There’s something a little jarring about watching the basketball media events for men’s and women’s hoops happen on consecutive days when your school’s programs are at such wildly different points on the spectrum.
Wes Moore, Jakia Brown-Turner, and Diamond Johnson spent Tuesday talking about the success they’ve had and how they expect to compete for another ACC title; Kevin Keatts, Terquavion Smith, and Jarkel Joiner spent Wednesday talking about what it will take to bounce back from a dead-last finish.
Keatts wasn’t trying to place the blame for that season anywhere but at his own feet:
Those guys last year, they played their hearts out for me and our program.