Kris Dunn
NBA should have celebrated Dunn and Valentine
Tom Shanahan Jun 24 2016If I was NBA commissioner for day – more specifically on NBA draft day – once Kris Dunn was selected as the fifth pick overall of Thursday’s extravaganza-styled Oscars show I would have added to the script.Soon after the Providence guard’s walk onto stage to shake the...
My roundup of NCAA Raleigh Regional stories
Tom Shanahan Mar 21 2016My roundup of NCAA regional games played in Raleigh Mach 17 and 19 in the East and Midwest.March 20Virginia can look ahead without facing Michigan State as roadblockMarch 19Wisconsin can continue winning on gritMarch 19Kris Dunn turned down NBA for degree and legacyMarch 18Roy...
Kris Dunn turned down NBA for degree and legacy
Tom Shanahan Mar 19 2016RALEIGH, N.C. – Thank you, Kris Dunn.Some of us needed to see a basketball player make a statement favoring education, the college experience and leaving a legacy versus taking the NBA money and running. It’s harder and harder to argue in the court of public opinion the...
Providence done against UNC without more than Kris Dunn
Tom Shanahan Mar 18 2016RALEIGH, N.C. – Providence’s Ed Cooley and USC’s Andy Enfield probably got the wrong idea as they watched North Carolina struggle in its NCAA Tournament first-round win Thursday over Florida Gulf Coast at PNC Arena.As the opposing coaches went into their respective locker...
USC ends season when the Trojans fail to finish
Tom Shanahan Mar 18 2016RALEIGH, N.C. – USC coach Andy Enfield admitted his Trojans made crucial mental and physical mistakes down the stretch that ended their season. Missed free throws late in the game were physical and not running more time off the clock in the final minute or guarding the opposition...