedin the nation-al champion-ship game.

    If thisyears squad

    wants to have a remotechance of reaching this yearstitle game, or even makingthe NCAA Tournament aftermissing out last season, con-sistency will be vital.

    Last year, the YellowJackets showed flashes of their

    ability, like in a 13-point come-back against Miami at the endof the season. The 2012-2013season, however, was mostlyovershadowed by the teamsinconsistency, which resulted

    in the team losing five gamesby a total of five points or less.To quash this bad habit, the

    team has focused on improvingits mental toughness.

    We really worked on justmental toughness that waskind of a thing because there

    were a lot of games that wedidnt finish out strongly, said2013 ACC All-Defensive teampick Daniel Miller. If we had

    won any of those (close games),we couldve had a completelydifferent season. So mentaltoughness was a big thing.

    The team welcomes new-comer Trae Golden, a transferguard from Tennessee who was

    just cleared by the NCAA Oct.

    17 to play for the Georgia Tech.Senior Kammeon Holsey,

    who served as the teamssixth-man last season, saidGolden will be able to helpthe team in multiple facets.

    Hes an all-around guard,Holsey said. Hes a scoringguard. He can pass it. He justunderstand the game. Hes a

    big guard, a physical guard-real tough. I said, If he had toguard Shaq (ONeal), hed dohis best.

    With the addition ofGolden and the team return-ing four of its starters from aseason ago, third-year coachBrian Gregory and the YellowJackets will attempt to reacha higher ceiling this year.

    You would hope that thatsthe progression, Gregorysaid. Heres the challenge.

    Were better. Being com-pletely honest, were a much

    at a glanceCoach: Brian Gregory

    Last season: 16-15 (6-12,

    ACC), tied for ninth place

    Preseason: 11th

    Notable returners: Marcus

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    Jr., Daniel Miller, Chris

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    Notable losses: Mfon

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    Fresh faces: Travis

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    Rand Rowland, Trae Golden

    better team, but what doesthat mean now? We justadded three of the most eliteprograms in the country overthe last 10 years to the league.

    I think Wake Forest, Virginia,Florida State, Boston College,everybody will sit there andtell you, Were a lot better.

    The question is, whos got-

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    Junior guard P.J. Hairston attempts to drive past Georgia Techs

    Solomon Poole. UNC defeated Georgia Tech twice last season.

    Wake Forest adjusts after losing top scorer

    By Hannah LebowitzStaff Writer

    Wake Forest finished lastseason 13-18 (6-12 ACC) but

    being calledan underdog isonly motivat-

    ing the playersgoing into thisseason.

    If something pops up onour phones or someone sayssomething to us, we just useit as motivation, sophomoreCodi Miller-McIntyre said. We

    have a lot to prove this year.Wake Forest has a more

    experienced team thanthis time last year. Miller-McIntyre is one of 10 sopho-mores returning to play forthe team. They return fourstarters, but the teams lead-ing scorer, guard C.J. Harris,graduated after last season.

    Senior Travis McKie, athree-year starter and two-time

    All-ACC honoree, has been oneof the players preparing to help

    fill the hole Harris left.This summer I focused

    on being a guard, working onpick and roll situations andhelping out with ball han-dling situations since C.J. isnow gone, McKie said.

    After starting every game as

    a freshman last year, All-ACCfreshman team selection DevinThomas is also expected to be athreat on offense.

    Last season, the left-handed forward led the teamin rebounds, blocked shotsand field goal percentage.

    And coach Jeff Bzdelik evenbelieves Thomas improved inmultiple areas since.

    Guard Coron Williams, apostgraduate transfer fromRobert Morris, joins the team

    for his fourth year of eligibili-ty, expected to have an imme-diate impact on the squad.

    He is someone that verywell could start, Bzdelik said.He has great experience, greatrespect from his teammates.He can really shoot the three.

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    Jackson Simmons (21), Reggie Bullock (35) block out C.J. Harris (11).

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    before going to the Bahamasfor the Battle 4 Atlantistournament. But for now, theteam is focused on its first

    five games, which Bzdelikdescribed as their first season,and the tournament will betheir second season.

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    Blue Devils welcome talented class

    By Ben SalkeldStaff Writer

    Duke enters the upcomingseason after saying goodbyeto seniors Seth Curry, RyanKelly and Mason Plumlee,

    who collective-ly accountedfor more thanhalf of theteams scoringlast season.

    It would be easy to assume,then, that Duke should strug-gle to match the success of last

    years season in which it toppedthe top-25 poll for five weeksand reached the Elite Eight.

