This has to be the best battle in any major conference with 4 teams all within ½ game of the top spot 1.
Boston College is atop the all with a 9 - 3 record, and they have one of the best forwards in the league in Jared Dudley averaging 19.
6 ppg.
, 59% fg % also wp front is Shamari Spears 5.
6 boards pg.
and John Oates.
In the back court is Tyrese Rice 17.
1 ppg.
, 144 assists and Sean Marshall 15.
1 ppg.
The bench isn't too deep with Marquez Haynes, Tyrelle Blair and Tyler Roche.
The loss of Sean Williams the best shot blocker in the country (5.
1 pg.
) 12.
1 ppg.
and 6.
9 boards has hurt the Eagles.
2.
North Carolina is loaded and has the deepest bench in the A.
C.
C.
Carolina is the #2 scoring team in the country averaging 88.
1 ppg.
, is 6th in field goal %, and is the #1 defensive rebounding team with 28.
1 pg.
Tarheels are led by Tyler Hansbrough 18.
6 ppg.
and Brandon Wright - 14.
6 ppg.
in the front court as well as Wayne Ellington - 12.
1 ppg.
and Ty Lawson 10.
3 ppg.
, 134 assists, and 43 steals in the back court.
They don't lose anything when going into the bench with Forwards - Reyshawn Terry, Deon Thompson and Danny Green.
Guards Marcus Ginyard, Wes Miller, and Bobby Frasor don't lose a step leading this team.
N.
Carolina has topped the 100 point mark 7 times, and will be a final 4 team.
3.
Virginia Tech is 8 - 3 in conference play and Head Coach Seth Greenberg has done a great job with this hokie team, a lot of interchangeable parts as Deron Washington at 6' 7" can play guard or forward averaging 11.
9 ppg.
and A.
D.
Vassallo has now moved back into the starting line-up at forward - 11.
2 ppg.
In the back court is Zabian Dowell who leads the team in scoring 18.
2 ppg.
and is connecting on 42% beyond the Arc.
The general is Jamon Gordon - 11.
6 ppg.
, 112 assists, and 64 steals.
They do have size with center Colman Collins - 6' 9", 7.
8 ppg.
and off the bench is Lewis Witcher - 6' 9", Cheick Diakite, and 7 footer Robert Krabbendam.
They do have a favorable schedule with 3 home games left B.
C.
, Miami, FL, and Clemson and on the road at N.
Carolina State and Virginia.
4.
The Cavaliers of Virginia are also 8 - 3 in the A.
C.
C.
and have won 8 of 9 as of this report.
Virginia has knocked off Maryland twice, Duke, Clemson in S.
Carolina, Gonzaga and Arizona.
A nice resume for selection Sunday.
Virginia has J.
R.
Reynolds - 18.
5 ppg.
and Sean Singletary - 18.
4 ppg.
, 89% free throws, 41% 3 point % in the back court and up front is Mamadi Diane - 11 ppg.
, Jason Cain who leads the team in rebounding.
Also off the bench is Adrian Joseph, Laurynas Mikalayskas and Center Tunji Soroye.
This team goes 10 - 11 deep, and has FL State without Toney Douglas, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech all at home and bottom feeders Miami, FL and Wake Forest on the road.
5.
Duke is 6 - 6 in the A.
C.
C.
but don't count them out yet.
A good showing in the conference tourney and the Blue Devils will again be dancing.
This is a young and inexperienced team but have the talent especially defensively to make waves.
Duke is led by guards Greg Paulus 9.
9 ppg.
and De Marcus Nelson - 14.
1 ppg.
and up front Josh Mc Roberts - 13.
3 ppg.
and David Mc Clure.
A lot more playing time has been given to Center Brian Zoubek and Gerald Henderson.
A win at home vs.
Georgia Tech and Maryland, plus a split in Clemson and North Carolina will have the selection committee.