ATLANTIC COAST BASKETBALL NEWS

Schieffelin's double-double helps power Clemson to an 88-62 win over St. Francis (Pa.)

Ian Schieffelin and Jaeden Zachery each scored 16 points and Clemson rode a big first-half and cruised to an 88-62 victory over St. Francis (Pa

NOVEMBER 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jayden Taylor, Ben Middlebrooks lead NC State in 81-72 victory over Presbyterian

Jayden Taylor scored 19 points, Ben Middlebrooks added 16 and NC State defeated Presbyterian 81-72

NOVEMBER 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Phillip Russell scores 20 and VCU downs Boston College 80-55 at Veterans Classic

Phillip Russell scored 20 points as VCU beat Boston College 80-55 in the Veterans Classic

NOVEMBER 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Benny Gealer scores a career-high 20, makes 6 3-pointers to help Stanford beat Cal State Fullerton

Benny Gealer scored a career-high 20 points and made six 3-pointers — all in the second half — and Maxime Raynaud had 14 points and 14 rebounds to help Stanford beat Cal State Full...

NOVEMBER 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Davis leads No. 9 North Carolina against No. 1 Kansas after 24-point performance

No. 9 North Carolina faces the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks after RJ Davis scored 24 points in North Carolina's 90-76 victory against the Elon Phoenix

NOVEMBER 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 7 Duke hosts Army after Knueppel's 22-point showing

No. 7 Duke plays the Army Black Knights after Kon Knueppel scored 22 points in Duke's 96-62 win over the Maine Black Bears

NOVEMBER 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Georgia Tech wins opener 85-62 over West Georgia behind McCollum's 18 points and Reeves' 15

Javian McCollum scored 18 points, Kowacie Reeves Jr. added 15 and Georgia Tech won its opener 85-62 against West Georgia

NOVEMBER 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Braeden Shrewsberry, Markus Burton lead veteran Notre Dame past Stonehill 89-60 in opener

Braeden Shrewsberry and Markus Burton scored 18 points each and Notre Dame opened its season with an 89-60 victory over Stonehill

NOVEMBER 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Stojakovic scores 16 to help Cal beat Cal State Bakersfield 86-73

Andrej Stojakovic scored 16 points, Jovan Blacksher Jr. added 15 for California and the new-look Golden Bears beat Cal State Bakersfield 86-73 in the season opener for both teams

NOVEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hand's career-high double-double leads Boston College to a 69-60 win over The Citadel

Donald Hand Jr. scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, both career highs, as Boston College held off The Citadel 69-60 in a season opener

NOVEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Virginia Tech shakes off pesky Delaware State behind Lawal's 23 points in 83-60 win

Toibu Lawal scored 23 points and Mylyjael Poteat scored 14 points and Virginia Tech beat Delaware State 83-60 in a season opener for both teams

NOVEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Coach Andy Enfield collects first win at the helm of SMU with a 96-62 victory over Tarleton State

Boopie Miller scored 21 points to lead six in double-figure scoring, and coach Andy Enfield collected his first win at the helm of SMU with a 96-62 victory over Tarleton State

NOVEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Davis scores 24, helps rally No. 9 North Carolina past Elon

RJ Davis scored 24 points and keyed No. 9 North Carolina’s 11-0 run after falling behind in the second half in a 90-76 victory over Elon in the teams’ season opener

NOVEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wake Forest cruises past Coppin State 64-49 behind Cameron Hildreth's 15 points

Cameron Hildreth scored 15 points to lead Wake Forest over Coppin State 64-49

NOVEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Flagg thrives with all-around game for No. 7 Duke in college debut against his home-state program

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg turned in an all-around floor game against his home-state team in the seventh-ranked Blue Devils' season opener

NOVEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Watkins and Bol Bowen score 17 apiece, help Florida State pull away early to beat N. Kentucky 74-62

Jamir Watkins and Taylor Bol Bowen scored 17 points apiece and Florida State beat Northern Kentucky 74-62 in a season opener

NOVEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Grad transfer Lynn Kidd debuts with 24 points, 9 boards as Miami routs Fairleigh Dickinson, 113-72

Lynn Kidd made his debut with Miami with 24 points and nine rebounds and Nijel Pack kicked off his senior season by adding 21 points and dishing five assists as the Hurricanes rout...

NOVEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lowe, Leggett pace Pitt in 40-point win over Radford

Jaland Lowe scored 21 points and Ishmael Leggett recorded a double-double and Pitt beat Radford 96-56 in a season-opener for both teams

NOVEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Freshmen Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel help No. 7 Duke roll past Maine 96-62 in season opener

No. 7 Duke beat Maine 96-62 in the season opener for both teams

NOVEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hannah Hidalgo takes relentless approach to improving her game for No. 6 Notre Dame

Notre Dame point guard Hannah Hidalgo expects even more in her second college season than she did in her first

NOVEMBER 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cooper Flagg has long faced the spotlight as a top NBA prospect. It's time to do it at No. 7 Duke

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is preparing for a season of high expectations and attention on his every move

OCTOBER 31 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Virginia Tech to rely on new faces heading into this season after losing all 5 starters

Mike Young led Virginia Tech to the postseason for the fourth consecutive season last spring as the Hokies advanced to the second round of the NIT

OCTOBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

The ACC race starts with No. 7 Duke and No. 9 UNC. The league needs more teams to join the chase

The Atlantic Coast Conference has No. 7 Duke and No. 9 North Carolina headlining its men's basketball race

OCTOBER 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wake Forest aims for breakthrough to NCAA Tournament in Steve Forbes' 5th season

Wake Forest opens the season positioned to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017

OCTOBER 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cooper Flagg, Mark Sears, RJ Davis headline AP preseason All-America team

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg was named to the AP preseason All-America men's basketball team, along with Alabama's Mark Sears and UNC's RJ Dav...

OCTOBER 21