Several years ago, when ACC Basketball was in the doldrums, we said that it would get better only when the coaching got better.
Well look around. Boston College? Better. Pitt? Work to do, but unquestionably an improvement over Kevin Stallings vandalization of a solid program. Wake Forest? Vastly better. Virginia? Try home run better.
And NC State?
That’s a tough one.
When Kevin Keatts took the job, we were excited. He had UNC-Wilmington punching way above its weight, even pushing Duke and Virginia in the NCAA tournament. He had a knack for finding tough, under appreciated players and turning them into a powerful group.