    For the Blue Devils, how-

    ever, the new season meansthe arrival of new world-classtalent, a new up-tempo styleand another year with cham-

    pionship potential.Our two most talented

    players have never played aminute for Duke yet, coachMike Krzyzewski said. Sothere has to be some period of

    adjustment in all of this. Itsa lot different this year, andthats what makes it exciting.

    The Blue Devils willlook to newcomers RodneyHood, a 6-foot-8 transferfrom Mississippi State, andJabari Parker, a freshmanMcDonalds All-American

    who has already donned thecover of an issue of SportsIllustrated, to help lead theteam back to the top.

    N.C. State coach MarkGottfried believes Dukes tal-ent and depth is more thanenough to get the job done.

    I think Dukes the favoriteto win the league, and I thinkthey should be the preseason

    No. 1 in the country, Gottfriedsaid. No one in the country,including Kentucky, has two

    wing players as good as Jabari

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    Junior forward James Michael McAdoo backs into Duke guard Seth Curry in the Smith Center. The

    Blue Devils and the Tar Heels played twice last season. Duke defeated UNC in both games.

    Parker and Rodney Hood.Period. End of discussion.

    Hood has already beennamed a captain for the yearand said he welcomes therole of being a go-to guy and

    the pressure that comes withbuilding a new team style.In addition to debuting new

    talent, Duke is also preparingto unveil a high-tempo style toadapt to its revamped lineup.The loss of Mason Plumlee andKelly means the teams front-court might be smaller, but theaddition of tall wings like Hoodand Parker increases the teamsspeed and athleticism.

    Were definitely going tobe a lot faster, senior TylerThornton said. Its alwaysfun when youre trying to con-stantly run and get fastbreaksand help your defense turninto offense. Thats the ideal

    way to play basketball.

    Krzyzewski added theteams other primary strengthis simply its depth. The team

    will return All-ACC third team

    guard Quinn Cook, a big manreturning to health in Marshall

    Plumlee, ACC All Freshmanteam guard Rasheed Sulaimon,and senior forward JoshHairston, who Krzyzewski said

    is 15 to 20 pounds lighter andmore athletic.

    We have a number of guyswho are making a transitionfrom either injury, sittingout or being a freshman,

    Krzyzewski said. So were nota team yet. Were a group of

    guys who are working hard andtrying to develop into a team.

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    Jabari Parker, RodneyHood will replace last

    seasons stars.

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    2013-14woMens BasketBall

    Date tiMe opponent tv

    Wed. Oct. 30 6 p.m. vs. Carson-Newman (exhibition)

    Tues. Nov. 5 6 p.m. vs. Wingate (exhibi tion)

    Fri. Nov. 8 4:30 p.m. vs. Air Force

    Mon. Nov. 11 9 p.m. vs. Tennessee ESPN2

    Sun. Nov. 17 6 p.m. at UCLA Pac-12 Network

    Thurs. Nov. 21 6 p.m. vs. Coastal Carolina

    Sun. Nov. 24 2 p.m. vs. Coppin State

    Thurs. Nov. 28 3:30 p.m. vs. Arkansas State (Cancun Challenge)

    Fri. Nov. 29 1 p.m. vs. Arizona State (Cancun Challenge)

    Sat. Nov. 30 3:30 p.m. vs. Illinois (Cancun Challenge)

    Weds. Dec. 4 6 p.m. vs. Nebraska (ACC/Big Ten Challenge) ESPN3

    Sat. Dec. 14 1 p.m. vs. Charleston Southern

    Mon. Dec. 16 6:30 p.m. vs. New Orleans (Big South Tournament)

    Wed. Dec. 18 7 p.m. vs. S. Carolina (Big South Tournament)

    Sat. Dec. 21 1 p.m. vs. High Point

    Thurs. Jan. 2 2 p.m. vs. James Madison

    Sun. Jan. 5 3 p.m. vs. Maryland ESPNU

    Thurs. Jan. 9 6 p.m. vs. N.C. State ESPN3

    Sun. Jan. 12 1 p.m. at Florida State RSN/ESPN3

    Thurs. Jan. 16 6 p.m. vs. Clemson ESPN3

    Sun. Jan. 19 1 p.m. at Boston College

    Thurs. Jan. 23 7 p.m. at Wake Forest

    Thurs. Jan. 30 7 p.m. vs. Syracuse RSN/ESPN3

    Sun. Feb. 2 2 p.m. vs. Miami RSN/ESPN3

    Thurs. Feb. 6 7 p.m. at Georgia Tech ESPN3

    Mon. Feb. 10 7 p.m at Duke ESPN2

    Thurs. Feb. 13 6 p.m vs. Pittsburgh ESPN3

    Sun. Feb. 16 3:30 p.m. at N.C. State ESPN2

    Thurs. Feb. 20 6:30 p.m. at Virginia RSN/ ESPN3

    Sun. Feb. 23 2 p.m. vs. Virginia Tech ESPN3

    Thurs. Feb. 27 7 p.m. at Notre Dame ESPN3

    Sun. Mar. 2 1 p.m. vs. Duke ESPN

    Hatchell at forefront ofyoung Tar Heels minds

    By Aaron DodsonAssistant Sports Editor

    Since being diagnosed withleukemia two weeks beforethe start of the season, noteverything for Sylvia Hatchellhas changed.

