In Friday’s ACC play, Virginia predictably clocked Coppin State, 97-40, UNC kicked Tennessee Tech 108-58, Virginia Tech smacked Northeastern 88-60, Wake Forest downed CSU Fullerton 66-59, Louisville survived Vermont 86-78, ECU dumped Georgia Tech 79-54 and Syracuse lost to Oregon 80-65.
Syracuse took a major hit in the 2K Empire Classic, losing to a gutty UConn team and now Oregon.
At least the Beavers were ranked and they have an impossible matchup in Bol Bol.
Manute’s kid is nearly as tall as his dad (7-3 to 7-7) but grew up playing the game and has surprising skills for a guy his size and build.