Southern Round-Up

Tyler Hansbrough should pass Phil Ford to become UNC’s all time leading scorer tonight.  Robbi Pickerall is all over the story for the Charlotte News-Observer.  He has Psycho T’s take on the milestone.  Pickerall declares Lennie Rosenbluth’s 26.9ppg career average an untouchable UNC record.    Tyler’s mom will be on hand this evening, and all season, as she has landed a job with the UNC School of Dentistry.  I’m sure everything is on the up and up but it looks terrible.

#25 in the polls but #1 in your RPI….Clemson!  Pete Iacobelli of the AP examines the Tigers’ annual hot start.

Florida State is 10-1, defeated Florida, but that doesn’t mean Leonard Hamilton is happy.  He’s struggling to find a combination that is efficient on both ends of the court.  Hamilton is apt to juggle his starting line-up tonight.  The Noles must get better before Saturday’s game with #3 Pitt.

Get to know the other Curry: The Chicago Tribune profiles Stephen’s younger brother Seth, a freshman phenom at Liberty.

It no secret the SEC has been dreadful this year.  Still, Tennessee and Vanderbilt swept the Big East on Tuesday night and the SEC can gain some respect tonight if Ole Miss and Mississippi State can spring upsets in Cincinnati.  The Bulldogs, facing off against the hometown Bearcats,  get Coach Rick Stansbury back after his hospital stay.  Ole Miss figures to be out manned by Louisville but the Cardinals aren’t the most consistent squad.  Nothing sums up the disparity between the leagues–the Big East the strongest at the top; the SEC without a single threat to reach Ford Field at this point–than the following segment from David Brandt’s game preview:

“Louisville is so deep that Reginald Delk, who played a large role for two seasons at Mississippi State before transferring after the 2006-07 season, barely sees the floor as the team’s 10th-most used player.

As for the Rebels, the offense has revolved around guards David Huertas and Chris Warren, two of the four healthy players on the roster who have Division I basketball experience.

Combined, the two are averaging nearly 41 points per game. It’s the rest of the roster that’s been hit and miss.“