    The Hall of Fame NorthCarolina womens basketballcoach announced she would

    be taking a temporary leavefrom her sideline duties.

    But if theres one thing can-cer cant take away from her

    that she wont let take fromher its her relationship withbasketball embodied by theteam shes loved since arrivingin Chapel Hill 28 years ago.

    Though associate headcoach Andrew Calder is fillingHatchells role in her absence,he knows that the team still

    belongs to Hatchell.What we lose is the fact

    that shes in the Hall of Famewith over 900 (wins) herexperience and knowledge ofthe game but shes alwaysmade a commitment to pre-pare her assistant coaches to behead coaches one day, Caldersaid. Ive been with her 27

    years, and Im going to coachthe game through her eyes.

    Were still going to playCarolina basketball. Weregoing to play hard, play smart,play together defend,rebound, execute and com-pete with aggressive attackingmentality. Thats coach SylviaHatchell basketball.

    To live up to Hatchellsvision, a young group of TarHeels will all have to be on thesame page.

    After the graduation ofpoint guard Tierra Ruffin-Pratt, forward Krista Gross andcenter Waltiea Rolle, UNCs2013-14 roster doesnt list anyseniors and only returns two

    n. pyr Yr p. Hgh1 Stephanie Mavunga FR F 6-32 Latifah Coleman JR G 5-9

    3 Megan Buckland SO G 6-0

    10 Danielle Butts JR G 5-1011 Brittany Rountree JR G 5-9

    13 Hillary Fuller FR* F 6-2

    15 Allisha Gray FR G 6-0

    22 NDea Bryant SO G 6-023 Diamond DeShields FR G 6-1

    24 Jessica Washington FR G 5-8

    30 Hillary Summers FR* F 6-231 Erika Johnson JR G 6-1

    34 Xylina McDaniel SO F 6-2

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    Coach Sylvia Hatchell, diagnosed with leukemia before the start

    of the season, will temporarily step back from coaching duties.

    starters from last years team

    that finished second in theACC and earned a No. 3 seedin the NCAA Tournament.

    But with the departure oflast years talent comes new,nationally reconized faces.

    UNC welcomes the No. 1freshman class in the coun-try featuring a well-roundedgroup of four top-25 recruits.

    Of the four freshmen, guardDiamond DeShields comes in

    with the highest expectations.She was named to the CoachesPreseason All-ACC Team, join-ing sophomore forward XylinaMcDaniel on the list.

    Theyre talented verycoachable, Calder said.Theyve meshed very well

    with the returners. DiamondDeShields is a special player.Allisha Gray can finish driv-ing but shes also a very goodshooter. Jessica Washingtondoes a very good job runningthe team, an outstandingpasser. Stephanie Mavunga, aplayer that demands a doubleteam inside.

    McDaniel, one of UNCstwo returning starters and thereigning ACC Rookie of the

    Year, said the task of leadingthe team will require a collec-tive effort, regardless of age.

    I feel like theres no age

    SCHEDULEadr Cdr dm h r Hch bc.

    limit to being the leader,she said. Everybody on theteam leads at some point. Ourseniors last year, they reallyshowed how to lead ... so wepretty much watched whatthey did, learned from it andare now doing it.

    Despite a young team, andentering the season withoutits Hall of Fame coach on thesidelines, UNC was selectedto finish fourth in both ACCpreseason polls.

    And, as most teams arealready plotting to play inMarch, redshirt sophomore

    guard Megan Buckland saidthe Tar Heels are now playingfor something else.

    The obvious and very trueanswer is coach Hatchell, shesaid. Right now, she is defi-nitely the motivation behindevery single one of the playersand coaches in our program.

    She is a fighter and isgoing to do whatever it takesto get back to be with us. Sheis definitely still our leaderand motivation factor goinginto the season.

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    Saturday, Nov. 23at noon

    UNC

    The UNC mens basketball team will compete in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

    tournament Nov. 23 and 24 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

    Saturday, Nov. 23at 2 p.m.

