WIN-throp: Eagles flying off the radar with 20 wins in a row
By PETE IACOBELLIJanuary 22, 2021 GMT
“Dang, they should be noticing,” said Vaudrin, the Eagles’ do-it-all point guard. “We’re 15-0.”
But the 6-foot-7 guard knows the remedy, however just keep winning.
The Eagles have won more games than No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 2 Baylor, both 14-0. They’ve won a best-in-the-nation 20 straight games in Division I men’s basketball dating back to their Big South Conference Tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth last season.
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Yet, Winthrop remains on the outside of the rankings and much of college basketball’s consciousness in this pandemic-affected season.
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Kentucky fans: Be careful what you wish for.
Yes, this season has been a complete train wreck. There’s no excuse for a 4-9 start, or Wednesday night’s loss to a brutal Georgia team not youth, not even the pandemic can be used as a defense.
But don’t do what you did to Tubby Smith and run John Calipari out of Lexington, or you may just wind up with another Billy Clyde Gillispie.
This team has been atrocious. There were six consecutive losses, and then a glimmer of hope with three straight wins. But the issue with this Kentucky team isn’t just youth; It’s the fact that they can’t score, aren’t tough enough and lack both leadership and a star. While the staff misevaluated recruits, there’s still far more talent on this team than four wins in 13 tries would indicate.
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Winthrop guard Chandler Vaudrin can t understand how the undefeated and unranked Eagles don t seem to be on anyone s national radar.
“Dang, they should be noticing,” said Vaudrin, the Eagles do-it-all point guard. “We re 15-0.”
But the 6-foot-7 guard knows the remedy, however just keep winning.
The Eagles have won more games than No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 2 Baylor, both 14-0. They ve won a best-in-the-nation 20 straight games in Division I men s basketball dating back to their Big South Conference Tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth last season.
Yet, Winthrop remains on the outside of the rankings and much of college basketball s consciousness in this pandemic-affected season.
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The transition has begun for the leadership of Loudoun County Public Schools.
Superintendent Eric Williams is resigning, effective Jan. 6, to take a new job leading theClear Creek Independent School District near Houston, TX.
On Tuesday, the School Board unanimously appointedAssistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Talent Development Scott A. Ziegler to serve as the interim superintendent.
The board is expected to launch a national, months-long search for a new superintendent, although no formal action has been announced.
Since Williams announced his plans in early November, the School Board has held a series of closed sessions to discuss the transition and interview candidates to lead the division on an interim basis.