Ishmael Smith

(photo. Houston Chronicle) North Carolina has always been a basketball hotbed, but the last few years in particular have been a boom period for the point guard position. Chris Paul, Stephen Curry and John Wall headline the group of young N.C.-bred PG’s invading the NBA and major college ranks, with current prep stars Rodney Purvis and Tyler Lewis waiting in the wings. Ishmael Smith has earned his way onto that list. The Concord, N.C., product was a four-year standout at Wake Forest, but...Read Full Story

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Wake Forest answered any questions about having a letdown following its big win over North Carolina. The second-ranked Demon Deacons have another huge game coming up this weekend. Three days after stunning the Tar Heels, Wake Forest remained unbeaten with an 83-63 victory at Boston College, and again it was Jeff Teague leading the way with 29 points. It was the first win ever for the Demon Deacons (15-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) over the Eagles, a team they lost to last season by 39...Read Full Story

Virginia Tech made sure there are no unbeaten teams left in Division I. Malcolm Delaney scored 21 points and the Hokies held on to upset No. 1 Wake Forest 78-71 on Wednesday night. A.D. Vassallo and Jeff Allen added 16 points apiece for the Hokies (12-6, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). They led nearly from the opening tip to the final buzzer, pushed their lead to 16 and made it stand up for their first victory over a No. 1 team since they beat North Carolina two seasons ago in Blacksburg...Read Full Story

Jeff Teague scored 29 points and Al-Farouq Aminu had 15 with eight rebounds on Wednesday night as No. 2 Wake Forest followed an emotional victory over North Carolina with an easy, 83-63 win against Boston College, the only other team to beat the Tar Heels. Wake Forest (15-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) tied the best start in school history, matching a record set 82 years ago by the 1926-27 team. Tyrese Rice scored 20 points for Boston College (13-5, 1-2), which has lost three in a row...Read Full Story

Ishmael Smith’s pull-up jumper from about 17 feet out with 1.3 seconds remaining in overtime gave ninth-seeded Wake Forest an 81-80 win over No. 8 seed Texas in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday night. More here: Wake Forest tops Texas in overtime on Ishmael Smith’s shot (USA Today)Read Full Story

Ishmael Smith’s pull-up jumper from about 17 feet out with 1.3 seconds remaining in overtime gave ninth-seeded Wake Forest an 81-80 win over No. 8 seed Texas in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday night. Read more from the original source: Wake Forest tops Texas in overtime on Ishmael Smith’s shot (USA Today)Read Full Story

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