There’s just one more week left in the ACC basketball regular season schedule, which is wild. To get you caught up on the weekend news and what’s ahead, check out today’s daily digest.
Wellman to retire, Currie to replace him as Wake Forest AD
In case you missed it: Late Saturday night news broke that Wake Forest director of athletics Ron Wellman will retire. His replacement is set, too: John Currie, a Wake Forest alum who ran athletics departments at Kansas State and Tennessee.
Wellman has spent the last 27 years at Wake Forest.
Ron Wellman to retire as Athletic Director and John Currie named new AD
STORY: https://t.co/RCadfpNkKZ pic.twitter.com/ylKLtPhIlV
— Wake Forest Sports (@DemonDeacons) March 3, 2019
Sunday: ACC Hoops scores
- Louisville snaps out of its funk, defeats Notre Dame 75-61
- Jordan Nwora: 20 points, 11 rebounds, 1 block
- Malik Williams: 16 points, 13 rebounds, 1 block
- John Mooney: 22 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
- Points per possession
- Louisville: 1.12
- Notre Dame: 0.91
14 point win against a Notre Dame team that has recently strongly pushed UVA and FSU on the road. Got quality minutes from VJ King. Scored 75 points despite being 2 for 22 from three. Don’t know how you wouldn’t be encouraged by that.
— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) March 3, 2019
- Georgia Tech outlasts Boston College in overtime win, 81-78
- Jose Alvarado: 21 points, 3 3-pointers, 4 assists
- Michael Devoe: 20 points, 4 3-pointers, 4 assists
- Ky Bowman: 45 minutes, 18 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal
- Nik Popovic: 24 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 block
- Points per possession
- Georgia Tech: 1.21
- Boston College: 1.16
Jackets pull out overtime win over Boston Colege 81-78. Ky Bowman's last-second 3 to force 2OT in and out. Ends 11-game losing streak in regular-season ACC games. credit @MattThompson87
— Ken Sugiura (@ksugiuraajc) March 4, 2019
Big Monday Basketball
- No. 2 Virginia at Syracuse, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
NFL Combine: Clemson’s Dexter Lawrence injures leg
After posting an excellent time in the 40-yard dash (5.05 seconds), Clemson DL Dexter Lawrence appeared to suffer a left leg injury. It was later reported as a minor left quad strain; he’s expected to be fine and participate later this month in Clemson’s pro day (March 14).
Dexter Lawrence suffers apparent left leg injury at #NFLCombine.https://t.co/0MTtQsT0nu pic.twitter.com/RKvLsmSkkE
— NFL Draft (@NFLDraft) March 3, 2019