#unc-games

#unc-games

I had some conversations with higher-ups in the NFL. They all usually start with conversations about our current players and turn into: Would you be interested in making a transition to the NFL? I'm glad I had those conversations. I learned a lot.

Avdalas, a 6-foot-9 native of Greece, averaged 12.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists as a freshman in Blacksburg. In the second game of his career, Avdalas had 33 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, going 5-for-8 from 3-point range, in a win over Providence. He skyrocketed up in NBA mock drafts on the heels of that game, looking like a projected first-round pick.

Duke outscores opponents by 19.6 points per game (scoring 82.5 per game to rank 47th in college basketball while allowing 62.9 per contest to rank third in college basketball) and has a +647 scoring differential overall.

Clemson outscores opponents by 8.2 points per game (scoring 74.4 per game to rank 223rd in college basketball while giving up 66.2 per outing to rank 23rd in college basketball) and has a +263 scoring differential overall.

Duke is the pre-tournament favorite for a second straight year and the 10th time overall, tying North Carolina for the most tournaments as the favorite since 1979, according to ESPN Research. The pre-tournament favorite has won eight of the last 20 tournaments.

While projected top-five pick Caleb Wilson will sit out the entire ACC Tournament and all of March Madness with a left hand fracture, the Boozer twins and several other 2026 NBA Draft prospects will be very available.

The William & Mary Tribe (14-8, 5-5 CAA) will try to end a five-game road slide when they visit the UNC Wilmington Seahawks (19-3, 8-1 CAA) on February 5, 2026 at Raiford G. Trask Coliseum. UNC Wilmington was victorious in its most recent game versus Towson, 82-73, on Thursday. Nolan Hodge was its top scorer with 23 points. William & Mary dropped its previous game to Campbell, 104-96, on Saturday. Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi was its high scorer with 18 points.