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    THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

    11 p.m.Arizona State vs. Illinois1:30 p.m.UNC vs. Arkansas State4 p.m.UNC-W vs. Boston College6:30 p.m.University of Southern Californiavs. Iowa

    11 p.m.UNC vs. Arizona State1:30 p.m.Arkansas State vs. Illinois4 p.m.Iowa vs. Boston College6:30 p.m.University of Southern Californiavs. UNC-W

    11 p.m.Arizona State vs. Arkansas State1:30 p.m.Illinois vs. UNC4 p.m.Boston College vs. University ofSouthern California

    6:30 p.m.UNC-W vs. Iowa

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    2013-2014 Mens BasketBall

    No. Player Year Pos. Height

    0 Nate Britt FR G 511

    2 Leslie McDonald SR (RS) G 6 5

    3 Kenned Meeks FR F 6 9

    4 Luke Davis JR G 6 0

    5 Marcus Paige SO G 6 1

    11 Brice Johnson SO F 6 9

    13 J.P. Tokoto SO F 6 5

    14 Desmond Hubert JR F 6 10

    15 P. J. Hairston JR G 6 621 Jackson Simmons JR F 6 7

    22 Isaiah Hicks FR F 6 8

    30 James Manor SR F 6 6

    34 Denzel Robinson SR F 6 4

    42 Joel James SO F 6 10

    43 James Michael McAdoo JR F 6 9

    55 Wade Mood SR G 6 0

    Head Coach: Roy Williams

    Director of Basketball Operations:Brad Frederick

    Assistant Coach:Steve Robinson

    Assistant Coach:Hubert Davis

    Assistant Coach:C.B. McGrath

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    Date tiMe OppOnent tv

    Fri. Nov. 8 9 p.m. vs. Oakland

    Fri. Nov. 15 8 p.m. vs. Holy Cross ESPNU

    Sun. Nov. 17 4 p.m. vs. Belmont ESPNU

    Sat. Nov. 23 12 p.m. vs. Richmond EPSN3

    Sun. Nov. 24 TBA vs. TBA

    Sun. Dec. 1 6 p.m. at UAB FS1

    Weds. Dec. 4 9 p.m. at Michigan State ESPN

    Sat. Dec. 7 7 p.m. vs. UNC-Greensboro ESPNU

    Sat. Dec. 14 5:15 p.m. vs. Kentucky ESPN

    Weds. Dec. 18 7 p.m. vs. Texas ESPN2

    Sat. Dec. 21 5 p.m. vs. Davidson ESPNU

    Fri. Dec. 27 7 p.m. vs. Northern Kentucky ESPNU

    Tue. Dec. 31 5 p.m. vs. UNC-Wilming ton ESPNU

    Sun. Jan. 5 8 p.m. at Wake Forest ESPNU

    Wed. Jan. 8 9 p.m. vs. Miami ESPN2

    Sat. Jan. 11 12 p.m. at Syracuse ESPN

    Sat. Jan. 18 12 p.m. vs. Boston College ESPN/ESPN2

    Mon. Jan. 20 7 p.m. at Virginia ESPN

    Sun. Jan. 26 6 p.m. vs. Clemson ESPNU

    Weds. Jan. 29 7 p.m. at Georgia Tech ESPN2

    Sat. Feb. 1 2 p.m. vs. N.C. State ESPN/ESPN2

    Tue. Feb. 4 8 p.m. vs. Maryland ACCN

    Sat. Feb. 8 12 p.m. at Notre Dame ACCN

    Wed. Feb. 12 9 p.m. vs. Duke ESPN/ACCN

    Sat. Feb. 15 1 p.m. vs. Pittsburgh CBS

    Mon. Feb. 17 7 p.m. at Florida State ESPN

    Sat. Feb. 22 12 p.m vs. Wake Forest ACCN

    Weds. Feb. 26 8 p.m. at N.C. State ACCN

    Sat. Mar. 1 2:30 p.m. at Virginia Tech ACCN

    Mon. Mar. 3 1:30 p.m. vs. Notre Dame ESPNU

    Sat. Mar. 8 9 p.m. at Duke ESPN

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    By Edgar WalkerStaff Writer

    Maryland moves into itsfinal ACC season with a tar-get on its back.

    Moving to the Big Tenin the 2014-15 season, the

    Terrapins arelooking tomake the mostof their lasthurrah in theconferencethey helped

    create 60 years ago.Mark Turgeons team is

    hoping to continue its steadyimprovement under his lead-ership and build on a 25-wincampaign last season. Thethird-year coach said he istrying to tune out the Big Tentalk as much as possible.

    Its overwhelming to watchtwo leagues, he said You justconcentrate on Maryland.

