The ACC spring meetings run throughout the week in Amelia Island, Fla., and Tuesday’s big news features the ACC Tournament for men’s basketball. The league announced that it will move to a Tuesday-Saturday format instead of a Wednesday-Sunday format beginning with the 2015 event. This is the first time since 1981 that the ACC will showcase a Saturday Night Championship Game.
The ACC, and television partner ESPN, set the two Friday semifinal games for 7 and 9 p.m. with the Saturday title game set for 8:30 p.m. ESPN and the ACC Network will carry all 14 games in the tournament.
The ACC regular season will conclude on the Saturday prior to the tournament.
Read the full news release here.
Football Stays At Eight ACC Games
Other news coming out of the ACC spring meetings included football scheduling. Commissioner John Swofford recommended that the league stay at eight ACC games, something that is expected to be finalized in a business session when the meetings wrap up Thursday. Starting in 2017, the league is also requiring each team to play either Notre Dame or another “power five” conference foe (Big Ten, Pac 12, Big 12, SEC).
The Daily Press’ David Teel wrote a column Tuesday that calls the move unimaginative.
“The decision is flawed, the addendum pointless and the roll out odd. Otherwise, the ACC’s announcement Monday that the league is retaining an eight-game conference football schedule was a little slice of heaven.”
And that’s just the opening paragraph. Take a look at the full column for Teel’s excellent take on the whole scheduling thing.
Miller Recognized
Jane Miller, Virginia senior associated athletic director for programs, has been selected as the 2014 Elizabeth Zintl Leadership Award recipient by the UVa Women’s Center. The honor recognizes professionalism, creativity, and commitment.
Miller began her career at UVa as the women’s lacrosse coach and has worked in the department for almost 30 years. Miller spent 12 years in charge of the women’s lacrosse team and finished with two National Championships, six Final Four appearances, and 145 wins (44 losses).
Read more about the award here.
Tweet of the Day
Virginia’s Joe Harris worked out with other NBA prospects in Chicago on Tuesday. The NBA Draft Combine is scheduled for later this week (Thursday and Friday) in Chicago.
In Chicago this morning watching Doug McDermott, Nik Stauskas, Adreian Payne, Joe Harris, Sean Kilpatrick workout pic.twitter.com/OXktgVQ9q7
— NBA Big Board (@chadfordinsider) May 13, 2014
Hoo-Tube Video of the Day
A look back at UVa legend Ralph Sampson before he chose to play for the Hoos.
Rare for me to say it, but Teel is spot on about nine conference games. We should have done it.