Appreciator of changeups, outlet passes, positive attitudes and energy off the bench. Hopelessly optimistic about Elon Basketball & Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball.
How much does my family love Roy Williams? We put his picture on the cookies at my Bar Mitzvah in September of 2003, before he ever coached a single game at UNC.
Today, it’s “Mazel Tov, Roy.” You will be sorely missed.
Says a lot about the depth of this UVa team that Clark/Diakite were the heroes of THE PLAY, Kyle Guy handled THE FREE THROWS, and DeAndre Hunter was the hero of THE TITLE... and Jerome might’ve been UVa’s best player in the tournament.
The thing is, y'all, I'm not over THE PLAY yet, let alone even beginning to process THE FREE THROWS or THE TITLE. It's gonna take me weeks to fully realize this team won the National Championship.
There will never be another Jim Boeheim. The greatest coach, father, and mentor I could ever ask for. A man that gave a city, program, and university everything he had his whole life with countless accomplishments. Excited for a lot of golf in our future, love you pops ❤️🍊
BREAKING: The NCAA has issued major changes to college basketball.
-Undrafted players can return to school.
-“Elite” recruits can have an agent.
-Agents must be certified by the NCAA.
I know many of you have Elon on your minds, but please find some time to join me in sending some thoughts and prayers to
@adam_smithTN
today as well. The audio recorder he’s employed for more than 15 years died last night. Here’s the exact moment he realized it, in GIF form.
Man we don’t give enough credit to long-time
@DurhamBulls
emcee, Jatovi. Provides energy and positivity at every single game and now he’s out here between two ACC Tournament games helping pick up trash. What an ambassador for the Bulls and Minor League Baseball.
Brb, adding “more broadcast experience than Addison Rae” to my resumé.
Always gotta be prepared for that pivot to sports broadcasting when we he opportunity strikes.
FINAL: Tennessee beats UNCW, 10-3. Seahawks are eliminated. That’ll do it for legendary UNCW Coach Mark Scalf’s career. One final wave of appreciation to the Seahawk fans.
Good Day for
@ElonBaseball
! Swept the double-header at Delaware, positioning the Phoenix to qualify for the CAA Tournament.
And George Kirby’s MLB Debut.
FINAL: Elon beats Drexel, 72-58.
Elon earns its first win in CAA play & first win against a Division I opponent.
Elon's 11-game losing streak had dated back to December 15.
Billy Taylor gets a big hug from Elon Football Coach
@TonyTrisciani
on his way off the floor.
Jonathan Kim “winning” the kicking job and then losing it after missing his first career field goal attempt from 52 is like if you weren’t allowed to go on a date ever again after your first middle school dance went poorly.
Can I just say... Matt Matheny has been nothing but kind and welcoming to me over the last two years that I've been covering the team. He didn't have to be that way. Not at all. I will miss him and I am grateful for him. Thanks, Coach.
Wondering how
@ElonMBasketball
entered CAA play with a 3-10 record & then opened CAA play with a dominant 17-point win?
Per KenPom, Elon played the nation’s 13th toughest non-conf schedule this season. Hofstra is the only other CAA team with a top-100 non-conference SoS (28).
FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THE ELON PHOENIX IS HEADED TO THE CAA SEMI-FINALS. FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THE ELON PHOENIX WON A GAME AGAINST JMU THAT THEY HAD NO BUSINESS WINNING IN THE CAA TOURNAMENT. I AM ELATED. HOFSTRA TOMORROW.
Well this is fun: Tonight in Durham, UNCW’s Greg Jones is starting for the Bulls and Elon’s Cam Devanney is starting for the Nashville Sounds.
They were their respective teams’ starting shortstops in 2019 when they met in the CAA Championship game, a 6-5 UNCW victory.
THE THING ABOUT A PHOENIX IS IT'S NEVER DEAD.
HOW DAMN PROUD ARE YOU OF YOUR ELON PHOENIX RIGHT NOW?
Elon trailed by eight with 4:26 remaining and things did not look good.
@adam_smithTN
gave me a reassuring shoulder pat and everything.
Then they went and did the damn thing.
Perhaps someday (but not today) more than a small handful of Elon students can be bothered to attend a basketball game vs. one of the best teams in the conference and possibly the country... and create an actual sense of atmosphere for this beautiful arena.
For the first time in three years, Elon will not make it to the CAA Semifinals.
Seniors, Kris Wooten & Chuck Hannah, have just been removed from the game and share an embrace with Mike Schrage. Statistics won't show it, but they were important, important dudes for this program.
Have to think a key selling point on Elon for Billy Taylor was that the Phoenix was only four degrees of separation from a National Championship this year.
Elon beat JMU, who beat George Mason, who beat Dayton, who beat Kansas.
The team is obviously ready to win right now.
FINAL | Elon comes back to take the series opener as Devanney and Adcock both hit two-run HRs! Brnovich picked up the win and Adcock the save.
#phoenixrising
#elonbaseball
The whole crowd is not pictured, but boy am I lucky to have rung in my 30th year with this group of friends and loved ones. I feel incredibly fortunate. Extremely meaningful to me that all these folks made little ol’ me a part of their socially distant Saturday.
I want to give a shoutout to
@TroyLSayles
and everybody behind
@ElonMBasketball
for the access throughout the season. What a treat and privilege to get to do this every year.
Elon's done, but as always, I'm sticking it through for the duration of the CAA Tournament.
Last year's Elon transfers:
Darius Burford leads ISU in ppg.
Hunter Woods leads PSU in rpg. Scoring 10ppg, too.
Michael Graham leads LMU in FG%, playing 15 mpg.
Hunter McIntosh has not played this season, but reportedly getting closer to making his debut for Nevada (knee).
Elon wins, 61-54. Never trailed after the 13:45 mark of the first half, when W&M led 12-10.
Michael Graham with a career-high 20 points and game-high 12 rebounds.
Torrence Watson & Hunter McIntosh added 14 and 13 respectively.
Hunter Woods added six assists vs. one turnover.
Some news: Jan. 9 will be the final day of my 13+ year run as an employee of the YMCA. My life has been profoundly impacted by the Y and I’m a better person because of it. I have the Y to thank for all of my greatest memories, mentors, growth opportunities, & closest friendships.
MY PHOENIX!
First ranked-win for
@ElonBaseball
since 2020 and first win over NC State since 2015.
Great broadcast production from Elon alumnus,
@mattcurry411
.
Watching Cam Holden go through the handshake line was a delight. Highlighted by him sharing a warm embrace and laughter with Dalton Bolon.
@SupportiveDude
please RT?
Greetings from Schar Center on the beautiful campus of Elon University. Guess what day it is?! Guess what day it is?! It’s HUMP DAY and the Campbell Camels are in town (h/t
@MattKrausePxP
).
Didn't tweet this in the moment because I was stressed af, but how cool was that moment when the broadcast showed Roy Williams smiling after all the Kansas fans in the building joined in on the "TAR. HEELS." chant?
I have tickets in my email inbox RIGHT NOW for a
@DurhamBulls
game I’m gonna attend next month with my dad and I can’t possibly express how meaningful that is to me, folks. Wow.
Yesterday I knocked half of a delicious pizza from the table to the ground and then our waiter called us "poor, goofy fools" and gave us a small version of the same pizza for free, so we're having fun. Crisis averted for now.
Good afternoon. Quick reminder that the Elon University Men’s Basketball team defeated the reigning CAA Champion Northeastern Huskies last night, 74-69.