    Despite losing 7-foot centerAlex Len to the NBA Draft,the team brings back themajority of its key contribu-tors from last season. Leadingscorer Dez Wells, whoscored 13.1 points per game,returns for his second yearin Turgeons system and willteam up with wing Nick Faust

    to form one of the ACCs moreformidable slashing duos. Addmultitalented sophomore JakeLayman to the equation andthe Terrapins are deep on the

    wings.Layman is one of four

    sophomores expected to takea big step forward in theirsecond year in College Park,and his shooting ability andathleticism at 6-foot-8 makehim an intriguing candidatefor a breakout season.

    Its a new Jake, Turgeonsaid, adding that Layman ismore confident and focusedcoming into his sophomoreseason.

    New faces for the Terrapinsinclude freshman point guardRoddy Peters a consen-sus top-50 prospect comingout of high school andMichigan transfer EvanSmotrycz, a 6-foot-8 hybridforward whose versatility ishis calling card.

    Turgeon emphasized thatthe team would be buildingaround Smotrycz, saying thathis presence and threat as anoutside shooter would open uplanes for the teams guards.

    Faust, who is looked uponas a team leader entering his

    junior year, echoed the samesentiments about Smotrycz.

    Hes a stretch four whowill open up driving lanes,Faust said.

    Having him on the floor

    helps us.Maryland was voted to

    finish seventh in the ACCspreseason media poll, thesame position it finished inlast season.

    And although the undeni-able winds of realignmentare blowing through the ACCat a vicious pace, Faust saidits still business as usual inCollege Park.

    Were not really approach-ing it any different, he said.Were coming with the goalin our minds that were mak-ing the NCAA tournament.

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    J.P. Tokoto protects the ball from Marylands Jake Layman. UNC

    defeated Maryland twice in the regular season last year.

    Maryland prepped for lasthurrah in conference

    at a glanCeCoach: Mark Turgeon

    Last season: 25-13 (8-10,

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    Preseason ACC: 7th

    Notable returners: Nick

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    Tigers test youth in revamped conference

    By Holden HillStaff Writer

    After losing 10 of its last11 games and finishing 5-13in ACC play last season, theClemson Tigers want to turn

    things aroundthis year.

    But that willbe easier saidthan done for ateam that has

    no returning seniors and haslost Devin Booker and MiltonJennings.

    The Tigers lost both ofthem to graduation.

    The duo led the team inrebounding last year, and

    were also first and third in

    scoring, respectively.In practices thus far, there

    are times when theres just

    not quite as much urgency asthere needs to be, coach BradBrownell said when askedabout the youth of his team.

    Guys that are older andplaying in their last year aremuch quicker to make correc-

    tions and get upset.For Brownell, that lack

    of urgency needs to beaddressed among his playersand not necessarily him eachtime.

    I feel like Im the guythat has to make themunderstand, Hey, we cantkeep making these kinds ofmistakes. We have to correctthese mistakes quicker. Its alittle challenging, but its partof what you understand when

    you have a younger team.Brownell, who is in his

    fourth season as head coachat Clemson, has seen his teamfall from 22-12 and an NCAATournament win in the 2010-

    2011 season to 16-15 duringthe 2011-2012 campaign to13-18 last season.

    One of Clemsons fewbright spots is junior K.J.McDaniels, who will playa key role in the effort toreverse the dipping trend.

    The forward is an athleticplaymaker who was among

    the teams top three scorersand rebounders last sea-son, along with Booker andJennings.

    He also led the team with2.1 blocks per game, animpressive feat consideringhes only 6-foot-6.

    Heading into the year, aClemson team plagued byinexperience and predictedto finish second to last inthe ACC will be tested in aconference that will only bestrengthened this year withthe addition of Syracuse,Pittsburgh and Notre Dame all of which the Tigers willplay on the road.

    But McDaniels believes his

    team is ready for the challenge.Last year is last year,

    McDaniels said.

    At A glAnceCoach: Brad Brownell

    Last season: 13-18 (5-13,

    ACC) tied for 10th in ACC

    Preseason ACC: 14th

    Notable returners: Rod

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    McDaniels

    Notable losses: Devin

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    Carolinas 68-59 win in Littlejohn Coliseum last season.

    We just take that as alearning experience. I believe

    weve all matured, and Ibelieve that will help us carryover into this year.

    And theyll find out soon.I feel like this year were

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    A year later, State starts from scratch

    By Kevin PhinneyStaff Writer

    There is one thing aboutN.C. States basketball teamthis season that is undeniable it will be different.

    Six letterwinners, fourstarters and more than 66

    points pergame. Gone.

    Things willbe different.And it startsat the pointguard spot.

    Gone is the physical frameof Lorenzo Brown. And inhis place stands the 5-foot-11frame of Tyler Lewis.

