ACC 2025-26

[triaddukefan]

Media days today and tomorrow

 

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[Reypl21]

Forgot Adia Barnes joined the fray

 

[triaddukefan]

Forgot Adia Barnes joined the fray

My Mustangs will be much improved

 

[triaddukefan]

One thing I noticed looking at the game times this year is that the Thurs night ACC network games have switched from a start times of 6pm and 8 have been moved back to 7 and 9. 6 was too early, but 9 is too late in my opinion.

 

[cancontent]

One thing I noticed looking at the game times this year is that the Thurs night ACC network games have switched from a start times of 6pm and 8 have been moved back to 7 and 9. 6 was too early, but 9 is too late in my opinion.

My guess would be they're trying to accommodate the West Coast schools with this adjustment. It's not much of one, but a 9 pm EST start lines up better for West Coast fans who can watch a game at 6 pm PST.

 

[triaddukefan]

My guess would be they're trying to accommodate the West Coast schools with this adjustment. It's not much of one, but a 9 pm EST start lines up better for West Coast fans who can watch a game at 6 pm PST.

9pm starts on the East Coast are brutal for fans. If I stop at Del Taco after the game... I wouldn't get home until after 1 in the morning.

 

[cancontent]

Published author, future governor: Meet the ACC’s most interesting women’s basketball player

Milan Brown scored more than 2,000 points in high school and has written two books. Now, she aims to win at Wake Forest.

www.sbnation.com

Came across this via X/Twitter. Northam wrote this about Milan Brown, and man.............she's accomplished a lot off the course, before stepping onto campus. Sounds very focused on her long term goals as well. Looking forward to seeing her play on the court.

 

[triaddukefan]

Impressive

 

[WBBTakeover]

Impressive

They will finish Top 6 in the ACC this year, which is more impressive.

 

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[HuskyFan1125]

Having Macy on all freshman team when she isn’t likely to play yet leaving out Pitts highest rated recruit ever #30 Nylah Wilson who their coach said would be a starter seems foolish imo.

 

[TheFarmFan]

As part of Stanford's ACC pre-season press release touting being picked to finish 6th, I thought the following was quite interesting:

The Cardinal only has one transfer on its roster in junior Mary Ashley Stevenson, who is in her second year on The Farm after playing one season at Purdue. Stanford has the fewest transfers on its roster among all 68 Power 4 programs. NC State, Washington and Oklahoma each have two. Among Power 4 schools, Stanford and Washington tied for the least amount of portal movement this offseason (total number of transfers in + transfers out).

Not surprised Stanford has the fewest transfers but the others (NC State, Washington, and Oklahoma) were an interesting mix.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Not surprised Stanford has the fewest transfers but the others (NC State, Washington, and Oklahoma) were an interesting mix.

Langley has lost very few players to the portal while she's been at UW. Several left during the transition from Wynn to Langley. Other than that, Ari Long is the only one I can think of off the top of my head. Went from the end of Washington's bench to the end of Oregon's bench.

edit--I'm sorry, I have to walk this statement back. Langley lost an entire recruiting class. She re-recruited 4/5 of Wynn's last class, but they all transferred out within a year.

 

[cancontent]

I really like seeing updates like this.

 

[jdote33]

Not surprised. 3 and D with some attitude (in a good way). I wonder who starts. Looking forward to watching the team this year

 

[triaddukefan]

My Panthers

 

[TheFarmFan]

My Panthers

Well according to that box score, maybe the reason is that they apparently had 6 players on the floor for 11 minutes of the game... No wonder they gave NC State all they had!

 

[triaddukefan]

Well according to that box score, maybe the reason is that they apparently had 6 players on the floor for 11 minutes of the game... No wonder they gave NC State all they had!

1. Can always count on you to keep me honest 😄

2. I noticed the 211 minutes as well .. not sure what that was all about

 

[WBBTakeover]

As she should. Without Latson, there's a huge drop-off between Hannah and the next best player.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

NC State and Duke really seem like the two contenders in this league.

 

[Dillon77]

Her Hoops Stats Weighs in with ACC Preview
No real huge surprises in the order, but Marissa Sisk supplies a reasonably thorough look at the teams (attached). Projected order for the top half dozen.
1) Duke
2) NC State
3) UNC
4) Louisville
5) ND
6) Stanford

2025-26 ACC Preview

"With so much change, it's going to be exciting to see who really rises to the top and and who does what."- Brooke Wyckoff

herhoopstats.substack.com

 

[jdote33]

I liked this article. Not sure how everything will bear out but North Carolina really needs a bunch of their underclassmen to step up this year. I really do like all of their games individually but it's a super tall task to replace Utsby, Donarski, and Gakdeng. I think unc is a team that could either be good or surprisingly bad. Like I think I'd take the team with Hannah Hidalgo over them, or Louisville with Coach Walz. I'm just saying they are kinda being pencilled in as a team just as good as last year but they are dramatically different.

Confident, stronger Toomey eager for fresh start after frustrating freshman season

For Ciera Toomey, the word that defines her redshirt sophomore season will be confidence.

tarheeltribune.com

 

[triaddukefan]

I liked this article. Not sure how everything will bear out but North Carolina really needs a bunch of their underclassmen to step up this year. I really do like all of their games individually but it's a super tall task to replace Utsby, Donarski, and Gakdeng. I think unc is a team that could either be good or surprisingly bad. Like I think I'd take the team with Hannah Hidalgo over them, or Louisville with Coach Walz. I'm just saying they are kinda being pencilled in as a team just as good as last year but they are dramatically different.

Confident, stronger Toomey eager for fresh start after frustrating freshman season

For Ciera Toomey, the word that defines her redshirt sophomore season will be confidence.

tarheeltribune.com

I ain't buying what they are trying to sell. Way overranked

 

[CamrnCrz1974]

I ain't buying what they are trying to sell. Way overranked

What they are selling has as much substance as UNC's AFAM classes from, say, 1992 until 2010.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

What they are selling has as much substance as UNC's AFAM classes from, say, 1992 until 2010.

Im trying to remember what my camp counselor said about the academic prowess of Hurley and Laetner. One was favorable as to the academics and the other not.

I think I recall but don't want to cast aspersions.

 

[FanInNC]

As part of Stanford's ACC pre-season press release touting being picked to finish 6th, I thought the following was quite interesting:


Not surprised Stanford has the fewest transfers but the others (NC State, Washington, and Oklahoma) were an interesting mix.

Can’t speak to Washington and Oklahoma - but with State Wes Moore has said the main focus was to retain as many players as possible. State lost Lacy Steele but kept everyone else. Wes has always preferred a short bench and a tight rotation. I think State desperately needed a starting 4 and someone to compete to start at the 3.

They definitely had swings and misses for much of the portal but ended up with exactly what they were after. Samuels represents the player who can compete with Quigley at the 3 to start and play major minutes. She gives 3 point shooting and hopefully defense and rebounding. Pierre is the 4 they needed last year frankly and certainly this year.