UVa Basketball: SC State/Winthrop

No more talk. No more preseason. Time to play some games. Virginia will tip the season off with 2 home games before heading off to the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas. And wouldn’t you know it, the Hoos have found some teams they can ease on into the season with. So as we all patiently await Sunday, here is our preview for the first two games of the year, both from the state of South Carolina. South Carolina State Bulldogs, 11/13, 2:00pm Apparently, we thought that Norfolk State was too hard of a MEAC team to play again after that 50-49 scare last year in C’Ville. So we went lower down the totem poll and have found the South Carolina State Bulldogs. SCSU is coming off their worse season in the past four years under head coach Tim Carter, and the Dogs have not won the MEAC or been serious contenders since 2003, which was the last time they went to the NCAA Tourney. They finished the season 10-22, and 5-11 in the MEAC, good enough for 8th. This year, South Carolina State is picked to fi...