    Our games are kind of dif-ferent because our stature isdifferent, he said. Hes like

    6-foot-5 and Im not that tall.Lewis knows he isnt going

    to fill the shoes of Brown, buthe does want to walk a similarpath. His focus is on leadershipand for a squad that lost most

    of its key contributors, leader-ship is a good place to start.One constant from last sea-

    son is the lone returning startersophomore T.J. Warren. Heaveraged 12.1 points per gamelast season, which makes himthe leading returning scorer.

    And while that may point tohim as the obvious solution onoffense, coach Mark Gottfriedknows his team wont rely sole-ly on Warren to score the ball.

    I dont think well buildour offense around one guy,Gottfried said. Hes goingto score the ball no matter

    what and well try to do somethings to put him in the bestplaces we can to help him.

    Gottfried also knows thebalanced scoring approach oflast years team is long gone.

    We had five guys averag-ing over 12 points a game,Gottfried said of last year. Idont know that thats the casethis year with our team.

    With everything N.C. State

    lost, it would be easy to dis-count it from the ACC cham-pionship picture. Warren isnttaking that as an insult, but asa challenge.

    Were kinda flying underthe underdog radar right now,

    Warren said. We just wantto surprise a lot of people andopen up some eyes this season.

    Now, just a year removedfrom a national No. 5 pre-season ranking, the Wolfpacklacks the same preseason hype,coming in 10th in the ACCpreseason poll. But its a roletheyre accepting. They arentthe same team from last year.

    Lewis and Warren are bothsophomores stepping into new

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    at a glanceCoach: Mark Gottfried

    Last season: 24-11 (11-7

    ACC), tied for third

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    Lewis, T.J. Warren

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    Scott Wood, Richard Howell,

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    Lewis may not haveBrowns imposing stature,

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    Hokies aim to get

    out of ACC basement

    By Logan UlrichStaff Writer

    Its impossible to miss thechip on the shoulder of the

    Virginia Tech basketball team,and after finishing last in the

    ACC last year, the Hokies aredetermined not to repeat.

    I remind my team thatthey picked us last and wegot to come out and prove

    everybody wrong, said fresh-man and teamcaptain BenEmelogu.

    Led byEmelogu andsecond-year

    coach James Johnson, the teamplans to play a more up-tempostyle this year. In an expanded

    ACC, the Hokies hope theirdepth and pace make up forthe youth that characterizes theteam from top to bottom.

    Were going to extend thecourt a little more, redshirtsophomore Joey van Zegerensaid. Were going to be very,

    very high-pressure on the ball

    and make sure that the ballhandler has trouble with us.

    Johnson will look toEmelogu to hold his teamtogether. A freshman fromGrand Prairie, Texas, Emeloguquickly established himself asthe leader of this young Hokieteam. Johnson named himas a team captain before pre-season practices even began.

    Hes a young man whocame in from day one anddemanded the respect of theupperclassmen and of theteam, Johnson said. The guysrespected him, he has naturalleadership abilities, natural

    leadership talents and its kindof been a natural for him.

    One of the other challengefacing Virginia Tech is replac-ing the production of ErickGreen, who graduated andleft for the NBA after lastseason. The star point guardaveraged 25 points per game,the most of any player in col-lege basketball last season.Forwards Cadarian Rainesand Jarell Eddie, the only twoseniors on the team, will haveto step up to help shoulderthe scoring burden.

    Despite his absence, Greenstill has a positive impact onthe Hokies. He was known for

    At A glAnceCoach: James Johnson

    Last season: 13-19 (4-14,

    ACC), last place in the ACC

    Preaseason ACC: 15th

    Notable returners:

    Cadarian Raines, Jarell

    Eddie, C.J. Barksdale

    Notable losses: Erick

    Green, Robert Brown

    Fresh faces: Malik Mueller,

    Devin Wilson, Ben Emelogu,

    Maurice Kirby, Trevor

    Thompson

    The nations leading scor-

    er Erick Green graduated.

    his work ethic and the extratime he spent in the gym, andhis example still serves to moti-

    vate the current Hokie players.I think the biggest thing

    weve learned from him ishow much he put into thegame, van Zegeren said. Ithink thats rubbed off on alot of our players this yearand thats going to help us get

    better.

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    Cavaliers continueto climb the ACC

    By Kate EastmanStaff Writer

    After beating then-No. 3Duke in February last season,the Virginia mens basketballteam had high hopes forNCAA Tournament success.

    That aspiration, however,never translated into action.The Cavaliers failed to makethe tournament and lost inthe NIT quarterfinals, end-

    ing theseason witha 23-12

    record.Senior

    Joe Harrisis not will-

    ing to let history repeat itself.Leading an experienced teamstocked with veteran players,Harris said picking a startinglineup for the upcoming sea-son will be a difficult process.

    But this bodes well for the2013-14 squad, which is con-sidered to have the most depthof any team in program history.

    The fact that we havealmost an overload of pointguards is awesome, Harrissaid.

    Its not a bad problem tohave at all. We have four guys

    who are all capable of playingthat spot.

    The 6-foot-6 reigning team-leading scorer Harris, namedto last seasons All-ACC firstteam, holds significant offen-sive promise. With only twofreshmen on the roster, theCavaliers will rely on the lead-ership of Harris and fellowsenior Akil Mitchell, who ledlast seasons team in reboundsand steals.

    As many veterans as wehave coming back who knowthe system, I think well befine, Mitchell said.

    Although summer injurieshindered the offseason prog-

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    James Michael McAdoo attempts to block a dunk by U.Va.s Akil

    Mitchell one of three returning starters for the Cavaliers.

    ress of both standouts, Harrisand Mitchell are expectedto play in full form in theCavaliers season debut.

    Redshirt sophomoreAnthony Gill, sophomoresMike Tobey and Evan Nolteand junior Darion Atkins hopeto see significant minutes with

    both Harris and Mitchell thisseason, as well.

    Well see how good ourchemistry is because weve gotsome more depth, coach TonyBennett said. Guys will keepfighting for minutes, but I dontthink thats a weakness because

    weve got some character kids.Bennett admitted that his

    team lacks three-point shoot-ing ability, but believes that itsphysicality will compensate.

    This is the most physicalteam Ive had, Bennett said.Our guards are strong. I likethe depth ... I think werefairly complete, but well seehow we shoot the ball.

    At A glAnce

    Coach: Tony BennettLast season: 23-12 (11-7,

    ACC)

    Preseason ACC: 4th

    Notable returners: Justin

    Anderson, Joe Harris, Akil

    Mitchell

    Notable losses: Jontel

    Evans, Doug Browman

    Fresh faces: Devon Hall,

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    Syracuse enters ACC hotat a glance

    Coach: Jim Boeheim

    Last season: 30-10 (11-7

    Big East), tie for 5th in Big

    East.

    Preseason ACC: 2nd

    Notable returners: C.J. Fair,

    Rakeem Christmas, DaJuan

    Coleman

    Notable losses: Brandon

    Triche, James Southerland,

    Michael Carter-Williams

    Fresh faces: B.J. Johnson,

    Tyler Ennis, Tyler Roberson,

    Ron Patterson, Chinonso

    Obokoh

    Syracuse has 43 straight

    winning seasons, good for

    a Division I record. Boeheim

    has 920 wins.

    By Dylan HowlettStaff Writer

    Baye Moussa Keita mightbe college basketballs world-liest center.

    He left his home in Senegalfor harsh winters and equally

    unforgivingBig East rival-ries to play forSyracuse.

    In his sparetime, Keita

    would occasionally flip onthe TV to watch ACC games,mostly to catch a glimpseof a friend who plays forMaryland.

    He saw things he hadnever seen. Cameron Indoor

    Stadium. Chapel Hill.He had to go to these

    cathedrals of basketball.After watching a couple

    of games and watchingDuke, North Carolina, youhave that sense of, Wow,I want to play this teamand measure up and see

    what w e have as a team ,

    said Keita, a senior whoaveraged 3.7 points and3.7 rebounds per game lastseason.

    Keita and his teammateswill get that chance whenthey join the ACC this season,

    having left the now-guttedBig East at the conclusion oflast season.

    Keitas team experiencedan exodus on a smaller scale,losing two starters from theOranges 2013 Final Foursquad.

    What wont change withthe Oranges athletic reloca-tion the task of matching astable of highly skilled, well-coached clubs with perennialnational title aspirations.

    Theres not much of a dif-ference being in a differentleague, said Jim Boeheim,Syracuses Hall of Fame

    bench boss for 37 years. Itsfairly similar. I think the

    players are excited aboutplaying the ACC, but I thinktheyre excited every year toplay.

    Boeheim, who guided theOrange to 30 wins and a fifthplace finish in the Big Eastlast season, said hes moreconcerned about acclimatinghis young guards to the col-

    lege game rather than ACCbasketball.

    Promising freshman pointguard Tyler Ennis vies tosucceed Michael Carter-

    William s a 201 3 NBAfirst-round draft pick as

    the Oranges floor marshal.Syracuse brings its vaunted

    zone defense to the ACC as ahousewarming gift.

    A cocktail of hair-pullingpressure and maddeningpatience, the Orange zoneis as sharp as its ever been,Boeheim said.

    Keita and senior forwardC.J. Fair a player of the

    year candidate who rec eivedpreseason honors assumethe teams leadership mantlefrom the departed Carter-

    Williams, guard BrandonTriche and forward JamesSoutherland.

    The Orange remain as self-assured as the team that fell

    in the 2013 national semifi-nals to Michigan.

    For us, in our first year, wewant to win the ACC so thatwe can brag years later abouthow we won our first year,Fair said.

    Keita doesnt have yearsto experience ACC basket-

    ball. He only has 2013-14 to

    see and feel what he saw onTV from upstate New York:Cameron Indoor, the Dean E.Smith Center.

    Keita and the Orangeare about to become a little

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    By Brandt BerryStaff Writer

    Walking around ACCMedia Day, Notre Dame

    guard JerianGrant was inunfamiliarterritory.

    Its dif-ferent, thesenior said.In the Big

    East if I was coming to this, Iwould know most of the guys.So just not knowing a lot of

    the guys is different.Different will become the

    new normal for the FightingIrish this season as the team

    begins its first full year ofplay in the revamped ACC.

    But according to fellow seniorguard Eric Atkins, the changeof scenery is a thrilling one.

    Its exciting, Atkins saidof the change. To see every-one for the first time, it gives

    you the feeling that werereally here and its starting toget going.

    Coach Mike Brey echoedthe sentiments of both Grantand Atkins, and also cited thecompetitiveness of the leagueas a huge plus.

    Youre never dead in aleague, in a league like this,

    Brey said. Because there arealways other good games toget.

    The good games will be keyfor the Irish, who will be look-ing to continue their streak

    of five consecutive NCAATournament appearances.Despite being the new

    team in a strong league, theIrish will be looking to makean immediate impression.The team returns its entirestarting backcourt from a

    year ago in Grant, Atkins andPat Connaughton.

    Im glad were going tothe league this year, because

    we have e xperie nce, Breysaid.

    Especially on the perim-eter with Atkins, Grant and

    Connaughton.After losing th e start ing

    frontcourt combination ofScott Martin and first-team

    All-Big East performer JackCooley, the Irish will figure

    to be a more guard-orientedteam. But for Atkins, its arole that he knows he is readyfor.

    We were really reliant onJack last year, Atkins said.So were going to be a moreguard-oriented team this

    year, but me and Jerian areready for that.

    Brey didnt shy away fromthe backcourt, setting hisexpectations for it as the sea-son progresses.

    They really know howto play on both ends of the

    floor, Brey said of the trio.Were going to lean on themhard this year.

    For the frontcourt,fifth-year senior GarrickSherman, sophomore

    Cameron Biedscheid andgraduate student TomKnight will take up most ofthe minutes.

    Heralded freshman V.J.Beachem will also figure toplay a role for the Irish intheir maiden conference cam-paign, as they look to find areliable rotation.

    If all goes according toplan for Brey and the Irish,this certain difference could

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    Pittsbgh excited fo change in ociating

    By Bryan FrantzStaff Writer

    At his first ACC mediaday on Oct. 16, Pittsburghsenior forward Talib Zannaanswered a plethora of ques-

    tionsabout themove tothe ACCfrom theBig East.

    He told

    reporters about his opinionon the move, and the changeshe and his team would face intheir new league.

    Among changes, Zannamentioned an anticipated dif-ference in officiating.

    Big East, they dont callno fouls, the Nigeria nativesaid. But me, watching the

    ACC teams, they really ca llfouls.

    This could help open up apath for a breakout year forZanna, who, despite shar-ing the court with centerSteven Adams last season,

    still managed to put up 9.6points and 6.1 rebounds pergame.

    Adams, the Panthers toprebounder last season, wasdrafted by the OklahomaCity Thunder in Junes NBAdraft and is one of three keyplayers Pittsburgh lost thissummer.

    The Panthers also sawguard Tray Woodall theirtop scorer last season grad-uate and forward J.J. Mooretransfer to Rutgers.

    Those three and guard TreyZeigler, who transferred toTCU, combined for more than31 points, 13 rebounds and 7assists per game.

    Hoping to make up someof those numbers are prizedrecruits guard Josh Newkirk

    and forward Michael Young.Young, at 6-foot-8, is

    expected to come in and startat power forward immedi-ately, while Zanna, 6-foot-9,

    will move to center to replaceAdams, who held an intimi-dating presence down low at7-foot-0.

    Coach Jamie Dixon hopesthe revamped frontcourt canhold its own on the glass,despite its size.

    Were gonna be inexperi-enced on the front line, andso that concerns me about therebounding, he said. Even

    though we recruited theseguys to be rebounders, so they

    better be what we think they

    are.According to the preseason

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    Zanna has improved inalmost every aspect of hisgame each season, and now,in his final year of eligibil-ity, is primed for a big seniorseason.

    After his vigorous offseasonconditioning program, Zannathinks hes ready.

    I ran a lot and tried tostay in shape, he said. Imin the best shape Ive ever

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